Bannur School sealed down, holiday declared T. Narasipur: An educational institution near Santhemala in Bannur has been sealed down after seven more students tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday bringing the total positive cases to 26. A week’s holiday has been declared for the students as a precautionary measure. About 1,450 students at the educational institution…
Pourakarmika dies after falling into open drain while cleaning
June 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A Pourakarmika, who was engaged in cleaning an open drain at Maragowdanahalli in Bannur Police limits, died after slipping and falling into the drain on Saturday morning. The deceased is Murugan (38), who has been working as a Pourakarmika at Hanumanaalu Gram Panchayat since nine years. It is learnt that the drain was clogged…
Three meet watery grave
October 3, 2019Bannur/Mandya: In separate incidents, a student and two youths met watery graves at Kodagahalli near Bannur and at Mangala village in Mandya. In the first incident, a student, who along with his friends had gone for a swim at Cauvery Backwaters at Kodagahalli, drowned in the river yesterday morning. The deceased student is Yashwanth, son…
Housewife missing from Bannur
June 19, 2019Bannur: A housewife has gone missing from Turuganuru village in Bannur since May 17, according to a complaint lodged by her husband at Bannur Police Station. The missing housewife identified as 25-year-old Sridevi (Mahadevi), is 5.5 ft. tall, normal built, oily red complexioned, oval faced, has the initials TMK tattooed on her right hand and…
Five persons go missing from Bannur
May 2, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, five persons including a woman, who had gone missing from Bannur Police limits in 2017, are untraceable till date. In the first case, 23-year-old Revanna of Bannur, has gone missing from Jan. 20, 2017, according to the complaint lodged by his father. He is 4.5 ft. tall, normal built, fair complexioned,…
Six arrested for city oil merchant’s murder
February 4, 2019Mysuru: Five days after an oil merchant from city went missing and later found dead at a canal at Bannur, the Police have successfully cracked the case and have arrested six persons on charges of kidnap and murder. The victim is 36-year-old Senthil and he was abducted and murdered by the gang after kidnapping him…
Kidnap and Murder: Abductors collect Rs.2.22 lakh cash from oil merchant, Kill him at Bannur
January 30, 2019Mysuru: An oil merchant from city was kidnapped and murdered by a gang after taking Rs.2.22 lakh from the victim’s brother-in-law. The accused used the victim’s scooter to fetch money, kidnapped him to Bannur, murdered him and dumped the body in a dry canal. The oil merchant has been identified as 35-year-old Senthil, a resident…
Miscreants destroy plantain farm near Bannur
January 3, 2018Bannur: In a gut-wrenching incident, a plantation farm in Athalli village limits near Bannur was completely destroyed by miscreants on Dec.31 night and the incident came to light on Jan.1 The one-and-a-half acre farm belongs to Ramprasad and he had grown plantains. In another two months, the plantains were ready for picking. However, on the…
Six killed in four separate accidents
December 10, 2017Mysuru: Just a day after 6 persons were killed in 3 road accidents that took place in Srirangapatna, Saragur and T. Narasipur Police Station limits on Friday, six more persons were killed in four separate accidents that occurred on Saturday at Bannur, Bellur (Nagamangala) T. Narasipur and K.R. Traffic Police Station limits in Mysuru. In…














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