Mandya: Assuring that the near Century-old MySugar Factory at Mandya won’t be privatised, Sugar and Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar said that the Government will run the Factory keeping in mind the sentiments of the people of the region. Speaking to press persons after inspecting the Factory on Wednesday, Hebbar said that MySugar, which is a…
COVID-19: More cured patients a matter of comfort to Mysuru
June 12, 2020Five persons test positive on June 11; 10 active cases; 96 discharged Mysore/Mysuru: With five persons testing positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru yesterday, the total cases have increased to 106. Out of them, 10 are active and the remaining patients have recovered and discharged from the designated COVID-19 Hospital on KRS Road. All the fresh…
Youth working as bonded labourer rescued
June 12, 2020Mandya: A 23-year-old youth, who was allegedly forced to work as a bonded labourer at a chicken meat stall for the interest amount to the loan he had taken, has been rescued by the taluk officials at Bellur Cross in Nagamangala on Wednesday evening. The youth who was rescued belonged to Budubuduke Colony in Nagamangala…
Sugar baron Murugesh Nirani in city
June 9, 2020Invites Pramoda Devi to re-open Pandavapura Sugar Factory Mysore/Mysuru: Just a couple of days after Bagalkot District-based MRN (Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani) Sugars bagged the Rs.405 crore contract for running the decades-old Pandavapura Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane Niyamita (PSSKL) at Pandavapura in Mandya District on a 40-year lease, BJP MLA from Bilgi and former Minister Murugesh Nirani,…
Narrow escape for Minister as boulder explodes near his moving car
June 8, 2020Mandya: Horticulture and Sericulture Minister K.C. Narayanagowda, who is also Mandya District In-charge Minister, had a close shave when a boulder exploded very close to the car he was travelling near Bankapura in Nagamangala taluk of the District on Sunday. Narayanagowda was on way to his Constituency K.R.Pet travelling in his car on Bengaluru-Jalasuru road,…
Privatisation of Pandavapura Sugar Factory: ‘Our aim is to help cane growers,’ says Co-op. Minister
June 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Replying to reporters on the sidelines of re-opening of Mysuru Zoo on privatisation of Pandavapura Sugar Factory, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said: “Though the Government had invested over Rs.400 crore on the factory, we were not getting expected result due to some or the other drawbacks and hence, the factory remained closed till now….
Nirani Sugars wins Pandavapura Sugar Factory lease tender
June 7, 2020To pay Rs.405 crore to Govt. for 40-year lease Mandya: Bagalkot District-based Nirani Sugars, owned by current BJP MLA from Bilgi and former Minister Murugesh Nirani, has bagged the lease bid for taking control of the decades-old Pandavapura Sahakara Sakkare Kharkhane Niyamita (PSSKL), popularly known as Pandavapura Sugar Factory located at Pandavapura in Mandya District….
Siddu writes letter to CM urging to retain MySugar under Govt. control
June 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the Government leased out the decades-old Pandavapura Sugar Factory, one of the oldest Sugar factories in the State to Bagalkot-based Nirani Sugars, Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has urged the Government not to privatise the prestigious State-run MySugar Factory at Mandya and to retain it under Government control. In…
Takes charge as MySugar MD
June 7, 2020Mandya: Amid speculations of privatisation, senior IAS Officer P. Vasanthkumar took charge as the new Managing Director (MD) of State-run MySugar Factory here on Saturday. He succeeds Shantharam, who was transferred on June 1. Vasanthkumar is a native of Mandya district, hailing from Malavalli.
Earth Day Network declares Kokkare Bellur as ‘Star Village’
June 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Kokkare Bellur village in Mandya District that has the Kokkare Bellur Bird Sanctuary has been awarded ‘Star Village’ Award by Earth Day Network, an International organisation for Environment. The Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. It is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working…















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