Bengaluru: 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…
Leopard trapped in house shed
April 12, 2020Mandya: A Leopard, which had entered into the shed of a house in search of a prey at Manchanahalli in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district, was trapped by villagers late night on Thursday. Villagers, who noticed the wild cat entering the house shed of one Srinivas, a Gram Panchayat Member, immediately locked the doors of…
Positive cases reach 5 in Mandya
April 9, 2020Mandya: Even as Malavalli taluk in Mandya district has been declared as a Containment Zone, another person, who is suspected to have had contact with those who had returned from the religious congregation in Delhi last month, tested positive on Wednesday. Today, P185, a 32-year-old male (Co-passenger, Pharma company worker) from Mandya has tested positive …
Nagamangala and Malavalli declared as Containment Zones
April 6, 2020Mandya: With five Moulvis, who visited Nagamangala and Malavalli in the district after returning from Delhi’s Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat testing positive for COVID-19, the Mandya District Administration has declared the two taluks as Containment Zones (Red Alert Zones). The Moulvis are said to have toured Nagamangala and Malavalli taluks for religious campaign after returning from…
Dacoity case unearths murky plot of ‘honour killing’
February 15, 2020Malavalli: A shocking revelation awaited Malavalli Sub-Division Police, who had arrested a gang of five dacoits for threatening a home-alone woman and looting gold jewellery and cash from the house. During interrogation, the Police were shocked after the accused revealed that they had received supari from a couple to eliminate their son-in-law, who was from…
Two killed as bike rams into tractor
August 26, 2019Malavalli: Two motorcyclists were killed on-the-spot and another sustained injuries when the bike they were riding, rammed into a stationary tractor near Malavalli town this morning. The deceased have been identified as Santosh (36) and Aditya (42) of Bengaluru, while the injured Chetan has been rushed to a Bengaluru Hospital. The three were travelling…
Youth murdered in broad daylight
August 8, 2019Malavalli: Miscreants brutally hacked a 30-year-old youth in broad daylight with lethal weapons at a shop in Halagur, Malavalli taluk, yesterday. The youth succumbed to severe injuries at Malavalli Government Hospital. The deceased youth is Ramu, son of Chikkadevaiah and a resident of Dalimbehalli in Sathanur hobli of Ramanagaram district. Ramu, who was employed at…
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