A man was killed and 13 others, including three children, were injured when a makeshift spectators’ gallery collapsed at a floodlit kabaddi tournament at Mallanayakanakatte village in Mandya district on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Papannachari, aged around 50. The injured were undergoing treatment at the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS). Minister … Read more
MLA for Mandya Ravi Kumar Ganiga on Sunday defended Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s warning to the Kannada film fraternity for their failure to turn up for the 16th edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes). Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Mr. Ganiga said there was nothing wrong with Mr. Shivakumar’s statement that the “nuts … Read more
Yusuf Khan looked distraught as he recalled the night of September 11. Khan, who is in his 30s, said that he and his brother had flung themselves across the entrance of Sadhana Textiles to prevent more than 100 masked men from causing damage. “But the mob simply shoved us aside. They removed petrol from my … Read more
The committee constituted by the Deputy Commissioner, Mandya for releasing the cash seized during the enforcement of the model code of conduct in the run-up to the elections to Mandya Lok Sabha constituency has convened its meeting in Mandya on Friday at 11 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Zilla Panchayat office. A … Read more
Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday, April 22, said it was a conscious decision to contest from Mandya to save the party from getting obliterated by the Congress. “The question before me was the survival of JD(S) that was founded by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. It is the party of farmers. The … Read more
The Lokayukta officials on Saturday arrested a head constable and his junior colleague while they were accepting a bribe from a man for an official favour. The accused, Rajkumar and Mahadev, attached to the Mandya City traffic police station, had demanded ₹8,000 from Sayyad Sadath, to release his vehicle which had been seized in an … Read more
Seer of Adichunchanagiri Mutt Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji turned up at the site of protest by farmers’ outfits in Mandya to extend his support to the ongoing agitation against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on September 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Several shops and business establishments remained closed in Mandya on September … Read more
Authorities at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Mandya released information on the new variety of crops to be exhibited during the Krishi Mela, on November 30, 2022. New paddy varieties and technologies developed for agriculture will be showcased during Krishi Mela to be held at the VC Farm in Mandya on December 2 and 3. … Read more
U.P. CM is scheduled to visit the Vokkaliga heartland on October 16 to participate in Kumbha Mela U.P. CM is scheduled to visit the Vokkaliga heartland on October 16 to participate in Kumbha Mela Is the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka trying to use Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adithyanath to make inroads into … Read more