Mysore/Mysuru: With the tobacco auction markets at Periyapatna and Hunsur shut down due to lockdown, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that the tobacco growers would not be let down and their produce will be purchased once the lockdown ends. Speaking to presspersons at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning, Simha allayed fears of the farmers…
Mild tremors in parts of Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan districts
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mild tremors measuring 2.6 magnitude in the Richter Scale was experienced in parts of K.R. Nagar, Hunsur and Periyapatna in Mysuru district, K.R. Pet in Mandya and Hassan last evening. The epicentre of the tremors was traced between K.R. Nagar in Mysuru district and Arakalagud in Hassan district. Earth shook at around 5.20 pm…
Man caught while attempting to kill home alone woman
February 13, 2020Periyapatna: Even as the incident of a home along woman being murdered and her gold mangalya stolen is still fresh in the minds of the people of the taluk, a man was caught after he made a bid to kill a home alone woman and rob her of her gold chain yesterday. The accused was…
Heart on the move… Periyapatna youth’s heart to beat in Bengaluru
February 11, 202022-year-old Madan Raj saves 4 lives Mysore/Mysuru: In their hour of grief of losing a 22-year-old family member, a grieving family made a conscious decision to donate his organs to save the lives of a couple of recipients who are in the line, waiting for vital organs. A young Madan Raj met with a road…
Miscreants break car glass; decamp with Rs. 1 lakh cash
February 6, 2020Periyapatna: Miscreants, who broke the glass pane of a parked car, have decamped with Rs. 1 lakh cash kept in the dashboard of the car yesterday in the town. Annappa, Proprietor of Venkateshwara Granites and Tiles in the town is the one who lost his money. Annappa, who withdrew Rs. 1 lakh cash from Syndicate…
Woman murdered in broad daylight at home
February 4, 2020Miscreants lock house before fleeing Periyapatna: Miscreants, who barged into a house on Kote Brahmin Street here, have killed a woman and decamped with her gold mangalya chain, yesterday morning. The miscreants, after murdering the woman locked the house before fleeing from the spot. The deceased is Kalavathi (40), wife of Indresh, Proprietor of a…
Man stabs wife for mocking him through TikTok videos
February 3, 2020Periyapatna: 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…















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