The 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…
In 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…
An 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…
Severe drought and lack of water have killed thousands of fish at the Boodanooru Lake in Mandya. The lake has been given on contract to some villagers who depend on the fish sales for their livelihood. They are in dire straits now following the fish death. Added to the water scarcity, the water is polluted,…
G. Raju (65), son of Guruvegowda and a resident of Guttalu in Mandya, passed away this morning. The Dharmadarshi of Gurumurthamma Temple Development Board, Hannur, Raju leaves behind wife Sowbhagyamma, two sons, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites at Mandya today at 4 pm.
“Kannada has survived only because of rural people,” opined Littérateur M. Krishnegowda, President of 14th District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana which was held at Sir M.V. Stadium here on Friday. In his presidential address, Krishnegowda said that Kannada was an integral part of folklore which has strong roots in rural areas. He hailed the contributions of…
Ramalingaiah (85), former CADA Chairman and advocate, passed away at his residence following cardiac arrest yesterday. He leaves behind two sons Vivekananda (V.V. Puram Traffic Inspector) & Aravind, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Mandya this afternoon.
)- Ramesh (40), a farmer from Hemmige village in Mandya taluk, who was being treated at the District Hospital for snake bite, passed away at the hospital yesterday evening. It is reported that Ramesh, who had gone to his field to release water from the borewell at about 7.30 pm, was bitten by a snake…
Another history-sheeter Mahesh also held Based on revelations made by 11 persons, who have been arrested for trying to kill rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai at his mother-in-law’s residence in Madarahalli in Maddur on Feb.7, Mandya Rural Police have arrested rowdy-sheeters Ashok Pai and Mahesh on charges of cheating a person in the guise of exchanging banned…
In a swift operation, cops attached to K.M. Doddi Police in Mandya district, yesterday, arrested 11 persons in Indavalu village for their alleged involvement in the murder bid on rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai at his mother-in-law’s residence at Madarahalli in the wee hours of Tuesday and seized vehicles used for the crime and lethal weapons. The…
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