Hassan: Venkatesh alias Aane Venkatesh (40), a tranquilliser expert involved in several elephant rescue operations, succumbed to injuries after one such operation went awry, at Halliyuru near Alur in the district on Thursday. Bheema is the tusker that trampled Venkatesh to death. The elephant had sustained injuries during a fight with another tusker in the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Several teams attached to the Vigilance Squad of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), conducted simultaneous raids at Hassan, Holenarasipur and Arkalgud taluks in Hassan district yesterday and unearthed 27 cases of illegal power connections. The teams raided eight places from 9 am to 5 pm at Somanahalli, Bidarakoppal including the three taluks of Hassan…
Hassan: In a rude shock to the ruling BJP, the party lost the prestigious Hassan seat with its candidate and sitting MLA Preetham Gowda losing the seat to H.P. Swaroop of the JD(S), while the Congress came a poor third. The Constituency has gained all the more attention as BJP’s Preetham Gowda had challenged JD(S)…
Joyalukkas Foundation conducted Joy Homes key handing over ceremony at Markuli, Hassan, in the presence of Yeshwanth (Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer, Hassan), Rakesh (PDO – Markuli Gram Panchayat), V.S. Jinesh (Regional Manager, Joyalukkas Karnataka Region) and M.V. Praveen Kumar (Branch in-Charge, Joyalukkas, Hassan) and others. Joy Homes is one of the CSR activities of Joyalukkas…
Hassan: The famed Hassanamba temple, which was open for 15 days from Oct.13 to 27 this year, closed down for devotees after 12 noon yesterday. On the last day on Thursday, Kondotsava was held in the temple premises in the presence of thousands of devotees. Hassan District In-charge Minister K. Gopalaiah, Deputy Commissioner M.S. Archana,…
Hassan: After two years of scaled down festival owing to the pandemic, the Hassan district administration is gearing up for a grand Hasanamba Jathra Mahotsava this year, from Oct. 13 to Oct.27. The doors of the sanctum sanctorum will be opened as per custom at 12 noon on Oct. 13. The temple will be cleaned…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 36-year-old man, who left his house in Hassan on Aug. 5 at about 9 am, saying that he was going to meet his wife in Mysuru, has since gone missing. The missing man is M.R. Rakesh, a resident of Vidyanagar in Hassan. Rakesh at about 12.30 pm, called his brother over the phone…
Tremors also felt in parts of Ko:dagu and Mandya Madikeri: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale (magnitude) hit Hassan district in the wee hours of today. Officials from the State Disaster Management Authority confirmed that the epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 4.37 am, was 0.8 km NNE of Maluganahalli village, in…
Hassan: Hassan City Municipal Council (CMC) member, was brutally hacked to death by miscreants with lethal weapons at Laxmipura Extension yesterday evening and the incident has caused tension in the city. The deceased CMC member from Ward-16, who was also a JD(S) member, is Prashanth Nagaraj (42). Yesterday at about 7.30 pm, Prashanth was proceeding…
Holenarasipur (Hassan): The elder brother of one of the accused candidate in the PSI exam scam that was unearthed recently, reportedly committed suicide by hanging self at his residence in Gunjevu village, Holenarasipur taluk of Hassan district late on Tuesday night. The deceased is identified as G.R. Vasu, elder brother of PSI candidate G.R. Manukumar,…
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