Mandya: Dr. H.N. Gopalakrishna, a 2012 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mandya from outgoing DC S. Aswathi at the DC office here yesterday. Dr. Gopalakrishna who was serving as the Commissioner of Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports at Bengaluru, was posted as Mandya DC…
Mandya gears up for Kumbh Mela
October 10, 2022Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi said that the District Administration is gearing for the Kumbh Mela to take place at Triveni Sangama (confluence of Cauvery, Hemavathi and Lakshmanateertha Rivers) near Ambigarahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of the district from Oct.13 to 16. Speaking at the preparatory meeting yesterday, the DC said that vehicle parking…
Week-long trial blasts at quarries around KRS Dam from July 25
July 21, 2022Five places identified for mining explosions by CSIR-CIMFR Jharkhand team Mysore/Mysuru: The stage is set for trial blasts to study the impact of blasting and deep-earth mining activities around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district. With the conduct of the trial blast, the controversy over the illegal stone and granite mining activity…
LC Polls: DC couple draws attention
June 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The marathon counting of votes in the Legislative Council Polls from South Graduates Constituency that went on for a record 30 hours at the Maharani’s Women’s Commerce and Management College, drew special attention for the work of DC couple — Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham and his Mandya counterpart and wife Aswathi —…
Mandya District Administration asks devotees not to go on ‘Om Shakti’ pilgrimage
January 7, 2022Mandya: With the district reporting a sudden spurt in Corona cases which is attributed to devotees returning to the district after visiting Om Shakti temple in Tamil Nadu which has turned out into a COVID hotspot of late, the Mandya District Administration has banned the district devotees from visiting the Tamil Nadu temple. Speaking to…
High Court stays Mandya DC’s order on cancellation of 28 mining licences
September 17, 2021Mandya: In a setback to Mandya District Administration, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) S. Aswathi’s order cancelling 28 mining licences that were operational around KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of the district. However, the HC order comes only as a temporary relief to mine owners, as the Court has…
Loud sound rattles Bebi Betta premises
August 13, 2021MSME and Mines Secretary visits quarry sites; seeks report from officials Mandya: Despite the Mandya District Administration taking stringent measures to curb illegal mining in Bebi Betta Kaval premises and teams being formed to raid unauthorised stone quarries, loud sounds and repeated earth vibrations have rattled residents and villagers of surrounding areas. Yesterday afternoon, one…
Mandya DC’s call to build child-friendly society
August 11, 2021Child Helpline 1098 launched Mandya: Observing that it is important to build a child-friendly society, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) S. Aswathi has called upon every citizen to join hands for the same. She was speaking at a District-level Child Labour Eradication Action Plan Executive Committee meeting organised at the DC’s office here recently. Stressing on…
Echo of illegal mining in Mandya: Licences of 11 quarries, 22 crushing units cancelled
August 4, 2021Many villages close to KRS Dam declared sensitive; mobile squads to check mining Mandya: The Mandya District Mining Task Force headed by Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi and the District Stone Crushers’ Regulation Committee have issued orders cancelling the licences of 11 quarries that were operating without an environment clearance certificate and 22 crushing units for…
After mass cremation in Bengaluru, mass immersion at Mandya: Unclaimed ashes of 850 COVID victims immersed in Cauvery
June 3, 2021Revenue Minister R. Ashok leads rituals; gives dignity to the dead Mandya: COVID infection is dangerous but is it so dangerous that even after death there is a risk of infection? When an infected patient dies, the body is completely sanitised and given to the family for cremation in a leak-proof plastic body bag but…
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