Sharp decline in COVID-19 cases; but safety protocols in place Chamarajanagar: In the wake of sharp slide in COVID-19 cases, the State Government has shown the green flag to hold Shivarathri and Ugadi Rathotsava at Male Mahadeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar district. This was decided at a preliminary meeting held here on Feb. 15 under the…
Dr. M.R. Ravi to continue as Chamarajanagar DC ?
February 17, 2021Chamarajanagar: Just two days after it ordered the transfer of Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. M.R. Ravi, along with 41 other IAS officers, the State Government on Monday is said to have directed Dr. B.C. Sateesha, who was posted as the new Chamarajanagar DC, not to take charge. Dr. Ravi, who took charge as Chamarajanagar…
‘Impressed by a clean Delhi; Our State is unclean’
February 5, 2021Soliga tribal woman shares her Republic Day experience in New Delhi Mysore/Mysuru: Madamma, a Soliga tribal woman from Chamarajanagar and Nagaraj Gonda, a Gond tribal from Bhatkal, were super-excited for the unexpected fortune. They were selected from the State to attend the Republic Day parade in the national capital. They also got a chance to…
War Memorial at Mysuru: Granite stone arrives from Chamarajanagar
February 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A truck load of black granite stone meant for a War Memorial in city was transported from a quarry in Chamarajanagar on Sunday. The stones have been cut and refined and were brought to Mysuru in a 14-wheeled truck. The Memorial will be constructed at the five-acre Public Park (previously a Parade Ground) adjacent…
Temples net good revenue post COVID
January 31, 2021Sri Srikanteshwara Temple earns Rs. 1.17 crore; Male Mahadeshwara Temple Rs. 2.21 crore in a month Nanjangud/Chamarajanagar: Close on the heels of Sri Chamundi Temple revenue crossing Rs. 1 crore mark twice in three months — November 2020, December 2020 and January 2021 — Sri Srikanteshwara Temple at Nanjangud has reported revenue of Rs. 1.17…
Bribe: Labour Inspector, Computer Operator in ACB net
January 29, 2021Chamarajanagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Police have trapped the senior Labour Inspector and the Computer Operator of the labour Department while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 3,000 to sanction the marriage financial assistance at the District Administration Bhavan on Thursday. Those trapped by the ACB Police are senior Labour Inspector Geetha and Computer Operator…
Mysuru’s War Memorial taking shape in Chamarajanagar
January 17, 2021By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: After a long wait, the construction of a War Memorial in city is finally seeing the light of the day with high-quality black granite stones being cut and shaped in Chamarajanagar. The State Government has already released Rs.50 lakh for the project that is estimated to cost Rs.1.41 crore. The…
Kichguth Maramma Temple Hundi records Rs.1.7 lakh collection
January 11, 2021Hanur (Chamarajanagar): The Kitchguth Maramma Temple at Sulwadi in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar District, which re-opened on Oct. 20 last after it was shut down in Dec. 2018 following the infamous food poisoning incident in which atleast 17 people lost their lives and over 100 others fell ill, has recorded a Hundi collection (offerings box…
30 artistes chosen for Janapada Academy Awards
January 11, 2021Kamsale artiste Kumaraswamy of Mysuru and Baalopat artiste K.K. Ponnappa of Kodagu among awardees Chamarajanagar: Kamsale artiste Kumaraswamy of Mysuru and Baalopat artiste K.K. Ponnappa of Kodagu will be honoured with the Karnataka Janapada Academy Awards for the year 2020 along with 28 others. Academy Chairperson Manjamma Jogati released the list of awardees for the…
Two killed as tipper hits bike
January 10, 2021Chamarajanagar: A rider and his pillion were killed on the spot, when a tipper hit their bike from behind and ran over them near Siddartha Theatre on Sathy Road here yesterday afternoon. The deceased are Manikanta (24), son of late Doddashetty of Byadamodlu village and his friend Nataraju (24), son of Sakashetty of Honganur village…
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