Tag: Periyapatna

Child falls into sump, dies
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Child falls into sump, dies

September 7, 2017

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…

Mystery shrouds over the death of tribal woman
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Mystery shrouds over the death of tribal woman

September 4, 2017

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…

Cheated by friend, man ends life
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Cheated by friend, man ends life

September 2, 2017

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…

Two youths drown while immersing Ganesha idol
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Two youths drown while immersing Ganesha idol

September 2, 2017

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…

Elephants force tribal woman to live atop banyan tree in Periyapatna !
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Elephants force tribal woman to live atop banyan tree in Periyapatna !

August 19, 2017

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…

Girl dies of suspected dengue
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Girl dies of suspected dengue

August 13, 2017

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…

Two-year-old child killed as tempo hits
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Two-year-old child killed as tempo hits

August 9, 2017

Periyapatna: In a tragic incident, a two-year-old girl child was killed on the spot when a tempo carrying LPG cylinders ran over her while she was playing at Bootanahalli village in Periyapatna taluk last evening. The deceased girl has been identified as Vaishnavi (Kruthika), daughter of Kumara  (Thimma), a resident of Bootanahalli. The tempo (KA-12…

District Administration ready to rehabilitate Gejja, says DC
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District Administration ready to rehabilitate Gejja, says DC

August 4, 2017

Mysuru/ Periyapatna: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has stated that the District Administration would come to the rescue of Gejja, a native of Malaganakere haadi in Naviluru village near Periyapatna, who has been living atop a mango tree unable to bear the alleged harassment by the Forest Department officials. In a letter to Secretary, Social…

This man is living atop a mango tree since two years!
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This man is living atop a mango tree since two years!

August 2, 2017

By H.D. Ramesh Periyapatna: Every one of us would like to live on tree-tops for one or two days, far from the madding crowd and hustle and bustle of the city.  But what if you are forced to live atop a tree, 365 days and 24/7, that too under the threat of wild elephants? Here…

Rural students’plight
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Rural students’plight

July 31, 2017

Everyday the students perch on the goods auto in their villages, hang on to their dear lives, before reaching the bus stands. From there they catch mofussil buses and once again go through the same rigmarole in trying to catch the city buses to reach their colleges. This is the scene at the Bettadapura hobli…

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