K.R. Pet, Apr.29 (US)- Prithvik Shankar, a resident of Doddayachenahalli in the taluk of Mandya district has secured 211th rank at the Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in 2017. He is the son of Shankaregowda and Sudha. After doing PUC at Saibaba Institutions in Puttur, Prithvik completed B.Sc in Bengaluru…
K.R. Pet MLA falls ill
April 24, 2018K.R. Pet: K.R. Pet JD(S) MLA K.C. Narayanagowda, who had filed his nomination as the JD(S) candidate yesterday morning, took ill later in the evening and was treated at a local hospital. Narayanagowda, who was upset after JD(S) Supremo issued the party’s ‘C’ form to another aspirant B.L. Devaraj, had staged a protest along with…
Former Speaker K.R. Pet Krishna quits active politics
April 19, 2018K.R. Pet: Former Assembly Speaker Krishna, popular as K.R. Pet Krishna from Congress has announced his retirement from active politics. “I have no intention to continue in politics that has been polluted and I have decided to retire from politics after spending over 40 years there,” he said. Addressing reporters at Ramdas-Sulochanamma Kalyana Mantap yesterday,…
Alleged harassment by teacher: Girl student commits suicide
January 25, 2018K.R. Pet/Mysuru: A girl student of Navodaya Minority Residential School at K.R. Pet, unable to bear the harassment of the teacher, committed suicide by hanging self at her hostel room in K.R. Pet last evening. While the girl student has been identified as Zaibunnisa (14), daughter of Mohammed Ibrahim and Zubeid couple, residents of Uppinangadi…
Threshing Crops on Road: Car catches fire after driving over millet straw strewn on road
January 22, 2018K.R. Pet: Five members of a family from Bengaluru, who were on their way to Sri Bhu Varahanatha Swamy Temple at Ganjigere Kallahalli in the taluk, has a miraculous escape, when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after running over millet straw which was strewn on the road for threshing by farmers…
Negligence of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited officials render hundreds of Cormorant fledglings homeless
January 10, 2018Mandya: Sheer negligence on the part of the officials of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) in K.R. Pet, have rendered nearly 350 birds of various species, mainly Cormorants homeless. On Saturday, CNNL engaged workers to cut branches of a few trees in its premises, which was done without taking precautionary measures despite knowing that there…
Power of courage and barking…: Pet dog chases away leopard
November 18, 2017Mandya: A Labrador pet dog has become an overnight hero at K.R. Pet near Mandya for chasing away a leopard. The leopard had created a sense of fear in the area and residents were living under constant threat. According to villagers, the leopard had terrorised Lakshmipura village in K.R. Pet and on Thursday night, it…
Group clash in K.R. Pet over political rivalry
October 5, 2017K.R. Pet: Tension prevailed in Billenahalli village of K.R. Pet Taluk following a clash between two groups of JD(S) and Congress broke out yesterday evening. However, the Police managed to control the clashing groups. According to reports, the clashes took place over political rivalry where supporters of former Taluk Panchayat (TP) attacked the house of…
Retd. SI among two killed in road mishaps
July 25, 2017Mysuru: Two persons, who had sustained head injuries in separate accidents in city and in K.R. Pet, succumbed to injuries this morning. In the first case, Nagarajappa (69), retired Sub-Inspector (Wireless), Mysuru City and a resident of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nagar on T. Narasipur Ring Road, who had sustained serious head injuries in a road…
Accused found stealing, kills innocent boy
May 23, 2017Mysuru: The Police, who refused to divulge the details regarding the murder of 14-year-old Shashank of K.R. Pet taluk, yesterday morning, have revealed that it is indeed a case relating to IPL cricket betting. However, there is a twist in the story. The murder accused Dikshit, 18, and another student who were arrested, have spilled…















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