Mandya: Urging for running the near century old State-owned MySugar factory under the Government itself, farmers under the banner of Mandya District Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti staged a demonstration in front of Sir M. Visvesvaraya statue at Mandya yesterday. Demanding that office of the Commissioner for Sugar at Bengaluru and Sugarcane Research Centre at Mandya must…
Siddharamaiah to raise MySugar factory issue in Assembly
August 11, 2021Mandya: Former CM and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Siddharamaiah on Tuesday urged the State Government not to give MySugar factory in Mandya on contract or lease. “The Government should retain the factory. I will raise the issue in the Assembly,” he told reporters here adding, “I did not allow shutdown of MySugar…
Illegal mining and Dam cracks overshadow revival of MySugar Factory
July 25, 2021Mandya: Illegal mining and ‘cracks’ in KRS Dam have overshadowed the resumption of MySugar Factory which has stopped sugarcane crushing since last six to seven years. This has dashed the hopes of thousands of farmers who had expected its revival. In the beginning of this year, there was a war of words between Mandya MP…
Farmers stage demonstration against moves for privatisation of MySugar factory
April 21, 2021Mandya: Strongly opposing the reported moves for privatisation of the century-old ‘MySugar’ factory at Mandya, farmers under the banner of Mandya Zilla Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti staged a demonstration at MySugar factory premises on Sunday. Alleging that the factory has convened a three-day virtual meeting of the factory’s shareholders on Apr. 25, 26 and 27 to…
Fate of MySugar will be decided after holding talks with people’s representatives, farmer leaders: CM
March 13, 2021Government plans to lease out the factory to private players for a 40-year period Bengaluru: Even as uncertainty continues over the future of Mandya’s prestigious MySugar Factory, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday last said that the fate of the nearly century-old sugar factory at Mandya will be decided after a meeting with people’s representatives…
MP promises to lead stir for re-opening of MySugar factory
November 9, 2020Mandya: With the nearly century old prestigious MySugar factory in Mandya having stopped crushing of sugarcane for years, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has promised to lead a stir in front of the Sugar Minister’s residence at Bengaluru if measures were not taken for re-starting sugarcane crushing at the earliest. Presiding over a meeting with sugarcane…
Government yet to take decision on MySugar privatisation: Murugesh Nirani
June 24, 2020Bengaluru: Stating that the Government is yet to take a decision on privatisation of MySugar Mill at Mandya, BJP MLA from Bilgi and Chairman of Nirani Sugars, Murugesh Nirani maintained that his company is not lobbying to takeover MySugar factory, as projected by a few vested interests. In a press release, Nirani, who is also…
MP Sumalatha bats for resumption of crushing at MySugar under O&M system
June 19, 2020Mandya: Days after Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar suggested timely crushing of sugarcane at Mandya’s MySugar Mill under O&M (Operations and Maintenance) system in his Facebook Post, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish too said that running the factory under O&M arrangement would be a viable option. Addressing a group of protestors (led by former MLA H.D. Chowdaiah)…
Yaduveer calls for timely re-start of crushing at MySugar factory
June 18, 2020Mandya: Days after Pandavapura Sugar Factory was handed over on a 40-year lease to Bagalkot-based Nirani Sugars owned by Bilgi BJP MLA and former Minister Murugesh Nirani, speculations about the re-start of sugarcane crushing at the century-old MySugar Factory in Mandya has begun, with the titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta…
MySugar to start crushing in July second week: Mandya DC
June 18, 2020Mandya: A week after Sugar Minister Shivaram Hebbar visited MySugar Mill and asked the authorities to make preparations to re-start sugarcane crushing, Mandya DC Dr. M.V. Venkatesh on Tuesday directed the officials to take all measures for starting crushing in the second week of July itself. Presiding over a meeting of officials of all concerned…
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