Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna was the target of former Minister and present Melukote MLA C.S. Puttaraju as he (Puttaraju) was not invited for the Minister’s KRS visit this morning. As soon as Somanna landed in KRS Dam, Puttaraju, accompanied by a battery of officials from Mandya, chided Somanna for not inviting him. “I…
Local residents hope to see a new Shivapura Freedom Monument at least for Platinum Jubilee of India’s Independence By Nagaiah Lalanakere Any road traveller from Mysuru to Bengaluru would not miss a striking red and white building with a unique shape at Shivapura in Maddur taluk, Mandya district. One plain look at the building will…
Mysurean among two held in Mandya Mandya: Two persons including a Mysurean have been arrested by Belakavadi Police in Mandya in connection with a woman’s murder. The accused are 50-year-old Mahadevashetty of Nerekyathanahalli in T. Narasipur taluk and 35-year-old Satish of Kumbarakoppal in Mysuru. The murdered woman is Premakumari, a resident of Doddabaagilu village in…
Mandya: Following reports of stone crushers and miners violating the blanket ban on the use of explosives in mining and stone quarrying activities within 20-kilometre radius around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, Pandavapura Tahsildar has ordered the closure of more than 30 mining units. These mining units are functioning at Baby Betta Kaval stone…
Malavalli: 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…
Mandya: Nagamangala Police have arrested three burglars including two from Mysuru for burgling Sangeetha Mobile Showroom and decamping with mobile phones worth lakhs of rupees. The Police have recovered 144 mobile phones worth about Rs.20 lakh and have seized three two-wheelers worth about Rs.1 lakh, gas cutters, shutter cutter, cutting machine and other things used…
Mandya: The State Government has transferred Mandya Deputy Commissioner N. Manjushree, replacing her by Bengaluru Horticulture Dept. Director Dr. M.V. Venkatesh as DC. Venkatesh is a 2009 batch officer and had held the post of Ramanagaram ZP CEO earlier. Manjusree has not been assigned any position yet.
K.R. Pet: Asserting that no one from his family was going to contest K.R. Pet Assembly segment by-poll, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) maintained that the choice of the JD(S) candidate for the seat will be based on the decision of local leaders. Addressing party workers at a Kalyana Mantap in K.R. Pet town…
Chamarajanagar / Mandya: It is a known fact that the State is facing severe drought owing to deficit rainfall. But the recent rainfall in Cauvery and Kabini catchment areas have brought little respite to farmers and people living in the area. And with the water being released to Tamil Nadu through Kabini and KRS reservoirs,…
Mandya: Bookanakere in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district, the birth place of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, wore a festive look on Saturday as Yediyurappa arrived there a day after taking oath as the Chief Minister. As the CM’s convoy entered Bookanakere, the villagers burst crackers and raised slogans cheering the veteran BJP leader. Yediyurappa…
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