Mandya: The State Government has transferred Mandya Deputy Commissioner N. Manjushree, replacing her by Bengaluru Horticulture Dept. Director Dr. M.V. Venkatesh as DC. Venkatesh is a 2009 batch officer and had held the post of Ramanagaram ZP CEO earlier. Manjusree has not been assigned any position yet.
No one from my family will contest K.R. Pet by-poll: HDK
August 4, 2019K.R. Pet: Asserting that no one from his family was going to contest K.R. Pet Assembly segment by-poll, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) maintained that the choice of the JD(S) candidate for the seat will be based on the decision of local leaders. Addressing party workers at a Kalyana Mantap in K.R. Pet town…
Waterfalls Calling! : Visitors throng Gaganachukki, Barachukki and Hogenakal Falls
July 30, 2019Chamarajanagar / Mandya: It is a known fact that the State is facing severe drought owing to deficit rainfall. But the recent rainfall in Cauvery and Kabini catchment areas have brought little respite to farmers and people living in the area. And with the water being released to Tamil Nadu through Kabini and KRS reservoirs,…
CM B.S. Yediyurappa announces Rs. 2 crore for ‘Annadana Bhavan’ at Melukote
July 28, 2019Mandya: Bookanakere in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district, the birth place of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, wore a festive look on Saturday as Yediyurappa arrived there a day after taking oath as the Chief Minister. As the CM’s convoy entered Bookanakere, the villagers burst crackers and raised slogans cheering the veteran BJP leader. Yediyurappa…
Four of a family killed in road accident
July 28, 2019Mandya: Four persons of a family including two children were killed on-the-spot when the car in which they were travelling reportedly jumped the road diver in a bid to avoid ramming into a roadside stationary car and hit a KSRTC bus coming on the other side of the road near Gejjalagere Colony, Maddur taluk on…
Suspected teak wood smuggler killed as vehicle overturns
July 27, 2019Mandya: A suspected teakwood smuggler from Kodagu was killed when a vehicle, laden with the wood, overturned at the Regional Forest Park at Induvalu in Mandya taluk early on Friday. Manju (40) from Kodagu district is the deceased. Manju, who was part of a four-member gang, had entered the Induvalu Nature Park (Induvalu Prakruti Udyanavana)…
Rousing reception to new CM at Bookanakere
July 27, 2019The newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Karnataka B.S. Yediyurappa was accorded a rousing reception by his supporters, relatives and family members on his arrival at his native village Bookanakere in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district this morning.
Mandya DC offers prayers at KRS for rains
July 27, 2019With the monsoon playing truant and the district facing severe water crisis, the District Administration offered special prayers at KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk on Friday. A team of officials led by Mandya DC Manjushree and SP Shivaprakash Devraj offered special prayers to Goddess Cauvery at KRS, praying the almighty for good rainfall and filling…
Water release amidst shortage irks farmers
July 21, 2019While Gejjaganahalli farmers protest inside a dry canal; Farmers of Nanjangud protest inside Kapila River Mandya/Mysuru: Even as the MLAs of all three major political parties in the State are busy formulating strategies either to safeguard the State Government or topple it, the farmers of old Mysuru region, especially those from Mandya and Mysuru districts…
Couple found murdered in K.R. Pet
July 19, 2019Suspected to have been killed four days back Mandya: A couple was found brutally murdered with lethal weapons at their house in Rayasamudra village, K.R. Pet taluk in Mandya district. As the couple did not come out of the house since two days, the neighbours peeped through the window this morning and found them lying…















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