Mandya: About 15 passengers of a private bus had a miraculous escape, when the bus caught fire at Kolli Circle in Maddur in the wee hours yesterday. It is learnt that the private bus (KA-01-AC-4259) belonging to SRS Travels was ferrying 15 workers from Bidadi Industrial Area towards Mandya and Mysuru on Wednesday late night….
JD(S) worker hacked to death
November 30, 2017Mandya: A 27-year-old man was hacked to death in full public view at Koudle village in Maddur taluk yesterday. Santosh Kumar, the victim, had identified himself with the JD(S) recently, the Koppa Police said. The five-member assailant gang that came in a Tata Indica car attacked Santosh Kumar with sharp-edged weapons, killing him on the…
Mandya Marathon logo released
November 27, 2017The logo of the 10K Mandya Marathon ‘Run for Kannada’ to be held on Dec. 10 was released by Mandya MP C.S. Puttaraju, here yesterday. The logo was released at MP’s home office. The 10K Run for men, 5K Run for women and Senior Citizen’s run will be flagged off from Dr. Sri Shivakumar Swamiji…
No pregnant lady was made to walk making way for CM: Mandya SP
November 23, 2017Mandya: Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) has denied the reports of the Police making a pregnant woman walk all the way to a hospital to make way for Chief Minister’s convoy to pass at Nagamangala on Nov.20. The CM was at Nagamangala on that day to inaugurate a series of development programme. Addressing a press…
Pregnant woman forced to walk for CM’s smooth drive!
November 21, 2017Mysuru: A pregnant woman had to walk for over 600 meters to reach a hospital because the Police forced her to do so. The insensitive Police refused to allow the ambulance that was carrying the pregnant woman as they had blocked the road for the Chief Minister’s convoy to pass. The incident occurred in Mandya…
Power of courage and barking…: Pet dog chases away leopard
November 18, 2017Mandya: A Labrador pet dog has become an overnight hero at K.R. Pet near Mandya for chasing away a leopard. The leopard had created a sense of fear in the area and residents were living under constant threat. According to villagers, the leopard had terrorised Lakshmipura village in K.R. Pet and on Thursday night, it…
Toddler’s presence of mind saves her friend from drowning
November 15, 2017Bharathinagar: This is the story of two toddler friends, one showing exemplary presence of mind and the other extraordinary power of survival that first caught the attention of everyone in their village and now has become centre stage. The story unfolds on Nov.10 when a three-year-old who steps on cow dung goes to a nearby…
Ban on stone quarrying and transportation: Mandya MP threatens Mines and Geology Official
November 15, 2017Mandya: Mandya MP C.S. Puttaraju allegedly threatened Department of Mines and Geology Official Nagabhushan of dire consequences for initiating action against illegal stone quarry in the district. The 90-second video clip of the MP allegedly threatening the official has gone viral on social media. However, the video does not show MP Puttaraju, but some of…
Mandya politics hots up after actor Ramya’s entry
November 12, 2017Mandya: Even as speculations are doing the rounds on actress Ramya contesting the Assembly polls from Mandya, former Minister and Mandya MLA Ambarish met veteran Congress leader G. Madegowda at his (Ambarish) close aide and Congress party worker Amarvathi Chandrashekar’s residence on the outskirts of Mandya city on Friday evening. Ambarish after attending the inaugural…
Hundreds of fish found dead at KRS boating pond
November 3, 2017Mandya: Hundreds of fish from different species were found dead at the boating pond at Brindavan Gardens at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir on Tuesday. It is suspected that miscreants may have used explosives for fishing, mocking the high-level round-the-clock security at the reservoir. According to the Police, a good number of fully-grown fishes of…















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