70 villagers petition Mandya DC that ‘Pond Man’ was harassing them by denying access to graze cattle Malavalli: Just days after octogenarian ‘Pond Man’ or Kere Kamegowda of Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district was recognised and lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ All India Radio address…
130 persons including five pregnant women test positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru
July 17, 2020Mandya reports 11 fresh cases with one death; Kodagu sees 18 and Chamarajanagar sees 16 fresh Corona cases Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district has reported 130 fresh COVID-19 positive cases yesterday which included five pregnant women thus bringing the total number of positive cases to 1,320. A total of 531 patients have been discharged so far including…
Ninety-nine fresh COVID cases, six deaths reported in Mysuru
July 16, 2020Mandya reports 31 fresh cases with first COVID death; Kodagu 23 cases and Chamarajanagar 8 fresh cases Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 99 fresh COVID cases were reported in Mysuru district bring the total number of cases to 1,190. A total of 503 patients have been discharged so far with five patients discharged yesterday and a…
Mysuru surpasses 1,000 COVID positive cases
July 15, 2020125 fresh cases reported, 16 discharged, 4 deaths Mandya sees 38 fresh cases, Kodagu 10 cases and Chamarajanagar 8 cases with two deaths Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State yesterday crossed 44,000 COVID-19 positive cases with 2,496 fresh cases and 87 deaths reported yesterday. According to the evening State media bulletin on July 14, total positive cases stands…
30 test positive in Mandya, 15 in Kodagu; 14 in Chamarajanagar
July 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka crossed the 40,000 mark yesterday as the State reported 2,738 fresh cases and new 73 COVID deaths. Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. M.V. Venkatesh has stated that there would be no lockdown in Mandya. The DC disclosed this soon after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s video-conference with all DCs…
Youth killed as lightning strikes
July 14, 2020Mandya: A youth was killed on the spot while his father and brother sustained severe injuries, when lightning struck them at Tigalanahalli village in Nagamangala taluk coming under Bellur Police limits yesterday evening. While the deceased has been identified as Pratap (27), the injured are 51-year-old Puttananjegowda and 24-year-old Prashanth. Two goats have also died…
‘Water Conservation’ award sought for ‘Pondman’ Kamegowda
July 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Praja Party has urged the Government to confer ‘Water Conservation Expert’ award on ‘Pondman’ Kamegowda, who recently hit the headlines after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a reference to him in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio (AIR) last month. In a press release, Party President B. Shivanna said…
Mandya Minister to be invited to discuss water release from KRS: Somashekar
July 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that Mandya District-in Charge Minister K.C. Narayanagowda will be invited for the meeting to be held next week in the city regarding release of water from KRS (the reservoir is located in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district) and Kabini Dam for release of water in canals for irrigation purpose, Mysuru District In-charge Minister…
‘Water Warrior’ Kamegowda takes ill
July 11, 2020Admitted to hospital with severe leg pain Mandya: Kamegowda, an octogenarian shepherd from Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, who was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme for digging 16 ponds in his village to solve the village’s problem of water scarcity and converting the barren hillock into…
Dead body shifted from one village to another for last rites
July 9, 2020Suspected COVID death: Cremation refused as villagers insist on lab report One village finally agrees to cremate outside its boundaries Mandya: Fear is robbing the dead of dignity. While there are many reports of many COVID Hospitals in cities and care homes abandoning and even leaving the dead on beds amid the Coronavirus pandemic, such…















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