Mandya: In what can be said as an act of negligence by the bank staff, Rs. 15 lakh cash kept inside a cash counter at Syndicate Bank in Mandya has gone missing. Manjunath, a staffer at Syndicate Bank, Shivalli branch, had come to the bank’s main branch located at Ashokanagar first cross Mandya to draw…
Malavalli Inspector suspended
April 23, 2017Mandya: Mandya SP Sudheer Kumar Reddy has suspended Malavalli Town Police Inspector B. Devaraj for security lapses during the visit of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to Malavalli on Apr. 20. Several BJP activists had stopped the CM”s car and staged black flag demonstration against the CM demanding farmer loan waiver, during his visit to Malavalli Town…
MDCA Open Rapid Chess Tournament: Rakesh of Mandya triumphs
April 20, 2017Rakesh of Mandya with 7.5 points from eight rounds clinched the title in the Open section in the Mysore District Open Monthly Rapid Chess Tournament-2017 conducted by MDCA at the University Lions Hall premises here yesterday. Pavan (6.5 points) and Krishna Murthy (6 points) (both from Mysuru) secured the second and third places respectively in…
Mild tremors felt at Mandya district
April 18, 2017Mild tremors were felt at three taluks of Mandya district this morning. Tremors of 3.4 magnitude on Richter scale were felt in Valagerehalli, Maraliga and other villages in Maddur Taluk, Halagur, Malavalli town, Belakawadi, Anchedoddi, Kalakempanadoddi and other villages in Malavalli taluk and Keragodu and surrounding villages in Mandya taluk at around 7.50 am. Soon…
I will not leave Congress: Ambarish
April 15, 2017Mandya – Asserting that he would not leave the Congress, former Minister and MLA Ambarish has said that he could not campaign for the Party candidates in the Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls for health reasons. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Ambarish, while admitting that several BJP leaders had met him with an invitation to…
Minister fires MySugar boiler to re-start Power Unit
April 15, 2017Mandya – Housing and Mandya District In-charge Minister M. Krishnappa on Friday fired the boiler to re-start MySugar Power Generation Unit, which was shut down for over two years. Speaking on the occasion, Krishnappa said that the modernisation of ‘A’ Mill of the century-old iconic factory and the repair of boiler of Co-generation unit have…
Dr. Ambedkar Award for Mandya writer
April 13, 2017Bengaluru – Senior dalit activist and writer Guruprasad Keragodu of Mandya has been selected for this year’s prestigious Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Award. A selection panel headed by writer Prof. S.G. Siddaramaiah finalised the name of Guruprasad from a list of front-runners for this prestigious award given by the State government. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will…
Twin miracles at Melkote mesmerise devotees
April 11, 2017Melkote (Mandya) – Like every year, this year too devotees, who throng Melkote to witness the Vairamudi and Rajamudi festival, were excited as they watched the spring that comes to life on a barren land belonging to a Dalit farmer at Narayanapura, 10 kms from Melkote Temple. The town was celebrating Narayana Jayanti yesterday, as…
Water situation at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam grim
April 10, 2017Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam, the lifeline of Mandya residents and farmers has gone dry with absolutely no increase in water level from the present dead storage level. At present, the dam has 8.2 tmcft of water at the dead storage level of 74.76 ft. While the maximum capacity of the dam is 124.8 ft, last…
Mandya Head Master Murder Case: Cops arrest two more for supari killing
April 8, 2017Bharathingar – K.M. Doddi Police have arrested two more accused in the Head Master Shashibhushan murder case which was reported on Mar. 31 at Maddur. The accused have been identified as Santosh and Nanjunda, both residents of Gandhinagar in Mysuru. The Police on Apr. 5 had arrested Suresh, Mahadeva and Venkatesh, who were produced before…
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