Hunsur,: Miscreants have stolen a gold chain of a passenger while travelling from Hunsur to Modooru on Tuesday. The lady, who lost her gold chain, is Rajamma, a resident of Kolavige village and mother of Dodda Hejjuru Gram Panchayat President Devaraj. Rajamma, who wanted to go to her daughter’s house in Modooru, boarded a bus…
Leopard trapped in Hunsur
July 10, 2018A four-year-old male leopard was trapped by the Forest Department personnel at the farm of one Jaffar Baig at Siddanakoppal in Hunsur last night. The leopard had killed Jaffar’s dog and had consumed a part of it on Sunday. The Forest Department personnel had placed a cage in the farm and had kept the carcass…
Effective waste segregation helps Hunsur bag Best City Award in Solid Waste Management
June 25, 2018Mysuru: Hunsur has won the South Zone Award for Best City in Solid Waste Management (SWM) while the Heritage City of Mysuru has slipped into eighth position in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 from the fifth position it achieved in 2017. The rankings were released in New Delhi on June 25 by the Union Ministry of…
Victory smiles on A.H. Vishwanath in Hunsur
May 16, 2018Mysuru: Former Minister Adagur H. Vishwanath, who was fed up with the functioning style of Congress leaders and had quit the party last year to join the JD(S) registered a comfortable victory over Congress candidate H.P. Manjunath by a margin of 8,575 votes. Vishwanath who had openly ridiculed the working style of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah…
Teenager electrocuted
May 12, 2018Hunsur: In a tragic incident, a 15-year-old girl died of electrocution in the premises of her house at Hareenahalli in the taluk this morning. The deceased girl has been identified as Pallavi, daughter of Mahadeva Nayaka and Yashodamma of Hareenahalli. Pallavi was cleaning the backyard of her house at about 6.45 am, when she accidentally…
A.H. Vishwanath to file nomination tomorrow
April 18, 2018Hunsur: Former MP A.H. Vishwanath will file his nomination papers tomorrow (Apr.19) as the JD(S) candidate for Hunsur Assembly constituency. He will offer prayers along with his family at 9 am at the Ganapathi temple and perform a Ganapathi Homa. Later he will arrive at the office of Assistant Commissioner (Assistant Electoral Officer) in a…
Derogatory comments against Vokkaligas: Case filed against Hunsur Congress MLA’s brother, three others
April 12, 2018Hunsur: A case has been filed against Hunsur Congress MLA H.P. Manjunath’s brother H.P. Amarnath and three others for posting derogatory content on Facebook against Vokkaliga community. The case has been filed in the Hunsur Town Police Station by K. Ganesh Gowda, son of former MLA Kariyappa Gowda and the Vice-President of Hunsur Taluk Vokkaliga…
Who will be the next MLA from Hunsur?
April 9, 2018Hunsur: Hunsur Assembly segment, which was once represented by former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs for six terms is one of the Assembly segments in Mysuru region has caught the attention of political observers in the State. Hunsur has witnessed 17 Assembly elections so far, out of which, Congress has won 11 times, thus making…
One killed, two injured as Maruti Omni rams into parked lorry
April 2, 2018Hunsur: The driver of the Maruti Omni van was killed on the spot and two others sustained serious injuries when the Maruti van rammed into a lorry parked on the roadside near Moodala Koppal Gate in the taluk yesterday. While the deceased has been identified as Abdul Hameed (37), son of Kanniyanda Moosay, a resident…
Newly-wed couple attempts suicide: Bride dies, groom hospitalised
March 19, 2018Hunsur: In a tragic incident, a newly-wedded couple, attempted suicide by hanging themselves to a tree near a Petrol Bunk at Tondalu village in the taluk this morning. While the bride breathed her last in the incident, the groom has been admitted to a hospital by the villagers. While the deceased has been identified as…
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