Gaganachukki Falls in Malavalli, Mandya district, seems to have sprung back to life regaining its splendour after a gap of three years. This waterfalls had sported a dry look since the past three years owing to lack of rains. With water now in full force, tourists have been visiting the spot to the capture River…
Undertrial prisoner commits suicide at Mandya Jail
July 21, 2017Mandya: A 33-year-old undertrial prisoner committed suicide by hanging self at Mandya Jail late on Thursday night. The deceased prisoner has been identified as Raghavendra, who had landed in jail three-and-a-half months ago in connection with chain-snatching. Raghavendra, who went to the prison toilet late last night when everyone else was asleep, hanged himself from…
State Open U-15 Chess Tournament: Aditya emerges victorious
July 18, 2017Aditya B. Kalyani with 8 points from 9 rounds won the title in Karnataka State U-15 Open Chess Tournament conducted by Mandya District Chess Association which concluded in Mandya yesterday. Deota Snehil and Pankaj Bhat were tied with 7.5 points each but based on the better tie-break score of 45 to the latter’s 44.5, Deota…
Temple hundi, two houses burgled
July 17, 2017Mandya: Incidents of burglars stealing money from a temple hundi (offering box) and burgling two houses has been reported at Hosaholalu village, K.R. Pet taluk in Mandya district last night. The burglars, who struck Sri Kalikamba Kamteshwari Temple, decamped with cash by breaking open the hundi and also broke into the houses of Shekar and…
Complaint against Mandya MP Puttaraju for threatening Forest Officers
July 16, 2017Mandya: Mandya Member of Parliament C.S. Puttaraju who was in the news recently for his alleged involvement in illegal mining inside forest areas, has allegedly obstructed an Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) from discharging his duties. Dhananjay, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Mandya division, has filed a complaint against Puttaraju alleging that he threatened Forest…
Commonwealth Chess Championship: Mandya’s Shefali wins gold
July 13, 2017Mandya’s chess prodigy A.N. Shefali, a fourth standard student of Santhome Public School, representing India in the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017 won the gold in the U-8 Girls category on the concluding day of the championship in Delhi, yesterday. Shefali, who won her second successive gold in the Commonwealth Chess Championships, is also the reigning…
SC hearing on Cauvery water row: Security beefed up in Mandya
July 11, 2017Mandya: Mandya Police headed by SP G. Radhika conducted a flag march on the main thoroughfares of the city this morning to warn the agitators of stringent action in case of disrupting peace and harmony over River Cauvery issue. The Police have also been conducting meetings with the farmer leaders and pro-Kannada organisations at all…
Viral fever deaths continue to haunt Mysuru and Mandya
July 8, 2017Mysuru: Even as the district authorities in Mysuru and Mandya have been claiming that there was no dengue deaths and the disease situation was under control, deaths due to viral fever has become a regular affair. A cause of concern is many patients from villages surrounding districts are getting admitted to various government and private…
MySugar factory resumes cane crushing in Mandya
July 7, 2017Mandya: MySugar factory in town, the lifeline of sugarcane growers of the district which stopped its operations from April 21, 2015 for various reasons, resumed its operations on Wednesday with Factory Managing Director Dr. J.C. Prakash launching the crushing of sugarcane by feeding a few canes to the crusher. The re-opening of the factory however…
Release of water to Tamil Nadu: Protests continue across Mandya
July 2, 2017Mandya: Protests over the release of KRS water to Tamil Nadu continued across the district for the second day yesterday. Police detained hundreds of protesting farmers at Mandya city, while farmers staged a road blockade at Srirangapatna to register their protest against the detention of farmers. The farmers who gathered near Sir M. Visveswaraiah statue…
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