Mandya: People panicked on seeing a dog eating the foot of a human. The incident occurred at Hulikere village in Nagamangala taluk. Villagers found a dog eating the foot of a human in the forest area that lies between Hulikere and Tyapenahalli villages on Thursday evening. They tried to stop the dog eating the foot…
Village boy writhes in pain since 3 months with no help from Netas
June 15, 2018Gas balloon blast during election campaign: Poverty-stricken family awaits ‘promised’ compensation. Mandya: Every politician knows that the key to winning elections is to make great promises. They make promises because they know very well that people will forget about promises. While there are thousands of unfulfilled promises that have accumulated throughout history, here is a…
Suicide attempt victim succumbs at hospital
June 1, 2018Hospital refuses to hand over body, asks family members to clear bill first Mandya: A girl who had attempted suicide by consuming poison on May 26 and admitted to Sanjo Hospital in Mandya, breathed her last yesterday as she failed to respond to treatment. The deceased girl has been identified as Bhavya (19), daughter of…
Three killed as stone-laden tractor falls into ditch
May 30, 2018Mandya: A tractor carrying stones fell into a roadside ditch resulting in the death of three persons including the driver of the tractor at Neralekere village in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday. The deceased have been identified as tractor driver Prasanna, Praveen (32), son of Nathegowda of Doddapalya village and Nikhil (34), son of Mattigowda of Hangarahalli…
Two killed after coming under moving train
May 24, 2018Mandya: In separate incidents, two persons were killed after coming under moving trains here. The deceased have been identified as Prashanth Gowda (25), son of B.M. Basavaraju, a native of Bevukal village in the taluk and Sunil (44), a resident of Shakthinagar in Beltangadi. While it is suspected that Prashanth may have committed suicide, Sunil…
C.S. Puttaraju quits as Mandya MP
May 22, 2018New Delhi: Following his election as MLA from Melukote, Mandya JD(S) MP C.S. Puttaraju quit the Lok Sabha yesterday. Puttaraju, who took oath as an MLA on May 19, yesterday flew along with Chief Minister-designate H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) to New Delhi and personally submitted his resignation letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Puttaraju was…
Mistaken child marriage, officials face wrath of villagers
May 14, 2018Mandya: The officers of Child Welfare Committee and the Department of Women and Child Welfare were reportedly threatened and assaulted by people when they made an attempt to stop an alleged child marriage which was being solemnised in Shikaripura village of Nagamangala taluk in the district yesterday. On a tip-off, the officers, led by Child…
Post-election: Speculations trigger betting in Mandya
May 14, 2018Mandya: The sugar district, after witnessing hectic campaigning for the Assembly polls and with the result to be announced tomorrow, now seems to be on a speculation and betting fever. There seems to be a straight fight between the Congress and the JD(S) with an unlimited flow of cash and freebies to woo the voters….
Rain with gale reaks havoc in Mandya
May 12, 2018Polyhouse completely destroyed Mandya: Heavy rain accompanied by gale has created havoc in many parts of the taluk on Thursday night with sheet roofs of many houses getting blown off and also bringing down many electric poles. The worst hit villages were Holalu, Goravale, B. Hosahalli and Gopalapura. Over ten electric poles near Hosahalli gate…
Winners of Srujana-2K18 State-level competition
May 10, 2018Mandya: A State-level competition ‘Srujana-2K18’ was organised by the ISTE student chapter, Youth Red Cross Wing and NSS Unit of PES College of Engineering, Mandya, on the theme ‘Role of engineers in the development of the country’ and under sub themes ‘Digital India’, ‘Swachh Bharat’ and ‘Disaster Management.’ Principal Dr. V. Sridhar inaugurated the competition….
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