Mysore/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…
Amid flu scare, six Pelicans die in Kokkare Bellur
January 7, 2021Viscera of dead birds sent to labs for tests Bharathinagar (Mandya): Amidst the prevailing H5N8 or avian influenza (bird flu) scare, mysterious deaths of migratory Spot-Billed Pelican is continuing to haunt Kokkare Bellur on the banks of River Shimsha in Mandya district. From November — the arrival of Pelicans — till now, over 6 birds…
Minister Patil hints at regularisation of illegal mines in Mandya district
January 4, 2021Pandavapura: Mines and Geology Minister C.C. Patil has hinted at regularisation of all illegal mining in Mandya district. Talking to reporters after visiting mining areas in T.M. Hosur, Kalenahalli, Chennanakere, Hangarahalli, Bebi Betta in Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks on Saturday, he said those who were doing mining illegally would be given an opportunity for regularisation…
Retd. Dy.SP’s suicide linked to woman’s murder at Belakavadi?
December 31, 2020Mandya: Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Parashuram has stated that retired Dy.SP Hanumanthappa, who committed suicide at Vijayanagar in Bengaluru, is suspected to be involved in the murder case of a woman identified as Saraswathi of Belakavadi village in Malavalli taluk, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances two months ago. Disclosing this at…















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