Bureaucrats do a HDK in Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar: Who says only politicians do ‘Grama Vasthavya’ (village stay) to listen to the problems faced by ground-level people and give them solutions? Even officers, if they mind, can stay in villages as it is the officers who implement government schemes, programmes and policies bringing the most backward to…
Prasadam poisoning case: Hearing posted to Feb.12
January 29, 2019Chamarajanagar: The Chamarajanagar District Court today posted the next hearing in the Sulwadi Temple prasadam poisoning case, in which 17 people lost their lives, to Feb.12. Principal District and Sessions Judge G. Basavaraja conducted hearing through video-conference from Mysuru Central Jail, where all the four accused — Immadi Mahadevaswamy, Ambika, Madesha and Doddaiah — have…
Compensation for Temple tragedy victims MP distributes Centre’s order copy
January 27, 2019Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan, along with Hanur MLA R. Narendra (extreme right), symbolically distributing the order copy of Centre’s compensation to the families of victims of Kichuguth Sulwadi Maramma Temple prasadam poisoning incident. 17 persons have died and over a 100 fell ill when poison-laced prasadam was distributed to devotees at the Temple in December…
Elephant herd tramples elderly woman to death
January 20, 2019Irate villagers block NH 209 with wooden logs Chamarajanagar: A seventy-year-old woman was trampled to death by wild elephants at Mahantalpura village in Chamarajanagar taluk last evening. The incident came to light this morning when the villagers saw the dead body. As the news spread like wild fire, the enraged villagers blocked the National Highway…
‘Utilise sports grants to encourage sportspersons’ – MP Dhruvanarayan inaugurates synthetic track
January 18, 2019Chamarajanagar: Lot of grants are being released to encourage sports and this should be utilised properly for its development, said Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly-laid synthetic track at a cost of Rs. 5.5 crore and the District-Level State Government Employees’ Sports Meet at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Sports Stadium here…
In a first, Sulwadi tragedy trial through video-conferencing
January 16, 2019Chamarajanagar: In a first, Chamarajanagar District and Principal Sessions Court Judge B. Basavaraja conducted the Hanur Sulwadi Temple tragedy case through video-conferencing due to security reasons at the District Court Complex in city this morning. Over 17 persons were killed and more than 120 fell ill after consuming prasadam laced with pesticide on Dec.14, 2018…
Pregnant woman dies after two injections at Chamarajanagar
January 11, 2019Chamarajanagar: A 28-year-old pregnant woman died after she was allegedly administered injections at the District Hospital here on Thursday. Netravathi (28), a resident of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Colony in the town is the deceased. Netravathi, who was in the seventh month of her pregnancy went to the hospital for a check up, where she was…
Textile Industry to come up at Chamarajanagar
December 30, 2018Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan has said that Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd., has come forward to set up a textile industry in Chamarajanagar Industrial Park. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who was in Delhi recently, held talks with the company promoters, during which the CM assured all help to the company for setting up a…
People continue to throng closed temple
December 16, 2018Chamarajanagar: Following the poisoning incident, the Police locked the temple yesterday. However, a large number of people from neighbouring villages have been visiting the temple yesterday even though it was closed. The temple was locked for the first time in its history. Pujas and rituals were being performed at the temple every day, with hundreds…
Many devotees had come to Temple to view Gopura installation
December 15, 2018Hanur: At least 11 people lost their lives and over 70 took ill after consuming ‘prasadam’ distributed during the ‘Gopura’ installation ceremony at Kichguth Maramma Temple at Sulwadi village in Ramapura hobli of Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district yesterday. Most of the devotees, who died or took ill, had come to the temple to view…
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