Mysuru: 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…
Car-scooter collision kills two in H.D. Kote
March 24, 2018H.D. Kote: Two scooterist were killed when the scooter they were travelling collided head on with a car near Sogahalli Gate on Mysuru-Manandavadi Road in the taluk this morning. The deceased have been identified as Doreswamy (55), a contractor from H.D. Kote and Ravi (26), a tractor-driver Savvemala in the taluk. The two were travelling…
Man arrested for killing daughter to ‘save honour’
March 1, 2018H.D. Kote: A case of an alleged honour killing has been reported in H.D. Kote where a man has been accused of murdering his daughter as she had an affair with a boy outside their caste. The man has been arrested now and further investigations are on. The incident has been reported from Gollanabeedu Village…
Anil Chikkamadu quits JD(S)
February 3, 2018Mysuru: Anil Chikkamadu, son of late JD(S) legislator from H.D. Kote, S. Chikkamadu, resigned from the primary membership of the JD(S) today. Anil Chikkamadu also quit as ZP member from Hanagodu (ST) ZP constituency, from which he was elected on a JD(S) ticket. Anil, who was miffed with the JD(S) leadership for failing to assure…
Camera trap laid for tiger, shoots leopard instead!
January 4, 2018H.D. Kote: A camera trap, which was installed by the Forest Department in Hosaholalu village at Antharasanthe Forest Zone in Nagarahole Reserve Forest, has captured the images of a leopard feeding on an animal killed by the tiger on Sunday. But bus passengers saw the tiger crossing Manandavadi Road in the vicinity yesterday afternoon and…
Girl’s body exhumed 26 days after death for post-mortem
December 10, 2017Mysuru: The dead body of a 21-year-old girl was exhumed on Friday, 26 days after her death. She died due to infection after she was administered an injection by a doctor following fever in H.D. Kote. After exhumation, doctors conducted a post-mortem. Ankusha from Kalahundi of Hampapura village, who had just completed B.Sc. degree from…
Leopardess caught in H.D. Kote
December 8, 2017H.D. Kote: The Forest Department personnel have caught a leopardess which had created panic among the villagers in Ramenahalli and surrounding areas in H.D. Kote taluk, here on Wednesday. Following complaints of the leopardess being spotted in N.Begur, Kalasuru and surrounding villages, the forest officials had set a cage since a week and were able…
Injection leads to girl’s death at H.D. Kote: Police book suo-moto case
November 15, 2017H.D. Kote: Two days after a 21-year-old girl succumbed to infection following an injection administered by a doctor at Hampapura in H.D. Kote, the H.D. Kote Police have booked a suo-moto case against the doctor, allegedly a quack. The doctor, identified as Dr. Raju, is on the run now and he has vacated the clinic…
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