Contractor delays Chamundi Hill retaining wall project for similar work at Madikeri PWD to terminate contract; to call for fresh tenders; work to spill over to 2026 Mysore/Mysuru: The construction of a retaining wall along the landslide-prone stretch between the View Point and the Nandi Statue on Chamundi Hill has once again come to a…
Mahabhisheka to Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill postponed to Nov. 17 in view of VP’s visit to Hill temple Mysore/Mysuru: In view of Vice-President of India (VP) C.P. Radhakrishnan’s visit to Sri Chamundeshwari Temple on Nov.9, public entry to Chamundi Hill has been restricted from 1 pm to 5 pm tomorrow. Meanwhile, the 20th Annual…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a drive aimed at clearing encroachments atop Chamundi Hill, which is visited by thousands of devotees and tourists everyday, the authorities of Sri Chamundeshwari Kshetra Abhivruddhi Pradhikara (Sri Chamundeshwari Hill Development Authority) evacuated 4 petty shops that had sprung up illegally along the walking path from the Vehicle Parking lot to the Hill…
Calls the film’s success as Chamundeshwari’s blessings Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada film actor Rishab Shetty, who is riding high on the success of his latest movie Kantara Chapter-1, visited Goddess Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill in the city this morning. Popular as ‘Divine Star’, Shetty told media persons, “I have had the darshan of the Goddess. The…
Mysuru: In the first post-Dasara inauguration (Sept. 22) event, the popular Sri Chamundeshwari Rathotsava was held atop Chamundi Hill here this morning, with about 30,000 devotees from across the State swarming the Hill Temple right from early morning. Erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar drew the colourfully decorated chariot (ratha) carrying the idol…
Mysuru: A controversy has erupted over the unauthorised drilling and destruction of massive rock formations on private land atop Chamundi Hill, sparking outrage among environmentalists, local villagers and trekkers. The activity was detected near the steps route to the Hill, behind a Government School in Survey No. 24/2, where the landowner allegedly began removing five…
Uttanahalli-Chamundi Hill Road closed daily from 6 pm to 6 am Mysore/Mysuru: In response to frequent leopard sightings along Chamundi Hill Road over the past month, the Forest Department has deployed patrol teams and imposed precautionary restrictions to ensure public safety. Chamundi Hill is a natural habitat of leopards and they are frequently sighted in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Tensions ran high at Kurubarahalli Circle at the foot of Chamundi Hill this morning as Police intervened to stop two opposing marches over the controversy surrounding the inauguration of the upcoming Mysuru Dasara. The Hindu Jagarana Vedike, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had organised a protest march — “Chamundi Betta…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following tensions on Chamundi Hill road this morning over two opposing protest marches, City Police blocked all entry points and connecting roads to the Hill, including Thavarekatte Road, Sangolli Rayanna Circle Road, Uthanahalli Road and Lalitha Mahal Road. The blockade caused severe inconvenience to devotees heading to the Chamundi Temple for a darshan of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the cancellation of President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled visit to Chamundi Hill, her daughter Itishree Murmu, son-in-law Ganesh Chandra Hembram and other family members visited the Temple under tight security at 7.15 pm on Monday. According to the original itinerary, the President was to travel from the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel to Chamundi Hill…
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