Formal inauguration by Dr. Veerendra Heggade on April 30 Chamarajanagar: A 9-day ‘Atishaya Mahotsava’ will be held at Kanakagiri, a Jain pilgrimage centre on the outskirts of Maleyur village in the taluk from April 27 to May 5. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, Asha Prabhu and Arun Pandit, members of the…
Thousands witness Maharathotsava at B.R. Hills
April 17, 2022Yelandur: 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…
Chamarajanagar Municipal Councillor jailed
March 27, 2022Chamarajanagar: Principal Civil Judge and JMFC Court of Chamarajanagar has awarded a simple imprisonment of one year and imposed a fine of Rs. 5,000 to a Municipal Councillor for disrupting a Government function and for threatening to murder the Municipal Commissioner. It was alleged that Congress Municipal Councillor from Ward No.15 R.P. Nanjundaswamy in November…
Jumbo attack, 1 killed
March 9, 2022Chamarajanagar: A farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Tiganare village near Talawadi in Tamil Nadu. The deceased farmer is Mahadeva (50) of Tiganare. Mahadeva, who had grown sugarcane, had gone to his field in the night to protect the crops from wild animals during which a wild elephant entered the field….
Chamarajanagar has best air quality
February 23, 2022Mysuru, Madikeri & Hassan have ‘satisfactory’ Air Quality Index Mysore/Mysuru: With thick forest cover surrounding from all sides, Chamarajanagar has the best air quality among 151 cities and small towns in the country. The Air Quality Index (AQI) data is regularly released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). With three tiger reserves — Bandipur…
MM Hill Temple earns Rs. 1.87 crore in 43 days
February 12, 2022Hanur (Chamarajanagar): Male Mahadeshwara Hill Temple, one of the popular pilgrimage centres, has earned a revenue of Rs. 1.87 crore in the form of cash and others offered by the devotees in the last 43 days. The counting was last held on Dec. 29. The offering boxes (hundi) were counted on Feb. 10. The total…
Man gives new life to his best friend’s wife
February 8, 2022COVID snatches away his friend but he gives new meaning for their 13-year-old friendship Chamarajanagar: At a time when many cordial family relationships have broken due to COVID and its aftermath and at a time when many couples have parted ways unable to bear the post-pandemic trauma of living in a relationship that no longer…
In the line of duty: Family has three Sub-Inspectors
February 7, 2022Remote village in Chamarajanagar proud of siblings who achieved this rare feat By S. Siddalingaswamy Chamarajanagar: At a time when everyone aspires for a Government job thanks to its lucrativeness, here is a family in Chamarajanagar that has three Government servants, that too Sub-Inspectors (PSIs), serving in different Police Stations. As they are young, they…
T.P. Shivakumar takes charge as Chamarajanagar SP
January 30, 2022Chamarajangar: Senior Police Officer T.P. Shivakumar took charge as the new SP (Superintendent of Police) of Chamarajanagar here on Saturday. Shivakumar, who was serving as SP (Prisons) at Bengaluru, was posted as the new Chamarajangar SP on Thursday. Speaking after assuming charge as Chamarajanagar SP, Shivakumar said he joined Police service in 2005 and since…
Hanur Mid-Day Meal case: Three cooking staff sacked, two teachers transferred
January 12, 2022Hanur: Three Mid-Day Meals cooking staff have been sacked while two teachers have been transferred after nearly 70 students of Vadakehalla Government Higher Primary School in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar took ill after consuming the food in which a dead lizard was found. Addressing a meeting of parents at the school, Block Education Officer (BEO)…















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