Mandya Congress activist lodges Lokayukta Police complaint against Excise officials Mandya: Congress activist, Puneeth, from Chandopura village in Maddur taluk, has filed a complaint with the Lokayukta SP, accusing Excise Department District Officer Ravi Shankar and Inspector Shivashankar of demanding a bribe of Rs. 20 lakh to process a bar and restaurant licence. Puneeth has…
Mandya: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara has instructed the officers to check the recurrence of female foeticide cases, by keeping a tab on scanning centres and medical stores, along with conducting frequent inspections. He was chairing a meeting of District-level Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act – District Advisory Committee…
Mandya: A five-year-old boy was killed when the gate of Channakeshava Temple at Hunjanakere village, Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district fell on him on Monday. The deceased boy is H.S. Jishnu. Following Karthika Somavara, Jishnu, along with his family members, had gone to the Temple when the gate fell on him causing serious injuries. Though…
‘Kaalia’ slur against H.D. Kumaraswamy Mandya: Minister for Housing, Waqf and Minority Affairs B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan’s derogatory ‘Kaalia’ comment against Union Minister and Mandya MP H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has evoked sharp reactions across the district, with the JD(S) MLA and former MLAs venting their ire and others staging protest in the district on Tuesday….
Mysuru: A brawl broke out between an influential Minister and a senior Congress leader at a private hotel in Mysuru on Friday night, setting tongues wagging throughout the political corridors. The cause? A financial dispute that took an ugly turn in full public view. After a loud exchange, the altercation between the two leaders, both…
Srirangapatna/ Mandya: Following the move to claim Chikkamma Chikkadevi Temple in Mahadevapura village and Government School at Chandagalu village in Srirangapatna taluk as the assets of Karnataka State Waqf Board, Opposition Leader in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok led the protest of BJP workers on Thursday. Ashok paid his obeisance to the Goddess Chikkamma Chikkadevi, before…
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama to lay foundation stone for International Yoga and Meditation Centre at Hallagere village Mandya: Former President of the United States (US) Barack Obama and former First Lady of the US Michelle Obama are expected to visit Mandya during May-June next year for the inauguration of ‘Mother Earth’ monument being constructed…
Board claims ownership of Chandagalu Government School, Sri Chikkamma Chikkadevi Temple in Mahadevapura Mandya: In a continuation of the ongoing dispute involving the Waqf Board in the State, a new controversy has emerged in Mandya. The Waqf Board has claimed ownership of lands belonging to a Government school in Chandagalu and the Sri Chikkamma Chikkadevi…
Mandya: A section of the retaining wall on the Rs. 10,000 crore Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, inaugurated just 20 months ago, has bent near Hale Boodanoor village in Mandya taluk, sparking serious concerns about the quality of construction. The wall, part of a prestigious Central Government road project, has visibly slanted, raising questions about the durability of…
Pandavapura: A man allegedly shot a youth with a country-made pistol in an attempted murder over accusations of an illicit relationship with his wife. The incident occurred yesterday morning at Shambhunahalli village, Melukote hobli, near Jakkanahalli Cross, Mandya district. The injured youth has been identified as 29-year-old Manju of Shambhunahalli, while the accused is 37-year-old…
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