Mandya: – In a heart-rending incident, a debt-ridden elderly farmer couple committed suicide by consuming poison near their farmland at Bommanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of the district late last night. The deceased have been identified as Boralingegowda (62) and Lakshmamma (54). Boralingegowda is said to have borrowed loans from banks and private money-lenders and…
Young couple killed by family in Mandya to ‘save honour’
November 17, 2018Mandya: In what has turned out to be a case of ‘honour killing,’ a young couple from Hosur in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu has been found brutally murdered. The bodies of the couple, who went missing a few days ago, were recovered from the Cauvery River in Mandya district under the jurisdiction of Belakavadi…
By-polls to 3 LS and 2 Assembly Seats: Mandya witnesses poor voter turnout
November 4, 2018Bengaluru: Voting for the by-polls to five seats in the State ended last evening with two Assembly seats – Ramanagaram and Jamkhandi registering higher voter turnout than the three Parliamentary Constituencies of Mandya, Ballari and Shivamogga. Jamkhandi Assembly constituency in Bagalkot district saw 77.17 percentage polling, higher than its May 2018 Assembly poll turnout, while…
Brisk Polling for 3 MP and 2 MLA seats: Counting of votes on Nov. 6
November 3, 2018Mandya:- In what is considered as crucial for all the three major political parties — Congress, BJP and JD(S) — with Lok Sabha (LS) polls just a few months away, the voting in the bypoll for three Lok Sabha seats and two Assembly seats began on a moderate note this morning. This by-election is also…
Bypolls tomorrow for 3 MP and 2 MLA seats
November 2, 2018Mysuru: 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…















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