Srirangapatna: 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…
Srirangapatna to be developed with a grant of Rs. 23 crore
December 5, 2018Srirangapatna: Srirangapatna will be developed with a grant of Rs. 23 crore to make it an ideal tourist place. Disclosing this to press here recently, MLA A.S. Ravindra Srikantaiah said that the historical spots in the town would be developed to woo tourists. On the cards are modern horse-drawn carriages like Sarots, Ganda Bherunda sculpture…
Destruction of Raja Mantapa in Srirangapatna: Tahsildar and Revenue officials inspect site
September 23, 2018Mandya: Tahsildar D. Nagesh and Revenue officials inspected the area where the Raja Mantapa was found destroyed near Bannimantap in Srirangapatna recently. A few vested interests were reportedly trying to acquire the said land belonging to the Maharajas of Mysore for a paltry sum by creating fake documents. A fortnight ago a person claiming to…
Rider sees leopard; falls from bike at Srirangapatna
September 7, 2018Mandya: A youth, riding his bike to his village suffered injuries after he fell from the vehicle when a leopard came suddenly onto the road near T.M. Hosur in Srirangapatna taluk last night. The injured youth is Mahesh, a resident of Kaalenahalli village. Mahesh was proceeding to his village when a leopard suddenly appeared in…
Raja Mantapa near Srirangapatna found destroyed
September 1, 2018Mandya: Many people are aware of vested interests encroaching upon properties belonging to Mysuru Maharajas. An attempt to grab such a property at Kirangur near Srirangapatna has come to light now. Everyone is aware that Mysuru Maharajas used to celebrate Dasara Festival in Srirangapatna. As a testimony to that, the Dasara Mantapa used then is…
Goddess Chamundeshwari Temple at Srirangapatna decorated with currency notes for Varamahalakshmi
August 24, 2018As part of Varamahalakshmi festival today, Sri Chamundeshwari Temple on Chamundeshwari Street at Srirangapatna has been decorated with Rs. 2,000, Rs. 500, Rs. 100, Rs. 50, Rs. 20, Rs. 10 and Rs. 5 currency notes totalling Rs. 5 lakh which were given by devotees for decoration purpose. The decoration was done by Temple Priest Lakshmeesh….
Wellesley Bridge under threat of being washed away
August 17, 2018Mysuru: Will the historical Wellesley Bridge near Srirangapatna meet the fate of Lushington Bridge at Kollegal that was washed away last month? Seeing the present state of the Wellesley Bridge that is near-to-submersion due to thousands of cusecs of water being released from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, heritage lovers feel that the bridge…
KSRTC driver, conductor assaulted over trivial issue
August 9, 2018Mysuru: A group of youth allegedly assaulted a KSRTC driver and conductor, injuring them grievously at Hampapura near Srirangapatna on Tuesday night. The youth assaulted the duo for a trivial reason. The bus belonged to Sathagalli Depot and it was plying on Route 110B/01. While the bus was driven by Swamygowda, the conductor was Madegowda….
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