Three test positive in Mandya district; Malavalli, Nagamangala on high alert Mysuru / Madikeri: Amidst the news of extension or relaxing the lockdown after Apr. 14, here comes a good news. The first patient who tested positive for Coronavirus in Mysuru and the sole positive patient in Kodagu have been cured and have been tested…
Nagamangala and Malavalli declared as Containment Zones
April 6, 2020Mandya: With five Moulvis, who visited Nagamangala and Malavalli in the district after returning from Delhi’s Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat testing positive for COVID-19, the Mandya District Administration has declared the two taluks as Containment Zones (Red Alert Zones). The Moulvis are said to have toured Nagamangala and Malavalli taluks for religious campaign after returning from…
Corona effect: People shun Govt. Hospital in Mandya while private clinics remain closed
March 31, 2020Mandya: As the Mandya District Administration has opened a separate screening and treatment centre inside the Government Hospital in Mandya, people suffering from other ailments have stopped going to the hospital itself fearing Coronavirus spread. Earlier, a large number of patients used to visit Mandya Government Hospital every day, but now, due to the fear…
MP Sumalatha meets Union Minister
March 21, 2020Wants to make Srirangapatna and Melukote as world class tourism destinations Mandya: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has sought the Union Government to develop Srirangapatna and Melukote in Mandya district as world class tourism destinations. In a letter written to Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel in Nov. 2019, Sumalatha said Srirangapatna is…
Illegal stone quarrying in Mandya: ZP Member fined Rs.11 crore
March 14, 2020Mandya: In a major crackdown on illegal stone quarrying, the Department of Mines and Geology has penalised a Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Member from K.R. Pet taluk in Mandya district a whopping sum of Rs.11,05,46,205, perhaps the heaviest fine imposed in recent years for mining violations. The ZP Member has also been served a notice on…
PES students qualify for Go-kart finals
March 7, 2020Mandya: PES College of Engineering in Mandya has been encouraging students to take part in various competitions not only at Institute level but also at State and National-levels in all curricular and co-curricular aspects. In this context, the students of Automobile, Mechanical and Industrial Production Engineering Departments — two teams comprising 27 and 17 students…
Mystery over a decomposed body found five months ago solved
March 3, 2020Deceased’s wife, paramour among three arrested Mandya: The mystery over a decomposed body found five months ago has been solved with the arrest of three persons including the wife of the deceased and her paramour by Basaralu Police. The arrested are 26-year-old Shylaja, wife of deceased Javaregowda from Sollepura in Kikkeri hobli, Shylaja’s paramour 25-year-old…
Bag prizes in State-level Folk song competition
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: City’s Omkarmal Somani Institute of Education, Kuvempunagar, bagged two Rolling Shields (2019-20) in the State-level Folk Song competitions held at PES College in Mandya recently. The College team — Ramesh Thayur, Krishnamurthy and Tara — bagged ‘DeJaGow Memorial’ and ‘K.V. Shankaragowda Memorial’ Rolling Shields in the State-level Folk song competitions.
38 rowdy-sheeters to be banished from Mandya
March 1, 2020Mandya: Thirty-eight rowdies including some of the most feared ones are set to be banished from Mandya for creating law and order problem and for instilling fear among the people of Mandya. The District Administration and the Police together have identified the 38 rowdies in their efforts to maintain peace in the Sugar Bowl. In…
Menstrual taboo: Women isolated in huts
February 23, 2020This inhuman practice is followed for generations in a remote Mandya village By Nagaiah Lalanakere Mandya: At a time when the world is witnessing rapid advancements in science and technology like never before, here is a case where menstruating women and lactating mothers are barred from entering the village. Women and young girls of Gollarahatti…
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