Periyapatna: In a tragic incident caused by relentless rain, a woman lost her life as a wall of a tobacco barrel collapsed at Kaggundi village, Periyapatna taluk, yesterday. The victim, identified as Hemalatha (22), wife of Shivaraj, was taking her one-and-a-half-year-old child to the bathroom when the incident occurred. The child miraculously escaped unharmed as…
Cesc MD suspended as the power button to mark inauguration of an event by Chief Minister fails Periyapatna: C.N. Sridhar, Managing Director of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) Limited has been suspended for dereliction of duty, for making a blunder at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s programme organised to kick-start filling of water to lakes from Cauvery…
Bettadapura: Following alleged harassment from a neighbour youth and his mother, who were pestering her for marriage and also for spreading rumours about her, a guest teacher committed suicide by hanging self at Nandipura village in Periyapatna taluk on Dec. 24. While the deceased is Roopa (26), a MA, B.Ed graduate who was working as…
Periyapatna: A farmer, unable to bear the alleged harassment by his wife and her family members for property, committed suicide by consuming poison at his farm land in Koodihalli village, Periyapatna taluk on Dec. 15. The deceased farmer is Mohanraj (27), a resident of Kelloru village in the taluk. Mohanraj, who was in love with…
Fearing her to be dead, he commits suicide Bylakuppe: A man, doubting his wife, allegedly stabbed her with a knife and fearing her to be dead he later committed suicide by hanging self at Muthina Mullusoge village in Periyapatna taluk on Wednesday night. The man who hanged himself is Prasanna (26), a resident of MuthinaMullusoge…
Kampalapura: Three persons were killed on the spot while another sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a tractor trailer from behind in front of a Kampalapura Government School on National Highway (NH)-275 at Periyapatna taluk in the wee hours of today. The deceased have been identified as Mudasir…
Pandavapura: A Town Municipal Council (TMC) Member, who had sustained serious injuries after falling from his bike, died while being shifted to a hospital in Mysuru yesterday. The deceased is B.Y. Babu (50), a Member of TMC Ward No. 9 and son of senior JD(S) leader K. Vyramudi Gowda. At about 8 am yesterday, Babu…
‘Strengthen the hands of PM Modi by bringing BJP back to power in Karnataka’ Periyapatna: State BJP Vice-President B.Y. Vijayendra has opined that the Congress party, which is losing its presence across the country, will also soon become irrelevant in Karnataka. “The people’s verdict to be announced on May 13 will prove Congress party’s irrelevance…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has exuded confidence that the party will return to power in the State in the coming days. Addressing a huge convention of party workers at Periyapatna town in the district yesterday, Deve Gowda said, “H. D. Kumaraswamy, who had served as the Chief…
Mysore/Mysuru: Periyapatna Congress candidate K. Venkatesh, who is also a former Minister, has declared assets worth Rs. 11 crore in the affidavit attached to his nomination papers, which he filed on Thursday. The assets include Rs. 1.12 crore movable and Rs. 10.64 crore immovable properties. The 74-year-old Venkatesh, who has detailed his family assets in…
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