MSME and Mines Secretary visits quarry sites; seeks report from officials Mandya: Despite the Mandya District Administration taking stringent measures to curb illegal mining in Bebi Betta Kaval premises and teams being formed to raid unauthorised stone quarries, loud sounds and repeated earth vibrations have rattled residents and villagers of surrounding areas. Yesterday afternoon, one…
CM likely to offer ‘bagina’ to KRS Dam on Aug. 18
August 12, 2021Srirangapatna: With the water level in KRS Dam nearing the 121 ft. mark today, the dam is expected to be full to the brim in a couple of days. The maximum water-level of the dam is 124.80 ft. and a 3ft rise in water level is enough for the Dam to be full. With KRS,…
Siddharamaiah to raise MySugar factory issue in Assembly
August 11, 2021Mandya: Former CM and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Siddharamaiah on Tuesday urged the State Government not to give MySugar factory in Mandya on contract or lease. “The Government should retain the factory. I will raise the issue in the Assembly,” he told reporters here adding, “I did not allow shutdown of MySugar…
Mandya DC’s call to build child-friendly society
August 11, 2021Child Helpline 1098 launched Mandya: Observing that it is important to build a child-friendly society, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) S. Aswathi has called upon every citizen to join hands for the same. She was speaking at a District-level Child Labour Eradication Action Plan Executive Committee meeting organised at the DC’s office here recently. Stressing on…
‘Handloom industry must be protected and promoted’
August 11, 2021National Handloom Day celebrated Mandya: Asserting that though the handloom industry has a rural background, it is essential to protect and promote the industry as handloom has a worldwide demand, said District Deputy Director of Handloom and Textiles Gangaiah. He was speaking at the Handloom Week programme jointly organised by the Department of Handlooms and…
Mandya legislators call on Chief Minister
August 11, 2021A delegation of Mandya JD(S) MLAs called on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru yesterday and submitted a memorandum urging the Government to run the MySugar factory. The legislators also requested the CM to convene separate meetings with regard to taking up development works in the district. The delegation comprised legislators C.S….
Explosives found near quarries
August 9, 2021Mandya: The Mandya District authorities have recovered explosives in Chinnakurali hobli of Pandavapura taluk while monitoring quarries where use of explosives have been banned. Four explosives have been seized by the Mobile Squad of the District Administration. A few more explosives were found in Survey Number 158 and 127 in Honganahalli. Monitoring of quarries has…
Birthday bash inside KRS Dam premises: Srirangapatna Tahsildar issues notice to hotel
August 6, 2021Notice will also be issued to Mandya Tahsildar for hosting the party: DC Srirangapatna: Mandya Tahsildar Chandrashekar S. Gali hosting a birthday party for his son at a hotel inside the high-security Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam where over 250 people attended violating COVID-19 norms on Wednesday night has snowballed into a major controversy and…
Rule enforcer turns rule breaker!
August 5, 2021Blatant violation of COVID-19 norms at Mandya Tahsildar’s son’s birthday party DC to ask Assistant Commissioner, Srirangapatna Tahsildar to investigate Srirangapatna: Despite the State reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, Mandya Tahsildar Chandrashekar S. Gali hosted a big fat birthday party for his son last night in the premises of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. According…
Echo of illegal mining in Mandya: Licences of 11 quarries, 22 crushing units cancelled
August 4, 2021Many villages close to KRS Dam declared sensitive; mobile squads to check mining Mandya: The Mandya District Mining Task Force headed by Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi and the District Stone Crushers’ Regulation Committee have issued orders cancelling the licences of 11 quarries that were operating without an environment clearance certificate and 22 crushing units for…
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