Mandya: The Mandya Rural Police have arrested a man on charges of robbing lonely women after promising to drop them to their destination in his vehicle. The arrested has been identified as Vishwanath, 39 of Hittalapura village in Kunigal taluk of Tumkur district. The Police have recovered jewellery worth Rs. 2 lakh, 8 cell phones…
Rains in Kodagu boost KRS water level
August 30, 2017Mysuru: Moderate to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of River Cauvery in Kodagu has resulted in considerable increase in the water levels at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya, though the water level is yet to touch the 100 ft. mark. This morning, the gross capacity (includes unusable water) of the KRS…
More rains predicted in next three to four days
August 28, 2017Mysuru: More rains are predicted in the coming three to four days. The city has been experiencing rains from Saturday night and the downpour continued from Sunday evening. The rainfall disrupted normal life as it continued to pour the whole of last night and this morning. Naganahalli Organic Farming Research Station Nodal Officer Dr. C….
KRS water level: Plea to officers concerned
August 28, 2017Sir, In a situation of inclement weather where there is a long dry spell, even though we are supposed to be in the midst of monsoon, we are interested to know the inflow of water into KRS whenever there is heavy rains, like it is since two days, in Cauvery catchment area in Kodagu and…
Mandya gets new DC
August 10, 2017Mandya:IAS Officer N. Manjushri (in pic.) has been appointed as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mandya. She replaces S. Ziyaullah who has been transferred and posted as Belagavi DC. The new DC N. Manjushri had earlier served at Bengaluru and Chitradurga as the ZP CEO.
No water for paddy, sugarcane; Water only for drinking, livestock
August 9, 2017Bengaluru: Even as farmers along the Cauvery basin in Kodagu, Mandya and Mysuru are up in arms against the State Government demanding water for their kharif crops, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has ruled out Cauvery water to grow paddy and sugarcane. “This year, water will not be released for irrigating paddy and sugarcane fields,” he said….
House burgled: Gold jewels worth Rs. 4 lakh, Rs. 25,000 cash looted
August 7, 2017Mandya: House burglars, who struck a house at T.B. Layout in Nagamangala taluk last night, have decamped with gold ornaments worth about Rs. 4 lakh and Rs. 25.000 cash from the house. The burglary took place at the house of Prabhakar, a native of Sathanur near Mandya, who had taken the house on Kote Betta…
Farmers lay siege to KRS Dam
August 3, 2017Mandya: More than 100 farmers under the banner of KRRS this morning laid siege to the entry of KRS Dam at Srirangapatna Taluk in the district, demanding immediate release of water to all canals of the Dam and stoppage of water to Tamil Nadu. But tight security prevented the farmers from entering into the Dam…
Postnatal mother dies in Mandya District Hospital
July 29, 2017Mandya: A young mother, who delivered a baby, died of a heart attack soon after giving birth in Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), also called the District Hospital, here on Thursday. The family has alleged the negligence of the doctors for her death. The unfortunate woman is Anitha (25), wife of Gurulingaiah of Kelagare…
Private company manager murdered in Mandya
July 29, 2017Mandya: A Manager of a private company was hacked to death in Mandya at Thoobinakere Industrial area yesterday. The victim has been identified as 60-year-old Chamegowda, the project manager of Venus Mines and Minerals. He was serving the company since the last two years. According to the Police, the incident occurred late last night and…
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