Mandya: Announcing that State JD(S)Youth President Nikhil Kumaraswamy would contest again as the party candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha (LS) seat in the 2024 polls, former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) said that his son Nikhil lost the 2019 LS polls due to the conspiracy of the Congress, BJP, KRRS and other…
Charges of irregularities and functional lapses: Mandya Tahsildar suspended
March 27, 2022Mysore/Mandya: Mandya Tahsildar Chandrashekar S. Gaali has been suspended, pending enquiry, on charges of irregularities, functional lapses and dereliction of duty. Chandrashekar Gaali has been suspended on 13 counts of serious charges, which include providing official information without Government knowledge in connection with a case pertaining to the dispute over a parcel of land coming…
One man buys 10 tickets for self so ‘The Kashmir Files’ is screened for him!
March 24, 2022Pandavapura (Mandya): A man desperate to watch ‘The Kashmir Files’ at any cost on Tuesday purchased 10 tickets for self so the movie is screened for him! But by the time the movie was over, there were three people in the theatre as two more people joined him. The incident occurred at Harohalli near Pandavapura…
CM to launch Vairamudi Utsava at Melukote tonight
March 14, 2022Lakhs of devotees to have darshan after a COVID-induced two-year break; Jatra Mahotsava to conclude on Mar. 21 Mandya: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will launch the Vairamudi Utsava at Cheluvanarayanaswamy temple in Melukote of Pandavapura taluk in Mandya district tonight. The Vairamudi Utsava is part of the 13-day Jatra Mahotsava that began an Mar.9 and…
Youth’s murder near Srirangapatna: Five accused arrested in Male Mahadeshwara Hills
March 11, 2022Mandya: Srirangapatna Town Police have arrested five persons, who had allegedly murdered a youth brutally with lethal weapons at Karekura village in Srirangapatna on Mar. 3 night. While the arrested are 34-year-old Raghavendra, 24-year-old Abhishek, 24-year-old Swamy and 24-year-old Kumar, all from Hosahalli village and 24-year-old Ravi of Yelwal. The murdered youth was Sagar (29),…
Obscene dance at village fest in Nagamangala
March 10, 2022Scantily-clad dancers force women, children to leave venue embarrassed Nagamangala: A group of dancers performing on stage to the tunes of popular Kannada songs is a common sight during election campaigns. Such shows, especially in rural areas, are used to gather crowds to public meetings addressed by key leaders of all political parties. Nagamangala in…
Mandya MP Sumalatha meets top Railway officials in city
March 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking redressal of long pending Railway issues concerning her Lok Sabha Constituency, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish met South Western Railway (SWR) Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Rahul Agarwal at his office near City Railway Station this morning and submitted a memorandum that listed Railway issues that needs immediate attention of the Department. Railway officials Manjunath…
Murder of rice pulling racketeer: Halagur Inspector suspended for allegedly trying to hush up the case
March 3, 2022Mandya: Superintendent of Police (SP) N. Yathish has ordered suspension of Halagur Circle Inspector D.P. Dhanaraj for allegedly attempting to hush up the murder of a rice pulling racketeer identified as Saleem. Saleem (40), a native of Kollegal, who was involved in the rice pulling racket, was murdered and Inspector Dhanaraj has been accused of…
MySugar to re-start functioning from this year, says Minister
February 24, 2022Mandya: The operations of MySugar, Mandya’s iconic sugar factory, which were shut down in 2019-2020, will resume this year. Speaking to presspersons after visiting MySugar factory here on Wednesday, Minister for Sugar and Textiles Shankar Patil Munenakoppa said that the Government was doing everything it can to revive the nearly century old sugar factory, which…
A poet at heart, though a thief
February 24, 2022Mandya: A thief, whose attempt to steal money and valuables from an Anganwadi in Mandya district was unsuccessful, wrote a good piece of literature comprising stories and poetry before he left the place. He stayed at the Anganwadi all through the night and gave work to his mind to create the literature. He even cooked…
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