Mandya: 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….
Mandya’s ‘5-rupee’ doctor files nomination
April 25, 2018Mandya: Popularly called as the ‘5-rupee Doctor,’ Dr. S.C. Shankaregowda filed his nomination papers for the Mandya Assembly constituency as an independent candidate on Monday. The election officers were surprised when he deposited a packet of Rs.5 coins as security deposit amounting to Rs.10,000 along with his nomination papers. The Officers were very frustrated as…
Ambarish breaks silence; opts out of poll fray citing health
April 25, 2018Bengaluru: In a major setback to Congress, actor-turned-politician M.H. Ambarish rejected the party’s request to contest the May 12 Assembly polls from his hometown Mandya. His announcement came yesterday after he played hide-and-seek with Congress leaders for the last few days. He has decided to stay away from the party’s campaign on “health grounds.” Sixty-six-year-old…
Ganiga Ravikumar files papers from Mandya
April 25, 2018Congress candidate from Mandya Ganiga Ravikumar, who was allotted the party ticket at the last minute, filed nomination at Mandya yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife Soundarya, District Congress President Gangadhar, former MLA H.B. Ramu and leader Halalli Ashok.















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