Gold deposits discovered in Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar: Amid skyrocketing gold prices, Chamarajanagar residents have received unexpected good news — Scientists have identified gold-bearing zones in Ajjipura, Koudalli and Dodda Alathur in Hanur taluk of the district. A team of scientists, led by senior geologists Soubhagyalakshmi Sahu and Ayanshu from Geological Survey of India (GSI), recently visited…
Chamarajanagar: Days after reducing the number of safaris at Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves, citing rising man-animal conflict, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Sunday warned that safaris would be suspended entirely if the situation is not brought under control. Speaking at a coordination meeting of Forest, Revenue and Police officials at the Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat…
Combing operation on to trace mother tiger Chamarajanagar: Forest Department staff have rescued three tiger cubs which were separated from its mother. The Forest staff, who were on their routine patrolling on Punajanoor-Bedaguli connecting road in Biligiriranganatha Tiger Reserve (BRT) on Oct. 13, observed two tiger cubs moving around at Bajebavi Forest Area. The staff,…
Chamarajanagar, Sept. 7 (KS)- Three children were killed while three others sustained injuries in a serial accident between a moped, car and a truck on National Highway (NH) 948 Bypass Road near Gaalipura Layout, here yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Mehran (13), son of Farman and Adan Pasha (9), son of Ayub, both…
Chamarajanagar: A motorcycle rally (jatha), with a message ‘Say no to drugs,’ was flagged off yesterday at Bandipur in Gundlupet taluk of the district. The rally will cover a distance of 1,000-km till it concludes on Aug. 31 at Bidar. DCF (Bandipur) and Director of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, S. Prabhakaran, flagged off the rally near…
Chamarajanagar: A carcass of a leopard has been found at a granite quarry in Kottalavadi in the district yesterday. It is suspected to be a case of poisoning, that has flagged concerns, especially after a tigress and its four cubs were found dead due to poisoning at M.M. Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in the same district…
Chamarajanagar: In a rarity, a school girl has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to draw his attention towards erratic drinking water supply at her village, even after a good spell of rainfall. Explaining the ordeal her family has to endure, Varnika, a girl student from Kempaiahana Hatti village, Hanur taluk, Ramapura Gram Panchayat limits, has…
Centre constitutes Special Investigation Team Chamarajanagar: Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the recent deaths of five tigers — a tigress and her four cubs — near the Meenyam Zone of Hoogyam Wildlife Range in the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. The tigers died after consuming a cow carcass intentionally laced with poison and…
Chamarajanagar: While the post-mortem of the tigress was conducted last night, the post-mortem of four dead tiger cubs was conducted this morning and samples from the carcasses have been collected. Steps are being taken to cremate the carcasses as per the procedure. Meanwhile, members of the Probe Committee have begun their investigation and questioned a…
Husband on the run; Police face negligence charge Chamarajanagar: Alleged Police negligence has cost the life of a woman who was brutally hacked to death by her husband just metres away from the Chamarajanagar Town Police Station on Tuesday. The incident has triggered public outrage, with growing calls for accountability over the Police’s handling of…
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