Srirangapatna: 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,…
Image of elusive tiger captured
January 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The image of elusive tiger that has created panic in Mahadevapura and surrounding villages in Srirangapatna, Mandya district was captured on the camera trap installed in one of the private farms in Channahalli on Wednesday night. Though, there were complaints about the tiger movements in ‘Shooting’ Mahadevapura, Channahalli and Bidarahallihundi, there is no oficial…
Tiger sighted at Mahadevapura, barely 10 kms from Mysuru city
January 17, 2024Villagers unnerved; four goats killed last night at Gobbaragala, 4 kms from Mahadevapura Srirangapatna: Residents of Mahadevapura, popularly known as ‘Shooting’ Mahadevapura, situated just 10 km from Mysuru and the neighbouring villages are gripped with panic following the sighting of a tiger, a video of which has gone viral on social media. In addition to…
Three Officers booked for abetting encroachment of canal land
January 10, 2024Shocking case at Belagola in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya; Tahsildar submits report to Deputy Commissioner By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: In a clear case of fence eating the crop, three Officers have been charged of blatantly ignoring the law to help a land owner develop a residential layout after encroaching upon14 guntas of land acquired for…
Two lady teachers killed as car-scooter collide head-on
January 8, 2024Srirangapatna: Two lady teachers were killed when a car collided head-on with the scooter they were riding near Palahalli yesterday. The deceased are Nagarathna (50), a teacher at Basthipura Government Higher Primary School and Manjula (45), Associate Teacher at P. Hosahalli Govt. Higher Primary School. Nagarathna, a native of K.R. Nagar, was residing in Basthipura…
Hanuman devotees take out peaceful Hanuma Sankeerthana Yatra at Srirangapatna
December 25, 2023Srirangapatna: Amidst tight Police security, thousands of Hanuman devotees participated in a peaceful Hanuma Sankeerthana Yatra on the auspicious day of Hanuma Jayanti, yesterday at Srirangapatna. The devotees, who are called as ‘Hanuman Maladharis’, started off after offering puja at Anjayneyaswamy Temple near Nimishamba Temple at Ganjam. Thousands of Hanuman Maladharis from Mysuru, Mandya and…
Rider killed as four-wheeler hits bike
November 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed when a Bolero vehicle hit the bike from behind near Palahalli in Srirangapatna on Monday evening. The deceased has been identified as M.B. Prashanth (36), son of Bhadraiah and a resident of Mysore University Layout near Kergalli in city. He was a native of Chikkamagalur and an employee of…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway needs rectification: Mandya DC
October 30, 2023DC Dr. Kumara writes to NHAI, says unfinished works leading to accidents Srirangapatna: Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara has written to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), drawing attention to certain unattended and incomplete works on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) that are leading to accidents and posing risks to public safety. The letter,…
Thousands of people offer ‘Pitru Tarpana’ at Srirangapatna
October 15, 2023Srirangapatna: The island town of Srirangapatna witnessed a huge influx of people from different parts of the State, as people came in thousands for offering ‘Pitru Tarpana’ to Cauvery River in memory of their ancestors on the occasion of Mahalaya Amavasya yesterday. Several spots on the Cauvery River Bank such as Sopanakatte, Gosai Ghat, Paschima…
Series of accidents on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
October 15, 2023Three killed; Car catches fire; Mandya SP’s car damaged Mandya: Many vehicles were damaged including the car of Mandya SP while another car was charred after it caught fire in a series of accidents, that took place on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway in Mandya while three persons were killed at Ramanagar yesterday. While the series of accidents…
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