Mandya: Rumours about distribution of cash by JD(S) workers to woo the voters, by making them swear (aane pramana) in the name of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara after distributing money to them and circulation of fake photos of flight tickets booked by independent candidate Sumalatha to Singapore in social media dominated the high-voltage Mandya Constituency on…
535 liquor shops shut ahead of voting
April 17, 2019Mysuru: To ensure free, fair and peaceful polling on Apr. 18, the Excise Department has ordered the closure of all 535 wholesale and retail liquor shops including Military Canteens, Star Hotels, Clubs, Bars attached to Restaurants and Wine Stores across the district from Apr. 16 evening (6pm) to Apr. 18 midnight. The Deputy Commissioner of…
I-T raid in Hassan, Mandya
April 17, 2019Houses, commercial establishments of supporters of JD(S) Ministers H.D. Revanna, C.S. Puttaraju and D.C. Thammanna targeted Mandya/ Hassan/ Uttara Kannada: Income Tax (I-T) raids were carried out at the residences of close associates of Mandya District Minister C.S. Puttaraju, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister H.D. Revanna and Transport Minister D.C. Thammanna at different places in…
Transformer catches fire
April 17, 2019Mysuru: Tension prevailed in the Town Hall premises last evening, when a transformer adjacent to a milk booth near Garuda Mall caught fire. The public, who saw the transformer on fire, immediately informed the Fire Brigade Station and the Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who rushed to the spot, managed to douse the fire and…
Bank Manager sent to jail for cheating customer
April 17, 2019Mysuru: City’s First Additional CJ and CJM Court has sentenced a Bank Manager to one-and-a-half year imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs.60,000 besides asking him to provide Rs.10 lakh as compensation for cheating a Bank customer. The accused, who has been sentenced, is T. Krishnappa, Chief Manager of Canara Bank, Jayalakshmipuram Branch. Krishnappa,…
LS Polls: Bus services partially hit in District
April 17, 2019Mysuru: With State-run bus Corporations, including Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Mysore City Transport Division (MCTD), deploying their buses for election duty, regular bus services are likely to be affected today and tomorrow. Bus services was partially hit this morning across the city and district besides neighbouring Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Kodagu districts as the…
Colourful procession marks Mahaveer Jayanti
April 17, 2019Jain Youth Association distributes food to about 8,000 people Mysuru: Marking the 2,618th jayanti of Bhagawan Mahaveer, a colourful procession was organised in city this morning under the aegis of Sri Digambar Jain Samaj in association with Mahaveer Mandali, Sameeksha Milan and Mahaveer Seva Sangha. About 1,000 members of the community participated in the…
Rs. 2.60 lakh unaccounted cash seized
April 17, 2019Mandya: Poll duty officials seized unaccounted cash of Rs. 2,60,500 from a person when he was travelling on his car near Kadabahalli static check post in Nagamangala taluk here this morning. The car was heading towards Bengaluru from Hassan when the officials stopped the vehicle for checking.
Farmer ends life in Mandya
April 17, 2019Mandya: A debt-ridden farmer committed suicide by consuming poison at Govindanahalli near Kikkeri at K. R. Pet taluk in the district this morning. The deceased is Shekhar (43) of the village. He had borrowed Rs 4.5 lakh from banks. Following crop loss, the farmer is said to have taken the extreme step, according to Police….
Migrant workers have to go back to their places to vote
April 17, 2019Mysuru: Construction, road and other workers, who have migrated to city from various places, have to go back to their respective places to vote, unless they have changed their address and procured the new Voter Identity Card, said MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag. It is learnt that political leaders are arranging vehicles to ferry these migrant…















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