Chamarajanagar: Following the poisoning incident, the Police locked the temple yesterday. However, a large number of people from neighbouring villages have been visiting the temple yesterday even though it was closed. The temple was locked for the first time in its history. Pujas and rituals were being performed at the temple every day, with hundreds…
Mysuru: In an interesting note, the life of many devotees were saved as they arrived late at Maramma temple on Friday, by which time the ‘poisoned prasadam’ had ran out. These devotees, who heaved a sigh of relief after learning that many of their fellow devotees had died or taken ill after coming the ‘prasadam’…
Chamarajanagar: Ramapura Police, who took Kichugutti Maramma Temple Priest Murugesh into custody for questioning along with two more suspects, have began the investigation into the suspected food poisoning incident at Sulwadi Temple. Police said Chinnappi and Madesha were picked up yesterday morning. The trio are being grilled at an unknown place. Chamarajanagar Superintendent of Police…
Mysuru: “If Hindu religion is disliked by other communities, the religion can be earmarked only for Brahmins who can be accorded the linguistic and religious minority status,” opined KSOU Deputy Registrar and Scholar Dr. Shelvapillai Iyengar. He was speaking after inaugurating the ‘Yuva Goshti’ organised as part of the District Brahmin Convention at Sri Ganapathy…
Bagalkot: Even as the State is yet to recover from the shock over the tragic incident in Chamarajanagar district a couple of days ago, in which atleast 13 people last their lives after consuming prasad at Maramma temple in Sulwadi village of Hannur Taluk, atleast four people were killed and five others injured in a…
Mysuru: The inauguration of newly constructed Hinkal Flyover is yet again postponed to Dec.23. Earlier, it was scheduled to be inaugurate today. However, sources in the Office of MP Pratap Simha confirmed that the inauguration had been postponed due to the non-availability of District Minister as he was engaged in other activities. It was…
Mysuru: The agitating Chamundi Temple Priests and staff atop Chamundi Hill have withdrawn their protest yesterday, following assurance from State Muzarai Minister Rajashekhar Patil to fulfil their demands. Over 250 priests, permanent and temporary employees of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple and other temples atop Chamundi Hill, 18 Palace Temples and Tripurasundari Jwalamukhi Temple at Uthanahalli were…
Mysuru: Thousands of Brahmins of the district participated in the colourful ‘Shobha Yatre’ taken out in city this morning under the aegis of District Brahmana Sangha as part of the ongoing District Brahmin Convention. The ‘Shobha Yatre’ commenced from Shankara Mutt in Agrahara and proceeded through M.G. Road, Ramanuja Road and Yelethota, before culminating at…
Mysuru: The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM), Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar was felicitated by the city’s Maharaja Education Trust at a programme organised at Sri Rajendra Kalamandira on Ramanuja Road in city this morning. Delivering the felicitation address, former Kuvempu University Vice-Chancellor Prof. K. Chidananda Gowda said that the University of Mysore…
Bengaluru: The Hanur temple tragedy has brought to the fore lack of quality checks being done during mass distribution of food at temples, which are neither under the control of the government nor established temple managements. The Kichugutti Maramma temple incident is attributed to personal rivalry between two sets of temple managements running Maramma temples…
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