Mandya: The Special Police team, constituted to arrest those involved in female foeticide cases that had rocked the State, have arrested 12 more persons involved in sex determination of foetuses and female foeticide, said Mandya District Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallikarjun Baladandi. Addressing media persons at his office in the town yesterday evening, the SP…
NDA wrests Presidential posts in Mandya CMC
August 29, 2024Mandya: In a jolt to the ruling Congress, the BJP-JD(S) combine of NDA managed to wrest the President and Vice-President posts of Mandya City Municipal Council (CMC) in the polls held yesterday. Prakash of the JD(S) was elected as the President, while Arun Kumar of the BJP became Vice-President. M.A. Prakash (Nagesh) of the JD(S)…
Dowry harassment: Woman hangs self; husband jumps into lake
August 22, 2024Mob ransacks house, sets copra godown on fire Kikkeri: A 24-year-old woman, unable to bear alleged harassment for dowry, ended her life by hanging self. Her husband, fearing outbursts from his wife’s family members and relatives, also allegedly ended his life by jumping into a lake at Gaddehosur village in Mandya district. While the body…
MySugar labour contractor cheats factory of Rs. 2 crore, says MD
August 19, 2024Mandya: The woes of the nearly century old State-owned Mysore Sugars Company limited or MySugar factory in Mandya, seems to be never ending as in a latest incident, the factory has reportedly been cheated of Rs. 2 crore by a labour contractor who had promised sugarcane cutting by bringing labourers from Vijayapura and Ballari districts….
Yet another abortion racket busted in Mandya
August 19, 2024Three including a Health Department employee arrested; Third such case since October 2023 Mandya: Yet another case of female foetus abortion racket was busted on Thursday (Aug. 15) night in the district, that has become already infamous for two similar rackets unravelled in the last 10 months from October 2023. In a meticulously conducted operation,…
Union Minister HDK, his son take part in paddy transplantation at Mandya
August 12, 2024Mandya: Taking a short break after the week-long Mysuru Chalo Padayatra taken out jointly by the Opposition BJP and JD(S) from Bengaluru to Mysuru seeking the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over MUDA scam, Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) took part in paddy transplantation at an agricultural field of farmer…
Shot in the leg for attacking Cops
August 12, 2024Mandya: A rowdy-sheeter was shot in the leg and arrested after he attacked Police personnel with a lethal weapon at Chikkamulagodu in Malavalli taluk yesterday morning. The suspect, identified as Muthuraj alias Dakka from the Halagur region, was wanted in over 12 cases, including murders, attempts to murder, and robberies. After going into hiding, Muthuraj…
BJP-JD(S) padayatra inching towards Mysuru amidst fanfare
August 8, 2024Tubinakere, Mandya: Setting the tone for the mega convention in Mysuru city on Aug. 10, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the MUDA land allotment scam, the Rs. 187-crore embezzlement in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd, and the diversion of funds meant for SC/ST development for Congress poll guarantees,…
Walk-the-talk: BJP-JD(S) leaders reflect on the journey till now
August 8, 2024CM must resign. This is our aim: R. Ashoka Tubinakere, Mandya: As BJP-JD(S) leaders marched towards Mysuru at Tubinakere Gate in Mandya around 11.15 am today, Star of Mysore Chief Reporter S.T. Ravikumar joined them, seeking their comments on the progress of the padayatra so far and the crowd response. The questions were asked as…
People’s welfare comes first: Nikhil Kumaraswamy at Mysuru Chalo
August 8, 2024Tubinakere, Mandya: “Public welfare has been sidelined under Congress rule, and our goal is to expose their failures. Since the Congress came to power by making promises and guarantees, all the Ministers and the CM have been plundering State resources. They have not even delivered 10 percent of their guarantees,” said State JD(S) Youth Wing…
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