Gundlupet: A 65-year-old man was killed while his son suffered serious injuries when a wild elephant attacked them when they were guarding their crops at Shivapura village in the taluk yesterday early morning. The deceased has been identified as Bellishetty, a resident of Shivapura village while his injured son is Mahesh, who has been admitted…
Two motorcyclists killed in hit-and-run case
May 28, 2022Gundlupet: In what appears to be a hit-and-run case, two motorcyclists were killed on the spot, when their two-wheeler was knocked down by an unidentified speeding car near Hasaguli in the taluk late last night. The deceased have been identified as Venkatesh (30) and Kantachari (50) of Alattur village in Gundlupet taluk. Venkatesh and Kantachari…
Parvathamba Rathotsava held after two years: Three killed as chariot runs over devotees
May 16, 2022Gundlupet: Tragedy struck during Sri Kshetra Skandagiri Parvathamba Rathotsava, when the wheels of the chariot carrying the idol of the presiding deity ran over devotees killing three of them yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Sarpabhushan (25), son of Basavanna of Kandegala village, Swamy (35) of Kabbahalli village and Karinayaka (45) of Kodasoge village….
Nurse loses Rs. 14.96 lakh in online work scam
May 12, 2022Gundlupet: A nurse, who fell for a message sent to her mobile phone which offered online work from home in return for thousands of rupees as earnings, has lost Rs. 14.96 lakh besides undergoing blackmail from those who had offered her online work. Lalitha, a Staff Nurse at Gundlupet Government Hospital and a resident of…
Sisters drown in agri pond
May 4, 2022They fell into the pond while trying to pluck guavas Gundlupet: Two sisters, who were trying to pluck guavas in their field, were drowned after they fell into an agricultural pond. The incident took place at Kebbepura village in the taluk on Tuesday. The deceased sisters have been identified as Pooja (13), a 7th standard…
Hyderabad tourist killed as taxi rams into tree on Bandipur Road
April 6, 2022Gundlupet: A tourist from Hyderabad was killed on the spot, while other occupants (family members of the deceased) of the tourist vehicle have sustained injuries, when their vehicle hit a roadside tree near Hangala village on Bandipur Road this morning. The deceased has been identified as Jayalakshmi (50). Those injured have been identified as Venkaiah,…
Youth’s love affair costs brother’s life
April 4, 2022Gundlupet: The love affair of a youth has resulted in the relatives of the girl stabbing the elder brother of the youth to death. The incident took place in Hosuru Layout on the outskirts of Gundlupet on Saturday night. The deceased is Chikkaraju (25), son of Krishna Nayaka of the layout. According to Police sources,…
Stone quarry crash at Gundlupet: Two more bodies retrieved
March 7, 2022NDRF, SDRF, Fire Department return after 25-hour search operation Gundlupet: Rescue teams belonging to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Fire & Emergency Services Department, after conducting a 14-hour search operation, have ended their rescue operation by retrieving two more bodies yesterday. One more body was retrieved on Saturday after…
Stone quarry crash in Gundlupet: Rescuers blast rocks to retrieve bodies
March 6, 2022Chamarajanagar DC inspects several quarrying sites to check licences Gundlupet; Teams from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force and Fire & Emergency Services Departments have decided to blast the huge rocks that have fallen over a backhoe to retrieve the bodies of two more persons trapped in the stone quarry collapse at…
Stone quarry crash in Gundlupet: Search on for workers buried under rocks
March 5, 2022One body retrieved; huge boulders, mud mounds impede rescue operation Minister Somanna visits spot; pulls up Mines officials for negligence Gundlupet: Rescue operations are underway at Madahalli in Gundlupet taluk where landslides occurred at a stone quarry site trapping at least three persons. The stone quarry collapsed yesterday noon and landslides occurred at three different…
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