Mandya: Gowri-Ganesha Festival turned out to be fatal for a motorcycle rider who was killed on-the-spot in a accident that occurred in K.R. Pet taluk on Thursday. The deceased bike rider has been identified as Puttegowda (48) of Kundur near Kikkeri in K.R. Pet. Puttegowda was travelling on Karigonahalli-Lingapura Road to visit his father-in-law’s house…
Mandya: In a bid to make a fast buck during Gowri-Ganesha festival, burglars made a futile bid to rob a Khadi Emporium located close to Mandya MLA M. Srinivas’ residence on PES Engineering College Road in Mandya late last night. The burglars, who are learnt to be three in number, made repeated bids to break…
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)…
Mandya: 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…
Mandya: 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…
Mandya: 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…
Mandya: 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…
Mandya: 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…
Rs.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…
Mandya: 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…
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