Prof. Mahesh Chandra Guru makes derogatory remarks; fellow activists walk away from press conference Mandya: Political discourse reached a new nadir yesterday when former University of Mysore Professor, Prof. Mahesh Chandra Guru, made a disparaging comment suggesting that individuals chanting ‘Modi Zindabad’ lacked paternal heritage. The derogatory remark was delivered during a press conference in…
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Mandya, Kolar tomorrow
April 16, 2024To seek support for Congress in Vokkaliga-dominated Mandya; to boost party workers in Kolar amidst internal discord Bengaluru: Congress party’s star campaigner and former AICC President, Rahul Gandhi, is scheduled to campaign in Mandya and Kolar Parliamentary Constituencies tomorrow (Apr. 17). Rahul will commence with a massive rally in Mandya, where he is expected to…
MLA Darshan to gift Hallikar oxen worth Rs. 2.30 lakh to actor Darshan
April 15, 2024Mandya: Melukote MLA Darshan Puttanaiah bought a pair of Hallikar oxen for Rs. 2.30 lakh to gift them to Sandalwood actor Darshan Thoogudeepa. Actor Darshan, who had visited Bebi Betta Jatra in Pandavapura taluk some time back, had shown his interest in Hallikar ox breed and hence MLA Darshan, to gift a pair of these…
Financial feud: Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death on Ugadi day
April 11, 2024Mandya: Financial feud had led to a rowdy-sheeter being allegedly hacked to death on Ugadi festival day at Swarnasandra in Mandya. The deceased has been identified as Akshay (24), a native of Chikkegowdanadoddi village, who was residing on Kempegowda Road of Anakere Street in the town. The prime accused is identified as Bharat, who along…
Mandya slips to 24th spot from 20th
April 11, 2024Mandya: Mandya district has slipped to 24th spot in the district wise rankings of II PU results (2023-24). Though Mandya slipped by 4 places as compared to last year when it stood at 20th place, the district saw a silver-lining in respect of its performance, as it recorded a pass percentage of 80.56, an improvement…
LS Poll – 2024: HDK files papers from Mandya
April 4, 2024Today last day for nomination Mandya: Former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) filed his nomination papers as the BJP-JD(S) coalition candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency at the Office of Returning Officer in Mandya Deputy Commissioner’s Office this morning. HDK was accompanied by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, former Karnataka CM and…
Sumalatha to join BJP
April 3, 2024Mandya: Ending speculations, Mandya independent MP Sumalatha Ambarish has officially announced her decision to join the BJP. However, she has opted not to contest the forthcoming elections, clearing the path for Janata Dal (Secular) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy, who has been selected as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate to contest from Mandya. In the…
Four persons including three from Mysuru meet watery grave at Muthathi
March 27, 2024Mandya: In a tragic incident, four persons including three from Mysuru drowned in Cauvery River near Muthathi in Mandya district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Nagesh (45), his son Bharat (17), Mahadeva (14) and Guru (32). While Nagesh, Bharat and Mahadeva were the residents of Gundu Rao Nagar in Mysuru, Guru was…
Firecracker tragedy leaves one dead, another seriously injured in Mandya
March 26, 2024Mandya: One person was killed while another sustained serious injuries when crackers stored in a jaggery manufacturing unit (Aalemane) exploded at G. Kebballi village in the taluk yesterday. While the deceased has been identified as Ramesh (45), of Tamil Nadu, the seriously injured is 55-year-old Nagalinga, who is undergoing treatment in an ICU at MIMS…
Rs. 99.20 lakh cash in gunny bag seized on Expressway
March 19, 2024Rs. 537 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs seized since August 2023 in Karnataka ahead of election Mysore/Mysuru: Election Officers at a check-post in Mandya have seized a significant sum of unaccounted cash, totalling Rs. 99.20 lakh. The discovery was made inside a car stopped at Kongaboranadoddi check-post situated in Maddur taluk (Nidaghatta) along Mysuru-Bengaluru…
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