Hunsur: The Forest Department officials have arrested a man on charges of smuggling live Tortoises in a bag. The accused has been identified as Siddappa, a resident of Chikka Hunsur. The Forest Department personnel, on suspicion, stopped Siddappa near Chowdikatte village and when they checked his bag, they found four live Tortoises in it, following…

Hunsur: A man from Hunsur has been arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting his minor daughter and impregnating her. The 14-year-old girl delivered a baby girl at Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru recently. The accused is a 40-year-old man, a resident of Hanagodu Hobli, in the taluk. He has…

Hunsur: The driver of a 108 Ambulance was killed on the spot and the ambulance staff was injured, when a lorry rammed into the ambulance on Hunsur National Highway 275 this morning. While the ambulance driver has been identified as Lokesh Aradhya (30), a resident of Malaganakere in Periyapatna taluk, the injured ambulance staff, identified…

Hunsur: A grandfather and his grandson, who had taken their cattle to a lake for the cows to drink water, met their watery grave after they fell into the lake at Yamagumba village in the taluk on yesterday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Eerappaji (60) and his grandson Ullas (6). It is reported…

Hunsur: A three-month-old female tiger cub was found dead at D.B. Kuppe Range in Nagarahole National Park recently. It is learnt that the cub had got separated from its mother. Project Tiger Director Manikantan and Veterinarian Dr. Umashankar visited the spot and conducted the post-mortem. The reason for the cub’s death is yet to be…

Hunsur: In a tragic incident, a 9-year-old girl was killed, while 6 others sustained injuries, when the Ape Auto they were travelling, overturned near Devagalli in the taluk on Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Nandini (9) of Rajaji Colony in Nanjangud. Nandini, along with her other family members, was travelling in the…

Hunsur: Four members of a family and their car driver sustained injuries when the Maruti Alto car they were travelling, rammed into a lorry near Kallubetta Harangi Bridge in the town this morning. The injured, who included a man, a woman and two girl children of the same family and the car driver, were rushed…

Hunsur: The leopard, which had given sleepless nights for the residents of Kallamanti village in the taluk, was finally trapped in a cage, kept by Forest Department on Sunday night. The leopard had strayed into a farm belonging to one Ramaswamy on Saturday and had devoured a pet dog. Ramaswamy had informed the incident to…