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Mysuru: A five-year-old boy died after allegedly choking on a small plastic gift ball found inside a Kurkure snack packet in Gauripura village of Hunsur taluk in Mysuru district on Sunday, August 2, triggering shock among residents and raising fresh concerns over toys packed with food products. The deceased has been identified as Mukund Mayur (5), the only son of Santosh and Aishwarya and grandson of former Gauripura Gram Panchayat Vice-President Gowramma and Shankar Nayak. According to preliminary information, the child was playing with a plastic gift ball that reportedly came inside a Kurkure packet when he accidentally swallowed it. The ball is suspected to have become lodged in his throat, causing suffocation. Despite efforts to save him, the boy could not be revived. The tragic incident has left the family devastated, with relatives and villagers mourning the loss of the young child. The death has also sparked concern over the safety of promotional plastic toys incl...

Bengaluru: The southwest monsoon has regained momentum across Karnataka, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting widespread rainfall over the next three days. Heavy to very heavy rain is expected in several districts until August 7, prompting authorities to issue alerts and declare holidays for educational institutions in rain-hit regions. According to the weather department, coastal Karnataka and the Malnad region are likely to receive the heaviest rainfall. A Red Alert has been issued for Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru, where intense showers are expected to continue. Heavy rainfall accompanied by winds of 30-40 kmph has also been forecast for the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada. In south interior Karnataka, heavy rain is likely over Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Hassan and Kodagu. The weather office has also predicted significant rainfall in Belagavi, Dharwad an...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday, August 2, asserted that his government was committed to protecting the interests of the state’s farmers and people on the Cauvery issue, while appealing to organisations to withdraw the proposed state-wide bandh. He also said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has agreed to postpone his visit to Bengaluru following a request from the Karnataka government in view of the prevailing Cauvery water dispute, describing the gesture as one that would help maintain a cordial atmosphere between the two states. The two leaders were supposed to meet on Monday, August 3, to discuss the Cauvery issue but Shivakumar had appealed to Vijay to defer his visit so as to hold talks in a more conducive atmosphere, as protests were happening across the state over the inter-state dispute earlier this week. Pro-Kannada organisations have given a call for Karnataka Bandh on August 13 against the Cauvery Water Management Auth...

Bengaluru: A routine day of work turned tragic in Karnataka’s Mysuru district when three labourers lost their lives after a heap of bricks collapsed at a brick kiln in Boodahalli village of T Narasipura taluk on Saturday, August 1 night. The victims have been identified as Rajesh (32), Nagaraju (35) and Narayan (40), all daily-wage workers from the same village. Police said they had been employed at the brick kiln for the past two weeks and were removing baked bricks when the accident occurred. According to investigators, Rajesh and Narayan were working inside the kiln when a large stack of bricks suddenly gave way, burying them under the debris. They died on the spot due to severe injuries. Hearing their cries, Nagaraju rushed to rescue the two. However, another section of the brick stack collapsed, trapping him as well. He was rescued by local residents and shifted to KR Hospital in Mysuru, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Village in mourning Po...

Bengaluru : Heavy rainfall in Karnataka led to a rise in inflows into the Cauvery basin reservoirs, easing concerns over water scarcity. It also led to three deaths in Shivamogga district and rail traffic was affected in Malnad region, authorities said on Sunday, August 1. Three members of a family, including a three-year-old child, were killed in a rain-triggered landslide in Shivamogga district. Police said Mallikarjun (35), his wife Nagaveni (28) and their son Santosh (3), residents of Kokkaregaru village in Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district, were asleep when a hillock collapsed on their shed at Indiranagar in Thirthahalli taluk at around 2.30 am. A person staying in a neighbouring shed also sustained serious injuries and was admitted to a private hospital . Fire and Emergency Services personnel and police carried out rescue operations to retrieve the bodies from the debris. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said extremely heavy rainfall continued over ...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have directed all officers and personnel to strictly comply with traffic regulations after repeated complaints from the public over police personnel themselves violating road safety rules while enforcing the law. Traffic and Road Safety Wing Deputy Inspector General of Police Prabhushankar issued a statewide circular on Saturday, August 1, instructing all police units to ensure strict adherence to traffic norms by officers and staff, both on and off duty, while driving official or private vehicles. The circular notes that police personnel are responsible for enforcing traffic laws, maintaining road discipline and taking action against violators. However, several instances have surfaced where police officers were found riding without helmets, using mobile phones while driving, triple-riding on two-wheelers, parking vehicles in no-parking zones, driving on the wrong side of one-way roads and failing to wear seat belts while driving cars. Such vi...