New Delhi: Here is some good news for Mysuru city ahead of this year’s Swachh Bharat rankings where it is hoping to reclaim the “Cleanest City in India” tag. Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan are the least polluted cities in Karnataka. A report released by Greenpeace India yesterday said that while Hassan is the least polluted…
Miscreants injure Pelican in Mandya
January 21, 2018Villagers urge for a dedicated team to curb poachers Mandya: In a cruel act, a few miscreants have injured a Pelican at Madarahalli, Bharathinagar in the district on Saturday and the veterinarians say that the bird can never fly again. Sources said that the doctors at Kokkarebellur, who treated the injured Pelican, said that the…
BJP’s Parivartana Rally reaches Mandya; BSY targets CM
January 20, 2018Mandya: BJP State President B.S. Yeddyurappa trained his guns on Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and the Congress Government and, rained assurances of development if BJP comes to power, on the first day of Parivartana Yatra at Silver Jubilee Park in Mandya district yesterday. The Parivartana Yatra is scheduled to reach Mysuru on Jan.25 during which a…
Hit-and-run: Rider killed as car rams into bike
January 17, 2018Mandya: In a case of hit-and-run, a bike rider was killed when a car rammed into the bike and sped away at K.R. Pet in Mandya district. The deceased has been identified as Kumar (33), a resident of Hosaholalu village. Kumar was proceeding towards K.R. Pet, when a speeding car rammed into the bike from…
Wife killed, man seriously injured as bus hits scooter
January 17, 2018Mandya: A woman was killed on the spot, while her husband sustained serious injuries, when a KSRTC Volvo bus rammed into the scooter they were riding at Srirangapatna on Monday. While the deceased has been identified as Puttasiddamma (56), her seriously injured husband has been identified as Mariyaiah (60), residents of Kalastawadi in Mysuru taluk….
Doctors Stage Protest: Medical services in city not affected
January 2, 2018Mysuru: Doctors of many private hospitals in city wore black badges and attended to patients, protesting against the proposed law that aims to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with National Medical Commission (NMC), here today. Hospitals were seen functioning normally as all the departments including Out-Patient Department (OPD) and surgery departments. Meanwhile, many…
Two killed as bike crashes into Police barricade
January 2, 2018Mandya: In a tragic incident, two youths were killed on the spot when the motorcycle they were travelling crashed into Police barricade near Tolali Gate on Bellur Cross- Adichunchanagiri Road late last night. The deceased have been identified as Pradeep (25) and Pavan (23), residents of Nagamangala town. Nagamangala Police have registered a case in…
Teen among four killed in Mandya, Hunsur
January 1, 2018Mandya/ Hunsur: Four persons were killed in separate accidents in Mandya and Hunsur since the last 48 hours. The latest accident occurred in Hunsur this morning where a school teacher was killed. The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Mahesh, the son of Swamy Gowda of Kothegala village. He was working as a teacher at…
Mandya Couple commits suicide
December 25, 2017Kengeri: Praveen (24) and Priya (19), hailing from Mandya, who got married just two months ago committed suicide at their residence in Kengeri yesterday. Police said that the couple had borrowed loans from some persons and were finding it difficult to repay it. The couple ran a small Gobi Manchurian business at Kengeri and struggled…
Criminal cases to be filed against 6 PDOs in Mandya
December 25, 2017Mandya: Following allegations of dereliction of duty resulting in the loss of Rs.3.35 crore to the state exchequer, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department Principal secretary Nagambika Devi has ordered Mandya ZP CEO B. Sharath to file a criminal case against 6 Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) The six PDOs – Arati Kumari of Chinakurali Gram…















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