Chamarajanagar: A woman, sister of District Armed Reserve (DAR) Police Head Constable (HC) has been allegedly kidnapped and a case has been registered at Chamarajanagar Town Police Station. The woman, who has been kidnapped, is 25-year-old Shyamala, sister of DAR HC Mahadevaswamy. They were residing together along with their brother Premkumar at the Police Quarters….
Chamarajeshwaraswamy Rathotsava almost certain to take place this year
May 3, 2022Newly built chariot to arrive at Chamarajanagar on May 13 By Siddalingaswamy Chamarajanagar: With the new chariot all set to arrive in Chamarajanagar on May 13, the famed Chamarajeshwaraswamy Rathotsava is almost certain to take place as scheduled on July 13. The Rathotsava, which attracts thousands of devotees from various districts, was discontinued since 2017…
Mahamastakabhisheka to Bahubali at Kanakagiri
May 3, 2022Chamarajanagar: Mahamastakabhisheka to Sri Bahubali was held at Kanakagiri near Maleyur in the taluk in the presence of thousands of devotees on Sunday. This is the second Mahamastakabhisheka for the 18 feet statue of Bahubali, after the first event was held in 2017 in a grand manner. Kalashabhisheka was performed for the statue, followed by…
Oxygen tragedy at Chamarajanagar District Hospital: One year on, families of 12 victims yet to get relief
May 3, 2022• No one held responsible despite callousness • Probe Commission report not yet made public Chamarajanagar: Flashback 2021: 36 people died of oxygen shortage at Chamarajanagar District Hospital on the midnight of May 2, during the peak of COVID-19 second wave. They died gasping for breath on a Sunday night as no alternative oxygen arrangements…
Atishaya Mahotsava at Kanakagiri from tomorrow
April 26, 2022Formal inauguration by Dr. Veerendra Heggade on April 30 Chamarajanagar: A 9-day ‘Atishaya Mahotsava’ will be held at Kanakagiri, a Jain pilgrimage centre on the outskirts of Maleyur village in the taluk from April 27 to May 5. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, Asha Prabhu and Arun Pandit, members of the…
Thousands witness Maharathotsava at B.R. Hills
April 17, 2022Yelandur: Thousands of devotees from Chamarajanagar and other districts, and also from neighbouring States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, witnessed the ‘Maharathotsava’ of Sri Biligiriranganatha Swamy at B.R. Hills, also famous as Dakshina Tirupati, on Saturday. The Maharathotsava, which could not be held during the past 5 years because of temple renovation works and Covid-19…
Chamarajanagar Municipal Councillor jailed
March 27, 2022Chamarajanagar: Principal Civil Judge and JMFC Court of Chamarajanagar has awarded a simple imprisonment of one year and imposed a fine of Rs. 5,000 to a Municipal Councillor for disrupting a Government function and for threatening to murder the Municipal Commissioner. It was alleged that Congress Municipal Councillor from Ward No.15 R.P. Nanjundaswamy in November…
Jumbo attack, 1 killed
March 9, 2022Chamarajanagar: A farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Tiganare village near Talawadi in Tamil Nadu. The deceased farmer is Mahadeva (50) of Tiganare. Mahadeva, who had grown sugarcane, had gone to his field in the night to protect the crops from wild animals during which a wild elephant entered the field….
Chamarajanagar has best air quality
February 23, 2022Mysuru, Madikeri & Hassan have ‘satisfactory’ Air Quality Index Mysore/Mysuru: With thick forest cover surrounding from all sides, Chamarajanagar has the best air quality among 151 cities and small towns in the country. The Air Quality Index (AQI) data is regularly released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). With three tiger reserves — Bandipur…
MM Hill Temple earns Rs. 1.87 crore in 43 days
February 12, 2022Hanur (Chamarajanagar): Male Mahadeshwara Hill Temple, one of the popular pilgrimage centres, has earned a revenue of Rs. 1.87 crore in the form of cash and others offered by the devotees in the last 43 days. The counting was last held on Dec. 29. The offering boxes (hundi) were counted on Feb. 10. The total…
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