My experience tells me that every day is a renewal of life. Its experience is different from the previous day’s. Such an experience came my way on Wednesday 22nd March, 2017 when I met one Damadahalli Swamygowda Chandrashekaragowda (D.S. Chandrashekara) of Mandya district. He was 53-years-old. Lewis Carroll says in ‘Alice in Wonderland’, a picture…
Lone student skips 2nd PU Hindi exam: 16 teachers wait !
March 22, 2017An unusual incident of teachers and staff of a Government College waiting for a lone student to appear for the second PU Hindi exam has been reported from Malavalli this morning. However, the student skipped the exam! It is learnt that 16 teachers waited for the lone student to appear for the Hindi exam at…
PM Modi opens door for Muslim girl’s education in Mandya
March 21, 2017Directs Bank to provide educational loan A letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a deserving girl in town has helped her to pursue higher education which otherwise would have shattered her dreams. Sarah, daughter of Abdul Iliyaz, an employee of MySugar here, on securing 83% in B.Com had sought admission for MBA course at…
Five dacoits arrested; lethal weapons seized
March 20, 2017Arakere Police have arrested five dacoits who were waiting on the highway near Chikkankanahali village to commit the crime on Saturday night. The arrested have been identified as Chethu, Manu and Madhu of Cheeranahalli and Chethu and Abhi of KRS. The Police are said to have seized a machete, wicket, sticks and chilly powder from…
Ramya to join BJP?
March 16, 2017At a time when veteran politician and Karnataka’s former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna is all set to join BJP, it is rumoured that former Mandya MP Ramya is also likely to follow his footsteps. Krishna is Ramya’s political mentor. Ramya, the actress-turned politician, used to interact with people on Twitter on a regular basis. Surprisingly,…
Two of Dandupalya gang arrested after 32 years
March 16, 2017Nagamangala Police have arrested two persons, Doodamuniya and his brother Chikkamuniya, said to be members of Dandupalya gang who were involved in burglaries of houses in Bellur and Nagamangala during 1981-84. They were arrested and granted bail in 1985 but subsequently were absconding for 32 years and now arrested again.
Farm loan not waived in Budget:Two disappointed farmers commit suicide in Mandya
March 16, 2017Anticipating farm loans to be waived in the State Budget which did not materialise, in separate incidents two farmers in the district allegedly committed suicide yesterday possibly out of sheer despair. Cheluvegowda (68) of Natanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk allegedly set himself ablaze by jumping into fire while Prakash (30) of T. Malligere in…
Water level rises at KRS
March 6, 2017The Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam witnessed a rise in water level by 3.39 ft yesterday with the release of Hemavathi river water from Gorur Dam in Hassan. The water-level at KRS was heading towards dead-storage (74 ft) and in an effort to supply water to areas depending on River Cauvery, the authorities had released water…
One killed as car topples
March 5, 2017In a tragic incident, one person was killed and two others were seriously injured, when the car in which they were travelling toppled as the driver lost control of the car on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway near Srirangapatna, yesterday morning. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh (25), a native of Udupi and the injured have been…
Excise contractor and youth found dead under mysterious circumstances
March 4, 2017An Excise contractor from Mandya was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his hotel yesterday. The deceased Excise contractor has been identified as Rangaswamy. Rangaswamy, who is also the proprietor of Jyothi International Hotel located at Kallahalli in Mandya, slept at a room of the hotel on Thursday night. But as Rangaswamy did not come…
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