Chamarajanagar: 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…
NH-209 widening works at Chamarajanagar in full swing
January 19, 2018Chamarajanagar: The works on widening National Highway (NH) 209 and the by-pass road is going on in full swing. The NH-209 is the last of the major roads and the last National Highway from Bengaluru which is still a single lane. The NH-209 connects Dindigul in Tamil Nadu from Bengaluru via Kanakapura-Malavalli-Kollegal and Chamarajanagar. It…
Law College for Chamarajanagar soon
January 10, 2018Gundlupet: District In-Charge Minister Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad has disclosed that a Law College has been sanctioned for Chamarajanagar which will come up soon. She was speaking after inaugurating a pure drinking water unit at Beratahalli village in the taluk yesterday. Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad observed that the salt content in drinking water was high which was resulting…
ADC K.M. Gayathri takes over as in-Charge Municipal Comr.
December 3, 2017Chamarajanagar: Additional DC K.M. Gayathri has assumed charge as In-Charge Commissioner of City Municipal Council. Incumbent Commissioner M. Rajanna had been dismissed from service alleging misappropriation of funds and was relieved on Nov. 23. DC B. Ramu, in the interest of smoother functioning of the Municipality, had issued an order indicating that Additional DC would…
To hang till death: High Court upholds death penalty of killer for murdering five labourers in Chamarajanagar
October 27, 2017Chamarajanagar: The High Court has upheld the death penalty (To be hanged till death) of a killer pronounced by the Chamarajanagar District Court for killing five labourers in Chamarajanagar. The accused has been identified as 47-year-old Murugesan alias Muruga of Periyar village in Mettur taluk, Salem district in Tamil Nadu. He had brutally murdered…
Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad is Chamarajanagar in-charge Minister
October 14, 2017Chamarajanagar: Minister for Sugar and Small Scale Industries, Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad has been appointed as the new Chamarajanagar District in-Charge Minister in place of Food & Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader. Following the death of H.S. Mahadevaprasad in January this year, U.T. Khader was functioning as the District in-Charge Minister But with her appointment, Dr….
Injured tigress rescued
October 10, 2017Chamarajanagar: A tigress, which was injured in a fight, was rescued by the Forest Department and brought to Mysuru Zoo where it is kept under observation after being treated for its injuries. The tigress, aged between 7 and 8 years, which was severely injured in a fight at Hediyala Range coming under Bandipur Tiger Reserve…
Plea to set up Natl. Institute of Pharma Education and Research in Ch.Nagar
October 6, 2017Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar Member of Parliament R. Dhruvanarayan has urged Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers H.N. Ananthkumar to establish a National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Chamarajanagar. The MP, who called on the Union Minister at New Delhi recently, told him that approximately 1,600 acres of Government-owned land was present in the…
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