The Latest Breaking News from Hassan

A person, who was injured after he was assaulted by two of his friends at Chikka Genigere in Hassan taluk on July 31, succumbed at a hospital in Hassan on Tuesday. 

Pankaj D. Killedar took over as Director of Master Control Facility of ISRO in Hassan on Monday.

An Agniveer Recruitment Rally is scheduled to be held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium, Mysuru between August 1st and 4th for shortlisted male candidates from Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Tumakuru, Mandya, Mysuru, Ballari, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara, Kodagu, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga and Vijayanagara districts.

A portion of the retaining wall of the railway overbridge at Hangarahalli in Holensaraipura in Hassan district collapsed on Friday. The overbridge is located on Hassan-Mysuru Road (National Highway 373), and hundreds of vehicles commute on the road daily.

Tobacco is a remunerative crop and thousands of farmers, particularly in Mysuru and parts of adjoining Hassan district, depend on it. Convincing them to switch to other crops has not been easy.

Arsikere MLA K.M. Shivalinge Gowda and Hassan Deputy Commissioner C. Sathyabhama visited the home of the deceased on July 26 morning, and handed over a cheque of ₹5 lakh to the family. 

Heavy rains in Malnad region disrupt normal life; two houses damaged in Sakleshpur; rivers in spate; warnings issued to stay away from waterbodies; Tunga reservoir outflow increased to 60,000 cusecs; average rainfall of 90mm in 24 hrs; Orange alert for Shivamogga & Chikkamgaluru, Yellow alert for Hassan.

Malnad region of Karnataka continues to receive heavy rains, causing roads to be inundated, bridges submerged, walls collapsing, houses damaged, and trees falling. Schools in Shivamogga, five taluks of Hassan district, and Chikkamagaluru remain closed. Orange alert for Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts, yellow alert for Hassan. Highway connecting Bengaluru-Mangaluru via…

In view of the heavy rains, Hassan Deputy Commissioner C. Sathyabhama has asked the officers to be prepared to handle the flood-like situation in the next few days.

Four people died in a head-on collision between a multipurpose vehicle and a tipper truck on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru highway near Eshwarahalli in Alur taluk, Hassan district. Victims identified as Chethan, Purushotham, Ahok & Dinesh. Car mangled in accident. Alur Police registered case.

Environmentalists in Hassan have welcomed the Forest Department’s action against the Stone Valley Resort, constructed on forest land, and the tourists, who conducted off-road drives in the forest areas of Moorkannu Gudda block in Sakaleshpur taluk.