Periyapatna: In a tragic incident, four persons of a family were killed when the Maruti Omni they were traveling in, fell into a water filled canal at Doddakamarahalli in the taluk last night. The deceased have been identified as Patte Palaniswamy (50), his wife Sanju (40), son Nikith (20) and daughter Poornima (16), all said…
Bengaluru/ Mysuru: Saraswathi alias Padma, the woman from Makanahalli Palya at Periyapatna, who was lodged in a Shimla mental hospital for the past two years, returned to Karnataka last evening. On landing in Bengaluru, she was taken straight to Vidhana Soudha where she found an audience with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Padma, who went…
Mysuru: A woman from Periyapatna, who was lodged at Himachal Hospital of Mental Health and Rehabilitation at Shimla, will be brought to Mysuru tonight to be reunited with her family. She is expected to arrive in city at 9.30 pm. The Mysuru District Administration that was making all efforts to bring Saraswathi alias Padma back…
By H.D. Ramesh Periyapatna: The Pre-matric Boys Hostel at Panchavalli in the taluk is found to be lacking in civic amenities. There are 39 inmates in this hostel, run by the SC/ST Welfare Department, with most of them tribals from Hunsur and Periyapatna constituencies. Although there are 39 registered students in the Hostel, only 12…
Periyapatna: Even as Union and State Governments are spending a lot of money for tribal welfare, the condition of tribals living at Boranakatte Girijan hamlet in the forest bordering the taluk, is left much to be desired. The hamlet has a population of more than 350 tribals, with almost all of them belonging to Jenukuruba…
Mysuru: A woman from Periyapatna who is at present lodged at Himachal Hospital of Mental Health and Rehabilitation at Shimla will soon be brought to Mysuru to be reunited with her family. The Mysuru District Administration is making all efforts to bring her back to her hometown and the process of getting her to Mysuru…
A Spotted Deer, which was found in the premises of Pushpa English Medium School in Periyapatna town today, was rescued by the Forest Department staff with the help of the Police and the public. The deer, which escaped from the school premises, ran helter-skelter on the main roads of the town injuring itself and was…
Periyapatna: Even as a Congress-JD(S) coalition government is ruling Karnataka, the followers of former Congress MLA K. Venkatesh staged a demonstration against the move of the newly-elected JD(S) MLA K. Mahadev to lay the foundation stone for Rs.4.75 crore road works in Belathur village here. The agitators gheraoed the car of PWD Assistant Executive Engineer…
Periyapatna: Calling upon rural women to take up self-employment, Bylakuppe Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) M. Mahesh has said that doing so, would help them to join the mainstream society. He was addressing members of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Mahila Sangha, who were on a study tour, at Bylakuppe Police Station premises recently. Pointing out that it was…
More than 100 Congress workers, led by KPCC Member Swamy, staged a protest in front of the PWD Assistant Executive Engineer’s (AEE) office in Periyapatna, urging the officials to take up the road works, which were stopped due to Assembly and MLC elections. The protesters alleged that the officials had stopped the works which were…
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