Mandya: A debt-ridden farmer committed suicide by consuming poison at Govindanahalli near Kikkeri at K. R. Pet taluk in the district this morning. The deceased is Shekhar (43) of the village. He had borrowed Rs 4.5 lakh from banks. Following crop loss, the farmer is said to have taken the extreme step, according to Police….
MANDYA POLL ANALYSIS: Nail-biting climax on cards in Sugar Bowl
April 16, 2019Mandya: Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency in Karnataka, known as the sugar bowl of the State, is witnessing a high-voltage poll battle between the JD(S)-Congress coalition candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy and independent candidate Sumalatha Ambarish. With young cinema actor Nikhil (son of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy) contesting as JD(S) candidate and senior actress Sumalatha (wife of late…
Non-BJP Government to come to power at Centre
April 16, 2019Pandavapura: This is one of the most important Lok Sabha elections that the country has faced and it is definite that a non-BJP Government is going to come up at the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sure to return to Gujarat, said Andhra Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party supremo Chandrababu Naidu. He…
High-pitched campaigning in Mandya: HDK, Sumalatha hold mega rallies
April 16, 2019HDK, Sumalatha hold mega rallies Mandya: Political parties, their candidates, supporters, elected representatives, star campaigners including film personalities made their last attempt to woo the voters in the high-pitched Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency on the last day of public campaigning which will come to an end this evening. Mandya has garnered the attention of media…
Three meet watery grave
April 16, 2019Mandya: Three youths, who had gone for a swim at a lake in Mangala village in Mandya yesterday afternoon, have been drowned. The deceased youths are Chandan, Arjun and another youth. A group of six youths from Halahalli Ashoka Nagar in Mandya had gone to the lake for a swim out of which four youths…
“Say Nikhil is in our hearts!”: CM Kumaraswamy’s counter to Nikhil yellidyappa… troll
April 15, 2019Mandya: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy held a whirlwind campaign for his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy in K.R. Nagar taluk of Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency yesterday. Expressing his ire against the troll ‘Nikhil yellidyappa…’ that has gone viral on the social media, he countered it by asking his party workers to shoot back telling ‘Nikhil namma hrudayadalliddane…’…
Abhishek appeals voters to elect his mother
April 15, 2019Mandya: Striking an emotional chord, Abhishek Gowda, son of actor-turned-politician late M.H. Ambarish appealed voters to elect his mother — Sumalatha Ambarish — an independent candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha constituency as they blessed, supported his father who shined in both politics and film industry. Addressing a large gathering of people during his road shows…
Congress to act against rebel leaders: Dy.CM Dr. Parameshwara warns
April 15, 2019Mandya: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara cautioned that Congress will take disciplinary action against rebel leaders of Mandya if they failed to work for the victory of coalition candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy. Speaking after inaugurating Dalit Political Awareness Convention held at A.C. Madegowda Community Hall in Mandya yesterday, he said that the party had…
Campaign reaches feverish pitch in Mandya hotbed
April 13, 2019Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, CM HDK, his wife Anitha, son Nikhil, Sumalatha, Actors Darshan and Yash campaign Mandya: With just six days left for Lok Sabha polls, campaigning has touched a feverish pitch in Mandya with political leaders, candidates and film stars intensifying their campaigns, criss-crossing different areas. Mandya has garnered the attention…
War of words leave a bitter taste in sugar bowl this poll season
April 12, 2019Mandya: It is a political ‘Jangi-Kusti’ in Mandya, the sugar bowl of India, with candidates, their godfathers and supporters indulging in a bitter war of words in their attempt to woo voters and garner maximum support. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who held a road show at Gejjalagere on Thursday, accused independent candidate Sumalatha Ambarish of…
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