Mandya: In a tragic incident, four persons including three from Mysuru drowned in Cauvery River near Muthathi in Mandya district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Nagesh (45), his son Bharat (17), Mahadeva (14) and Guru (32). While Nagesh, Bharat and Mahadeva were the residents of Gundu Rao Nagar in Mysuru, Guru was…
Firecracker tragedy leaves one dead, another seriously injured in Mandya
March 26, 2024Mandya: One person was killed while another sustained serious injuries when crackers stored in a jaggery manufacturing unit (Aalemane) exploded at G. Kebballi village in the taluk yesterday. While the deceased has been identified as Ramesh (45), of Tamil Nadu, the seriously injured is 55-year-old Nagalinga, who is undergoing treatment in an ICU at MIMS…
Rs. 99.20 lakh cash in gunny bag seized on Expressway
March 19, 2024Rs. 537 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs seized since August 2023 in Karnataka ahead of election Mysore/Mysuru: Election Officers at a check-post in Mandya have seized a significant sum of unaccounted cash, totalling Rs. 99.20 lakh. The discovery was made inside a car stopped at Kongaboranadoddi check-post situated in Maddur taluk (Nidaghatta) along Mysuru-Bengaluru…
Canal tragedies continue in Mandya
March 12, 2024One killed as car falls into Visvesvaraya Canal Mandya: One person died on the spot while another sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling fell into the Visvesvaraya Canal near Avverahalli in Mandya this morning. The deceased has been identified as Nandisha (19). The Police said that Nandisha and his elder…
Proposed trial blasts at KRS Dam: Scientist team from Jharkhand to return without inspection
March 5, 2024Mandya: In a repeat of the events that unfolded on July 25, 2022, the Mandya District Administration was compelled to suspend trial blasts near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district this morning. This decision was prompted by vehement protests by farmers. As a result, the team of scientists from…
BJP worker arrested in Mandya after more than one year
March 5, 2024Mandya: In a delayed action, the Mandya West Police have arrested an individual on charges of shouting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan that was chanted in December 2022. Amid mounting pressure from the BJP regarding the alleged chanting of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans within the corridors of Vidhana Soudha during the recent victory celebrations of Rajya Sabha member…
Keragodu villagers display harmony
March 2, 2024Mandya: Weeks after Keragodu village witnessed bandhs,protests and turmoil over Hanumadhwaja row, the villagers displayed harmony by hoisting the Hanumadhwaja and the National flag at Keragodu, when Mandya MLA Ganiga Ravikumar visited the village on Friday. Upon his visit to the village, Ganiga Ravikumar was warmly welcomed by the villagers. Later,the MLA announced grants to…
Sexual assault on minor: Man gets a 17-year prison term
March 2, 2024Mandya: The Mandya Additional District Sessions Court, which also functions as a Fast Track Court, has handed down a 17-year jail term to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor. The accused, identified as K.J. Sampath, a resident of Sathanur village in Mandya taluk but residing in K. Hosahalli village in Nagamangala taluk, was…
Woman comes from Sweden to Mysuru to trace her roots, family
February 17, 2024Adopted by a Swedish family in 1992 when she was seven, 39-year-old Jolly Sandberg seeks public help Mysore/Mysuru: At 39 years old, Jolly Sandberg, born in Mysuru but adopted by a Swedish couple, the quest to find her biological parents has thus far been fruitless. On Thursday, she appeared before the media, holding onto hope…
Melukote gears up for Rathasaptami Mahotsava
February 15, 2024More than 60 troupes to take part in the 25th Folk Festival Mandya: The temple town of Melukote is geared up for 25th Folk Festival and Sri Cheluvarayaswamy Rathasaptami Mahotsava to be held atop the hill on Feb. 16 on the occasion of Rathasaptami. The temple authorities have prepared the specially-made gold plated ‘Suryamandala’ upon…
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