Yelandur: Owing to Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Rathotsava and Chikkajatre organised as part of Sankranti festival, entry of two-wheelers to B.R. Hills (Biligirirangana Hills) in Chamarajanagar district has been banned on Jan. 15 and 16. Two-wheelers are banned to avoid vehicle congestion on the road leading to the Hills as thousands of people are expected to take…
Named as ‘Soliga ecarinata’ after the indigenous community Chamarajanagar: A new genus of wasp from the forests of Biligiri Rangana Betta (B.R. Hills) in Chamarajanagar district has been discovered by entomologists of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE). The newly discovered wasp has been named ‘Soliga ecarinata’ after the indigenous community…
Yelandur: Thousands of devotees from Chamarajanagar and other districts, and also from neighbouring States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, witnessed the ‘Maharathotsava’ of Sri Biligiriranganatha Swamy at B.R. Hills, also famous as Dakshina Tirupati, on Saturday. The Maharathotsava, which could not be held during the past 5 years because of temple renovation works and Covid-19…
Yelandur: Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty on Monday visited Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple atop B.R. Hills in the taluk and sought the blessings of the deity. Sudha Murty, accompanied by some of her family members, arrived at the Hill temple at about 9.30 am and offered special prayers to the deity. She also sought information about…
IAF chopper team, IGP inspect take-off, landing facilities at helipads Yalandur/Chamarajanagar: Hectic preparations are on to welcome President Ram Nath Kovind to Biligiri Rangana Betta (B.R. Hills) on Oct. 7 (tomorrow). A helipad has been readied at Vadagere village and it has been tested by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter team. Kovind will be the…
Bengaluru: Muzrai Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari said that the famed Biligiri Rangana Betta (B.R.Hills) Temple in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajangar district will be opened for devotees in a couple of months. Replying to a question by MLC Sandesh Nagaraj in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Poojari said that the renovation works of the temple have…
Mysore/Mysuru: An elephant calf, which had got separated from its mother at B.R. Hills about six months ago and being taken care at Mysuru Zoo has died on Sunday. The Forest staff, about six months ago, had rescued the 15-day-old calf, which was separated from its mother and had handed it over to the Mysuru…
Chamarajanagar: In the wake of Covid pandemic and as a precautionary measure, the Religious Endowment Department has restricted entry of devotees on Saturdays to the historical Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple atop B.R. Hills in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district in the month of Shravana. A large number of devotees visit the Ranganatha temple of B.R. Hills…
Mysuru: Tribals living in and around B.R. Hills in Chamarajanagar district have complained of lack of ambulances to carry patients to hospitals and also shortage of doctors in hospitals. Explaining the lack of civic and other basic amenities in tribal hamlets around B.R. Hills, former B.R. Hills Gram Panchayat (GP) Member Tantari Nanjegowda said that…
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