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Restoration works on at historic Wellesley Bridge
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Restoration works on at historic Wellesley Bridge

December 3, 2020

By Vinay Karekura & B.C. Thimmaiah Finally, the historic Wellesley Bridge near Srirangapatna is being repaired. Works are on in full swing to seal the cracks and restore the Bridge which is in a dilapidated state. Once the repairs are over, the Bridge will be freshly painted.  The repair works are being taken up by…

Truck Topples on Car
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Truck Topples on Car

December 1, 2020

Close shave for both drivers near Srirangapatna Srirangapatna: Two persons driving a truck and a car escaped with not so serious injuries after the M-Sand-laden truck hit a road median and veered off the road to topple on a moving car on the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway this morning. So dramatic and quick was the accident…

KRS declared as Revenue Village
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KRS declared as Revenue Village

November 24, 2020

Srirangapatna: After decades of wait, the long pending demand of the villagers of KRS in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district has been met with the Government recently declaring KRS as a Revenue Village. A Revenue Village is a small administrative unit with defined borders. One Revenue Village may contain many hamlets. It is designed to…

Prabodha, Rangaspanda and Nelada Taaregalu: Books of G.N. Bhatt released
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Prabodha, Rangaspanda and Nelada Taaregalu: Books of G.N. Bhatt released

November 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Priyadarshana Samskritika Vedike of Srirangapatna had organised a book release programme at Natana Rangashale in Ramakrishnanagar on Sunday where three books titled ‘Prabodha,’ ‘Rangaspanda’ and ‘Nelada Taaregalu,’ written by writer and critic G.N. Bhatt, were released. Speaking after releasing the books, Police Training School Principal Dr. Dharanidevi Malagatti said, “Vidwan G.N. Bhatt has been…

Elderly man from city goes missing at Ganjam
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Elderly man from city goes missing at Ganjam

November 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: A 62-year-old man from city has gone missing from Ganjam in Srirangapatna on Oct. 30. The missing man is Gopala, a resident of Gayathripuram in city and his son K.G. Vinod Kumar has lodged a complaint at Srirangapatna Police Station. Those having any information about the missing person may contact Mob: 99862-24943.

Srirangapatna Police arrest six for murder of rowdy-sheeter
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Srirangapatna Police arrest six for murder of rowdy-sheeter

November 7, 2020

Srirangapatna: A fortnight after a rowdy-sheeter was brutally hacked to death by a group of miscreants near Ranganathittu Cross on Srirangapatna-Belagola Road, the Police have cracked the murder with the arrest of six culprits on Friday. The arrested have been identified as Sathyanarayana alias RX, a resident of Gosegowda Street in Srirangapatna town, Bharath Kumar…

Man nabbed for attempting to sell Monitor Lizard
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Man nabbed for attempting to sell Monitor Lizard

November 3, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested a man, who was trying to sell a Monitor Lizard at Srirangapatna and have rescued the Monitor Lizard from him. The arrested is Ramanji alias Ramachari of Bovi Colony in Srirangapatna. Acting on a tip off that a man was trying to sell a Monitor Lizard…

Srirangapatna witnesses good turnout for Dasara
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Srirangapatna witnesses good turnout for Dasara

October 24, 2020

Srirangapatna: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Fort Town of Srirangapatna in Mandya district witnessed a traditional Dasara on Friday, drawing large crowds for the grand event. Mandya District Minister K.C.Narayanagowda inaugurated the one-day Dasara festival by showering petals on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari at Bannimantapa and offering prayers to Banni tree at Kirangur on K.R….

Suspected old rivalry: Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death near Srirangapatna
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Suspected old rivalry: Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death near Srirangapatna

October 24, 2020

Srirangapatna: A rowdy-sheeter was allegedly hacked to death over suspected rivalry near Srirangapatna on Thursday night. The slain rowdy-sheeter is Harish (30) of Palahalli in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district. On Thursday at about 10 pm, Harish, who was on his way to Palahalli from Srirangapatna in his car, was reportedly being followed by miscreants…

Fort Town ready for low-key Dasara this evening
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Fort Town ready for low-key Dasara this evening

October 23, 2020

Srirangapatna: The Fort Town of Srirangapatna, a historic place from the point of view of Wadiyars of Mysore, is all set to witness a scaled-down Dasara sans elephants due to COVID-19, this evening. History has it that Dasara was the long-held celebrations of the Vijayanagar Kingdom. However, after Srirangapatna was captured by Raja Wadiyar I…

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