Periyapatna: In a case of suspected honour killing, a man allegedly killed his minor daughter by strangulating her and later walked into Periyapatna Police Station and surrendered before the Police. The incident took place at a village in the taluk on Monday night. The deceased girl, who was pursuing her first year PUC was said…
Rider killed as goods vehicle rams into bike
May 20, 2022Hunsur: 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…
Man absconds after allegedly killing wife
May 13, 2022Murder comes to light after two days Periyapatna: A man, allegedly killed his wife by suffocating her to death and after two days, he called his relative over the phone and informed him that his wife had committed suicide. The incident took place at Booditittu village in Periyapatna taluk. The deceased has been identified as…
Journalist returns box with gold earrings found in hotel
March 16, 2022Periyapatna: A journalist, who found a box containing gold earrings at a hotel in Periyapatna, has returned the same to the rightful owner, thus displaying his honesty. On Monday, journalist Bekkare Satish Aradhya, who had gone to a hotel for lunch, along with his friends Anand and Deviprasad, noticed a small box under the dining…
Oxen sold at Rs. 5 lakh a pair at Bettadapura Cattle Fair
February 10, 2022Bettadapura: Cattle owners are arriving in large numbers along with their decorated cattle to display and sell them at Bettadapura Sri Sidlu Mallikarjunaswamy Cattle Fair in Periyapatna taluk. Yesterday, oxen were sold for Rs. 5 lakh a pair and the major attraction at the cattle fair were the oxen with six teeth, reared by Madegowda…
Manual scavenging: Pourakarmika takes ill, dies at hospital
December 21, 2021Protest staged by keeping body near DC’s Office; Rs. 10 lakh compensation handed over to family of deceased Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing that a private Pourakarmika was forcibly made to get into a sewage soak pit to clean it, who took ill and later breathed his last at a hospital, the family members of the deceased Pourakarmika,…
Hit-and-run at Koppa: Bike rider killed
November 18, 2021Periyapatna: A 38-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a hit and run case at Koppa village in the taluk on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Keshavamurthy of Hemmige village. Keshavamurthy was proceeding on his scooter when a goods vehicle hit the two-wheeler on B.M. Road in the village and sped way….
MP seeks funds for road development
November 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed to PWD Minister C.C.Patil to develop Hunsur-Virajpet-Talacauvery (State Highway 90) and Madikeri-Kutta roads on a Public-Private-Partnership model. In a memorandum submitted to the Minister who visited Mysuru yesterday for an inspection of damaged Chamundi Hill road, Pratap Simha said that the development of roads can be taken up…
Mystery shrouds death of woman
September 24, 2021Periyapatna: Mystery shrouds over the death of an unidentified woman, whose body was found in a gunny bag near Mahadeshwara Temple Road in the town yesterday morning. The public have suspected that the woman may have been murdered by miscreants somewhere and have dumped the body on the road. The face of the woman has…
Periyapatna Rotary comes in aid of youth suffering from eye disease
September 1, 2021Youth undergoes surgery free of cost at an Eye Hospital in Mysuru Periyapatna: An 18-year-old youth, who was suffering from severe eye disease, which could have made him lose his vision, was operated upon free of cost at a private eye hospital in Mysuru. Thanks to Rotary Periyapatna and the initiative taken by Past Rotary…
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