Chamarajanagar: Following clashes between two groups over an issue pertaining to bicycle wheelie on Saturday and the Police resorting to mild lathi charge to disperse the crowd, Chamarajanagar Police, led by Superintendent of Police (SP) T.P. Shivakumar, took out a route march in the town yesterday morning. Over a 100 Police personnel took out the…
Movement of heavy vehicles temporarily banned on M.M. Hill-Palar Highway
September 4, 2022Chamarajanagar: The Karnataka Government has banned movement of heavy vehicles on M.M. Hills-Palar Highway that connects Chamarajanagar with Tamil Nadu, between 9 pm and 6 am with immediate effect. Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Charulatha Somal issued orders on Friday imposing a temporary ban on the movement of heavy vehicles bound to Tamil Nadu from Talabetta…
Lecturer ends life on her birthday
August 10, 2022In death note, she has asked her younger sister not to work as a lecturer at any cost Chamarajanagar: A 26-year-old lecturer, working at a private First Grade College in the town, committed suicide by hanging self at the hostel room on her birthday yesterday, leaving behind a death note. The deceased is Chandana, daughter…
Father-son die after tree falls on their car
August 6, 2022Chamarajanagar: In a tragic incident, a father and his teenaged son were killed on the spot when a huge roadside tree got uprooted and fell on their car near Heggawadipura gate in Chamarajanagar taluk on Friday evening. The deceased are identified as H.P. Raju (49) of Heggawadipura and his son Sharath (15). Raju, who resided…
Chamarajeshwaraswamy Rathotsava held after a gap of five years
July 13, 2022Chamarajanagar: After a gap of five years, the famed Chamarajeshwaraswamy Rathotsava was held in a grand manner here today with lakhs of devotees offering their obeisance. The Rathotsava, which attracts a sea of devotees from various districts across the State, was discontinued since 2017 after a portion of the ‘Dodda Ratha,’ stationed in front of…
Benefits to physically challenged and senior citizens: Chamarajanagar selected for Centre’s ambitious project
July 12, 2022Chamarajanagar: Announcing that the Centre has selected 36 Lok Sabha Constituencies including Chamarajanagar for the project to distribute key benefits to physically challenged and senior citizens aged over 60 years, Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad said that screening camps will be held at four taluk centres of the district on different dates from July 19…
Man claiming to be officer at PMO calls Chamarajanagar DC
July 4, 2022Seeks facilities and favours for family visit to B.R. Hills; Police complaint lodged Chamarajanagar: A call from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) would put any district-level officers on a high-alert mode and they will scurry to perform the duties as directed and even go to the extent of extending ‘unofficial courtesies’ if demanded. One such…
Villagers carry pregnant woman for 8 kms to reach Hospital
July 1, 2022Hanur: At a time when the nation is celebrating the 75th year of independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav), a pregnant woman in a tribal hamlet of Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district, who went into labour on Wednesday night, was physically carried by her family and other villagers in a contraption made out of a blanket…
Wild elephants attack car on Natl. Highway
June 27, 2022Chamarajanagar: Three wild elephants, including a calf, which were walking on the road, attacked a car near Hasanur on the National Highway connecting Chamarajanagar with Sathyamangala in Tamil Nadu on Friday. Luckily, no one was injured in the incident. The video of the elephants attacking the car has gone viral on social media. On Friday…
Five poachers arrested: Deer meat, deer pelt, sandalwood billets seized
June 20, 2022Chamarajanagar: In separate cases, Forest Department personnel, who conducted operations at Punajnur Wildlife Range in the taluk and in Kothanur Forest area in Kollegal taluk, have arrested a total of five poachers and have seized deer meat, deer pelt, sandalwood billets and two mopeds from them. Chamarajanagar: Forest staff of BRT Tiger Reserve, have arrested…
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