Mandya: IAS officer S. Aswathi took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mandya from outgoing DC Dr. M.V. Venkatesh here on Monday. Speaking after handing over charge, Dr. Venkatesh, who has been appointed as the Commissioner for Watershed Development at Bengaluru, said that he had served in Mandya district for 18 months and…
He stole Rs. 64 lakh to live in a lap of luxury
February 12, 2021Police crack ATM cash theft case; Accused had rented house in H.D. Kote with paramour Mysore/Mysuru: The driver working for a cash management company in Bengaluru has finally been arrested days after he allegedly ran off with Rs. 64 lakh meant to be filled in ATMs. The arrested has been identified as 35-year-old B. Yogesh,…
Leopard sighted at Brindavan Gardens
February 5, 2021Entry to KRS not closed Three cages placed inside the Garden to nab big cat Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard has been found roaming on the premises of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk on Wednesday, creating a scare. The CCTV camera footage accessed from site shows the big cat wandering near the South Gate…
Girlfriend’s murder and suicide case: She had a dream of becoming an IAS Officer
February 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The girl, who was allegedly murdered by her friend, who later committed suicide in the room of a lodge in city on Feb. 3, was a meritorious student, who wanted to become an IAS Officer. The deceased girl is identified as Amulya of T.B. Layout in Nagamangala and her friend, who murdered her and…
700-year old Shiva Temple near Gosai Ghat restored
February 3, 2021Srirangapatna: NSS volunteers of Seshadripuram Degree College in Mysuru, Achievers Academy of Srirangapatna and the Town Panchayat administration jointly undertook the cleaning of a Shiva Temple that is over 700-years-old. The Temple is located in front of the Gosai Ghat in an island on River Cauvery. Volunteers cleared the wild weed growth that had literally…
Impose total ban on stone mining to save KRS Dam
February 1, 2021Melukote MLA C.S. Puttaraju urges Government Mandya: Melukote JD(S) MLA and former Minister C.S. Puttaraju has urged the Government to completely ban all stone mining activities in the surroundings of KRS Dam if mining posed a safety threat to the Dam. He was speaking after performing ‘Guddali Puja’ (ground-breaking ceremony) for road development works in…
Mysuru youth drowns in Thonnur Lake
February 1, 2021Body yet to be traced Pandavapura: A 19-year-old youth, who had gone to Thonnur Lake in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, was drowned in the lake yesterday. The deceased is Mohammed Sanjeem, son of Mohammed Zakir Hussain, a resident of Mysuru. Sanjeem, along with four of his friends, had gone to Thonnur Lake, a tourist…
Echo of Shivamogga blast; Explosives seized in Mandya
January 25, 2021Mandya: Close on the heels of a blast at a stone quarry caused by a truckload of gelatine in Shivamogga district in which six people died last week, the Mandya District Administration has seized explosives and seized vehicles used for quarrying. Residents in several parts of Mandya, particularly around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam,…
Close shave for Bengaluru family as car catches fire
January 24, 2021Car speeds over horse gram and ragi crops that were laid on the road for threshing by farmers K.R. Pet: A family from Bengaluru had a miraculous escape after the car in which they were travelling caught fire when the vehicle speeded over horse gram and ragi crops that were laid on the road for…
Dy. CM’s tour of Mysuru and Mandya districts tomorrow
January 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Higher education Minister, will undertake tour of Mysuru and Mandya districts tomorrow. Dr. Ashwathnarayan, who will leave Bengaluru by road at 10.15 am, will stop at Bidadi, where he will lay the foundation for the Community Health Centre being built by Toyota Kirloskar factory…















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