The 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…
Chamarajanagar 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…
Based 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…
Hundreds 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…
The ‘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…
In a bid to curb ticketless travel, the South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, conducted a massive drive on Mysuru-Chamarajanagar Section on Feb. 16. Around 30 ticket-checking staff and 60 RPF Personnel, led by Divisional Commercial Manager D.P. Halappa and RPF Asst. Security Commissioner Ramakrishnappa, booked cases against a total of 127 persons for violating…
‘Natural Farmer’ Kailashmurthy of Doddinduvadi village in Kollegal taluk, Chamarajanagar, will be participating in the international seminar on ‘Soil Technology’ to be held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi from Feb. 26 to 28. Kailashmurthy, a retired bank official-turned-farmer, experimented on his 11-acre land which paid rich dividends and the method adopted…
CM hails late Minister’s contribution Development works worth Rs. 2,500 crore are in progress in Chamarajanagar district for which late H.S. Mahadevaprasad has played a major role, said Chief Minister Siddharamaiah here yesterday. He was speaking at ‘H.S. Mahadevaprasad Mahasmarane’ programme organised in memory of the late Minister at Halahalli in Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar. Mahadevaprasad was…
Observing that water crises may worsen in the coming years and that a day may come when people have to wage war among themselves for drinking water, State BJP President and former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa has said that the Government should give top most priority for sustainable irrigation and drinking water facilities. He was speaking…
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