Mandya: Even as the coalition partners in the State Government — JD(S) and Congress — engaged in a ‘friendly fight’ in the Urban Local Body (ULB) polls, the JD(S) managed to retain its hold in Mandya district, winning in all ULBs. The JD(S) managed to hold on to power in Mandya CMC (City Municipal Council)…
Raja Mantapa near Srirangapatna found destroyed
September 1, 2018Mandya: Many people are aware of vested interests encroaching upon properties belonging to Mysuru Maharajas. An attempt to grab such a property at Kirangur near Srirangapatna has come to light now. Everyone is aware that Mysuru Maharajas used to celebrate Dasara Festival in Srirangapatna. As a testimony to that, the Dasara Mantapa used then is…
Death certificate issued to a living person!
August 24, 2018Mandya: Out of sheer negligence, one Ramegowda of Chikkaharohalli village in Srirangapatna taluk has been reportedly issued a Death Certificate by Deputy Tahsildar of Arakere hobli Sub-office instead of issuing it in the name of Ramegowda’s deceased father Thimmegowda. When Ramegowda and others brought it to the notice of the Deputy Tahsildar, he was said…
Man kills son at Mandya
August 22, 2018Mandya: In a bizarre incident, a man brutally hacked to death his son at their house in Konanahalli Thittur village of the taluk this morning. The deceased has been identified as Vasu (26), while his father Krishnappa has been taken into custody by the Police for questioning. Krishnappa is said to have hacked his son…
In the guise of customers… Rs.15 lakh stolen from Bank at Mandya
August 20, 2018Mandya: In a reported incident, a group of miscreants, posing as customers, stole Rs.15 lakh cash from SBI Bank at Mandya this morning. Soon as the SBI Bank (Agricultural Development Branch) at Bamdigowda Layout, opened at about 10 am, a group of miscreants, who are said to be 8 to 10 in number, entered the…
Four killed in three accidents: Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway blocked for two hours in Mandya
August 12, 2018Mandya: Four people were killed in three separate accidents in Mandya since last midnight. Among the dead are two youths who were dragged over 250 metres by a speeding cement lorry proceeding to Mysuru from Tamil Nadu on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway this morning. The bodies were reduced to mounds of flesh. Traffic on the highway…
Two held for stealing spare parts of JCB machine
July 22, 2018Rs.36 lakh equipment recovered Mandya: Arakere Police have arrested two persons on charges of stealing spare parts of JCB machines and have recovered equipment including AP Hydraulic Rock Breaker and a battery among others worth about Rs.36.8 lakh from them. The arrested have been identified as 29-year-old C. Raju of Cauvery Doddi village in Ramanagaram…
JD(S) Thanksgiving Rally: Minor traffic snarls in Mandya
July 21, 2018Mandya: The seven-hour ban on movement of traffic on the Mysuru-Bengaluru highway owing to JD(S) thanksgiving rally addressed by CM H.D. Kumaraswamy in Mandya yesterday had minor effects on the busy road. However, there was no major traffic jams as expected earlier. JD(S) had organised the programme at Sir MV District Stadium in Mandya to…
Lock-up death in Mandya: 4 Cops suspended; CID probe ordered
July 14, 2018Mandya: Four Policemen, including a Sub-Inspector, have been suspended for the alleged death in Police custody (lock-up death) that was reported from Mandya yesterday. A CID probe has also been ordered. Forty-eight-year-old Murthy, son of Belathur Bettaiah of Besaganahalli in Maddur taluk, was allegedly found hanging in a toilet at the Mandya West Police Station…
Lock-up death in Mandya
July 13, 2018Mandya: An alleged death-in-Police-custody (lock-up death) has been reported from Mandya this morning. Hundreds of Dalits had assembled in front of Mandya West Police Station demanding action against guilty Policemen. Three Policemen are facing suspension now. According to the Police and protesters, 48-year-old Murthy, son of Belathur Bettaiah of Besaganahalli in Maddur Taluk, was brought…
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