Mangaluru: A Mandya boy, who was on his way to Mangaluru on a jolly school trip along with classmates and teachers, was killed after he was thrown out of the speeding bus. The incident occurred at Kodya Kallu of Shiradi village under Uppinangadi police station limits. The victim has been identified as Chandru, 12, a […]
Mandya: But fellow actor Ambareesh, MLA for Mandya, is projecting himself as the ‘son of the soil’ With actor-turned-politician Ramya renting a house in Vidyanagar area in Mandya, speculation is rife that she may contest from this constituency in the 2018 polls. However, with another noted actor M.H. Ambareesh being the sitting MLA of Mandya, […]
Bengaluru : 13 farmers have committed suicide in the last 20 days in the sugarcane belt of Mandya in Karnataka. Sugarcane prices have fallen and sugar factories have not been always been paying farmers for the crop they have taken and one made an attempt to end his life in the State on Wednesday. A debt-ridden […]
Mandya: A 45-year-old woman was injured in a leopardess attack near Anedoddi village in Maddur taluk in Mandya district on Sunday morning. An adult leopardess, accompanied by her cub, attacked Leelamma of Kodidoddi village when she was working in a sugarcane field. She was injured on her back, thighs and arms, the police said. The […]
Mandya: When MP.Ramya floated the ‘One MP One Idea’ initiative, inviting ideas from general public for the overall development of Mandya district, it received wide appreciation from all quarters. About 115 enthusiastic civilians had even submitted proposals/ideas for development before December 31. However nothing really came out of it, as the MP failed to announce […]
Mandya: The second phase of the pulse polio drive, under National Immunisation Day (NID), started on Sunday with health authorities administering polio drops to 1.61 lakh children under five years in the district. Mandya Deputy Commissioner B.N. Krishnaiah inaugurated the drive by administering polio drops to children on Bangalore-Mysore near Kallahalli. Mandya City Municipal Council […]
Mandya: Criticising Defence Minister A.K. Antony and State Home Minister K.J. George for their “anti-Kodagu” measures, K.A. Ravi Chengappa, principal convener of Cauvery Sene, on Thursday called upon the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to participate in a Save Kodagu campaign, beginning on February 24. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘Save Cauvery’, […]
Mandya: All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow from Maddur to Mysore on Sunday witnessed a huge turnout. However, the 70-km roadshow lasted less than two hours, as he had to rush to Mysore to board a special flight to New Delhi. Thousands of party workers, including youngsters, waited for hours to get […]
Bangalore: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee functionaries seem to be pushing for party vice-president Rahul Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the State. They used his two-day visit to Karnataka at the weekend to consider this proposition. Some leaders say Mandya, Belgaum and Udupi-Chikmagalur have been identified as “safe” constituencies, in case he and the […]
Mandya: Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the Congress has decided to field the incumbent MP, Ramya, from the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency in the Lok Sabha elections. As All-India Congress Committee (AICC) vice-president Rahul Gandhi will take part in a roadshow (from Tumkur to Mysore via Mandya) on Sunday, Mr. Shivakumar convened a preparatory meeting […]
