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…
Five arrested, three girls rescued Periyapatna: Periyapatna Police have busted a flesh trade racket by raiding a lodge and have arrested five persons involved in the illegal racket besides rescuing five girls. The arrested persons have been identified as Sachitramurthy and Teerthesh of Nelamanga, Nagaraju of Bengaluru, lodge owner Mohan Kumar and his assistant Shivaswamy….
Periyapatna: A public grievances meet of SC/ST communities was held at Bylakuppe Police Station in the taluk recently. Speaking at the meeting, PSI Ramachandra Nayak asked the public to inform the Police if they find illegal sale of liquor and such other illegal activities going on in their villages or surroundings. Pointing out that petty…
Periyapatna: Depressed over the alleged dowry harassment from her husband and his family members, a 24-year-old homemaker hanged her two-year-old daughter and later hanged herself at Muttur village in Periyapatna taluk yesterday afternoon. While the deceased housewife has been identified as Rashmi, her daughter has been identified as Vaishnavi. According to Rashmi’s family members, they…
Bylakuppe: Standing crops have been destroyed by some “overenthusiastic” officials at Periyapatna to make way for Chief Minister Siddharamaiah who is coming to a village to launch a development project. Farmer Nagaraju of Mutthina Mullusoge village in Periyapatna taluk has alleged that the officials brought a JCB to level the fields that had healthy standing…
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