Chamarajanagar: An Agricultural College, under University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, will start functioning from Aug.27 at Haradanahalli Agricultural Sciences Centre in the taluk. Disclosing this at a press meet at the Centre on Friday, MP R. Dhruvanarayan said that former CM Siddharamaiah had announced in his last Budget speech that an Agricultural College would be…
Minister George promises to promote industries in Chamarajanagar
July 24, 2018Chamarajanagar: With few takers for the Badanaguppe-Kellamballi Industrial area near Chamarajanagar, Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister K.J. George on Monday toured the area and held a review meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here. At the meeting, George told the officials and the stakeholders that the State Government would start initiatives to attract industries…
Move to Reduce Roadkills: Buses to ply at 30 kmph via Chamarajanagar forests
May 23, 2018Chamarajanagar: In a major move that could reduce roadkills, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Forest Department authorities have imposed speed restrictions on government and private buses passing through forest areas in Chamarajanagar district. It may be mentioned here that National Tiger Conservation Authority, State Wildlife Board Member Sanjay Gubbi and other wildlife…
Lone ‘tusker’ from Kollegal enters Vidhana Soudha
May 16, 2018Chamarajanagar: A lone ‘tusker’ from Kollegal Reserved Constituency is all set to enter the Vidhana Soudha this time. N. Mahesh of BSP-JD(S) alliance (Elephant symbol) has won from Kollegal Constituency (71,792 votes) by defeating A.R. Krishnamurthy of Congress (52,338 votes). Out of 14 elections held (including a by-poll) from the Constituency, Congress had won nine…
Puttaranga Shetty and Narendra score hat-trick win
May 16, 2018Chamarajanagar: Congress MLA C.Puttaranga Shetty of Chamarajanagar Assembly Constituency has scored a hat-trick by defeating BJP candidate K.R. Mallikarjunappa, a first of its kind in the Constituency. Interestingly12 other candidates from the Constituency have lost their deposits and Vatal Nagaraj of Vatal Prakash has earned the dubious distinction of losing the deposit for the third…
PM’s Santhemarahalli rally was a huge success: State BJP In-charge K. Muralidhar Rao
May 2, 2018Mysuru: Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Santhemarahalli in Chamarajanagar Taluk yesterday was a huge success, State BJP In-charge K. Muralidhar Rao has maintained that with Modi’s campaign, the BJP is gaining ground in old Mysuru region where hitherto the party did not have a strong base. He was addressing a press meet…
Three killed in a freak accident at Chamarajanagar nagar
April 14, 2018Chamarajanagar: A trip to Tamil Nadu proved deadly for a family from a village in Indi taluk of Vijayapura district as three persons, including two children, were killed when a lorry toppled on their parked car in the outskirts of Chamarajanagar town this morning. The deceased have been identified as Siddarama (40), who was at…
Rahul’s road show at Chamarajanagar
March 25, 2018Chamarajanagar: Accusing the ruling BJP at the Centre of making efforts to change the Constitution, AICC President Rahul Gandhi asserted that the Congress will not let this happen, come what may. Addressing the party’s ‘Janashirvada’ rally at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stadium here yesterday, Rahul alleged that the Modi Government which had refused to waive farm…
More than 25 haystacks gutted, CT scan machine destroyed in fire
March 1, 2018Chamarajanagar: More than 25 haystacks were reduced to ashes in accidental fire at various places in the district and a CT scan machine at Ashwini Diagnostic Centre on Double Road has also been destroyed in a fire mishap last evening. The fire was noticed at the diagnostic centre last evening and the thick black smoke…
Former MLA A.R. Krishnamurthy decides to quit BJP
January 21, 2018Chamarajanagar: Even as the BJP’s statewide ‘Parivartana Yatra’ is all set to enter Chamarajanagar district today, former MLA A.R. Krishnamurthy, who is the son of former Governor Late B. Rachaiah on Saturday announced his decision to quit the BJP. Addressing a media conference, here yesterday, Krishnamurthy said the party leaders in the district have been…
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