15 coracles, 30 fishing nets, other fishing equipment seized Chamarajanagar: While the entire nation is under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there seems to be no lockdown for illegal fishing activity in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary and Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Division. Following a tip off about illegal fishing activities after dark in Cauvery River,…
Revision classes for SSLC students before exam: Minister
April 6, 2020Chamarajanagar: With the SSLC exam that was scheduled to commence from Mar.27 postponed due to COVID-19 lockdown, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said that a week-long revision classes will be held for students ahead of the exam. Speaking to presspersons after visiting Punajanur Check Post on Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border on Sunday, Suresh…
Chamarajanagar District Minister visits Moolehole check post
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chamarajanagar district in-charge Minister S. Suresh Kumar visited Moolehole check post located in Karnataka-Kerala border yesterday to monitor the situation amidst Coronavirus spread. National Highway 212 (now 766) connects the two States and every day a number of vehicles carrying essential commodities including vegetables travel through this check post located in the border at…
Virus prank goes viral; two arrested
March 14, 2020Spreading rumours about Coronavirus could land you in jail Chamarajanagar / Mysuru: People who circulate rumours or fake news on social media platforms sparking Coronavirus panic among the public may face jail terms. In the first action of its kind in Karnataka in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak, two youth have been arrested for pulling…
Puneeth Rajkumar chosen as Development Ambassador for Chamarajanagar
March 9, 2020Bengaluru: Sandalwood actor, ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar has been nominated as Development Ambassador to the border district of Chamarajanagar, the office of the district in-charge Minister said on Saturday. Chamarajanagar district in-charge and Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar met the actor at his residence and invited him to be the Development Ambassador on…
Special vehicle to ferry children through Forest
March 1, 2020Minister Suresh Kumar fulfils his promise Mysore/Mysuru: Primary Education Minister Suresh Kumar has fulfilled most of the assurances that he had given to Pachche Doddi villagers during his School stay programme last month. It may be recalled that, during one of his overnight village school stay programmes, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar…
Illegal electric fence kills two wild elephants in border village
February 29, 2020Chamarajanagar: Two wild elephants were electrocuted in a sugarcane field at Karalavadi village near Talavadi in Chamarajanagar yesterday. According to Forest Department officials, the two elephants came in contact with live wires at an illegal electric fence around a sugarcane field at Talavadi, a village located at Karnataka and Tamil Nadu border. The place comes…
Chamarajanagar DC reviews preparations for five-day M.M. Hills Jathra
February 18, 2020Chamarajanagar: With the five-day Jathra as part of Mahashivaratri scheduled to take place at M.M.Hills in Hanur Taluk from Feb.20 to 24, Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi chaired a review meeting of the preparations at Nagamale Bhavan atop M.M.Hills on Friday. Addressing the meeting, he directed the officials to ensure basic amenities to the…
Special bus to ferry children through forest
February 11, 2020Primary Education Minister Suresh Kumar assures Pachchedoddi villagers during his School stay Children walk miles to School amidst thick jungle and fear of wild animals. Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing his series of overnight village School stays, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar stayed at Pachchedoddi Government Primary School last night. The school is located at…
Dr. M.R. Ravi appointed Chamarajanagar DC
January 31, 2020Chamarajanagar: The State Government has appointed Dr. M.R. Ravi as the Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar. He took charge last evening from earlier DC B.B. Cauvery who has now been posted as Director, Urban Development Directorate, Bengaluru. Ravi hails from Mamballi village in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district and has an opportunity to serve as the…
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