Yelandur (Kollegal): A fifth standard student was allegedly beaten black and blue by his teacher till he fainted and now he has been admitted to the Government Hospital. The boy student, who was beaten up and rendered unconscious besides sustaining injuries is Guruprasad, a resident of Chamalapura, who was studying at SDVS Vidya Samsthe on…
Tragedy at Shivanasamudra: Bengaluru MBBS student swept away; father alleges murder
May 30, 2025Kollegal: A trip to Shivanasamudra turned tragic for a group of medical students from Dayananda Sagar Medical College, Bengaluru, as one of them was swept away by the strong currents of the River Cauvery. The incident occurred on May 27 and the body of the missing student was recovered the next morning. In a shocking…
Woman returning from daughter’s death ceremony killed with another daughter
March 26, 2025Speeding KSRTC bus hits passenger vehicle, bike; 11 persons sustain serious injuries Kollegal: In a tragic accident near Siddaiahanapura village near Kollegal yesterday, a woman and her daughter were killed, while 11 others sustained serious injuries after a KSRTC bus rammed into a passenger vehicle. The accident occurred when the passenger vehicle (Ace) (KA-41-7524), heading…
Unable to find matrimonial alliance, youth ends life
March 19, 202527-year-old Masana Shetty of Madhuvanahalli in Kollegal taluk commits suicide by holding on to a high-tension electric line; weeping mother watches the whole incident, along with villagers Kollegal: A youth, dejected over not getting married, ended his life by clinging on to a high-tension electric line at Madhuvanahalli in Kollegal taluk yesterday. The hapless mother…
Five engineering students killed in Kollegal accident
March 1, 2025Chamarajanagar: Five engineering students, including two women, were killed in a horrific accident after their car was hit by an oncoming truck near Chikkinduvadi in Kollegal taluk, Chamarajanagar district, this morning. The impact sent the vehicles off the road, killing all five on the spot. The victims have been identified as Nikhita & Srilakshmi from…
Yoga practitioner drowns in River Cauvery
February 17, 2025Kollegal: A Yoga practitioner was drowned while taking a holy dip in River Cauvery at Dasanapura village on Saturday. The deceased is N. Nagarajan, a resident of Vinayaka Gudi Street at Hale Agrahara in the town. Saturday being the third day of Narayanaswamy Rathotsava, Nagarajan had gone to Dasanapura village on Saturday and ventured into…
Two persons murdered over petty issues
January 3, 2025Kollegal/Nanjangud: In separate cases two persons including a woman have been allegedly murdered over petty issues at Kollegal and Nanjangud. While a brother slit the throat of his sister at Kollegal, an auto driver was stabbed to death with a beer bottle for refusing to give money to buy liquor at Nanjangud. Kollegal: Syed Farman…
City youth among two dead as car plunges into lake
January 2, 2025Incident occurred at Kunthur Lake in Kollegal, Chamarajanagar district at 2 am Chamarajanagar: A tragic accident claimed the lives of two individuals while a third youth survived after their car plunged into Kunthur Lake in Kollegal taluk last midnight. The deceased have been identified as Surjith (25), a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in Mysuru and Shubha…
CM pays last respects to former MLA Jayanna
December 12, 2024Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah paid last respects to former MLA and Karnataka State Warehousing Corporation Chairman S. Jayanna, who passed away at his residence on Tuesday. Siddaramaiah, who landed at the helipad at MGSV College in Kollegal, travelled to Jayanna’s residence at Mahadeshwara College Layout and paid respects to the former MLA. Later, in the…
Former Kollegal MLA S. Jayanna passes away
December 10, 2024Kollegal: Former Kollegal MLA S. Jayanna (72) passed away here this noon at a Private Hospital following heart attack. Jayanna, who was a bachelor, was elected twice from Kollegal (SC) Assembly segment — once on a JD(S) ticket in 1994 and the second time on a Congress ticket in 2013. Currently, he was serving as the…















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