Rape accused escapes prison by jumping wall of Davanagere jail
Davanagere: A 23-year-old rape accused escaped from the Davanagere Sub-jail on Saturday afternoon by climbing the compound walls of the prison, although the escapade was captured on the CCTV camera installed.
The escaped accused is identified as Vasanth, of Karur on the outskirts of Davanagere town. A case of sexual assault had been filed against him at the Davanagere Women's Police Station a couple of days ago. The police officers had arrested and jailed Vasanth, but the prisoner escaped from the sub-jail at around 3 pm on Saturday
Although he was injured in the leg as he fell from the top of the prison wall, Vasanth went ahead and got into an auto rickshaw nearby, as the camera footage showed.
A complaint has been registered at the Basavanagara Police Station regarding the escape of a prisoner and the police officers are searching for the absconding accused.
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7 villages in Mysuru district compete for Rs 1 cr prize in central govt’s Model Solar Village scheme
Mysuru: Seven villages in Mysuru district have been selected as contestants to compete under the Central Government’s Model Solar Village initiative. The winning village will receive an incentive of Rs 1 crore from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
According to a press release from the Mysuru division Engineer, Works and Maintenance, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC), cited by Deccan Herald on Friday, the competition will started on July 1, 2025 and will run until December 31, 2025. At the end of the evaluation period, the village that demonstrates the highest adoption and usage of renewable energy will be declared the winner.
The selection of the participating villages—Varkodu, Bilikere, Gandhanahalli, Saligrama, Tandavapura, Mooguru, and Bettadapura—was finalised at a district-level committee (DLC) meeting chaired by the Regional Commissioner of Mysuru.
During the competition, a range of renewable energy initiatives will be implemented through the respective grama panchayats. “They are: installation of rooftop solar power units under Prime Minister's Solar Rooftop Scheme for houses. Encouragement of rooftop solar installation, without subsidy for other consumers; promotion of solar irrigation pump sets under Prime Minister's Solar Rooftop Scheme for houses. Encouragement of rooftop solar installation, without subsidy for other consumers; promotion of solar irrigation pump sets under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme; installation of solar power units on government buildings with funding through Public-Private Partnership, RCSCO or budget grants; and installation of solar power units for drinking water facilities and street lights," the press note states.
“In the end of the contest, the village that uses the maximum renewable energy will be declared as the ‘Model Solar Village’, based on an evaluation,” the press release added.
