Pandavapura: Following a High Court order allowing conduct of trial blast in stone mining areas of Bebi Betta in Pandavapura taluk, the Mandya District Administration has begun preparations for conducting trial blast in select areas of Bebi Betta stone mining range to find out if there is any danger or threat to nearby KRS dam…
Racket under their nose shakes up Mandya health officials
November 29, 2023Mandya: The exposure of female foeticide cases has finally woken up the Mandya District Administration. A delegation of senior officials, led by Assistant Commissioner Shivamurthy, Tahsildar ShivakumarBiradar, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Mohan and other authorities, yesterday conducted an inspection at the jaggery-manufacturing unit (alemane) in Hullenahalli, situated in Hadya in the Mandya taluk. Addressing…
Mandya gears up for Kumbh Mela
October 10, 2022Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi said that the District Administration is gearing for the Kumbh Mela to take place at Triveni Sangama (confluence of Cauvery, Hemavathi and Lakshmanateertha Rivers) near Ambigarahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of the district from Oct.13 to 16. Speaking at the preparatory meeting yesterday, the DC said that vehicle parking…
National Regatta Championship begins amid confusion
August 21, 2021Blame game between Mysuru and Mandya administrations as locals cry violation of weekend curfew norms Mysore/Mysuru: Sailing competitions began in the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District this morning amidst “jurisdictional” confusion. While Mysuru District Administration claims the area where the competition is being held comes under its jurisdiction,…
Explosives found near quarries
August 9, 2021Mandya: The Mandya District authorities have recovered explosives in Chinnakurali hobli of Pandavapura taluk while monitoring quarries where use of explosives have been banned. Four explosives have been seized by the Mobile Squad of the District Administration. A few more explosives were found in Survey Number 158 and 127 in Honganahalli. Monitoring of quarries has…
Drone’s eye view to track illegal mining around KRS
July 9, 2021State asks Mandya Administration to use technology to scan mining hotspots Bengaluru: The State Government has ordered the Mandya District Administration to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with advanced cameras to identify illegal stone and granite mining hotspots in and around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya and the areas surrounding it. There…
Mandya DC orders four days complete closure of shops
May 24, 2021Mandya: In view of continuous increase in the number of Corona positive cases and deaths, the District Administration of Mandya has ordered a complete lockdown in district for four days in a week with immediate effect. People will be allowed to do shopping of essentials only three days a week. Permission has been denied to hold…
Hotspot villages in Mandya district sealed
May 3, 2021Mandya: With the district witnessing a sudden surge in COVID cases and a rise in the number of deaths, the Mandya district administration has started seal-down of villages, which have turned out as Corona Hotspots in the past couple of days. The seal-down of Hotspot villages has started in Mandya, Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks, which…
Echo of Shivamogga blast; Explosives seized in Mandya
January 25, 2021Mandya: Close on the heels of a blast at a stone quarry caused by a truckload of gelatine in Shivamogga district in which six people died last week, the Mandya District Administration has seized explosives and seized vehicles used for quarrying. Residents in several parts of Mandya, particularly around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam,…
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