Mysuru: A video of a leopard attacking a stray dog atop Chamundi Hill, is caught on camera, triggering shock waves, especially among the residents there. The video was captured on the CCTV camera of a restaurant located close to Chamundeshwari temple and residential area, during the wee hours of today at 2.45 am, when the…
‘Chamundi Hill among Temples getting good Central funds’
August 4, 2025New Delhi: Union Minister for Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the Centre has released hundreds of crores of rupees for development of historic temples in Karnataka, including the famed Chamundeshwari Hill Temple of Mysuru. Replying to a question by Uttara Kannada MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat…
Liquor litter: Chamundi Hill under strict Police watch
July 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police have launched a special operation to curb hooliganism and alcohol consumption at the sacred Chamundi Hill following complaints of misbehaviour and littering. The action comes in the wake of reports in Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra that exposed heaps of empty liquor bottles recovered during a recent cleanliness drive by…
Chamundi Hill turns… BOOZERS’ PARADISE!
July 21, 2025Yuva Brigade volunteers collect two tractor-loads of plastic waste & liquor bottles Mysore/Mysuru: After turning the KRS backwaters at Meenakshipura into a garbage dump, people have turned the slopes of Chamundi Hill into a Boozers’ Paradise. The Mysuru unit of Yuva Brigade carried out a massive clean-up drive at Chamundi Hill yesterday, beginning at 6…
Rush of Devotees on last Ashada Friday
July 18, 2025Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje climbs 1008 Hill steps Mysuru: On account of last Ashada Friday special puja today, a large number of devotees descended on Chamundi Hill in city. To cater to the swelling number of devotees, the temple will be kept open till 10 pm today. The presiding deity at the Goddess Chamundeshwari Temple…
Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanti at Hill Temple
July 17, 2025Mysore Royal Family launches Utsava Murti procession Mysore/Mysuru: The Vardhanti (birthday) Mahotsava of Goddess Chamundeshwari was celebrated atop Chamundi Hill with festive fervour today. Vardhanti falls every year during Ashada month of Hindu calendar that draws huge footfalls of devotees, with the last Ashada Friday Special Puja at Goddess Chamundeshwari temple scheduled for tomorrow (July…
Chamundi Hill PRASHAD works to begin this month
July 12, 20253D imaging tech to guide eco-sensitive makeover; dedicated team to monitor quality, timelines By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: The long-awaited development works of Chamundi Hill under the Central Government’s PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme are set to begin by the end of this month. The project, with a total outlay of…
CCTV surveillance, concrete roads and viewpoints to boost safety
July 12, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the comprehensive development plan under the PRASHAD scheme, new safety and infrastructure measures are set to be implemented at Chamundi Hill to accommodate the growing influx of pilgrims and tourists. With thousands visiting daily — and lakhs during festivals and special occasions — the Tourism Department has planned the installation of…
Gajalakshmi Alankara: A big draw on third Ashada Friday
July 11, 2025Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, Shivamogga MP B.Y. Raghavendra, Ministers Dr. G. Parameshwar and Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Guarantee Panel Chairman H.M. Revanna seek blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari at Hill Temple Mysore/Mysuru: The third Ashada Friday Puja at Chamundi Hill today saw a good number of devotees visiting the shrine, in continuation of the footfalls registered on last…
DG&IGP Dr. M.A. Saleem visits Chamundi Hill
July 9, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Dr. M.A. Saleem visited Chamundi Hill this morning and inspected the bandobast and security arrangement being made by City Police for Ashada Friday. After conducting a thorough inspection, Dr. Saleem arrived at DG Suite located opposite Mysuru SP Office in Nazarbad. He will hold a meeting…















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