Tag: Periyapatna

Farmer arrested for firing at ‘Balarama’ elephant
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Farmer arrested for firing at ‘Balarama’ elephant

December 17, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: A farmer has been arrested by Forest Department officials on charges of firing at and injuring Dasara elephant ‘Balarama’, who has the record of carrying ‘Golden Howdah’ during Mysuru Dasara procession for 13 successive years from 1999 to 2011. The arrested has been identified as M.A. Suresh of Alalur in Periyapatna taluk. Details: Dasara…

Villagers build 3-km road across Bettadapura Hill
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Villagers build 3-km road across Bettadapura Hill

October 25, 2022

Pool in Rs. 13 lakh to build road to Chola-era Sidilu Mallikarjunaswamy Temple Kushalnagar: Villagers of Bettadapura and surrounding villages in Periyapatna decided to have faith in their own abilities to carve a road out of a hill after failing to get the administration and public representatives to move to their plight even after repeated…

Periyapatna Journalists Assn. celebrate Newspaper Day
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Periyapatna Journalists Assn. celebrate Newspaper Day

August 1, 2022

Periyapatna: Maintaining that only a person who has a clear idea of social justice and an equal society can alone become a good scribe, senior journalist Amshi Prasannakumar said that the media has a history of its own. He was delivering the keynote address at the Newspaper Day celebration organised by Periyapatna Working Journalists Association…

Student killed as scooter hits roadside tree
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Student killed as scooter hits roadside tree

July 19, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: A 19-year-old student, who was riding pillion on a scooter, was killed while the rider suffered minor injuries when the scooter they were riding hit a roadside tree near the Office of the Deputy Commissioner on July 16 night. While the deceased pillion rider has been identified as K.S. Hemanth, a student from Periyapatna,…

Suspected honour killing case: Parents confess of killing daughter
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Suspected honour killing case: Parents confess of killing daughter

June 10, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Investigations have revealed that the minor girl was strangulated to death by her father because she was in love with a boy belonging to a different caste. Speaking to presspersons, Superintendent of Police (SP) R. Chethan said that the girl’s parents have confessed of killing their daughter as she was in love with a…

Lured with prize, farmer cheated of Rs. 2.52 lakh
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Lured with prize, farmer cheated of Rs. 2.52 lakh

June 9, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: A farmer, who received a letter via post, which stated that he has bagged a prize, has been cheated of Rs. 2.52 lakh. The farmer, who was conned, is 50-year-old Nagesh, a resident of Konasur village in Periyapatna taluk. On Apr. 11, Nagesh received a letter through post which stated that he had won…

Rider killed as goods vehicle rams into bike
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Rider killed as goods vehicle rams into bike

May 20, 2022

Hunsur: A two-wheeler rider was killed, when a goods vehicle rammed into the bike he was riding near Tirumala Layout in the town on May 17. The deceased is Srinivas (53), son of late Venkataiah and a resident of R. Hosahalli village of Ravandur hobli in Periyapatna taluk. The deceased was a relative of Mysuru…

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