Mysuru: With the by-election to Mandya, Shivamogga and Ballari (ST) Lok Sabha (LS) seats and Ramanagara and Jamkhandi Assembly seats scheduled to take place tomorrow (Nov. 3), political parties are making last ditch efforts to woo the voters by going on a door-to-door campaign today. The public campaigning ended yesterday. The bypoll to Mandya LS…
Five-day Flower Show in Mandya from tomorrow
October 31, 2018Mandya: The Departments of Horticulture, Agriculture and Fisheries together have organised a five-day Flower Show from tomorrow at Cauvery Vana and at the premises of District Horticulture Department here. Disclosing this at a press meet at Cauvery Vana yesterday, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) N. Manjushree said that the Flower Show would be inaugurated tomorrow at…
Tractor Showroom owner ends life at Mandya
October 16, 2018Mandya: In a reported incident, a tractor showroom owner ended life by hanging self at his showroom late last night. Lokesh (38) of Chikkegowdanadoddi is the deceased. Lokesh, who owned Mahindra Tractor Showroom near Swarnasandra Circle at Mandya, had reportedly incurred huge losses. He is said to have hanged himself late last night and the…
Mandya DC bans mining around KRS Dam
October 10, 2018Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner N. Manjushree has banned mining, stone quarrying and all other allied activities in 20-kilometre radius around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. The DC will issue an order in this regard in the next two days. A decision to this effect has been taken at an emergency meeting of officials chaired…
Deadly Hospital Bill: Health Department clarifies
October 8, 2018Mysuru: Following the news item titled “Deadly Hospital Bill: Youth ends life unable to pay Rs. 2 lakh – Hospitalised father too passes away” published in SOM dated Sept. 27, the District Health and Family Welfare Department has issued a clarification regarding the matter. In a press release, the DHO said that 55-year-old Hirannaiah of…
Ten killed in Mandya accidents
October 3, 2018Mandya: It was a black day for Mandya District on Tuesday, as 10 persons lost their lives in different accidents across the district, including four persons who were run over by a lorry on the outskirts of Mandya city. Four motorcyclists travelling in three bikes were killed on the spot and ten pedestrians were injured…
Woman murdered for dowry
October 1, 2018Mandya: In a dowry death incident, a 28-year-old woman was allegedly hanged to death by her in-laws at Bookanakere in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya late last night. The deceased has been identified as Ganashree, wife of one Ashok of Bokanakere. Ganashree of Aralakuppe in Pandavapura taluk was married to Ashok of Bookanakere about eight…
Mandya youth puts up a board ‘Kidney for Sale’ at his tea stall
October 1, 2018Mandya: In a weird announcement a youth is said to have put up a board in front of his tea stall in town stating that his kidney is for sale! The person is said to be Vinod Kumar, 26, of Thaggahalli in the taluk who runs a tea stall at Dasegowda Circle (Factory Circle) here….
Sandalwood smuggler arrested in Mandya
September 30, 2018Mandya: The Forest Department staff have arrested a person on charges of chopping sandalwood trees and smuggling it in broad daylight at Basavana Betta forest area in Mandya district. The arrested has been identified as Shantharaju, son of Bettaiah and a resident of Gundapura village in Malavalli taluk. DRFO Praveen and staff, who were patrolling…
Youth beheads man, arrives at Police Station with severed head !
September 29, 2018Mandya: In a gruesome incident, a youth, who beheaded a 38-year-old man, arrived at Malavalli Rural Police Station along with his victim’s severed head this morning much to the horror of Police personnel. Pashupathi, 24, of Chikkabagilu in Malavalli taluk, is the accused while Girish (38) of the same village is the victim. Pashupathi’s mother…
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