Mandya: Veteran politician of Mandya and former Minister G. Madegowda has been admitted to a Hospital in Bengaluru following age-related illness. The 94-year-old politician, who was suffering from lung ailments, was admitted to the Hospital 15 days ago. Madegowda, who served as Forest Minister in R. Gundurao-led Congress Government in the 1980s, was elected thrice…
Real heroes: Brain-dead Mandya farmer’s vital organs donated
June 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: There are very few selfless people whose will to help others never ends even when they themselves are in pain. One such example has been set by the family of a farmer in Mandya who was declared brain dead. The family did not think twice before donating his heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and other…
Lubrication of KRS crest gates begins
June 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The greasing and oiling (lubrication) of crest gates installed at different levels of KRS Dam built over river Cauvery in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district has started. With the works being carried out as part of maintenance ahead of monsoon having begun, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (CNNL) Executive Engineer M.B. Raju inspected the works on…
Mandya unlocks; vehicles crowd roads
June 21, 2021Two injured in a three-vehicle accident Srirangapatna: The brighter side of the lockdown is that there are less accidents as many people postpone their travel plans and remain closeted indoors. The dark side of the unlock process, however, is that it causes accidents as maximum number of vehicles will be on roads. Three vehicles were…
Tragedy strikes family on Father’s Day
June 21, 2021Father dies of heart attack hours after daughter commits suicide Girl takes extreme step as she was not admitted to private college Malavalli: Tragedy struck a family on Father’s Day yesterday (June 20) when the father died of heart attack while preparing for the last rites of his daughter who had committed suicide in the…
Efforts are on to ascertain lithium deposit in Mandya village: AMD
June 18, 2021Bengaluru: Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) for Exploration and Research, a constituency unit of the Department of Atomic Energy and Geological Survey of India, has clarified that AMD is the sole exploration agency which is exploring the area for spodumene and niobium-tantalum minerals from pegmatite gravels in Allapatna-Marlagalla sector in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district since 1979….
CID to probe ManMUL scam
June 16, 2021Mandya: Mandya SP Dr. M. Ashwini said that the investigation into the milk adulteration scam in ManMUL (Mandya Milk Union Limited) has been handed over to CID (Criminal Investigation Department). Addressing a press meet here on Monday, Dr. Ashwini said that the jurisdictional Maddur Police had registered a case regarding the scam on May 28,…
‘I won’t protect anyone involved in the scam’
June 16, 2021Mandya: Taking a dig at the Congress for alleging that his (HDK) close aides were involved in ManMUL milk adulteration scam, JD(S) leader and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) asserted that there was no question of protecting anyone involved in the scam. Speaking to press persons after distributing ration kits to villagers at Hanakere in…
KRS water level dips to 82 feet
June 12, 2021No problem for drinking water yet Water level for the past six years on this date June 12 2015 76.67 ft. 2016 76.56 ft. 2017 67.73 ft. 2018 77.25 ft. 2019 80.62 ft. 2020 92.30 ft. 2021 82.54 ft. Srirangapatna: Water level at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya has plummeted to 82.54…
Milk adulteration scam: Co-operation Minister visits ManMUL dairy
June 12, 2021Mandya: With the milk adulteration scam coming to light at ManMUL(Mandya Milk Union Limited), Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar visited ManMUL Dairy at Gejjalagere near Maddur on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway on Thursday. Later speaking to press persons, Somashekar said that six officials of ManMUL have been suspended after charges against them were found prima facie true. Pointing…
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