Hunsur: Five school children were injured when the school van in which they were travelling, rammed into a roadside tree near Moodalakoppalu near Bilikere on Hunsur-Mysuru road on Saturday. The driver of the van too sustained injuries in the mishap, which is said to have occurred following a tyre burst. The van is said to…
Man on bail hacked to death in Hunsur
February 9, 2018Hunsur: A 45-year-old man who was out on bail was hacked to death in the town late last night. The victim has been identified as Mahesh (45), alias Bellulli Mahesh, a resident of Ranganatha Extension in the town. Mahesh who had divorced his wife Lakshmi, was sentenced to jail about 5 months ago by a…
Tuskers destroy huts at Hunsur tribal hamlet
January 29, 2018Hunsur: Two tuskers, which appeared all of a sudden at Chikkahejjur Tribal Hamlet in Veeranahosahalli Forest Range, have destroyed huts, cowshed and toilets at about 6 am today. Kusaiah, a tribal, was tying his cattle at about 6 am today, when two tuskers appeared all of a sudden near the hamlet. He soon informed his…
Peaceful Hanuma Jayanti at Hunsur
January 27, 2018Hunsur: Thousands of devotees took part in the procession held as part of Hanuma Jayanti at Hunsur this morning. The procession, which was originally scheduled for Dec. 3, was cancelled over a dispute between officials and supporters of BJP MP Pratap Simha, on the route of the procession. The authorities, taking note of the sentiments…
Hanuma Jayanti in Hunsur on Jan.27
January 22, 2018Mysuru: District Administration has given permission to organise Hanuma Jayanti in Hunsur town on Jan. 27. The organisers have been asked to take the procession on a changed route. The Hanuma Jayanti Celebrations and procession planned earlier on Dec. 3, 2017 had been cancelled in view of law and order situation. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep…
Auto drivers assaulted by youth over petty issues
January 9, 2018Hunsur: An incident of a youth assaulting two auto drivers with a machete and injuring them seriously has been reported from Mururamma Layout here last night. While the injured have been identified as Chandrashekar and Suresh, the youth who assaulted them has been identified as Avinash, who is absconding. The injured are undergoing treatment at…
Wins State-level Body Building Competition
January 4, 2018Syed Iqbal of Davanagere (centre) won the State Level Body Building competition organised in Hunsur recently. The winner was awarded as cash prize of Rs. 25,000. He is seen posing with (from left) Best Poser title winner M. Shivakumar and Most Muscular title winner Hemanth Kumar, who received a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 each.
Teen among four killed in Mandya, Hunsur
January 1, 2018Mandya/ Hunsur: Four persons were killed in separate accidents in Mandya and Hunsur since the last 48 hours. The latest accident occurred in Hunsur this morning where a school teacher was killed. The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Mahesh, the son of Swamy Gowda of Kothegala village. He was working as a teacher at…
New PSI takes charge at Hunsur
January 1, 2018Hunsur: J.E. Mahesh Kumar took charge as the new PSI (Law & Order) of Hunsur Town Police Station yesterday. Mahesh Kumar, who was serving at Kushalnagar, was transferred and posted to Hunsur town, in place of A. Shanmugham, who has been transferred to Madikeri. It may be mentioned here that Suresh, who was serving at…
Parents urged to send children to Government Schools
December 31, 2017Hunsur: Calling upon parents to admit their children in Government schools, Hunsur-based VK Foundation President Vasanth Kumar said that the motto of any Foundation, Association or organisation should be service to the society. He was speaking after distributing note books to school children of various government schools in the taluk at a programme organised here…
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