Begur: A 23-year-old youth succumbed to injuries while his younger sister sustained serious injuries when a car rammed into the bike they were riding near Garaganahalli Gate on Ooty-Mysuru National Highway yesterday evening. The deceased youth has been identified as Mallesh, a resident of Alathur village in Gundlupet taluk while the injured is 21-year-old Manasa,…
On duty Head Constable dies of heart attack
February 10, 2023Gundlupet/Begur: A Head Constable who was on duty, suffered a heart attack and died while being shifted to a hospital in Mysuru. The incident took place at Kabballi village in the taluk yesterday. The deceased is Rajagopala (47), a resident of Chowdahalli in the taluk. He was serving as a Head Constable in Begur Police…
Rural students must get access to advanced technologies: Suttur Seer
July 29, 2022Gundlupet: Maintaining that there is a lot of talent in rural areas too, Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji said that rural students should get access to advanced technologies and learning. He was speaking after inaugurating Sri Siddaganga Shivakumara Swamiji Science and Robotics Lab, gifted by the fans of Housing Minister V. Somanna, who is…
Sunflower fields of Gundlupet turn selfie spots for tourists
July 17, 2022Yellow and green fields make for an ideal background for those hard-to-find ‘perfect’ profile photos Sunflower fields along National Highway 766 at Begur near Gundlupet are turning out to be a major photographic and selfie point and people driving on the Highway are stopping their vehicles for special moments in the lush field full of…
Check-post established near Hirikati Gate
August 29, 2021Begur: With the number of COVID positive cases increasing in neighbouring Kerala and Tamil Nadu States, a check-post has been established near Hirikati Gate on NH-766 and the officials are checking vehicles and screening passengers entering Karnataka. Following instructions from Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi, the officials are checking vehicles entering the State and…
Belachalawadi Lake near Begur breaches
August 23, 2021Standing ragi, jowar, sunflower crops in 70-acre land destroyed Begur: Standing crops and stored fertilisers in the fields worth several lakhs of rupees were lost as the Belachalawadi Lake near Begur in Gundlupet taluk breached yesterday. Many farmers have lost their standing crops and tonnes of fertilisers that were stored in the fields to be…
Kerala bizman waylaid, robbed
July 16, 2021Begur: A Kerala-based businessman was robbed of Rs. 15,000 cash by a gang of miscreants after waylaying the car. The incident took place between Belachawadi and Horeyala Gate in H.D. Kote taluk on Monday. The victim has been identified as Arshad Ali, who runs a chips factory near Kotekere. The incident occurred while he was…
Assistant Film Director now works as a blacksmith
May 14, 2021Begur: With film and television-related production coming to a standstill amidst nearly a month-long lockdown this year, a film personality who had been working in the Kannada movie industry for many years has now returned to his native village and working as a blacksmith. A native of Bettadamadahalli village in Gundlupet taluk, Bhadra B.M. Halli…
In search of food…
November 18, 2019A wild tusker is seen attempting to cross over the railway barricade installed by the Forest Department at Kottanahalli village near Begur in search of food. The villagers have urged the Forest Department to heighten the railway barricades.
Mysurean ends life in Begur
October 26, 2019Begur (Chamarajanagar): Manju Rao (35), a resident of Kalyanagiri in Mysuru is said to have committed suicide by consuming poison at a dilapidated building near Chikkahundi Gate. He was believed to have come in his autorickshaw three or four days ago to the spot and committed suicide. Tahsildar Najundaiah, Begur Police Sub-Inspector Lokesh and Village…
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