Chamarajanagar: Three persons including a three-month-old baby were killed in two separate accidents reported in Chamarajanagar district yesterday. Deaths occurred when two speeding cars turned turtle. In the first incident occurred on Chamarajanagar-Mysuru Road, 50-year-old Yasin Wazir of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu and his three-month-old granddaughter Hina Fathima died and three other occupants of…
Two-wheeler tycoon lands chopper in Chamarajanagar
December 26, 2020Helicopter landing in Eco-Sensitive Zone riles up environmentalists; No violation, says Forest Officer Chamarajanagar: Industrialist and Chairman of TVS Group Venu Srinivasan has come to Chamarajanagar District and is camping at a coffee estate. He arrived in a helicopter on Thursday and he will be in station for two more days. Srinivasan is the Chairman…
Man ends life after wife wins GP election
December 17, 2020Chamarajanagar: Soon after a woman was elected unanimously as a Gram Panchayat (GP) Member in Chamarajanagar, her husband committed suicide. Ningaraju’s (27) wife Gagana was elected unanimously after which he threw a party. However, soon after, he allegedly committed suicide. Though the reason is unknown, sources say he was depressed over not having children even…
Media can influence community behaviour towards wildlife
December 16, 2020State-level media workshop on wildlife conservation held at BRT Sanctuary Chamarajanagar: The Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, commonly called BRT Sanctuary, is located at the confluence of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats and the sanctuary is home to eco-systems that are unique to both the mountain ranges. This sanctuary is unique because it…
Maize trader kidnapped
December 10, 2020Released after Rs. 70,000 deposited to bank account Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants, who had allegedly kidnapped a maize trader and his driver who had come to city, have released them two days later after Rs. 70,000 was deposited to their bank account. The kidnapped and released victims are Periyaswamy and Balaji of Jageri village of Kollegal taluk…
Court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing wife
December 2, 2020Chamarajanagar: The District Additional and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of killing his wife by pouring kerosene on her and setting her ablaze, in 2017. The convict is Suresh, a resident of Mukkadahalli village in the taluk. Details: A labourer, Suresh was addicted to liquor and…
Make MM Hills plastic-free: CM
November 27, 2020Chamarajanagar: The aim of the State Government and Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) Development Authority was to develop MM Hills as a beautiful shrine since it is flocked by lakhs of people from across the country, said Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa. Speaking after inaugurating a slew of developmental works and laying foundation stone for new workers…
Tigress found dead, two male cubs rescued
November 22, 2020Chamarajanagar: The Forest Department staff on Saturday have rescued two male tiger cubs from the spot, where a carcass of a tigress was found on Friday near the village bordering Madhumalai Tiger Reserve Forest in Tamil Nadu adjoining Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The Madhumalai Forest staff, who went to the spot on Saturday morning to conduct…
CM to inaugurate new building of City Police Commissionerate on Nov. 24
November 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will arrive in the city on Nov. 24 for a three-day official tour of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts. Yediyurappa, who is scheduled to land at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli from Bengaluru at 4 pm, will inaugurate the new building of the office of the City Police Commissionerate and also launch…
Chamarajanagar Medical College gets HC nod to enrol students
November 20, 2020Chamarajanagar: Karnataka High Court has shown green light for admission into first year MBBS course in Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) for the year 2020-21 on Thursday. This has come as a big breather for parents and students who were facing uncertainty over the admission process. The newly-constituted National Medical Commission (NMC) had denied…
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