Mysuru: A 30-year-old woman of H.D. Kote, who was working as a maid at Col. (Retd.) K.K. Puri, nephew of late bollywood actor Amrish Puri in Mumbai, has been arrested by the Mumbai Police with the help of local Police on charges of allegedly looting gold and diamond ornaments worth about Rs.30 lakh from the…
Leopard trapped in snare rescued
July 31, 2018Mysuru: A 7-year-old leopard, which was trapped in a snare at N.Begur in H.D. Kote taluk, was rescued by the Forest Department personnel this morning. Villagers, who were passing by Basavanapura Road, heard some sound coming from the roadside and on looking towards the sound, they found a leopard caught in a snare and writhing…
Two killed as borewell lorry topples in H.D. Kote
July 24, 2018H.D. Kote: Two persons were killed and four others sustained injuries, when the borewell lorry they were travelling in, toppled at Chikka Kereyur Tank bund in H.D. Kote taluk this morning. The deceased have been identified as Avinash (23) and K. Sharavana (23), while all the injured were taken to a hospital in Mysuru for…
Boy, minor girl commit suicide
July 6, 2018Mysuru: In a shocking incident, a boy and a minor girl ended their lives by consuming poison near KRS yesterday. While the boy has been identified as Shivu, the minor girl is said to be from H.D. Kote. Shivu and the girl were said to be in love for the past few months and placed…
Man strangles woman, kills her by drowning
June 12, 2018Mysuru: In a dastardly act, a man strangulated a woman he knew and killed her by drowning her in water. The incident occurred last evening near Kabini bridge between Haradanahalli taluk and Hommaragalli. Dharmesh, an autorickshaw driver from Kanchamalli village in H.D. Kote taluk, has killed Dakshayani (40) from the same village. Even as the…
Peacock rescued at H.D. Kote
June 10, 2018Ningaraju and Suresh of Chowdalli in H.D. Kote, who found a four-year-old peacock stuck in a fence and exhausted, rescued the peacock and handed it over to the Forest Department officials. The officials, who provided treatment to the peacock, later released it into Nagarahole Reserve Forest.
Awareness drive on COTPA held in H.D. Kote taluk
June 9, 2018H.D. Kote: District Department of Health and Family Welfare, District Surveillance Office and District Tobacco Control Cell together had organised an awareness drive on COTPA (Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act) – 2003 at Saragur in the taluk covering shops, hotels, bars and provision stores at public places recently. District Tobacco Control Cell Advisor Shivakumar…
Bear attacks man attending nature’s call
June 3, 2018Mysuru: A wild bear attacked a man and injured him while he was attending nature’s call. The incident took place at Hosuru Haadi of H.D. Kote on Friday night. Forest officials said that the injured has been identified as Kulla, a tribal. The bear which came from a nearby forest pounced on him when…
H.D. Kote youth at K.R. Hospital cleared of Nipah infection
May 27, 2018Mysuru: In a major relief to the District Administration, a youth, who was suspected to be infected by the deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) and was being treated at the isolated ward of the K.R. Hospital in city has been certified not Nipah-infected. This was the first case of Nipah scare reported in city. The youth,…
Tusker caught in trench dies of heart attack
May 4, 2018H.D. Kote: A wild tusker nicknamed ‘Bakra’ by villagers frequently found roaming at Antarasanthe, Metikuppe and Belleguppi villages, was found dead after it fell into an elephant trench at Dammanakatte Haadi in H.D. Kote taluk yesterday. As the tusker fell into the trench, its tusks got embedded into mud and it could neither move its…
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