Hunsur: Two bike riders were killed on the spot and two pillion riders sustained injuries when their bikes collided head-on near Pattaladamma Lake Road close to Tenkalakoppal village, coming under Bilikere hobli, in the taluk on Monday night. While the deceased have been identified as Kiran (27) of Tenkalakoppal village and Rohith (16) of Bilikere…
Hunsur: With persistent demands for keeping prominent roads of the town open for festivals and key public functions, District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) held a meeting with the taluk administration, religious heads and Police at the Assistant Commissioner’s (AC) office here recently. Presiding over the meeting, GTD said that Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations will be held…
Two Volleyball players from Hunsur — V.B. Justin and Mahesh — who took part in the U-19 Volleyball Tourney conducted by the Student Federation Games at Rani Chennamma Stadium in Bengaluru recently, are selected to take part in the International Volleyball Games-2018 to be held in Faridabad. H.P. Amarnath, brother of former Hunsur MLA H.P….
Hunsur: In a major crackdown on ganja cultivation, the Hunsur Rural Police, who raided a farmland at Kalabochanahalli in the taluk yesterday, have destroyed ganja plants. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided the farmland of one Shekar, son of Madegowda and destroyed ganja plants grown in the field, besides seizing a plastic sack…
Hunsur: The watchman of a saw mill in Hunsur town was found brutally bludgeoned to death by miscreants yesterday morning. Naga (58), a resident of N.S. Thittu in the town, is the victim. Naga, who worked as a night watchman at the saw mill owned by former Hunsur Urban Development Authority Chairman M. Ravishankar at…
Hunsur: The reported spotting of a tiger on the outskirts of Billenahosahalli in Hunsur taluk has caused scare among the villagers. A villager is said to have captured on his cell phone the image of a tiger standing on the bed of a water tank on the outskirts of Billenahosahalli, close to the forest borders….
Hunsur: A Mumbai-based Bollywood stunt director was killed on the spot and two others were injured when the car they were travelling rolled over after hitting a road divider at Yashodapura near Hunsur town in the wee hours of Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Sattar Ahamed Khan (41). The other injured was stunt…
Hunsur: Two labourers sustained injuries when lightning struck them at Channasoge village, Hanagodu hobli in Hunsur taluk last evening. The injured are Vishwanath and Ramachandra of Maakanahalli Palya in Periyapatna taluk. The two were working as construction labourers at the under-construction house belonging to Sumithramma and Srinivas couple at Channasoge village when rain, accompanied by…
As part of ‘Raitha Dasara,’ a sports competition was held for farmers under men’s and women’s categories yesterday at J.K. Grounds here. The events for men featured running with a backpack of 50kg fertilizer, three-legged race (two men with a leg of each strapped together), gunny sack race and slow cycling. For women, the events…
Hunsur: As part of Dasara festivities, Rural Dasara Sports was inaugurated by Taluk Panchayat President Padmamma Basavaraju at Muneshwara Kaval Grounds in Hunsur yesterday morning. Speaking on the occasion, Padmamma said that rural women should come out of their houses, take part in such activities and get noticed in various fields. Sports such as ‘carrying…
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