* Periyapatna woman had written to President seeking mercy killing * Alleges that Police have failed to trace her missing husband Periyapatna: A team led by Periyapatna Tahsildar Kunhi Mohammad visited the house of a woman who had written to the President of India seeking permission for mercy killing as she was unable to support…

Periyapatna:  Deeply disappointed over the attitude of the Police the family of a man who has gone missing since six months, is living in constant fear and in search of a livelihood. Sukhlal aka Suresh lived with his wife Sunitha and four children at Ravandur village in the taluk. A person in the village entered…

Periyapatna:  A 52-year old farmer, unable to clear debts, ended his life by hanging self at his farm at Poonadahalli in Periyapatna taluk yesterday. P.V. Ramesh (52), son of Venkatappa of Poonadahalli is the deceased. Ramesh was said to be in deep debts, after borrowing loans from banks and private money lenders. Ramesh, who was…

Periyapatna:  Villagers have alleged that illegal mining has re-started after it was stopped sometime back and have accused the authorities concerned of turning a blind eye towards it. Villagers Chandru, Manja, Ravi, Anand and others have complained that the villagers of Ragi Aaladamara, Hasuvinakavalu and surrounding places in the taluk were suffering because of illegal…

Periyapatna:  Drinking water crisis has severely affected the Fire Station Department in the town as borewells which are the  main source of water for the staff quarters as well for the fire extinguishers is damaged. There are 16 staff in the Department who are residing along with their families at 14 residential quarters in the…

Periyapatna:  In yet another calamity, crops grown in over 50 acres of land were destroyed, when an overflowing ground-level water tank bund breached in the taluk late on Tuesday night. Following heavy rains that lashed the taluk on Tuesday, Hunsekatte and Somanakatte water bodies at Benagalu village overflowed and breached, with water gusting into the…

Periyapatna: In a bizarre incident, the compound wall of a Government School at Bylakuppe in the taluk collapsed when the soil loosened while constructing an underground drainage just adjacent to the compound. The compound wall of Bylakuppe Government High School was built in 2015-16 at a cost of Rs.7 lakh, with Rajya Sabha Member D….

Periyapatna:  A 21-year-old, reportedly committed suicide by jumping into Lakshmanatheertha River last evening. The deceased is Krishna, son of Nanjundegowda and a resident of Tatanahalli in the taluk. Krishna, who left his house, arrived at Hunsur in a bus and called his home over his phone and informed them that he was jumping into the…