Maddur: A 54-year-old woman died in an accident after the two-wheeler she was travelling was hit by an unidentified vehicle in Maddur, this morning. The deceased has been identified as Sudha, wife of Thimmaiah and a resident of Teachers Layout. The Police said that the incident took place at 5 this morning when she was…
Rowdy-sheeter’s hand chopped off in Maddur
July 17, 2017Maddur: A rowdy-sheeter’s right hand was chopped off by a gang, which attacked him in Maddur yesterday night. The rowdy-sheeter, whose hand was chopped and undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mysuru, has been identified as 21-year-old Varun, who had come out on bail recently. Varun was charged for attempt to murder. It is…
Cauvery row: Kannada activists half-bury themselves in Maddur
July 12, 2017Maddur: Taking a cue from the farmers who half-buried themselves in Maharashtra to draw the attention of the Government towards their problems in April this year, a group of farmers half-buried themselves in Maddur this morning protesting against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam. The protesting farmers,…
CAUVERY WATER ROW: Pro-Kannada organisation, farmers protest in Maddur
July 7, 2017Maddur: Around 100 persons including members of Kasturi Pro-Kannada Organisation and farmers staged a protest at the Maddurammana Kere in Maddur this morning protesting against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. They alleged that the State Government had failed to protect the interest of the farmers by releasing water to TN. On learning…
Newly-wedded couple commits suicide by coming under moving train
June 5, 2017Maddur: A newly wedded couple committed suicide by falling in front of a moving train near Maddur Railway Station yesterday. They have been identified as Sunil (28), a resident of Hunsur village in T. Narasipur taluk and Manjula (25), a resident of Kollegal. It is learnt that Sunil and Manjula had got married after falling…
Two youths killed in accident in Maddur
May 19, 2017Maddur: Two employees of a coffee chain were killed on the spot when their bike rammed against a parked lorry near Maddur KSRTC Bus Stand on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway last night. The accident victims have been identified as 33-year-old Ajith and 36-year-old Umesh, both employees of Coffee Day in Maddur. Both of them were heading…
Chopper with Ministers makes emergency landing at Maddur
April 21, 2017Mysuru: A private chopper that had brought Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to Mysuru had to make an emergency landing at Maddur on its way to Bengaluru last evening. The helicopter was carrying Law Minister T.B. Jayachandra, Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Water Resources Minister M.B. Patil. CM Siddharamaiah had come to Malavalli from Bengaluru yesterday to…
Human Interest Story: When a cop saved a train accident victim
April 15, 2017Mysuru / Maddur – A Railway Policeman went beyond his call of duty to save the life of a man whose leg was cut by a running train. Seeing the victim lying in a pool of blood and with no help forthcoming from the people gathered around, who were instead busy clicking pictures and shooting…
City student among 3 killed in separate accidents
April 14, 2017Mysuru – Three youths including a city college student lost their lives in separate accidents on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway late last night. While one accident occurred near Srirangapatna where a 20-year-old girl was killed, the other accident took place near Maddur where two youths, aged 26 and 27, were killed. The first accident occurred at…
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