Mandya: Even as the Sulwadi Maramma Temple prasadam poisoning incident where over 17 people lost their lives and many people scarred for life is fresh in the minds of people, 11 students took ill after consuming poison-laced drinking water at the Government High School at A. Hulkere in the taluk yesterday. The students, who fell…
Water into canals only if KRS water level touches 96 ft : Mandya DC
July 11, 2019Mandya: Water can be released into the canal only if water level at KRS (Krishna Raja Sagar) dam touches 96 feet, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) N. Manjushri. She was addressing a progress review meeting of different departments chaired by District-in-charge Secretary Javed Akthar at the Cauvery Auditorium in the Zilla Panchayat office here on Tuesday…
Taking EDUCATION to next level with TECHNOLOGY
July 11, 2019Mandya PES Engineering College students show how Virtual Reality can transform the way we learn and teach Mysuru: We all have been hearing a lot over the past few years about how Virtual Reality (VR) has the potential to transform the way we learn and teach. From providing in-depth knowledge and helping us understand complex…
Eucalyptus tree falls on power cable; train traffic disrupted
July 5, 2019Mandya: Train traffic between Mysuru and Bengaluru was disrupted yesterday afternoon as a eucalyptus tree fell and damaged an overhead electric line between Maddur and Hanakere Railway Stations in Mandya. Due to this, Mysuru-bound Basava Express and Malgudi Express were delayed by a couple of hours putting passengers into inconvenience. The incident occurred at around…
Public express anger over absence of ambulance driver
July 1, 2019Delay in shifting accident victims Mandya: The delay in shifting the accident victims from one hospital to another due to the absence of the ambulance driver has irked the public, who later attempted to damage the ambulance resulting in the Police resorting to lathi charge at Maddur General Hospital yesterday. Yesterday, an accident involving two…
“My first time in Parliament was like first day at School”
June 24, 2019Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish says going back to film industry depends upon projects New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Sumalatha Ambarish, who made history by becoming the first Independent woman candidate to enter the Lok Sabha from Karnataka, envisions a House that comprises 50 per cent female members. “We have debated a lot about providing 33 per cent…
Man kills wife in Mandya
June 24, 2019Mandya: A fight between a husband and his wife has ended with the husband killing his wife at Kirugaval village, Malavalli taluk in Mandya district last night. While the deceased has been identified as Sowmya (30), her husband who has fled from the spot after committing the crime is Kumaraswamy, a resident of Kalkuni village…
Another farmer ends life
June 22, 2019Mandya: Even as the State Government has announced farm loan waiver, the spate of farmer’s suicide in the district has continued with a farmer taking his life this morning, taking the toll to three in the past one week. Hanumanthaiah (50) of Hettagonahalli in Nagamangala taluk is the deceased. Hanumanthaiah, who owned 4 acres of…
Two teenagers killed in scooter-bus collision
June 22, 2019Mandya: In a ghastly road accident, two teenaged students were killed on-the-spot when the scooter they were riding collided with a KSRTC bus near Peehalli in Sriranapatna taluk this morning. The deceased have been identified as B.M. Sandesh (17) and B.S. Mahendra of Bannahalli in Srirangapatna taluk. Sandesh, a first PUC student and Mahendra, a…
State to introduce Goonda Act on lines of Kerala to control money-lenders
June 19, 2019K.R. Pet: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has warned money-lenders of booking them under the Goonda Act that is in force in Kerala, if they fleece farmers by charging high interest. Speaking to press persons at Aghalaya in the taluk after consoling the family members of debt-ridden farmer A.N. Suresh who ended his life after…
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