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Dangerous pre-wedding photo-shoots on the rise in Srirangapatna
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Dangerous pre-wedding photo-shoots on the rise in Srirangapatna

March 12, 2021

Couples venture into Cauvery River in coracles Srirangapatna: Pre-wedding photo-shoots without any safety measures have become rampant in River Cauvery at Srirangapatna. Coracles are used by brightly dressed couples and they enter the water posing for photographers and videographers, risking their lives.  Last November, a pre-wedding photo-shoot in Mysuru ended in disaster after the couple…

Love for the Loom
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Love for the Loom

February 28, 2021

Dreamweavers of a quaint village near Srirangapatna who wove clothes for Mysore royal family and Tipu Sultan By Vinay Karekura  Kodiyala, over 20 kilometres from Srirangapatna, is like any other quaint village of ‘Mysuru Seeme’ with small pillared houses on either side of narrow roads dotted with petty shops selling tea and bakery biscuits where…

Youth drives Police jeep on KRS Dam
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Youth drives Police jeep on KRS Dam

February 27, 2021

Public not even allowed by security men to walk here   Srirangapatna: A youth has landed himself in a controversy after driving a Police jeep on top of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya. While there is no information on the exact day and time, the very video which has been shot on a…

Thousands throng Nimishamba Temple
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Thousands throng Nimishamba Temple

February 27, 2021

Devotees line up for Punya Snana on Full Moon day of Maagha Maasa Srirangapatna: Thousands of people are arriving at the historic Nimishamba Temple at Srirangapatna since last midnight to bathe in River Cauvery and have a darshan of Goddess Nimishamba.  It is an auspicious day according to Hindu Almanac and Panchanga as today is…

Minister  Nirani visits mining areas around Srirangapatna
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Minister Nirani visits mining areas around Srirangapatna

February 23, 2021

Srirangapatna: With complaints galore regarding illegal stone mining and operation of quarry units in Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks that pose a threat to the safety and stability of KRS dam located in the taluk, Minister for Mines and Geology Murugesh Nirani visited several mining areas in Srirangapatna on Monday. Speaking to presspersons after visiting mining…

Literally lifted
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Literally lifted

February 22, 2021

Multi-storied Srirangapatna Taluk Office lacks lifts, ramps for infirm and disabled Srirangapatna: Contrary to the claims of the State Government of spending huge amounts on providing better facilities to people coming to Government Offices for grievance redressal, common people are facing tremendous hardships due to the absence of lifts at important offices. So much so…

KRS Leopard trapped
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KRS Leopard trapped

February 11, 2021

Srirangapatna: Tourists flocking Brindavan Gardens and officials manning the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya have heaved a sigh of relief as the elusive leopard that was roaming around the Dam vicinity has finally been trapped last night.  The feline, in search of food, voluntarily entered a cage placed by the Forest  Department.  Today…

700-year old Shiva Temple near Gosai Ghat restored
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700-year old Shiva Temple near Gosai Ghat restored

February 3, 2021

Srirangapatna: NSS volunteers of Seshadripuram Degree College in Mysuru, Achievers Academy of Srirangapatna and the Town Panchayat administration jointly undertook the cleaning of a Shiva Temple that is over 700-years-old.  The Temple is located in front of the Gosai Ghat in an island on River Cauvery. Volunteers cleared the wild weed growth that had literally…

Bird Flu Scare: Birds under watch
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Bird Flu Scare: Birds under watch

January 6, 2021

Avian behaviour monitored hourly Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary remains open Disinfectant palate created to step into while entering the boating area Srirangapatna/Mysuru: Close to the heels of outbreak of bird flu in Kerala, the Karnataka Forest Department has sounded high alert in its bird sanctuaries and water bodies under its limits and also of those under…

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