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…

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,…

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,…

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….

* 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…

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…

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…

Periyapatna:  Villagers have alleged that illegal mining has re-started after it was stopped sometime back and have accused the authorities concerned of turning a blind eye towards it. Villagers Chandru, Manja, Ravi, Anand and others have complained that the villagers of Ragi Aaladamara, Hasuvinakavalu and surrounding places in the taluk were suffering because of illegal…

Periyapatna:  Drinking water crisis has severely affected the Fire Station Department in the town as borewells which are the  main source of water for the staff quarters as well for the fire extinguishers is damaged. There are 16 staff in the Department who are residing along with their families at 14 residential quarters in the…