K.R. Pet: Pall of gloom engulfed the family of K.R. Pet youth, who was among 11 killed in the stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru yesterday. Poornachandra (26), son of teacher R.B. Chandra and Kanthamani and a resident of Rayasamudra in K.R. Pet taluk, was a Diploma holder and was working at a private…
Mystery shrouds burnt body found in charred haystack
May 19, 2025K.R. Pet: Mystery shrouds over the death of a youth whose burnt body was found in a charred haystack at Kattaraghatta village in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district on Saturday. The deceased youth has been identified as Jayakumar of Kattaraghatta village. It is learnt that one Anil Kumar of the same village had allegedly…
Dad & Daughter Dupe Man… Sell fake gold worth Rs. 30 lakh
May 16, 2025Mysuru: A man and his daughter from Belavatha, Mysuru, have allegedly cheated a resident of Bookanakere in K.R. Pet Taluk, Mandya, of Rs. 30 lakh by duping him with fake gold coins. The victim, Manju (38), first met the accused, Pushpa (53), near Melukote Temple in Pandavapura. Pushpa tells Manju about a Swamiji, who helped…
One killed, another injured as Bolero hits bike
November 27, 2024K.R. Pet: A two-wheeler pillion rider was killed on the spot while the rider sustained serious injuries when a speeding Bolero vehicle hit the bike they were riding on Jalasur-Bengaluru Highway yesterday. While the deceased has been identified as Ramesh (63), son of late Chikkegowda of Valageremenasa village in the taluk, the seriously injured is…
K.R. Pet industrialist’s son is now an Indian Navy Lieutenant
June 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Not many parents with a single child would dare to send their offspring to serve the nation in the military. However, there is an exceptional case where an industrialist from K.R. Pet in Mandya supported his son’s decision to join the Indian Navy. B.C. Manju, an industrialist, and his wife Chandrakala are proud parents…
Three youths killed as car falls into gorge
February 5, 2024K.R. Pet: Three youths were killed while another sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling fell into a gorge after the person behind the wheels of the vehicle lost control of it near Akkihebbal bridge in the taluk on Saturday night. While the deceased have been identified as Chiranjivi (21), son…
Festive fervour marks Mastakabhisheka to Bhagwan Bahubali at Basti Hosakote
November 26, 2023K.R. Pet: The 18-feet tall statue of Bhagwan Bahubali came alive with the reconsecration ceremony organised at Basti Hosakote (Basadi Hosakote) near KRS Dam in K.R. Pet taluk yesterday. Jain Munis Amogha Keerthi Maharaj and Amara Keerthi Maharaj supervised various religious rituals including Jalabhisheka that began at 1 pm, amid the sea of devotees and…
Organ donation saves four lives
November 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Forty-year-old K.K. Rajesh, hailing from Akki Hebbal Hobli in K.R. Pet Taluk, was brought to Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, on Oct.25 after his bike met with accident with another bike at 3rd Cross, 3rd Main Road, near LIC, Sharadadevinagar in city. Rajesh was kept on life support for two days while he was in…
Leopard attack: Labourer injured
January 31, 2023K.R. Pet: A 55-year-old labourer, who was involved in harvesting sugarcane along with others, sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked him on Sunday morning. The injured labourer is Jayaramu, a native of Nagati Belagola Taanda of Bhadravati taluk in Shivamogga district. He was working as a labourer and was staying in a temporary shed…
Children of brain dead man donate his organs
October 28, 2022K.R. Pet: The children of a man, who was declared brain dead by the doctors of a private hospital in Mysuru, have donated the organs of their father thus displaying humanitarian concern. Details: Mogannegowda (65), a resident of Ganjigere Koppal in the taluk, who complained of severe headache and bleeding a week back, was rushed…
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