Feline appears as Forest personnel flash torchlight Srirangapatna: A week after a leopard was spotted sauntering along the wall of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, the feline was spotted again last evening. It was seen for the second time at 10 pm when the Forest Department staff beamed bright torchlights at the bushes. As…
Pothole claims pillion rider’s life
October 19, 2022Villagers urge authorities to make the roads motorable Srirangapatna: A woman, who had sustained serious head injuries after the bike in which she was travelling fell into a pothole, has succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in Mysuru, where she was undergoing treatment. The deceased woman is Chayadevi (21), wife of Karthik, a resident…
Over 60,000 tourists witness Dasara illumination at KRS
October 9, 2022Srirangapatna: With the tourism sector returning to near normalcy following the COVID pandemic, over 60,000 tourists visited the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatna taluk during Dasara. The dam was specially illuminated and several cultural programmes were organised for five days as part of Dasara festivities. With more than 60,000 footfalls, KRS dam has…
Suttur Seer invited for Srirangapatna Dasara to be held from Sept. 28
September 26, 2022Srirangapatna: Mandya District Administration led by District in-charge Minister K. Gopalaiah and Sericulture Minister K.C. Narayanagowda officially invited Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji to inaugurate Srirangapatna Dasara-2022, which will be held from Sept.28 to Oct.2. The Ministers, accompanied by Mandya Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi called on the Seer at Banashankari Mutt in Bengaluru recently….
Devotion or Destruction?: Ganesha idols float and stink in canals
September 9, 2022Hundreds of vehicles from Mysuru dump idols inside canals at Pump House near Srirangapatna Srirangapatna: Despite a blanket ban on Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols and the strict enforcement of the ban by the Mysuru City Corporation notwithstanding, hundreds of PoP idols are floating inside water canals in and around Srirangapatna. The RBLL canals…
Rider killed as truck rams into bike
September 8, 2022Eyes, kidneys donated Srirangapatna: A two-wheeler rider was killed when a truck rammed into the bike he was riding near Mogarahalli Manti village in the taluk on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Ritish Kumar (30), son of Cheluvaraju and a resident of Baburayanakoppal in the taluk and an employee of a private firm…
For KRS security during Dasara, 15 new metal detectors sought
August 25, 2022CCTV cameras, dome lights defunct; luggage scanner gathers dust By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: The KRS Dam is at the centre of livelihood in the districts of Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru and a major part of Tamil Nadu for several decades and is a lifeline, contributing to the region’s progress, prosperity and well-being. Despite this, the…
Boating service resumes at Ranganathittu
August 19, 2022Srirangapatna: The boating service for tourists and visitors at Ranganathittu, which was temporarily stopped following heavy discharge of water from KRS Dam to Cauvery River, resumed yesterday. Following heavy rains in Kodagu and Cauvery River catchment areas last month, there was heavy inflow of water to KRS Dam and the dam had reached its maximum…
YAI Multi Class Youth Sailing and Kiteboard Championship: 120 sailors compete for ranking at KRS backwaters
August 9, 2022Srirangapatna: The Yachting Association of India Multi Class Youth Sailing and Kiteboard Championship was formally inaugurated at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam last evening. The water in the Dam is to its brim and the skyline was dotted with boats where more than 120 sailors from across India competing with each other for the…
Nearly two lakh cusecs water released from KRS Dam
August 8, 2022Ranganathittu partially submerged; Historic Wellesley Bridge on the verge of getting submerged Srirangapatna: Following heavy rains in Kodagu and other Cauvery River basin catchment areas since over a week, there is an increased inflow of water to KRS Dam and for the safety of the Dam, 1,00,719 cusecs of water was let out from the…
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