Mysuru – Three youths including a city college student lost their lives in separate accidents on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway late last night. While one accident occurred near Srirangapatna where a 20-year-old girl was killed, the other accident took place near Maddur where two youths, aged 26 and 27, were killed. The first accident occurred at…
Woman robbed of chain
April 14, 2017Srirangapatna – In a reported incident, an elderly woman was robbed of her chain by two unidentified women at Belagola in the taluk on Thursday. Lakshmamma, wife of Vishkantegowda of Belagola is the victim. Lakshmmamma was walking towards the weekly shandy, when two unidentified women diverted her attention to dropped currencies. As soon as Lakshmmamma…
Woman who attempted suicide, rescued
April 14, 2017Srirangapatna – An elderly woman from Bengaluru who attempted suicide, was rescued by Fire and Emergency Services personnel on Thursday morning. Girijamma, 67 of Ullala in Bengaluru is the woman who attempted suicide. Girijamma who was reportedly suffering from an ailment for long, arrived at Srirangapatna by a train on Wednesday evening and spent the…
15 injured as bus rams into tree
April 13, 2017Srirangapatna – Fifteen passengers travelling in a tourist bus sustained minor injuries, when the bus rammed into a roadside tree near the Pump House on Yelwal-Srirangapatna Road early this morning. While 13 of the injured passengers were treated at a hospital in Mysuru, two others were treated at a nearby hospital. The tourist bus (AR-01…
Former MP Vishwanath will soon join JD(S), claims MP
March 20, 2017Mandya 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.
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