Pandavapura: The crushing of sugarcane at PSSK (Pandavapura Sahakara Sakkare Kharkhane), run by Bagalkot based Nirani Sugars of MRN Groups, will commence from July 29. As a precursor, the boiler at the Sugar factory was ignited by fire on Sunday after conducting rituals which chiefly included performing of homa and puja to Kalasa. Speaking on…
Live gelatin sticks dumped near Bebi Betta quarry
July 18, 2021Srirangapatna: Memories of a deadly dynamite blast, claiming at least six lives of those trying to dispose of gelatin sticks fearing Police search at a quarry site in Herenagaveli village of Chikkaballapura taluk in February this year, returned to haunt on Thursday at Bebi Betta in Pandavapura when a huge cache of live gelatin sticks…
Set up Task Force for KRS Dam safety: Mandya MP
July 15, 2021Sumalatha visits stone crushers at Baby Betta; seeks info from fumbling officials Srirangapatna/Pandavapura: After her visit to the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam where she inspected a couple of sluice gates and interacted with the officials from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL), Mandya MP Sumalatha visited certain quarries at Baby Betta in Pandavapura Taluk, the…
Scouting for illegal mining not MP’s job: C.S. Puttaraju
July 8, 2021Mysuru/Pandavapura: Continuing his diatribe against Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that Sumalatha was attempting to extract money from the mining industry. “It is all about money and the legal miners are being targeted. Mining in the region is going on for over 50 years and anyone can investigate it,”…
Three children drown after getting stuck in slush
April 9, 2021Tragedy took place when the children were playing in an agricultural pond Pandavapura: Three children were drowned after getting stuck in slush while playing in an agricultural pond at Bale Attiguppe village in the taluk yesterday. The deceased are Chandru (11) and Karthik (9), children of Mahadevappa and Bharati couple and Ritesh (8), son of…
Melukote Vairamudi Utsava tomorrow
March 23, 2021Mysore/Mandya: The temple town of Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of the district is spruced up for the famous Vairamudi Utsava tomorrow (Mar.24). Speaking to presspersons at her office here yesterday, DC Dr. Aswathi said that the Utsava will take place at Melukote’s Cheluvanarayanaswamy temple. In this backdrop, the entry of devotees to the temple has…
Body of youth drowned in Thonnur Lake traced
February 4, 2021Pandavapura: The body of a youth, who got drowned at Thonnur Lake on Jan. 31, has been traced and fished out on Wednesday (Feb. 3). The deceased youth is Mohammed Tanzeem Hussain (19), son of Mohammed Zakir Hussain of Mandi Mohalla in city. Tanzeem on Jan. 31 had been to Thonnur Lake in Panadavapura taluk…
Mysuru youth drowns in Thonnur Lake
February 1, 2021Body yet to be traced Pandavapura: A 19-year-old youth, who had gone to Thonnur Lake in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, was drowned in the lake yesterday. The deceased is Mohammed Sanjeem, son of Mohammed Zakir Hussain, a resident of Mysuru. Sanjeem, along with four of his friends, had gone to Thonnur Lake, a tourist…
Minister Patil hints at regularisation of illegal mines in Mandya district
January 4, 2021Pandavapura: Mines and Geology Minister C.C. Patil has hinted at regularisation of all illegal mining in Mandya district. Talking to reporters after visiting mining areas in T.M. Hosur, Kalenahalli, Chennanakere, Hangarahalli, Bebi Betta in Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks on Saturday, he said those who were doing mining illegally would be given an opportunity for regularisation…
Woman, daughter end lives over son’s bad habits
December 17, 2020Pandavapura: Depressed over son’s habit of consuming liquor, a 36-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Hemavathi Canal at Amruti village in the taluk on Dec. 13. The deceased are Salma Banu, wife of Khader and daughter Shabana Banu. On Dec. 12, Salma Banu’s son 18-year-old Shafiulla had gone to…
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