Form largest human image of foot of Maharshi Poojyapada As many as 1,290 students of 11 colleges in the district formed the largest human image of the right foot of Maharshi Poojyapada, during the Athishaya Mahotsava recently, at Srikshetra Kanakagiri in the taluk and made it to Guinness World Records. The feat was achieved on…
City dancers perform at Ch. Nagar Gharana
March 24, 2017Bhuvan V. Hegde, a student of Lasyaranjana Nrutya Shale, Ramakrishnanagar, and a disciple of Vidushi Jyothi N. Hegde and R. Pavankumar of Nandini Nrutyalaya, Mysuru and a disciple of Kannan, presented a Bharatanayam programme at Chamarajanagar during the Natarajothsava organised by Sri Sharada Pradarshaka Kalegala Prathistana recently. On the occasion, Vidushi Jyothi N. Hegde was…
Gundlupet By-election: Ch’Nagar DC asks Banks to provide info on suspicious transactions
March 18, 2017Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner B. Ramu held a meeting with the representatives of various Banks including the Nationalised, Private and Co-operative banks at his office here yesterday and instructed to keep a track of all the transactions in their Banks and report in case of suspicious transactions. Addressing a meeting in the wake of Gundlupet By-polls,…
Forest officials rescue female elephant
March 10, 2017The forest officials this morning rescued a female elephant which was stuck in Krishnaiahna Katte tank slush at BRT Tiger Reserve located near Yelandur in Chamarajanagar. Forest officials said that a herd of six elephants had come to the tank to quench their thirst during which one of the elephants got stuck in the slush….
New Additional SP for Ch’Nagar
March 8, 2017Geetha Prasanna will take charge as the new Additional SP of Chamarajanagar today. A 2008 batch KSPS Officer, she previously worked as the Principal, Police Training School, located at Danisandra in Bengaluru. She is the first woman Additional SP of Chamarajanagar after it was declared as a district. Geetha Prasanna is the wife of Dr….
Renovation: B.R. Hills Temple to be shut for 2 years after Mar.17
March 6, 2017The historical Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple atop B.R. Hills in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district will be shut for two years for carrying out renovation works. The Temple authorities have decided to shut the Temple for devotees after the 3-day special rituals that concludes on Mar.17. The hill temple, which has a history of over 500…
Ch’Nagar Dodda Ratha set ablaze: Accused confesses to crime
February 25, 2017Chamarajanagar Police have arrested Mohan Kumar, 32, of Upparabeedhi, a bar-bender by profession who is accused in setting ablaze the ‘Dodda Ratha’ of Sri Chamarajeshwara Temple recently. Disclosing this at a press meet here on Thursday, SP Kuldeep Kumar R. Jain said that the Temple Executive Officer Manjesh had filed a complaint before the Town…
One held for setting ablaze Chamarajeshwara Chariot
February 23, 2017Based on footages of CCTV cameras installed at the nearby Bharatiya Co-operative Bank, Chamarajanagar Police yesterday arrested one person in connection with the incident of setting the ‘Dodda Ratha’ (chariot) of the historic Sri Chamarajeshwara Swamy Temple on fire on the night of Feb.18. It is reported that Police, who took serious note of the…
Chamarajanagar bandh evokes good response
February 20, 2017Hundreds take out mammoth rally The bandh call given by Sri Chamarajeshwara Bhakta Mandali and several other organisations today condemning the incident of setting the ‘Dodda Ratha’ (car) of the famous Chamarajeshwara Temple on fire by a group of unidentified persons late on Saturday night, evoked good response with shops, commercial establishments, petrol bunks and…
Miscreants set fire to ‘Dodda Ratha’ in Chamarajanagar
February 19, 2017The ‘Dodda Ratha,’ stationed in front of the famous Chamarajeshwara Temple here, was partially damaged when a few miscreants allegedly set fire to the ‘Ratha’ late last night. The ‘Dodda Ratha’ is said to be the lead chariot in the ‘Rathotsava’ being organised every year in July. The fire on the ‘Ratha’ was noticed by…
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