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Selfie craze claims tourist’s life
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Selfie craze claims tourist’s life

August 2, 2019

Periyapatna: Adding to the growing list of selfie and TikTok deaths in Karnataka, a tourist from Tamil Nadu met a watery grave when he accidentally  fell into a lake at Periyapatna yesterday. He was trying to take a selfie while he was on a boating ride at about 4.30 pm.  The deceased has been identified…

Ambari Paramesh of Periyapatna for National Kickboxing contest
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Ambari Paramesh of Periyapatna for National Kickboxing contest

July 9, 2019

Green Kids School Founder Ambari Paramesh has been selected for the National-level Junior and Senior Kickboxing Contest to be held in Haryana. Paramesh won at the State-level Contest held recently at the premises of International Youth Hostel in Gokulam, Mysuru. State Kickboxing Association President Krishna, General Secretary C. Ravi and District President Shyam were present…

Carcasses of tigers found at Bandipur, Muddanahalli Forest
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Carcasses of tigers found at Bandipur, Muddanahalli Forest

June 20, 2019

Gundlupet/ Periyapatna: In separate incidents, the Forest Department staff have found carcasses of two tigers at Bandipur National Park, Gundlupet and at Muddanahalli Forest in Periyapatna taluk. In the first incident, the Forest staff have found the carcass of a seven-year-old tiger at Chikkanahalla area of Moolehole Range in Bandipur National Park. It is said…

Periyapatna woman, daughter end life
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Periyapatna woman, daughter end life

May 19, 2019

Mysuru:  In a heart rending incident, a 45-year-old woman and her 20-year-old specially abled daughter from Periyapatna, who were admitted to a city hospital after they had consumed poison in a suicide bid, breathed their last in the hospital last evening. Saraswathi (45), wife of Sannaswamy Nayaka and her daughter Suma (20), residents of Parisara…

Three killed in SUV-bike collision in Periyapatna
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Three killed in SUV-bike collision in Periyapatna

May 6, 2019

Periyapatna: Three persons, said to be Cooking Assistants, who were proceeding to work on a bike were killed when an SUV rammed into the bike at Kirunelli Gate in the taluk yesterday afternoon. The deceased are identified as Prakash (19), Someshwara (18) and Mahadevaswamy (19), all residents of Ibhjaala village in Nanjangud taluk. The deceased,…

Mother, daughter commit suicide
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Mother, daughter commit suicide

April 16, 2019

Bettadapura: Increasing debts has forced a women and her daughter to commit suicide by consuming poison at Echuru village in Periyapatna taluk on Sunday. The deceased are Lolakshi (28) and her daughter Sandhya (10). Lolakshi, a native of Doddabelalu village had married Suresh of Echuru village 10 years ago. Suresh, who owned two acre land,…

Students locked up for non-payment of fees
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Students locked up for non-payment of fees

March 30, 2019

Periyapatna:  About eight students, all studying in Sri Basaveshwara Convent in classes one to four,  were found locked up and deprived of food for non-payment of fees, by the Head Master and other teachers. The students who had gone to write the exams had not returned even by 3 pm. The worried parents Basavaraj, P….

Tahsildar visits aggrieved woman, assures help
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Tahsildar visits aggrieved woman, assures help

January 14, 2019

* Periyapatna woman had written to President seeking mercy killing * Alleges that Police have failed to trace her missing husband Periyapatna: A team led by Periyapatna Tahsildar Kunhi Mohammad visited the house of a woman who had written to the President of India seeking permission for mercy killing as she was unable to support…

Family struggles to survive as breadwinner goes missing
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Family struggles to survive as breadwinner goes missing

January 2, 2019

Periyapatna:  Deeply disappointed over the attitude of the Police the family of a man who has gone missing since six months, is living in constant fear and in search of a livelihood. Sukhlal aka Suresh lived with his wife Sunitha and four children at Ravandur village in the taluk. A person in the village entered…

Farmer ends life
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Farmer ends life

December 15, 2018

Periyapatna:  A 52-year old farmer, unable to clear debts, ended his life by hanging self at his farm at Poonadahalli in Periyapatna taluk yesterday. P.V. Ramesh (52), son of Venkatappa of Poonadahalli is the deceased. Ramesh was said to be in deep debts, after borrowing loans from banks and private money lenders. Ramesh, who was…

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