K.R. Pet: Residents of Ballekere in Santhebachahalli hobli of the taluk have warned boycotting the Lok Sabha polls scheduled on Apr.18 for Mandya LS seat if the authorities of the District Administration fail to set up a separate Polling Booth in their village and staged protest yesterday. Hundreds of villagers blocked the main road of…
Election Officials seize Rs. 20 lakh cash in K.R. Pet
April 4, 2019K.R. Pet: In separate seizures, Election Officials have seized a total of Rs. 20,11,400 cash at two check posts which were being transported without any documents. In the first seizure, the authorities have seized Rs. 19,46,400 at a check post near Chikkonahalli Housing Board Layout on Channarayapatna-K R Pet Main Road. The cash was being…
‘Mandya is not ancestral property for outsiders’
March 28, 2019K.R. Pet: Trading charges against political rival JD(S), Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambarish appealed voters of the constituency to vote for her candidature who is fighting to uphold the dignity and self-respect of the people of Mandya. Addressing a large gathering of people after conducting road shows at various villages of Akkihebbal and Bukanakere hoblis of…
Advocate murdered
March 26, 2019K.R. Pet: An advocate has been found allegedly murdered at Nagaraghatta village in Santhebachalli hobli of K.R. Pet taluk last night. The deceased advocate is Satish (40), who was practicing at Channarayapatna, Mysuru, Bengaluru and other places. It is learnt that Satish had come to Nagaraghatta village yesterday night. K.R. Pet Police, who have registered…
Scrap dealer arrested for sharing sensitive post
March 1, 2019K.R. Pet (Mandya District): The K.R. Pet Town Police arrested Shafi, a scrap dealer, for sharing photographs of a Pakistan soldier kissing his flag, on the social media on Wednesday night and produced him before a Court yesterday. Shafi owns a scrap shop on Taluk Office Road. At a time when tension prevails due to…
Patients, pregnant women stage protest against absent doctor
November 23, 2018K.R. Pet: Dozens of angry patients including pregnant women and their relatives staged a protest outside Government General Hospital at K.R. Pet this morning against an obstetrician and gynaecologist for going on sudden leave without any prior information. They raised slogans against Dr. Priyanka for leaving the patients in trouble after giving delivery date to…
Missing minor boy from K.R. Pet found as transgender
October 29, 2018Mandya: A minor boy, who had gone missing about eight months back was found begging as a transgender at K.R. Pet in the district. The missing boy is 16-year-old Kumar (name changed), a native of Hakkimanchanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk, who was studying in 10th standard at BBMP High School, Bengaluru. He was found begging…
Former Municipal Councillor’s wife abducted
September 1, 2018K.R. Pet: A former Municipal Counsellor’s wife is said to have been abducted in broad daylight last evening in the town. The victim is Gayatramma, wife of former Municipal Councillor Raju and a resident of Hosaholalu in the taluk. Gayatramma, working as an Assistant at the Anganawadi Centre in Hemavathi Complex in Jayanagar Extension here,…
Dowry harassment: Woman ends life with child
August 4, 2018Mysuru: In a heart rending incident, a 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide along with her two-year-old child by setting herself and her child ablaze at Mahadevapura here late last night. The deceased have been identified as Gowramma, a native of K.R. Pet taluk and her child Nihal. Gowramma of Somanahalli in K.R. Pet, had got…
14-year-old student hangs self in school premises
July 20, 2018K.R. Pet: A 14-year-old girl student, upset over her teachers for scolding her, reportedly committed suicide by hanging self at her house in Chaitanya Vidyanikethana High School premises at Kodimaranahalli village in the taluk yesterday afternoon. The deceased girl has been identified as Sangeetha (14), a 9th standard student of the school. A native of…
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