Mandya: 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…
Mandya DC reviews safety measures at Muthathi, Bluff
July 25, 2024Malavalli: Following heavy outflow from the KRS Dam, safety measures have been implemented in Mandya district, particularly in tourist areas where visitors flock to see the swollen Cauvery and its waterfalls. Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara visited Muthathi on the banks of the Cauvery near Malavalli and Shivanasamudra (Bluff) to inspect the safety measures. He…
Sewage water flow from Mysuru to Mandya: Mandya DC writes to Mysuru DC, MCC Commissioner to put an end to the flow
May 27, 2024Mandya: In response to sewage from Mysuru contaminating the Cauvery River in Srirangapatna, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara has urged the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner to take immediate action. Addressing a press conference in Mandya yesterday, Dr. Kumara said that he has received several complaints from the residents…
Mandya has 17,79,239 voters
April 10, 2024Mandya: The Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency, which is going to polls on Apr.26, has as many as 17,79,239 voters. Announcing this at a press meet at his Office here on Monday, Mandya DC Dr. Kumara, who is also the District Electoral Officer, said that Malavalli Assembly segment has the maximum number of voters in the…
Take necessary steps to prevent accidents in VC Canal limits: Mandya DC
January 1, 2024Mandya: In the wake of accidents in VC Canal limits, Mandya DC Dr. Kumara has instructed officials concerned to take necessary steps as per the technical report to prevent accidents in VC Canal limits. The DC was speaking at a meeting organised to discuss construction of retaining walls along canals and lakes at the DC…
Vigilance teams in Mandya to combat female foeticide
December 3, 2023Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara, has formed vigilance committees to combat female foeticide. These committees will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, and the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPMEA) Act, 2007. Their primary objectives include ensuring the secure handling, registration…
Five drown as car plunges into Visvesvaraya Canal
November 8, 2023Group from Tiptur was returning from Mysuru via Pandavapura-Nagamangala route when tragedy struck Pandavapura: Three months after three women and a girl drowned in Visvesvaraya Canal when their car veered off the road at Gamanahalli, about 40 km from Banaghatta, in Srirangapatna taluk on July 29, five persons drowned when the car in which they…
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