Periyapatna: A man stabbed his estranged wife with a knife for sending him mocking TikTok videos in Periyapatna late on Thursday. The injured woman is being treated at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru and her condition is said to be stable. Srinivasa and Savitha got married a decade ago and the couple has two children. Four…
Raichur teacher on school trip killed in road mishap near Periyapatna
December 24, 2019Periyapatn: A 55-year-old school teacher from Raichur, who had come along with a group of students on tour, was killed when a car rammed into him, when he was crossing the road near Punadahalli Gate in Periyapatna taluk on Sunday night. The deceased is Eeranna (55), a teacher at a school in Sindanur taluk in…
Youth from Periyapatna drowns in Malaysia river
December 20, 2019Family suspects murder; seeks Government help to bring home body Periyapatna: A youth from Periyapatna working in Malaysia has drowned in a river in Malaysia and the family that stays at Convent Road in Periyapatna is desperate for information. They have reached out to Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha for help. Twenty-two-year-old Sumanth is the youth…
Family feud: Woman, daughter commit suicide
November 17, 2019Periyapatna: A woman and her daughter has committed suicide by jumping into Harangi Canal near Attigudu village in the taluk on Nov. 14. The deceased are said to have taken the extreme step following a fight in the family the previous night. The deceased are Lakshmi (40), wife of Sannegowda of Kalaganahalli Doddakoppal village and…
One killed, three injured as car hits bikes
November 3, 2019Periyapatna: One person was killed and three others injured, when a car hit their bikes near Echur village on Periyapatna-Bettadapura road on Nov. 1. The deceased is identified as Manjunath (30) of Bhuvanahalli who was riding one of the bikes. His pillion rider Kumar along with Ravi and Girish riding on the other bike were…
Contests for Kalasri award in Periyapatna on Oct.30
October 28, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Women and Child Development has organised various contests for children of Periyapatna taluk in the age group of 9 to 16 years on Oct.30 at 10 am at Block Resource Centre on Periyapatna-Gonikoppa Road for selecting children for Kalasri award. Interested children should register their names with the Child Development Project…
Student electrocuted
October 14, 2019Periyapatna: A 13-year-old student was electrocuted, when he touched the power line, which was illegally drawn to supply power to a farm at Sampigekatte near Abbalati village in the taluk. The deceased boy is Manju, son of Poojary and a resident of B-Colony in Abbalati tribal hamlet. Following Dasara holidays, Manju, a class seven student…
Girl drowns in jumbo trench
October 3, 2019Periyapatna: A seven-year-old girl died after she slipped and fell into a water-filled elephant trench at Aladakatte Tribal Hamlet in the taluk yesterday morning. The deceased is Sinchana, daughter of Chandru of the tribal hamlet. Sinchana, along with her classmates, was playing near the water-filled trench close to her house, when she accidentally fell into…
From tribal hamlet to athletic track…
September 20, 2019By H.D. Ramesh A student from the Government School near the forest border and son of a very poor couple living in Tribal Hamlet (Girijana Haadi), Sachin, has brought laurels to the school and parents by being selected for the State-level Athletic Meet. Even teachers and parents of the taluk’s Kogilwadi Government Higher Primary School…
GP Member found dead inside car
September 18, 2019Periyapatna: A Gram Panchayat (GP) Member was found dead in his car under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday. Ashok (33), a Member of Hanasoge GP in K.R. Nagar taluk, is the deceased. Villagers, who found a Maruti Ertiga car parked by the roadside on Ravandur-Attigodu Road throughout Monday night, informed the matter to the Police on…
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