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…
Lack of facilities at Pre-matric Boys Hostel: Students made to suffer
July 21, 2018By 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…
Tribals living in hamlets at Periyapatna facing hardship
July 17, 2018Periyapatna: 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…
Periyapatna woman, who disappeared two years ago, to reunite with family soon
July 15, 2018Mysuru: 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…
Spotted Deer rescued at Periyapatna
June 22, 2018A 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…
Supporters of ex-Cong. MLA oppose guddali puja by JD(S) MLA
June 21, 2018Periyapatna: 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…
PSI calls upon rural women to be self-employed
June 20, 2018Periyapatna: 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…
Congress workers demand completion of road works
June 18, 2018More 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…
3 injured as cars collide
June 6, 2018Periyapatna: Three members of a family were seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling turned turtle when it came across a car being driven by a learner this morning. The incident occurred on the outskirts of the town on Madikeri-Mysuru Road and the injured are Madikeri’s SBI employee Lakkaiah, 58, wife Susheela,…
Govt. School runs from a dingy house since 9 years!
June 2, 2018By H.D. Ramesh Periyapatna: Students of a Government School at Periyapatna are being forced to study in a congested private building as it does not have a building of its own. And taking advantage of the recent summer vacation, the owner of the private building is asking the Education Department to vacate the building as…















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