Kollegal: A 23-year-old unemployed youth from Mysuru, committed suicide by jumping into Bharachukki Falls at Shivanasamudra in the taluk. The deceased has been identified as Sagar (23), son of Somanath and a resident of Gayathripuram in Mysuru. It is learnt the unemployment drove Sagar to take the extreme step. As there was decreased water flow…
Chamarajanagar: Congress candidate A.R. Krishnamurthy (ARK), who hit the headlines after losing by just one vote in the 2004 Assembly polls from the then Santemarahalli constituency, has finally triumphed, by registering a resounding victory from Kollegal (SC) Constituency of the district. Krishnamurthy who secured 1,08,363 votes, defeated his nearest rival N. Mahesh of the BJP,…
Kollegal: Two persons were killed on the spot, while another sustained serious injuries when a private bus rammed into the bike they were riding near Madhuvanahalli village in the taluk recently. The deceased have been identified as Abhishek and Preetham while the injured is Manu, all residents of Madhuvanahalli village. The trio were proceeding on…
Lullaby wins first prize of Rs. 6 lakh in All India Contest New Delhi: In his 98th episode of his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday praised a Kollegal writer who won the first prize in the lullaby writing contest that was organised by the Union Ministry of…
Ambergris weighing 4.950 kg worth crores of rupees seized Kollegal: Kollegal CID Forest Mobile Squad Police have arrested four persons who were smuggling ambergris (Whale vomit) and have seized 4.950 kg ambergris worth crores of rupees and a car used for the illegal transportation. Those arrested are 48-year-old Shamsuddin Otion of Nadapura village, 55-year-old Taiseema…
Kollegal: A 44-year-old photographer, said to be depressed in life, committed suicide by hanging self in the town yesterday. The deceased is Gopi, a resident of Post Office Road in the town. It is learnt that he was leading a lonely life and was depressed in life, which forced him to take the extreme step….
Kollegal: A newly-wed Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO) was killed on the spot when a truck rammed into the car he was travelling on Ooty Road on Saturday afternoon. The deceased is Mahananda (30), a native of Muttapura Hundi in Kollegal. He was serving as a DRFO at Kollegal Buffer Zone. Mahananda was married to…
Kollegal: A car, which went out of control, ploughed into a house injuring a woman and causing damage to the house. The incident took place at Saragur village in the taluk yesterday. While the injured woman has been identified as Rathnamma, the compound wall of the house belonging to one Gavisiddanayaka has been damaged. One…
Bengaluru: Vijaya (62), wife of Kollegal MLA N. Mahesh, passed away this morning at a private hospital here following brief illness. Retired Assistant Manager of Apex Bank, she leaves behind her husband, one son and a host of relatives and friends. The body will be kept at Kanshi Foundation on Kanakapura Road for public to…
Suicide pact shocks residents of tiny village in Kollegal Yalandur: Desperate to continue their relationship through marriage, two lovers ended lives in a disturbing way by sitting inside a car and then immolating after dousing themselves with petrol. The horrific incident was reported on the banks of Theramballi Lake in Kollegal taluk last evening. Srinivas…
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