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…
Excise contractor and youth found dead under mysterious circumstances
March 4, 2017An 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…
Thousands of fish die at Boodanooru Lake
March 3, 2017Severe 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
March 2, 2017G. 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’
February 19, 2017“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
February 19, 2017Ramalingaiah (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.
Mandya farmer succumbs to snake-bite
February 19, 2017)- 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…
Currency exchange racket: Assaulted on Feb.7, rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai arrested
February 12, 2017Another 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…
11 arrested for attempting to kill history-sheeter Ashok Pai
February 10, 2017In 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…
Rowdy-Sheeter Ashok Pai escapes kill bid
February 8, 2017He was attacked to avenge the murder of Jadeja Ravi A gang of over 30 members attempted to murder rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai at his mother-in-law’s residence in Madarahalli near Bharathinagar village in Mandya in the wee hours of yesterday. However, Ashok Pai, who was released from jail two months ago in connection with the murder…
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