Seeing plight of those who have moved out of forest, families shy away to relocate Hanagodu: While the Forest Department is spending crores of rupees every year to maintain the flora and fauna in Reserve Forests and Tiger Reserves in order to rake in the moolah through boosting safari, creating protected areas and attracting tourism,…
Hunsur: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot, when a lorry collided head on with the bike near Kal Betta on Hunsur-Madikeri Highway yesterday evening. Soon after the collision, the bike reportedly caught fire and was completely gutted in the fire. The deceased rider has been identified as B.P. Muthanna, son of B.A. Praveen…
Hanagod: A forest guard was killed on the spot when a raging tusker attacked a group of men while on border duty near Hunsur late last night. The incident occurred at Veeranahosalli Range near G.M. Halli where a team of forest guards and watchers were stationed to prevent wild elephants from raiding the crops grown…
Mysore/Mysuru: A four-year-old girl was choked to death after she swallowed a five rupee coin at Hirekyathanahalli village in Hunsur taluk yesterday. She had been to her granny’s house when the tragedy struck. The girl, named Kushi, accidentally swallowed the coin while playing at her grandmother’s house and began coughing continuously. Alerted by this, the…
Hunsur: In a daring loot, miscreants who targeted a tender coconut vendor, has robbed him of cash, jewellery and cellphone on Thursday night. M.K. Chandru, the tender coconut vendor of Murukanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk, was proceeding to Hunsur from Ratnapuri on a motorcycle on the night of Sept. 2, when three bike-borne miscreants who…
Hunsur: A wild elephant, which was trying to cross the tentacle solar fence, has died and the carcass of the elephant was found yesterday. The elephant, aged about 60 years, is said to have tried to cross over forest area and while trying to cross the tentacle solar fence at Havinagundi Moole forest area in…
Close shave for 35 passengers near Hunsur; driver seriously injured Hanagodu: Over 35 persons, including regular commuters to Mysuru from Kushalnagar, had a miraculous escape in the wee hours of today when a KSRTC bus they were travelling in collided against a parked truck carrying tree logs. The incident occurred at Kalbetta near Hunsur at…
Hunsur: In another accident near Hunsur, two persons were killed when their bike rammed against a roadside fence post late last night. Both of them were not wearing helmets and died on the spot. The victims have been identified as 55-year-old Rajegowda and his brother-in-law 32-year-old Ravi. Both of them hailed from Mailambur village near…
Jampa Sangyal’s tryst with dragon fruit Many people find no ideas to utilise their retirement life and while away days doing nothing. But Jampa Sangyal, a resident of Gurupura near Hunsur, a retired Indian Armyman, is cultivating dragon fruit organically. He started dragon fruit cultivation in the fallow land near CSD-Gurupura School and invested money…
Hunsur: A 12-year-old boy, who was playing with his brother under an overhead water tank, which was being constructed, was killed while his brother suffered fractures on both his legs as the overhead tank collapsed on them yesterday afternoon. The incident took place at a private layout near Manuganahalli check-post in the taluk. While the…
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