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Farmer ends life over debts
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Farmer ends life over debts

February 5, 2025

H.D. Kote: Unable to repay the loans he had taken from a microfinance company and private money lenders, a farmer ended his life by consuming poison at Kaniyanahundi village in the taluk. The deceased is Jayaramegowda (55) of the village. It is learnt that he had taken Rs. 10 lakh loan from Equitas, Jana Small…

Man hacks wife to death over ‘illicit affair’
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Man hacks wife to death over ‘illicit affair’

January 16, 2025

Brutal murder leaves innocent kids aged five and three years orphaned in H.D. Kote taluk H.D. Kote: A man brutally murdered his wife and surrendered to the Police, at Kaniyanahundi village in H.D. Kote taluk in Mysuru district on Wednesday. Tejaswini (26) is the victim, who was bludgeoned to death with a machete, by her…

Man arrested for selling wild animals’ body parts
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Man arrested for selling wild animals’ body parts

December 19, 2024

H.D. Kote: The Forest Department officials have arrested a man from Maharashtra on charges of selling wild animal parts and have seized parts of Indian Monitor Lizard and Peafowl from him. The arrested is Bachpan Singh Hira Singh Chithodia Takur. He was arrested near the Fire Brigade Station on the Main Road leading to H.D….

Wild elephants on city outskirts driven back to forest
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Wild elephants on city outskirts driven back to forest

December 11, 2024

Mysuru: The Forest Department, which had commenced an operation to drive the two wild tuskers which were found roaming in villages on city outskirts, has succeeded in driving the two wild elephants towards Maradigudda forest area through H.D. Kote’s Gopalapura and Bettadabeedu yesterday. After these wild elephants were spotted at villages near the city’s Outer…

Tiger menace: Combing operation begins in H.D. Kote
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Tiger menace: Combing operation begins in H.D. Kote

December 4, 2024

Mysuru: Following sighting of tigers in H.D. Kote taluk, which has created a sense of fear among the villagers, the Forest Depart is undertaking combing operations to capture the tigers. On Tuesday morning, after receiving information about a tiger being sighted near Shanthipura and Bochikatte villages in the taluk, the Forest Department officials and staff…

CM Siddaramaiah to visit H.D. Kote tomorrow
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CM Siddaramaiah to visit H.D. Kote tomorrow

November 11, 2024

To launch various development works H.D. Kote: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be visiting H.D. Kote tomorrow (Nov. 12) to launch various developmental works which will be undertaken at a cost of Rs. 450 crore and also to take part in Valmiki Jayanti. Prior to the CM’s visit, MLA  Anil Chikkamadu, along with officials, yesterday inspected…

Forest Watcher killed in wild elephant attack
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Forest Watcher killed in wild elephant attack

November 5, 2024

H.D. Kote: A 22-year-old Forest Watcher was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Gundre Forest Range in N. Begur Gram Panchayat limits yesterday evening. The deceased Watcher is Shashank, son of Chandru and a resident of Kalaiahanahalli village in the taluk. Yesterday evening, Forest Watchers Shashank and Raju were patrolling near the Inspection…

DC visits Kabini, Nugu Dams; directs precautionary steps
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DC visits Kabini, Nugu Dams; directs precautionary steps

July 18, 2024

H.D. Kote, Nanjangud: In response to the heavy discharge of water from the Kabini Dam following rains in its catchment area in Kerala, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy visited the Kabini and Nugu Dams yesterday. This morning, the Kabini Dam recorded an inflow of 42,829 cusecs and an outflow of 46,667 cusecs. As…

H.D. Kote’s Malleshwara Gudda proposed as Reserved Forest
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H.D. Kote’s Malleshwara Gudda proposed as Reserved Forest

July 16, 2024

602.54 acres is a habitat for wild animals; also serves as grazing land for livestock Mysore/Mysuru: In another conservation move, the Karnataka Forest Department has proposed to declare 602.54 acres of Malleshwara Gudda in H.D. Kote taluk as a Reserved Forest Area and has invited objections, if any, regarding this proposal. This follows a similar…

25,000 cusecs of water released from Kabini
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25,000 cusecs of water released from Kabini

July 16, 2024

Hadinaaru Kaalu Mantapa, bathing ghat in Nanjangud taluk submerged H.D. Kote: Over 25,000 cusecs of water is being released from the Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote, prompting a warning for residents living downstream to move to safer locations. This precautionary measure aims to ensure the safety of the Dam. The increase in outflow is due…

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