Pandavapura: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has assured that he would work towards providing KRS water to the tail-end regions of Maddur taluk. He was speaking at the stage programme of Vairamudi Utsava held at Melukote in the taluk on Monday night. Recalling that as a Water Resources Minister earlier, he had developed 16 Gates of…
Car topples near Maddur: MP Pratap Simha extends helping hand
November 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has extended a helping hand to accident victims after a car toppled on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Maddur yesterday afternoon. A group of people were travelling in a Toyota Innova MUV when the driver lost control of the vehicle as one of the tyres of the car burst and toppled. Due…
Two Bengalureans meet watery grave at Ganalu Falls in Mandya
September 20, 2021Halagur: Two youths from Bengaluru, who had come to Ganalu Falls in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district, met watery graves after they reportedly went for a swim on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Samuel (21) and Sibil (21), both residents of M.S. Palya in Bengaluru. It is learnt that Samuel and Sibil had…
Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Expressway: Unscientific, says Sumalatha; Pratap Simha hits back
August 20, 2021Mandya: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has termed the works of the 10-lane Expressway between Mysuru and Bengaluru as unscientific and would inconvenience people of Kodihalli in Maddur taluk. At the DISHA (District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee) meeting held in Mandya on Wednesday, Sumalatha said that the works are not being undertaken scientifically. “Take Kodihalli…
Real heroes: Brain-dead Mandya farmer’s vital organs donated
June 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: There are very few selfless people whose will to help others never ends even when they themselves are in pain. One such example has been set by the family of a farmer in Mandya who was declared brain dead. The family did not think twice before donating his heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and other…
Rs. 17.50 lakh cash looted from ATM at Maddur
May 24, 2021Maddur: A group of thieves, making use of the lockdown and after noticing the absence of security at an ATM, have decamped with Rs. 17.50 lakh cash after cutting open the ATM machine with a gas cutter last night. The robbery took place at the SBI Bank ATM kiosk in Kolli Circle in Maddur. The…
Old rivalry: Youth allegedly murdered near Maddur
May 12, 2021Maddur: A 26-year-old youth was allegedly murdered with lethal weapons by a group of youths over old rivalry at Gejjalagere village near Maddur on Monday night. Another youth, who was with him has suffered serious injuries following a brutal assault and is undergoing treatment at the District Hospital. The deceased youth is Hemanth Kumar, son…
Lottery Luck…: Maddur youth on casual visit to Facebook friend in Kerala wins Rs. 1 crore
February 10, 2021Maddur: A youth from Maddur, who had been to Kerala to visit his Facebook friend, has won Rs. 1 crore lottery. He had bought the lottery ticket after his friend forced him to buy one. The lucky youth is Sohan Balaram, a resident of Somanahalli village in Maddur taluk of Mandya district. Sohan, along with…
Advocate allegedly murdered near Maddur
January 3, 2021Body found in Shimsha River Maddur: Miscreants allegedly murdering an advocate and throwing the body into Shimsha River between Halehalli and Navile village has been reported on Saturday. The deceased is Ravindra (45), a resident of Navile village and an advocate at Maddur Court since 15 years. It is learnt that Ravindra, on Saturday, left…
Bhoomi Puja performed for martyr H. Guru Memorial at Maddur
September 13, 2020Maddur: More than a year and a half after army Jawan from Maddur H. Guru was killed in the Pulwama attack that took place in Feb. 2019, Maddur MLA D.C. Thammanna performed Bhoomi Puja (ground-breaking ceremony) for the martyr’s Memorial near Mellahalli on Maddur-Malavalli Road here on Friday, where the Government has allotted six guntas…
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