Hunsur: Suspecting the character of his wife, a drunk husband has allegedly killed his wife at Bijapur Dongri Gerasia Colony near B.R. Kaval, Hanagod hobli in the taluk on Saturday night. While the deceased is Manjula (30), the accused husband has been identified as Suresh. The couple has three children. Suresh used to reportedly come…
Petrol Bunk owner, staff assaulted
April 20, 2019Hunsur: The driver of a mini goods van (KA-55/4516) allegedly assaulted a woman petrol bunk owner and her staff over the issue of not filling diesel to his vehicle. The incident occurred at Chayadevi Petrol Bunk near Court Circle in the town on Thursday morning. The accused driver picked up a fight with Petrol Bunk…
594 villagers boycott polls in Hunsur
April 18, 2019Hunsur: Over 594 voters boycotted the election at Billenahosalli – Chandanagiri polling booth number 159, dominated by tribals in Hunsur taluk accusing the failure of the Government to take up development works in their village. The villagers had threatened of a poll boycott and even held protest last week demanding enough drinking water, good roads…
Kallahalli GP members threaten to resign and boycott LS election
April 11, 2019Urge shifting of present GP office Hunsur: Elected representatives of Kallahalli Gram Panchayat (GP) comprising four villages staged a protest in town on Tuesday urging the authorities to shift the Gram Panchayat office to the main road near Kallahalli Gate failing which they threatened to resign and also boycott the LS election on Apr.18….
Vani V. Alva is Hunsur CMC Commissioner
April 11, 2019Hunsur: Vani V. Alva has been posted as Commissioner of Hunsur City Municipal Council (CMC). She was earlier holding the same post in Ullal coming under Mangaluru Division. The previous in-Charge incumbent Shivappa Nayaka was suspended for irregularities on Jan.29 by the Municipal Administration Director.
Pedestrian succumbs to injuries
April 11, 2019Hunsur: An unidentified pedestrian, who suffered serious injuries when a bike rammed into him while he was walking on the roadside near Akshay Bhandar on Monday and was admitted to K.R. Hospital in Mysuru, has breathed his last. Soon after the incident, the bike rider left the bike (KA-04 AS-3441) behind and fled from the…
Fire destroys furniture shop at Hunsur
April 7, 2019An accidental fire has destroyed furniture worth lakhs of rupees at a furniture shop belonging to Siraj Ahmed in Hunsur on Thursday. Fire and Emergency Services personnel led by unit head Vinay Kumar and staff Ganesh, Raviprasad, Ganesh and others rushed to the spot and doused the fire. Hunsur Police, have registered a case in…
Couple running roadside shop assaulted
March 31, 2019Shop destroyed, Rs.2 lakh robbed Hunsur: A row over construction of a road side drain resulted in the family members of a political leader allegedly assaulting the couple and their family members at Yashodhapura in the taluk on Friday evening. Those who were assaulted are Gurappa’s son Srinivas, his (Srinivas) wife Vasantha and their family…
Debt-ridden farmers commit suicide
March 25, 2019Hunsur: In separate incidents, two debt-ridden farmers committed suicide by hanging at Hanagodu hobli in the taluk. The deceased farmers are Uday (45) of Habbanakuppe village and Chandregowda (60) of B.R. Kawal village in Hanagodu hobli. Uday, who owns four acre land, had taken a loan of Rs.6.5 lakh from Karnataka Bank at Chilkunda to…
IGP asks Policemen to take strict measures for ensuring peaceful polls
March 18, 2019Hunsur: Asking Police personnel to keep a close tab on the activities of rowdy sheeters and anti-social elements, IGP (Southern Range) Umesh Kumar has directed the Police to extern all anti-social elements who are facing many cases. He was addressing Police personnel of Hunsur sub-division, after visiting hyper-sensitive booths in Hunsur taluk, at the Hunsur…
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