102 missiles of Tipu Sultan found

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January 20, 2018

Experts have officially confirmed that as many as 102 unfired rockets found in an open well at a farmhouse in Nagara village, Hosanagar taluk in Shivamogga district belonged to the era of Tipu Sultan, the visionary South Indian ruler.

The rockets used by the glorious Mysuru kingdom during the Anglo-Mysuru wars, especially in the last two of them during the reign of Tipu Sultan, are considered the most-advanced of their age. Only five known specimens of the rockets were known to be in existence till now; three in the Government Museum in Bengaluru and two in the Royal Armoury, Woolwich, UK.

The rockets recently discovered were being studied outside of public glare for a few months now. R Shejeshwara Nayak, Assistant Director of the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, confirmed that 102 unused rockets were found in varying sizes in April 2017, during the de-silting of an open well on land belonging to Nagaraja Rao, a farmer from Nagara village. The farmer had handed over these objects to the department for study.

The distinctive feature of the rockets is that they are filled with black powder (a mixture of sulphur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate) and encased in iron. They are seven to 10 inches long and 1 to 3 inches in diameter. “The rockets were corroded owing to continuous exposure to water,” he said.

These objects were studied by a group of history experts, and they concluded that these items were unused war rockets belonging to the 18th century. As Nagara was an important administrative centre of the Mysuru state, and Tipu had established a mint and armoury here, they concluded that the rockets belonged to the Tipu Sultan period. Mr. Shejeshwara said that after the fourth Anglo-Mysuru War, there was the chance that Tipu’s army, stationed in Nagara, could have dumped the rockets in the well to prevent them from getting into the hands of the East India Company.

Both Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan had used rockets in the wars they fought against the East India Company.“Rockets have been used in battles for 700 years. But it was only in Mysore, under Hyder Ali, that iron casings were first used. Before that, rockets had wooden or paper casings. The iron casings drastically improved their efficiency and range. Mysore rockets were the most advanced ones during the second half of the 18th Century,” Mr Shejeshwara said.

Mr Shejeshwara said after the 4th Anglo-Mysore war, rockets in Tipu’s armoury were taken to The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, in England. Inspired by the Mysorean rockets, the Congreve rockets were developed by Sir William Congreve and were used by the British in the Napoleonic wars. The rockets are now kept in the museum of the department for further research.

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Tippu the grea…
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Saturday, 20 Jan 2018

Some maron like yoge & unknow are jealous about tippu that he is been muslim.

 

common man respect the freedom fighter. muslim are only people in indian who dare to protect the county from traitor like godse, modi & some mangalorean maron hindus.

 

if real fight brokeout number of dog is nothing in front of lion, this proved in past history 

Anonymous
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Saturday, 20 Jan 2018

Why experts wasting money to excavate usless things and protecting those things. Use that effort to development

Yogesh
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Saturday, 20 Jan 2018

Who cares traitor's missile. Should not protect those things. Should throw it in sea

Unknown
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Saturday, 20 Jan 2018

Give to Siddu. He is one of hardcore fan of traitor Tipu Sultan

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July 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 15: A septuagenarian from Bantwal taluk died due to coronavirus infection at a hospital in the city taking the covid-19 death toll in Dakshina Kannada to 54.

The deceased was a 73-years-old and a resident of Kasaba village in Vittal, Bantwal. Recently eight members of his family were tested positive for covid-19 including his son.

He was admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru where he was tested positive for the virus. He did not respond to the treatment and breathed his last, sources said.

The final rites were carried out by a team of trained activists of Popular Front of India (PFI) at a designated graveyard. All necessary precautions were taken by the authorities concerned and police during the funeral.

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May 9,2020

Bengaluru, May 9: Karnataka government in its latest order has allowed restaurants, pubs and bars to sell liquor at retail prices from May 9 till May 17. The third phase of coronavirus lockdown is slated to end on May 17.

"Karnataka government has allowed restaurants, pubs and bars to sell liquor at retail prices from tomorrow till May 17. However, they can be sold only in take away form," read an order issued by the state government.

Earlier, the government had allowed the opening of liquor shops in order to mobilise revenue. However, bars, pubs, restaurants were ordered to remain close amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

As per the latest update by the State Health Department, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state is 753. "Of 753 cases, 346 are active cases. 376 persons were discharged after treatment while 30 people have succumbed to the coronavirus," the Health Department said in a release. 

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January 19,2020

New Delhi, Jan 19: Reacting to a tweet by ace lawyer Indira Jaising urging her to forgive the four men on death row for brutally raping that finally took her life, Nirbhaya's mother said on Saturday: "Even if God asks me, I won't forgive them."

Speaking to news agency, over the phone, the mother who had been fighting for seven long years to send her daughter's killers to the gallows, said, "...even if god comes and asks me to forgive them, I will not. People like these (Jaising) are a blot on the society."

Commenting on Jaising's tweet, she said: "Who is she to tell or suggest to me to forgive them. What relation does she have with me. I have nothing to do with such people. She can be a relative of those (the convicts) that she is having a soft corner for."

"She is an insult to women. She is running a business in the name of human rights. She is a veteran, she should give a message to the society. But she instead will go against her own kind," she added.

Earlier in the day, Jaising had requested Nirbhaya's mother to follow the example of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had moved for the clemency of a woman, Nalini Murugan convicted for the assassination of her husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

"While I fully identify with the pain of Nirbhaya's mother I urge her to follow the example of Sonia Gandhi who forgave Nalini and said she didn't want the death penalty for her. We are with you but against death penalty," Jaising tweeted on Friday.

A Delhi Court on Friday issued fresh death warrants against the four convicts -- Akshay, Pawan, Mukesh and Vinay in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Satish Kumar Arora fixed 1 February as the date of execution of the four death row convicts. They will be hanged at 6am.

The move came after the prosecution moved an application seeking issuance of fresh death warrants following the rejection of the mercy plea of one of the convicts Mukesh by President Ram Nath Kovind.

The 23-year-old victim was brutally gang-raped and tortured on December 16, 2012, which later led to her death.

All the six accused were arrested and charged with sexual assault and murder. One of the accused was a minor and appeared before a juvenile justice court, while another accused committed suicide in Tihar Jail.

Four of the convicts were sentenced to death by a trial court in September 2013, and the verdict was confirmed by the Delhi High Court in March 2014 and upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2017, which also dismissed their review petitions.

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