Malavalli: Malavalli MLA Dr. K. Annadani performed bhoomi puja for infrastructure development at the famous Gaganachukki Falls in Shivanasamudra taluk of Mandya district, at a cost of Rs. 4 crore. At a function held here yesterday, he claimed that while Jog Falls of Shivamogga district has bagged the first place in list of popular natural …
Devotees take ill after consuming ‘prasada’ at Maramma Temple
October 29, 202050 take ill; three admitted to hospital and recovering Malavalli: More than 50 devotees took ill and three of them got admitted to a hospital after reportedly consuming ‘prasada’ distributed at Maramma Temple in Lingapattana village, Halagur hobli of Malavalli taluk. On Tuesday morning, a family had organised a puja at the Temple and distributed…
Couple killed in serial accident between two cars and bike on NH-209
September 14, 2020Malavalli: A couple, travelling in their car along with their daughter, was killed in a serial accident involving two cars and a bike on National Highway (NH) 209 near Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk yesterday. Eight others, including the couple’s daughter, who suffered injuries, have been admitted to hospitals in Mysuru and Bengaluru. The deceased…
Four from Mysuru region make the cut in UPSC results
August 5, 2020K.T. Meghana from Periyapatna overcomes poor vision to score 465th rank Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 42 candidates from Karnataka have cracked the coveted Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) 2019. C.S. Jeydev topped the State with an All India Rank of 5 while B. Yashaswini and H. Vinod Patil were…
Kamegowda dug only pits but did not build ponds: Villagers
July 18, 202070 villagers petition Mandya DC that ‘Pond Man’ was harassing them by denying access to graze cattle Malavalli: Just days after octogenarian ‘Pond Man’ or Kere Kamegowda of Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district was recognised and lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ All India Radio address…
‘Water Warrior’ Kamegowda takes ill
July 11, 2020Admitted to hospital with severe leg pain Mandya: Kamegowda, an octogenarian shepherd from Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, who was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme for digging 16 ponds in his village to solve the village’s problem of water scarcity and converting the barren hillock into…
Documentary on ‘Pond Man’ Kamegowda gains entry to Intl. Film Festival of India
July 5, 2020Bengaluru: A week after octogenarian ‘Pond Man’ Kamegowda of Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district was recognised and lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ All India Radio (AIR) address on Sunday last (June 28), Documentary Film Director T. Kempanna said that his documentary on the legendary water…
Water Warrior Kamegowda honoured with Lifetime KSRTC bus pass
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Octogenarian shepherd Kamegowda from Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, who has dug 16 ponds in his native village over the past few decades, received a free bus pass for lifetime from Karnataka State Road Transport …
PM Modi calls shepherd from Mandya a ‘Water Warrior’
June 29, 2020The octogenarian, who created 16 ponds, responds, “It is the greatest joy of my life” Mandya: An 84-year-old shepherd from a remote Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli Taluk of Mandya found a place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that was aired on All India Radio yesterday. Modi, asking listeners to divert attention and…
Two guest lecturers of same college end lives
June 13, 2020Financial woes, depression during lockdown suspected Mysore/Mysuru: During lockdown period, within a span of a month, two guest lecturers of a Government Degree College in Malavalli taluk here, have ended their lives. Financial problems and depression that resulted out of lockdown woes are suspected to be the cause of their extreme step. The deceased are…
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