Periyapatna: Two persons, promising a clerk’s job at Mysuru’s Jayadeva Hospital has cheated a BBM graduate of Rs. 2.80 lakh and a case has been registered at Periyapatna Police Station. While the BBM graduate who was cheated is 30-year-old P.C. Pallavi of Panchavalli village in the taluk, the two persons who cheated her, is Somanna,…
Student killed as scooter hits roadside tree
July 19, 2022Mysore/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
June 10, 2022Mysore/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
June 9, 2022Mysore/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…
Suspected honour killing in Periyapatna: Man surrenders after strangulating daughter
June 8, 2022Periyapatna: 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,…
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