Mandya JD(S) MP C.S.Puttaraju has claimed that former Congress MP A.H. Vishwanath, who is upset with the Congress, will soon join the JD(S). Addressing party workers at Srirangapatna TB here yesterday, Puttaraju said he and Vishwanath were good friends and used to discuss various issues whenever they met. Stating that Vishwanath had advised him on…
Tipu armoury moved to new location
March 11, 2017The translocation of Tipu Sultan’s armoury at Srirangapatna to pave way for the double-tracking work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway line was completed yesterday at 4.45 pm. This is a spectacular engineering effort and is the first such in India. The shifting of the 228-year-old and 1,050-tonne Tipu armoury began on Mar. 3. The armoury was…
Tipu armoury to reach final destination by evening
March 10, 2017The translocation of Tipu Sultan’s armoury at Srirangapatna to pave way for the double-tracking work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru railway line will be completed by today evening, four days before the deadline. The armoury has been turned in “L-shape” yesterday and this morning it was just 20 metres from the new location. Railway officials said that…
Shifting of Tipu Armoury: Hard work before the toil ensures smooth process
March 10, 2017The project to move Tipu Sultan’s armoury has reached the final phase now. This is a spectacular engineering effort and is the first such in India. Jamin Buckingham, Project Manager from America, said he had never seen such a strong monument in his career. It is tougher than a stone structure, he said. Looking at…
Tipu armoury moved by 98 mts
March 8, 2017The translocation process of the historic Tipu armoury to a new site which began on Monday, has been moved by 98 meters on the third day today till about 1.30 pm. Sources said that as the monument has to be moved in a ‘L’ shape, the turning process will be held tomorrow or Friday and…
An Aerial View Of Tipu Armoury Being Shifted
March 8, 2017The ground engineers, architects, monument experts and officials, who successfully conducted a test to check the feasibility to move the historic Tipu Armoury to a new spot, have moved the structure by 40 metres using Hydraulic Body Push Rams on the first day yesterday.
Tipu Armoury moved by 40 metres on first day: MP Pratap Simha inspects relocation process
March 7, 2017The ground engineers, architects, monument experts and officials, who successfully conducted a test to check the feasibility to move the historic Tipu Armoury to a new spot, have moved the structure by 40 metres using Hydraulic Body Push Rams on the first day yesterday. It may be recalled that the digging process around the semi-buried…
Mysuru youth drowns in River Cauvery
March 7, 2017In a tragic incident, a 35-year-old youth met his watery grave when he ventured into River Cauvery at Srirangapatna on Sunday for a swim. The deceased has been identified as Suresh, son of Narasaiah and a resident of Mandi Mohalla in Mysuru. It is reported that Suresh, along with six of his friends, had been…
Shifting of Tipu’s armoury begins
March 6, 2017The works on shifting Tipu’s armoury finally began this morning to make way for the completion of Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway double track in Srirangapatna near Mysuru. Expert engineers, architects and monument shifting experts, who conducted a test to find out the feasibility to move the structure, were successful and the historic structure was moved by 8…
Royal family members witness Kalasha re-installation at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
March 2, 2017The Rajagopura of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangapatna was adorned with new five gold-plated ‘Kalashas’ yesterday, after a four-year delay. The re-installation ceremony was conducted amidst traditional chanting of hymns accompanied by musical instruments. The ‘Kalashas’ were reinstalled between the auspicious hours of 9.52 am and 10.32 am and the ceremonies were led by Abhinava…
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