K.R. Nagar: A 16-year-old boy was electrocuted at Malali village in the taluk on Monday. The deceased boy is Manoj, son of Kadegowda of Malali, who was a SSLC student at the Government High School. At about 7 am on Monday, Manoj, who had gone to his relative’s house, touched a drumstick tree which had…
Leopard, which attacked biker, Forest staff in K.R. Nagar, captured
November 4, 2022Forest personnel from Mysuru tranquillise the animal K.R. Nagar: Tension prevailed at K.R. Nagar town as a wild leopard attacked a bike rider and a Forest staff this morning. About 5 am, a resident of the town, who went to his under construction house to do curing works, saw the leopard sitting in front of…
Brain-dead K.R. Nagar farmer’s organs save four lives
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mahadeva, a 45-year-old farmer, who was declared brain-dead following severe head injury, has saved the lives of four persons by donating his organs. Mahadeva’s kidneys, heart valve and corneas were harvested for saving the lives of people who are in need of organs for their survival after his family’s consent. A native of Lakshmipura…
First suspected case of monkeypox reported
October 12, 2022Five-year-old child victim; Health Department on high alert Samples sent to Bengaluru for tests; contact tracing begins By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Four months after India’s first monkeypox case was detected in Kerala’s Kollam district, Mysuru’s first suspected case surfaced last evening from K.R. Nagar. A five-year-old child has been reportedly infected and the child’s…
Online fraud: Pensioner, lecturer cheated of Rs. 5.58 lakh
August 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: separate cases, a pensioner and a lecturer have lost a total of Rs. 5,58,506 to online fraudsters. In the first case, retired RTO officer 70-year-old Jaleel Ahmed, a resident of K.R. Nagar, has been cheated of Rs. 4,14,957. Ahmed received a call on his mobile phone and the caller on the other end, who…
Mystery shrouds death of Gram Panchayat Member at resort
July 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A Gram Panchayat (GP) Member was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a resort on the outskirts of city and his wife has suspected that he has been murdered. The deceased is Haliyur GP Member J.M. Satish (34), a resident of Javaregowdanakoppal, Chunchanakatte hobli in K.R. Nagar taluk. As election to the GP President’s…
K.R. Nagar Police book nine persons in dowry death case
July 24, 2022K.R. Nagar: Following a Court order, the K.R. Nagar Police have registered case against nine persons on charges of abetting the death of a married woman, who allegedly died due to dowry harassment. Bindushri (25), daughter of B.K. Swamy of K.R. Sagar, had married Manjunath of Doddekoppalu village in K.R. Nagar taluk on May 5,…
Chunchanakatte Falls near K.R. Nagar another centre of attraction
July 11, 2022K.R. Nagar: The Chunchanakatte Falls in K.R. Nagar Taluk is counted as one of the many gorgeous waterfalls in Karnataka as it is a place where one can see nature’s bounty in full flow. The spot is also called Dhanushkoti waterfall, located at Chunchanakatte village near K.R. Nagar. River Cauvery, which takes birth at Talacauvery…
St. Antony’s Feast held in a grand manner at Dornahalli
June 14, 2022K.R. Nagar: The Annual Feast of St. Anthony’s Basilica at Dornahalli in K.R. Nagar, Mysuru district, which was not held since two years following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, was held in a grand manner yesterday at Dornahalli. Lakhs of people from across the country and from abroad, irrespective of caste and creed, gathered in…
Youth killed in self-accident
May 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In a late last night incident, a 25-year old youth died of serious injuries when the motorcycle he was riding rammed into an electric pole on the Ring Road. A.N. Ullas, son of G. Narayanaswamy of Ankanahalli village in K.R. Nagar taluk, is the deceased. Ullas, who was a worker at RMP near Yelwal…
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