Vendors banned within 100-metre radius of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Mysuru: In a move to enhance visitor convenience and restore sanctity at the Hill shrine, authorities have enforced a ban on all commercial activities within a 100-metre radius of the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill, effective from May 1. The ban, enforced in the public…
War Room to track illegal immigrants from Pak, Bangla
May 3, 2025Contact Helpline numbers 90356-75734, 82176-86764 Mysuru: Former Minister Aravind Limbavali has revealed that a dedicated War Room has been established to monitor and act on intelligence related to illegal immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Speaking to reporters after his visit to Chamundi Hill in Mysuru yesterday, Limbavali said that more than 400 calls have already…
Design logo, win prize
April 30, 2025Mysuru: Here is an opportunity to design the logo that evokes a sense of devotion highlighting the significance of Nada Devathe Sri Chamundeshwari Kshetra of Chamundi Hill, and win a prize. Sri Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority has provided an opportunity by organising a contest for the interested people to serve the Goddess with their creative…
Indecent behaviour at Chamundi Hill: Kerala youths detained, let off
April 23, 2025Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) Police detained a group of youths from Kerala for allegedly behaving indecently on the steps leading to the top of the Hill. They were released later. On Monday, when KR Police were on their regular patrolling, they saw a group of youths behaving indecently by removing their shirt. They questioned them during…
SUV turns turtle on Chamundi Hill Road: Miraculous escape for four
April 19, 2025Mysuru: Four tourists from Bengaluru including a couple and a kid had a miraculous escape, when a SUV they were travelling in turned turtle on Chamundi Hill Road in the city this morning. The incident occurred at about 7.45 am and the identity of the car occupants is yet to be known. It is said…
Felling of 40 trees on Hyder Ali Road: Online petition to save Mysuru’s trees
April 17, 2025Silent candlelight protest near SP Office tomorrow at 6.30 pm Mysuru: After the resounding success of the 2021 online campaign that halted the felling of hundreds of trees for a proposed Heli Tourism project at the foot of Chamundi Hill — garnering over 80,000 signatures and forcing the State Government to rescind — Mysureans have…
Chamundi Hill gets drone fire watch
March 14, 2025Drone surveillance has drastically reduced forest intrusions: DCF Mysuru: The Forest Department has found a high-tech solution to a recurring problem. For the first time, it has deployed a drone surveillance team at Chamundi Hill to prevent man-made fire accidents. This initiative follows the destruction of over 30 acres of forest due to a fire…
JK Tyre revives 3.2-acre Lake atop Chamundi Hill under CSR initiative
March 5, 2025Mysuru: JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., one of India’s leading tyre manufacturers, has rejuvenated and beautified 3.02-acre Hirekere Lake atop Chamundi Hill, Mysuru, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The project, undertaken in collaboration with the Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat and Myrada Kaveri Pradeshika Samsthe (MYKAPS), the Project Implementing Agency, has created…
Fire at Chamundi Hill destroys 35 acres of forest: DCF
February 22, 2025Mysuru: Fire at Chamundi Hill forest here yesterday, has destroyed 35 acres of area, with no loss to the lives of wild animals and no major destruction of flora and fauna, except for two dried up trees. DCF, Mysuru, Division, Dr. K.N. Basavaraju explained the media persons about the incident and action taken, at Aranya…
Suggestions to Conserve Chamundi Hill Ecosystem
February 18, 2025A Ropeway would reduce vehicle movement to the Hilltop and the Chamundi Hill Temple By Dr. Kodira A. Kushalapa, IFS (Retd.) We, the citizens of Mysuru are fortunate to have a large area of Reserve Forest (RF) within the city limits, with a variety of plants, trees and grasses, absorbing carbon dioxide, releasing oxygen, providing…
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