Rajas, Sultans have hoisted Flags on this 15th century flagpole in Srirangapatna By Vinay Karekura The Rajas, Maharajas and Sultans right from 15th Century have proudly protected this historical monument where they were hoisting flags from this flagpole in Bateri, which unfortunately is in a shambles now. This place classified as a heritage structure is…
Techie drowns in Cauvery while immersing mother’s ashes
August 2, 2019Another woman, who came to end her life, backs off seeing body being swept away Srirangapatna: A 45-year-old man, who had come from Bengaluru to immerse the ashes of his mother at Sangama in Srirangapatna drowned as he slipped and fell into Cauvery River yesterday. The deceased is Srikanth, an employee of an IT company and…
Villagers stop illegal transportation of calves
August 2, 2019Srirangapatna: Villagers stopped a goods vehicle at Srirangapatna this morning. The vehicle was transporting calves to slaughter houses at Arakalgud in Hassan district. They not only rescued the calves but also took a few of them for rearing. The incident took place near Darasaguppe on Chamarajanagar-Jevargi Highway coming under Srirangapatna Town Police limits. The goods…
Mysurean drowns at Balamuri
July 30, 2019Srirangapatna: A 35-year-old man from Mysuru, who had gone on a picnic to Balamuri along with his friend was drowned in River Cauvery after he slipped and fell into it yesterday. The deceased is Jayaram, an autorickshaw driver and a resident of Manchegowdanakoppal in Mysuru. Jayaram was standing at the edge of the river when…
Boating services resume at Ranganathittu
July 23, 2019Srirangapatna: The boating services, which was stopped at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary following release of water from KRS reservoir, has commenced from yesterday following stoppage of release of water from KRS. The authorities had released 5,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu and 2,800 cusecs of water to canals from the reservoir following which boating services at Ranganathittu…
From Rishi Kanva Ashrama to a hub for drunken youth: Balamuri’s Bane
July 22, 2019By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: Every year during monsoon, certain places in and around Mysuru attain extra glory due to gushing of rainwater and also due to water release from reservoirs. They attract tourists in hordes. Among the places that are crowd-puller are Balamuri and Edamuri near Srirangapatna. Balamuri is a popular picnic spot where tourists…
Traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway disrupted as farmers block Road at Srirangapatna
July 6, 2019Srirangapatna: Traffic on the ever busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway came to a standstill at Srirangapatna as hundreds of farmers blocked the Road in protest against the State Government’s failure to release water to KRS and Hemavathi Canals. Upset over the Government’s apathy to their demands, which chiefly included release of water to canals, revival of Pandavapura…
Balamuri, Edamuri Cauvery barriers turning into DEATH TRAPS
July 3, 2019106 tourists killed in the last 14 years By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: The scenic Balamuri and Edamuri tourist spots, about three kilometres from Belagola in Srirangapatna taluk where River Cauvery flows, most of the times with turbulence, are becoming death traps with the number of tourists drowning increasing by the day. It may be recalled…
Seminar on ‘Srirangapatna’ at Bengaluru
June 30, 2019Mysuru: National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) Heritage, Science and Society Programme, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) campus, Bengaluru, in association with University of Liverpool, Archiam Centre and Mysore School of Architecture, has organised a one-day seminar on ‘Interweavings of Tangible and Intangible Heritage: A case study of the historic town of Srirangapatna’ at NIAS…
Mining banned in 12 villages around Srirangapatna
June 23, 2019Tahsildar’s ban orders just an eyewash say residents Mysore: Following a series of complaints from people against illegal mining and stone quarrying and following the death of a person who was working in a quarry last Thursday, the Srirangapatna Tahsildar has banned mining and quarrying in 12 villages in and around Srirangapatna. In an order…
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