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: 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….
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…
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…
Srirangapatna: Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested a person, who was illegally transporting two live tortoises and deer antlers and have handed over the accused to the Zonal Forest Officers. The arrested person is 38-year-old Madappa, a resident of Channahallibore village, near Mahadevapura in the taluk. The accused was nabbed when he was transporting the…
Srirangapatna: As part of Mahalaya Amavasya, thousands of people from different parts of the State and neighbouring States, performed Pitru Paksha rituals including Pinda offering to their deceased elders at Paschimavahini where River Cauvery flows near Srirangapatna yesterday. Srirangapatna is one of the most sought after place in South India by people who seek to…
Thousands of families are converging on the banks of River Cauvery at the historic town of Srirangapatna to pay respects to their elders in the form of offerings during this season of ‘Pitru Paksha.’ People are crowding the river banks in and around Srirangapatna including Paschimavahini, Sopana Katte, Snana Ghatta, Gosai Ghat and Cauvery Sangama….
15th Century Temple on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Srirangapatna to be shifted pillar-by-pillar MP Pratap Simha inspects ongoing road works; three new bridges to come up on River Cauvery Mysore/Mysuru: After the 12th Century Venugopalaswamy Temple at Kannambadi village was relocated to Hosa Kannambadi near Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam following its submersion under Dam waters,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary at Srirangapatna, which was temporarily closed from Aug. 6 was reopened to tourists yesterday. 90 tourists visited the bird sanctuary on the first day. Following heavy discharge of water to Cauvery River from KRS Dam, the bird sanctuary authorities, anticipating flooding of the sanctuary, had ordered temporary closure of the…
Mandya: The Gadde Ranganatha Temple near the historical town of Srirangapatna on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road is on the brink of losing its identity as it faces the threat of getting covered up due to the expansion works of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken up the conversion of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway into…
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