Mandya: Nagarathna, wife of Krishna, a resident of Kyathanahalli village in Srirangapatna, who left her house on Apr. 21 at about 8.30 am, has since gone missing and a case has been registered at Srirangapatna Rural Police Station in this regard. Those having any information about the missing person, may contact Srirangapatna Rural Police Station…
Complaints galore against excess parking fee
May 8, 2019Visitors’ ire against parking lot contractor at Sriranganathaswamy Temple; Tahsildar warns of action, threatens to cancel contract Srirangapatna: There is complaints galore about excess parking fee being collected at the parking lot near the famous Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple here. The complaints point to more parking fees being collected than the one fixed by the Temple…
Elderly couple dies in Palahalli
May 8, 2019Srirangapatna: An elderly couple died in sleep at their residence in Palahalli village of the taluk last night. The deceased have been identified as Annegowda alias Annaih (80) and his wife Kamalamma (75). The couple were said to be in depression as both were suffering from age-related illness for the last one year. Both had…
Obelisk, a forgotten monument at Srirangapatna
April 19, 2019By Arup Polash I recently visited Srirangapatna, near Mysuru. On the western most corner of Srirangapatna Fortress lies a War Memorial commemorating the Victory of the British over Tipu Sultan in 1799. It’s not on the usual tourist circuit for Srirangapatna. Nothing very unusual, one might say. However, a close look at the Memorial (now…
One killed, three injured as Maruti van rams into parked tipper
April 18, 2019They were proceeding to Kodagu from Bengaluru to vote Srirangapatna: A 50-year-old woman was killed while three others suffered serious injuries, when the Maruti van in which they were travelling rammed into a parked tipper lorry at Baburayanakoppal in the taluk yesterday. The deceased is Asha (50). Her husband, 60-year-old Annaiah and two children who…
CM’s closed-door meeting
April 8, 2019Srirangapatna: In order to ensure the victory of his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is contesting as the coalition candidate from Mandya LS Constituency, with actress Sumalatha Ambarish contesting as an independent candidate and launching an aggressive campaign, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is said to have held a closed door meeting with Mandya JD(S) legislators and…
Beechanakuppe villagers drop poll boycott protest
April 8, 2019Srirangapatna: Following assurance given by the Assistant Election Officer to arrange vehicle facility for disabled, aged and other helpless people to cast their votes during this LS Polls, villagers of Beechanakuppe of the taluk dropped their poll boycott protest. It may be recalled here that hundreds of villagers staged protest threatening to boycott the Lok…
Death of couple in road mishap: KSRTC driver jailed, fined
January 30, 2019Srirangapatna: A Court in Srirangapatna has sentenced a KSRTC driver to one year imprisonment, besides imposing a penalty of Rs. 3,000 on him, for the death of a couple in a road mishap that took place nearly three years ago. Mallappa Gurikar is the KSRTC driver who has been sentenced. Ravi and Prabhavathi, a couple…
Sankranti of lamps and fire rituals…
January 16, 2019Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangapatna, the Adhi Ranga of Triranga Darshanam, which has a great significance among Vaishnavas in South India, glowing with lakhs of earthen lamps lit to mark the 29th Annual Makara Sankranti Laksha Deepotsava last night. Decorated cattle and sheep being made to jump over the fire set to a small hay…
City youths among three killed in road accidents
December 19, 2018Mysuru: Two youths from city were among three persons who were killed in separate road accidents that took place at Srirangapatna and near Maddur yesterday. In the first incident, two youths from city, who were working at a bike showroom in Srirangapatna, were killed, when a tipper rammed into their bike at the KSRTC Bus…
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