Mysore/Mysuru: After almost two years of hiatus, the Golden Chariot, a luxury tour on wheels offered by IRCTC, chugged in Mysuru yesterday, as part of ‘Pride of Karnataka’ package. With 23 tourists on board, the high-end train arrived at Mysuru Railway Station on its six nights and seven days tour visiting various destinations in both…
Dangerous pre-wedding photo-shoots on the rise in Srirangapatna
March 12, 2021Couples 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
February 28, 2021Dreamweavers 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
February 27, 2021Public 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
February 27, 2021Devotees 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
February 23, 2021Srirangapatna: 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
February 22, 2021Multi-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
February 11, 2021Srirangapatna: 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
February 3, 2021Srirangapatna: 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
January 6, 2021Avian 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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