Mandya: A Manager of a private company was hacked to death in Mandya at Thoobinakere Industrial area yesterday. The victim has been identified as 60-year-old Chamegowda, the project manager of Venus Mines and Minerals. He was serving the company since the last two years. According to the Police, the incident occurred late last night and…
Stray dogs feed on baby in Mandya hospital: Father arrested for abandoning stillborn baby in hospital
July 27, 2017Mandya: Mandya Police have arrested a man for abandoning his stillborn baby inside Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) building, which resulted in stray dogs feeding on the stillborn infant yesterday morning. The arrested man has been identified as Samiulla, the father of the stillborn baby. According to the Police, Samiulla had brought his pregnant…
Farmers lay siege to CNN office in Mandya
July 26, 2017Form human chain, demand water to canals Mandya: Demanding water to canals and lakes, about 100 farmers including women, under the aegis of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) laid siege to the office of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam (CNN) near Sanjay Circle here. They also sought stoppage of release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Earlier…
Gaganachukki springs to life
July 26, 2017Gaganachukki 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…















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