Periyapatna: In separate cases, Periyapatna Police have arrested two persons on charges of committing house burglaries and have recovered two bikes and cash from them. The arrested have been identified as Raghu and Manikanta, residents of Hitnehebbagilu village in the taluk. At Hitnehebbagilu, Periyapatna Police had registered cases of house burglaries at the houses belonging…
Farmers of Suragahalli, Gorahalli and Halaganahalli near Periyapatna staged a protest this morning as water entered their fields due to a lake breach. They protested against the authorities of Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL) and the contractors. The villagers said that the KRDCL contractors have carried out substandard works of the State Highway between…
Periyapatna: Tobacco auction commenced this morning at the auction market in Thaggundi near here. MP Pratap Simha, former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar, Tobacco Board Vice-President P.V. Basavarajappa, Auction Market Director B.N. Bihari Choudhary and other were present. Speaking on he occasion Periyapatna MLA K. Venkatesh contended that tobacco fetched a good price in Andhra Pradesh. He…
Father suspects murder Periyapatna: A man allegedly committed suicide and the father of the deceased suspecting it to be a murder, has lodged a complaint with Periyapatna Police. The deceased has been identified as Prakash (25), son of Somachari and a resident of Bilikere in Hunsur taluk. Prakash had married Kavitha, daughter of Rajachari of…
Periyapatna: In a tragic incident, a two-year-old boy died after falling into a sump in front of the house at Medal Block in Periyapatna yesterday. The deceased kid has been identified as Yakshith Kumar, son of Akshay and Jayalakshmi couple. Yakshith was playing in front of his house at about 5.30 pm yesterday, when he…
Murder suspected Periyapatna: Mystery shrouds over the death of a tribal woman, who was living separately from her husband. Her body was found at Lingapura tribal hamlet in the taluk and the people are suspecting it to be a murder. The deceased woman has been identified as Padmini (42) who was living with her three…
Periyapatna: A 33-year old man ended his life on Friday in Periyapatna village after being allegedly cheated by his friend and scared over a bank notice. The deceased has been identified as B.B. Shivakumar of Bhootanahalli in the taluk. One Nagaraj and his son Sachin of the village had availed loan from Periyapatna Syndicate Bank…
Periyapatna: Two youths lost their lives while they entered a lake to immerse Ganesha idol at Periyapatna at around 9.30 am today. The youths have been identified as 16-year-old Manjunath and 27-year-old Mahesh. According to the Police and villagers, the Police had imposed a deadline of Aug. 31 for all the Ganesha idols to be…
Periyapatna: While governments run by various political parties boast about several schemes they have launched for the welfare of tribal population and members of backward communities, here is a classic example in Periyapatna where it shows that many government schemes have just remained on paper, without reaching the deserving population. The story we are narrating…
Periyapatna: In yet another dengue death reported from across the district in recent days, a 7-year-old girl form a Periyapatna village died of suspected dengue on Saturday. The deceased girl has been identified as Krupa, daughter of Mamatha and Lohith couple of Doddahonnur village in the taluk. Krupa was a 2nd standard student of a…
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