Mysuru: With devotees set to throng Chamundi Hill in thousands on the First Ashada Friday on July 5, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar and City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna visited the Hill yesterday and inspected the security arrangements being made there. The two, accompanied by DCP M. Muthuraj, Traffic ACP G.N. Mohan and other Police…
Deshpande offers puja at Chamundi Hill Temple
June 20, 2019Mysuru: Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande visited Chamundi Hill Temple this morning and offered puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari. On his return, the Minister visited Tavarekatte village and interacted with the residents. He was accompanied by DC Abhiram G. Sankar, Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath, ZP CEO K. Jyothi, former MLA Vasu, Chamundi Hill GP President Geetha and others….
ADC takes stock of preparations for Ashada Shukravara atop Chamundi Hill
June 19, 2019Mysuru: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) B.R. Purnima has directed the officials to make all preparations for Ashada Shukravara (Ashada Fridays) beginning on July 5 to facilitate thousands of devotees who come to offer prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill. Presiding over the preliminary meeting held at the conference hall at the office of the…
Monkey menace at View Point on Nandi Road atop Chamundi Hill
June 16, 2019Mysuru: A group of monkeys at the View Point on Nandi Road atop Chamundi Hill has tried to attack tourists yesterday morning creating panic and fear among the tourists. Yesterday at about 8 am, a group of about 30 monkeys was sitting on the railings of the View Point on Nandi Statue road and when…
Median Gardens add glitz to Chamundi Hill View Points
June 11, 2019[Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The View Points atop city’s landmark Chamundi Hill are beckoning tourists after the recent facelift, environment promotion and beautification works undertaken by a Non-Government Organisation since the last three months. The District Administration had constructed special protruding platforms at the two View Points on the way to the Hill and…
Ugly graffiti mars beauty: Kerala CM tagged in social media posts
June 11, 2019Mysuru: Vandals have painted ugly graffiti causing an as-yet-unknown amount of damage to pieces of the city’s property. The walls of mini garden developed on the stretch to Nandi Statue near the View Point have been vandalised. Registration numbers of Malappuram (KL 10, KL 14) in Kerala has been written on the walls indicating that…
Mysuru temples pray for Rains
June 6, 2019Minister D.K. Shivakumar leads prayers at Sri Rishya Shringeshwara Temple in Chikkamagaluru Mysuru: The sound of Vedic hymns, chanting of mantras accompanied by beating of drums and ringing of bells reverberated from all the Muzarai temples across the State this morning as temples followed the Government directive to conduct pujas and yagnas to appease Rain…
Chamundi Hill steps climbing competition held
June 2, 2019National athlete Thippavva Sannakki climbs 1008 steps in 13 minutes Mysore: Over 120 members of Abhyudaya Mahila Samaja of J.P. Nagar and other women took part in the Chamundi Hill Steps Climbing Competition, organised as part of the Sangha’s silver jubilee celebrations in city this morning. The participants were categorised into different batches — 21…
Gold worth Rs.1.6 lakh stolen from vanity bag
May 18, 2019Mysuru: A miscreant is said to have stolen a purse kept in the vanity bag of a devotee at Chamundi Hill here recently which reportedly contained 70 gm of gold jewels worth about Rs.1.6 lakh. The incident happened on May 14 when Thimmappa from Shivamogga had come with family members to the Hill Temple. Seeing…
Driver assaults security guard atop Chamundi Hill
May 13, 2019Mysuru: A driver of a tourist vehicle, who had brought tourists to the Chamundi Hill, allegedly assaulted a Security Guard for not allowing the vehicle near the Temple yesterday. While the Security Guard, who was assaulted, is Mahesh, the driver who assaulted him is Ayaz Shariff of city. Ayaz, who had brought tourists to Chamundi…
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