Srirangapatna: 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…
Mandya: 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…
Mandya: 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…
Mandya: 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…
As 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….
Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: 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….
Srirangapatna: Dealing day in and day out with criminals, anti-social elements and public at large, the Police are generally looked upon as heartless people who discharge their duties clinically. However, there are a few exceptions who go beyond their call of duty. One such rare person is a cop who carries the original name of…
Mysuru: Water discharge from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has pushed up the number of tourists visiting sites along the Cauvery Basin including Balamuri, Edamuri, Ranganathittu, Srirangapatna, Ganjam and surrounding areas. Yesterday being a holiday, many tourists had come to KRS from Bengaluru and Mandya. Many temple complexes at Srirangapatna have been inundated as…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari campaigned for Srirangapatna BJP candidate K.S. Nanjunde Gowda at Srirangapatna town yesterday. BJP leader Tejaswini Ramesh and others were also part of the campaign.
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