Bengaluru: It is official. Dasara 2020 will be a low-key affair due to COVID-19 pandemic but the celebrations will stick to the age-old traditions. This was announced by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in Bengaluru this morning before leaving to Mandya in a chopper to offer Bagina to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam that is full…
Yediyurappa offers bagina at KRS Dam for the fifth time
August 21, 2020Mandya: Following the tradition of Chief Ministers offering Bagina at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam across River Cauvery that is full to the brim, CM B.S. Yediyurappa this noon, performed the ritual amidst a celebratory mood. It was Yediyurappa’s fifth Bagina. Over 20 specially designed Bagina by priest Bhanuprakash Sharma and team were offered. Each…
Minister Gopalaiah stops convoy to rescue accident victim
August 21, 2020Mandya: Ministers have a heart too. Mahalakshmi Layout MLA and Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister K. Gopalaiah proved it last evening when he not only rescued an accident victim but also summoned an ambulance to take him to the hospital, got the victim admitted there and ensured better treatment. The incident occurred…
CM to offer Bagina to KRS and Kabini Dams tomorrow
August 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With KRS and Kabini Dams full to the brim, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will offer Bagina to both the Dams tomorrow (Aug. 21). The CM, who will fly by a helicopter from Bengaluru will land at KRS helipad at 11.50 am and offer Bagina to KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district at…
CM to offer Bagina to KRS and Kabini Dams on Aug. 21
August 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar said here yesterday that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will offer Bagina to KRS and Kabini Dams, which are full to the brim, on Aug. 21. Stating that the Government has been informed that the water level in both the Dams has reached the maximum, he said that Chief Minister Yediyurappa…
KRS Dam Full: CM likely to offer ‘bagina’ on Aug.18
August 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district full, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa who has just recovered from COVID-19, is likely to offer the customary ‘bagina’ to River Cauvery at KRS Reservoir on Aug.18. Today, the water-level at the Dam stood at 124.05 ft as against the maximum level of 124.80 ft,…
Sugar baron garlands Krishnaraja Wadiyar Statue in city ahead of puja at Pandavapura Sugar factory
August 11, 2020Mandya District Minister K.C. Narayanagowda, MP Sumalatha, Melukote MLA C.S. Puttaraju and a host of Seers attend reopening ceremony Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of the re-opening ceremony of Pandavapura Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane (PSSK) at Pandavapura in Mandya District today, Chairman of Nirani Sugars (MRN Group) Murugesh Nirani, a BJP MLA from Bilgi in Bagalkot District, who has…
SSLC: Mandya boy among six State toppers with 625/625
August 11, 2020Mandya: M.P. Dheeraj Reddy of Sri Sathyasai Saraswathi English Medium Boys’ School in Mandya is among the six students in the State who have scored 625 out of 625 in the SSLC exam, results of which were announced yesterday. The other five State toppers are: Sannidhi Mahabaleshwar Hegde of Marikamba PU College, Sirsi, K.S. Chirayu…
Brindavan Gardens may open for tourists from Sept. 1
August 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The world famous Brindavan Gardens at KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, which was shut due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in March this year, is all set to re-open for tourists from Sept. 1. Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) officials, in a letter written to Mandya Deputy Commissioner on Aug. 8, …
Mandya DC visits flood-affected areas
August 11, 2020Mandya: With the district facing a flood-like situation in several parts, Mandya DC Dr. M.V. Venkatesh visited several villages along Cauvery River basin in the district to review the situation. The DC visited Gauthama Kshetra at Doddekoppalu village in Srirangapatna taluk, Wellesley Bridge at Srirangapatna town and Nimishamba Temple at Ganjam and took stock of…















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