By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD With a little extra rain even our rock solid Chamundi Hill seems to be in some amount of danger going by the fairly disturbing landslide that occurred there three days ago. Since the rain that we have experienced in and around our city has not been above average, I…
Chamundi Hill retaining wall construction begins
October 24, 2019Mysore: Following Tuesday’s landslide on a stretch of the Chamundi Hill road near Nandi statue atop the hill, works on the construction of a retaining wall at the spot began in full swing yesterday. The PWD Officials who visited the spot on Tuesday evening, began the works in right ernest on Wednesday morning. The retaining…
Landslip at Chamundi Hill: View Point-Nandi Statue Road closed for traffic
October 23, 2019Mysore: The Road between View Point and Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill has been temporarily closed for vehicular traffic from this morning as a portion of the Hill caved in yesterday. Vehicles have been asked to take regular route to reach Chamundeshwari Temple and alternative Road to Nandi Statue. A portion of Chamundi Hill along…
Portion of Chamundi Hill in Mysuru caves in
October 22, 2019Mysuru: A portion of Chamundi Hill collapsed today morning due to incessant and intermittent rains. The portion of the road caved in near the Nandi Statue and was first noticed by a group of vendors who sell flowers, fruits and other items atop the Hill and Nandi Statue. Speaking to Star of Mysore, a vendor…
City Night Viewing from Chamundi Hill only till 10 pm
October 4, 2019Tourists upset over Police move but Cops say restriction necessary to maintain law and order Mysuru: Ninety-kilometres of Mysuru is illuminated for Dasara and there is no better place than the Chamundi Hill to view the vast expanse of the city sparkling like diamonds on the ground. It is truly a sight to behold and…
Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa inaugurates 10-day Dasara festival
September 29, 2019Appeals to maintain sanctity of Chamundi Hill; targets politicians for lack of work ethics Mysuru: Celebrated Kannada novelist and Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. Santeshivara Lingannaiah (S.L.) Bhyrappa inaugurated the 10-day Dasara Naada Habba-2019, atop Chamundi Hill by offering floral tributes to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari (Utsava Murti) at 9.35 am in the auspicious Vrischika…
WELCOME lights atop Chamundi Hill invite visitors for Dasara
September 29, 2019Mysuru: With Dasara festivities inaugurated today, installation of WELCOME sign in English and SUSWAGATA in Kannada atop Chamundi Hill is completed and the lights will invite tourists and visitors for Dasara for 12 days. The lights would be switched on every day from 7 pm to 10 pm and the lights are installed in such…
Unauthorised shop-keepers atop Chamundi Hill vacate voluntarily
September 25, 2019Mysuru: With the authorities setting Sept. 25 deadline to vacate unauthorised shops, more than 50 shop-keepers atop Chamundi Hill voluntarily vacated their shops on Tuesday night. The shops were located close to Mahishasura statue and the bus stand. Following directions from District Minister V. Somanna, the Revenue, PWD and Gram Panchayat authorities had cleared 97…
Car driver commits suicide at Chamundi Hill
September 25, 2019Mysuru: A car driver, said to be mentally depressed, committed suicide by hanging from a tree on Uttanahalli side forest of Chamundi Hill yesterday. The Police have identified him as Muralidhar (52), residing at the Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama quarters. On Monday morning Muralidhar who had left his home in the car did not return even…
No more water crisis atop Chamundi Hill
September 23, 2019Rs. 6.9 crore water project to be completed by November this year Project implemented to cater to the demands till 2050 Mysuru: The decades-old acute water scarcity atop Chamundi Hill will be solved in three months and from next summer, Hill residents need not block roads and resort to other forms of agitations like they…
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