Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara yesterday inspected the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway (NH-275) as it passes through Mandya district. At Tubinakere village in Srirangapatna taluk, he reviewed the incomplete underground drainage works alongside the Highway and directed officials to expedite their completion. He also instructed that all pending drainage projects across the district be taken…
Crash barriers constructed along 35-km stretch of VC Canal: DC
June 24, 2025Mandya: In a bid to avoid accidents and deaths, various Departments have constructed crash barriers along 35-km stretch of Visvesvaraya Canal, said Mandya DC Dr. Kumara. Presiding over a review meeting to discuss on preventing accidents near VC Canal yesterday, Dr. Kumara said, about 15 people had died in various accidents over the past two…
57 child marriages reported from Mandya in 2024-25
June 11, 2025DC Dr. Kumara expresses concern over high rate of child marriages at review meeting Mandya: Stating that as many as 57 child marriages were reported from the district in 2024-25, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara expressed concern over the high rate of child marriages in the district. Speaking at a review meeting at his…
Mock Drill at KRS Dam to test preparedness on May 11
May 9, 2025Mandya: With India engaged in military operations to curb cross-border terrorism from Pakistan, the Mandya District Administration will conduct a Mock Drill to test emergency preparedness at the KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk at 4 pm on May 11. Chairing a preparatory meeting at the Zilla Panchayat Hall in Mandya this morning, Deputy Commissioner Dr….
Students can take up exams after discharge from hospital: DC
March 20, 2025Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara announced yesterday that arrangements will be made for 22 Meghalaya students and 14 local students of Gokul Educational Institution, Malavalli, who are recovering from food poisoning, to take their exams after being discharged from the hospital. Presiding over a meeting on the students’ health, Dr. Kumara stated that the…
Mandya DC calls upon students to come out of cell phone addiction
March 19, 2025Mysuru: Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara has called upon the students to come out of cell phone addiction and develop a habit of reading books for their own future. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Manasa Youth Empowerment-2025,’ a 2-day workshop on ‘Employability and Empowerment,’ organised by the Special Cell for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled…
COVID-19 funds misappropriation: Action recommended against ex-Tahsildar of Nagamangala
December 14, 2024Mandya: Even as the State Government has ordered a probe into the alleged COVID-19 scam during the previous BJP regime, Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara has submitted a report to the Principal Secretary of the Revenue Department recommending disciplinary action against the then Nagamangala Tahsildar Kunhi Ahmed and three others for misappropriating Rs. 3 crore…
‘Keep tab on female foeticide’
November 26, 2024Mandya: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara has instructed the officers to check the recurrence of female foeticide cases, by keeping a tab on scanning centres and medical stores, along with conducting frequent inspections. He was chairing a meeting of District-level Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act – District Advisory Committee…
Tourists banned from sites close to water
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Continuous rainfall in the Cauvery basin of Mandya district has led to increased outflow from the KRS reservoir. As a result, the outflow has been increased to approximately 1,70,000 cusecs into the Cauvery River. To ensure public safety and law and order, Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara has issued orders restricting access to tourist…
Parts of Srirangapatna, Malavalli submerged
July 27, 2024Heavy discharge of water from KRS Dam; MLA-led officers team inspects flooded areas of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Sai Dhama, Wellesley Bridge, Marahalli Lake, Muthathi Mandya: With over one lakh cusecs of water being released into the Cauvery (Kaveri) River from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, several areas along the riverbank in Srirangapatna and Malavalli…














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