Srirangapatna: The water level at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, crucial for the livelihoods of millions of people, has plummeted to 82.94 feet today (Apr. 18), intensifying concerns amidst soaring summer heat. Furthermore, the persistent severity of a weak monsoon situation over the past seven years has heightened…
Car falls into ditch, 4 injured
March 16, 2024Srirangapatna: In an incident, four people were injured when the car (KA-02 AH-7685) they were travelling in fell into the ditch after skidding off the service road near Ganangur on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, on Thursday. The injured have been identified as Sunil, Naveen Kumar, Sagar and Tandava, all aged between 22 and 24 years and residents…
Mysuru youth drowns in Balamuri
March 12, 2024Srirangapatna: A 25-year-old youth, who had gone to Balamuri in Srirangapatna taluk along with his friends for a swim, has met his watery grave there on Sunday. The deceased youth is Nikhil, a Lab Technician at K.R. Hospital and a resident of Gokulam in Mysuru. On Sunday, Nikhil, along with eight of his friends, had…
Magha Purnima: Devotees take holy dip in River Cauvery at Srirangapatna
February 25, 2024Srirangapatna: Sri Nimishamba Temple located on the banks of River Cauvery witnessed a heavy rush yesterday morning with devotees arriving in large numbers to take a holy dip in the river on the occasion of Magha Purnima, believed to be sacred as per the Hindu tradition. The devotees, after taking the holy dip, visited Nimishamba…
Palahalli murder case: Police arrest two, search on for other four accused
February 22, 2024Srirangapatna: Srirangapatna Police have arrested two out of the six accused allegedly involved in Prajwal alias Papu murder that was reported in Palahalli village of Srirangapatna taluk about 10 days ago. The arrested have been identified as 35-year-old Pramod, a resident of Palahalli and Mubarak, a resident of Bengaluru. The Police are on the look…
Collision on Expressway claims city youth’s life
February 17, 2024Srirangapatna: An accident occurred on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway near Srinivasa Agrahara in Srirangapatna taluk, resulting in the death of a young individual from Mysuru. The accident occurred when the vehicle, in which the victim Akshay (26) was travelling from Mysuru, lost control and veered across the road median, colliding with an oncoming car from the Bengaluru…
Mysuru youth killed on Expressway as car jumps divider and hits another car
February 15, 2024Srirangapatna: A youth from Mysuru was killed on the spot, when another car coming from Bengaluru side jumped over the road median on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway and rammed into the car the youth was travelling near Srinivasa Agrahara in the taluk yesterday. Police said that three other occupants of the car have sustained serious injuries and…
Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death at Palahalli
February 11, 2024Srirangapatna: A rowdy-sheeter, who was said to be involved in the murder of another rowdy-sheeter Vinay alias Vinu, a few months ago, has been allegedly hacked to death in front of a bakery at Palahalli village in the taluk this morning. The deceased rowdy-sheeter is Prajwal (29), son of Nagendra of Palahalli. It is learnt…
Youth meets watery grave
January 29, 2024Srirangapatna: A youth from Mysuru, who had gone to Yadamuri, a tourist spot near Srirangapatna in the taluk for a swim, met his watery grave on Saturday. The deceased is Syed Rihan (17), a resident of Azeez Sait Nagar in Mysuru. Rihan, along with his friends and relatives had come to Yadamuri on Saturday afternoon,…
Works on to restore 15th Century Gadde Ranganatha Swamy Temple
January 22, 2024Srirangapatna: The Gadde Ranganatha Swamy Temple, dating back to the 15th century and situated near the historic town of Srirangapatna along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, is currently undergoing reconstruction. The temple, positioned on the banks of the River Cauvery at Brahmapura, faced the risk of being obscured during the construction of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, but now,…















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