Bengaluru: With the Assembly polls just a few weeks away, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish, who was as an independent candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, is likely to join the BJP soon. As a first step in this regard, Sumalatha, the wife of late actor-turned-politician Ambarish, held a closed door meeting with her supporters…
Farmers picket DC Office at Mandya
February 24, 2023Mandya: Seeking fulfillment of their various demands, which chiefly included fixation of FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) for Sugarcane at Rs. 4,500 per tonne and Milk Procurement price at Rs. 40 per litre, thousands of farmers picketed the Mandya Deputy Commissioner’s (DC’s) Office here on Thursday. Thousands of farmers, along with bullock carts and tractors…
Newspaper distributor among two killed in road accident
February 21, 2023Mandya: Two persons including a newspaper distributor were killed while three others sustained serious injuries after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck from behind near Gejjalagere in Maddur taluk yesterday early morning. While the deceased have been identified as newspaper distributor Saddam Shariff (23) and car driver Shakeeb (25), those…
Farmers block Expressway demanding underpass
February 20, 2023Traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru NH-275 held up for four hours; Police resort to lathi charge Srirangapatna: Over 400 farmers of Hanakere near Mandya blocked the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (National Highway 275) in a flash protest today demanding the construction of an underpass to facilitate their smooth movement on the access-controlled and tolled road. The road block…
‘Kidnapped’ kebab vendor found murdered, four held
February 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: R. Police have busted the mystery behind suspected kidnap and murder of a kebab vendor of Gandhinagar in city, by tracing his body at a canal in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya on Wednesday (Feb. 15). Syed Mansoor (33), is the deceased and the Police have arrested four accused identified as Abhi alias Bruce Lee,…
Former MLC H. Honnappa passes away
February 17, 2023Mandya: Former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) H. Honnappa (72), passed away following age-related illness on Tuesday night at his residence in Induvalu village of Mandya taluk. He leaves behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and friends. He was elected to the Legislative Council from the local bodies Constituency representing Janata…
Accidental fire in sugarcane field: Farmer charred to death while dousing fire
February 13, 2023Mandya: A farmer, who was dousing an accidental fire that had engulfed his standing sugarcane crop, has been charred to death. The incident took place at Modachakanahalli village in the taluk yesterday. The deceased farmer has been identified as Mahalingaiah (60). Yesterday at about 1 pm, Mahalingaiah observed that fire had engulfed sugarcane grown in…
Two women run over by train at Mandya Station
January 25, 2023Deceased failed to take note despite repeated honking by Loco Pilot Mandya: Two women, who alighted from a train, were run over by another speeding train at Mandya Town Railway Gate this morning. In a tearing hurry to cross the Railway line, the women did not pay attention to the approaching train from Mysuru though…
R. Ashok returns as Mandya District in-Charge Minister
January 25, 2023Mandya: After a gap of few years, Revenue Minister R. Ashok has been appointed as the new Mandya District in-Charge Minister, replacing Excise Minister K. Gopalaiah, who held the responsibility for exactly a year. The State Government issued an order to this effect yesterday. Excise Minister K. Gopalaiah, the MLA from Mahalakshmi Layout in Bengaluru,…
Youth ends life after mother found dead under mysterious circumstances
January 3, 2023Mandya: A youth reportedly committed suicide by coming under a train on Monday, a day after the Police had questioned him on the death of his mother, who was found hanging under mysterious circumstances at her residence here on Sunday. The deceased are Veena Jodini (63), a retired teacher and her son Nitin (32), residents…
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