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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mysuru: Refusing to move away from their own house in Periyapatna to a rented place in Mysuru, an 88-year-old man and his 80-year-old wife committed suicide by consuming pesticide yesterday. This heart-rending incident took place at Koppa village near Periyapatna and it came to light late last evening. The couple has been identified as Rajagopal…
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