‘Sankalpa’ made for good rains in catchment areas for the Reservoir to reach maximum level Srirangapatna: In the light of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) asking Karnataka to make good in September the shortfall in the realisation of Cauvery water by Tamil Nadu and in the wake of falling water levels in Krishna Raja…
Assault on Hindu activist at K.R. Pet: Two Constables suspended
September 20, 2021K.R. Pet: Two Police Constables attached to K.R. Pet Town Police Station have been suspended on charges of beating up an office-bearer of Hindu Jagarana Vedike in the Police Station. Rahmatullah and Pradeep are the two suspended Constables. Details: A Ganesha immersion ceremony was taking place at Sindhughatta in the taluk under the leadership of…
Two Bengalureans meet watery grave at Ganalu Falls in Mandya
September 20, 2021Halagur: Two youths from Bengaluru, who had come to Ganalu Falls in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district, met watery graves after they reportedly went for a swim on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Samuel (21) and Sibil (21), both residents of M.S. Palya in Bengaluru. It is learnt that Samuel and Sibil had…
Baby girl lived with 5 dead bodies for 5 days
September 18, 2021The two-and-a-half-year-old was found in almost unconscious state Bengaluru: More horrific details have surfaced from the shocking suicide case of four members of a family and the death of a nine-month-old baby in Bengaluru. The family hailed from Hallagere in Mandya. The Police have rescued a minor girl who lived with the five dead bodies…
High Court stays Mandya DC’s order on cancellation of 28 mining licences
September 17, 2021Mandya: In a setback to Mandya District Administration, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) S. Aswathi’s order cancelling 28 mining licences that were operational around KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of the district. However, the HC order comes only as a temporary relief to mine owners, as the Court has…
Mandya SP lands in controversy for felling trees in official residence premises
September 15, 2021Mandya: Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr. Ashwini has landed in controversy for felling 11 Ashoka trees grown in the premises of her official residence, without seeking permission from the Forest Department. The Forest Department officials have registered a case in this regard. Meanwhile, Forest officer Sridhar said that it is true that 11 trees…
Privatisation of MySugar factory: CM to decide after meeting farmers, people’s representatives: Nirani
September 15, 2021Bengaluru: As the uncertainty over the fate of State-run MySugar factory at Mandya continues, Industries Minister Murugesh R. Nirani said that the Chief Minister would take a decision on MySugar factory after convening a meeting of farmers and political representatives of Mandya district. Replying to a question by JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda in the Legislative Council…
License of 42 stone crushing units cancelled: Minister
September 15, 2021Bengaluru: Even as the war of words between Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish and JD(S) leaders over illegal stone quarrying and other mining units continues unabated, Minister for Mines and Geology Halappa Achar said that the license of 42 stone quarrying units in Mandya district stands cancelled for various irregularities. Replying to a question by JD(S)…
Legal miners are facing threats: Mandya MP
September 14, 2021Won’t interfere in illegal mining issue, asserts Kumaraswamy Mandya: Throwing down the gauntlet at illegal mining again, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has alleged that people who are doing illegal mining around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and also in many areas inside Pandavapura are threatening legal miners. “Now both legal and illegal mining have…
Farmers demand running of MySugar factory under Govt.
September 14, 2021Mandya: Urging for running the near century old State-owned MySugar factory under the Government itself, farmers under the banner of Mandya District Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti staged a demonstration in front of Sir M. Visvesvaraya statue at Mandya yesterday. Demanding that office of the Commissioner for Sugar at Bengaluru and Sugarcane Research Centre at Mandya must…
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