MYSORE: Manjunayaka, 18, II PU Commerce student of Pushpa PU College in Periyapatna, was found dead on the college campus on Thursday. He'd been missing after the results were announced on Wednesday. Periyapatna police suspect Manjunayaka, ...

As many as 22 elephants were recorded in the Periyapatna forest range. A team of wildlife enthusiasts led by Range Forest Officer M S Chinnappa launched the census in 13 beats. The exercise that began at 6 am took 12 hours to culminate.

This came to light when the carcass of an elephant with bullet injuries was found in a village near Periyapatna recently. Investigations revealed that many villagers are owning country-made fire arms to scare away the elephants that raid farm houses ...

MYSORE: A key official in a city-based NGO involved with the welfare of sex workers and women in distress is alleged to have attacked a woman at Kogilwadi village located on the fringes of forests in Periyapatna taluk. Periyapatna police have booked a ...

The demarcation boundary in Doddaharave, between Periyapatna and Kushalnagar range in the north of Nagarahole, has turned into a favourite destination for poachers. According to Forest Department statistics, eight instances of poaching had been ...

MYSORE: A 15-and-half-year-old Nepali girl, who was rescued from a prostitution racket at a Periyapatna lodge a month ago, was handed over to her family at Balamandira on Monday. The Child Welfare Committee helped Shanti Tamang reunite with her family.

The clerk Vijaykumar was caught red-handed when Lokesh of Periyapatna, who had lost his land for Kabini project, was about to pay him a bribe at the former's office. Vijaykumar had sought Rs 5000 as bribe to release Rs 1.7 lakh relief amount.