Mysuru: The District Health Department in a bid to provide medical facilities atop Chamundi Hill has decided to open a new Public Health Centre (PHC) there which would come up soon. A meeting in this regard was held recently and Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has agreed to provide land for the construction of the PHC….
Gujarat poll results tomorrow: BJP members climb Chamundi Hill, offer prayers
December 17, 2017Mysuru: With the counting of votes cast in Gujarat Assembly election to begin tomorrow, about 50 members of City BJP Wing climbed Chamundi Hill this morning and offered puja to Goddess Chamuneshwari at the temple atop the Hill for BJP to emerge victorious. The climb was launched by City BJP President Dr. B.H. Manjunath. He…
World AIDS Day: HIV +ve children of Amma Mane to climb Chamundi Hill tomorrow
November 30, 2017Mysuru: “There is a remarkable improvement in the health of HIV positive children specifically housed at the Amma Mane with a significant reduction in their infection. These children will climb Chamundi Hill tomorrow at 6 am as part of World AIDS Day,” said former Minister S.A. Ramdas. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here…
Chamundi Hill environment destruction in the name of development
November 25, 2017Mysuru: Environmentalists and devotees are seeing red as the beautiful backdrop to the City, Chamundi Hill is quietly being destroyed in the name of development. In the precincts of Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Hill, PWD has taken up works worth Rs. 80 crore, building commercial complex, bus stand and other development works. The works are…
Second binocular installed at View Point atop Chamundi Hill to ease rush
November 9, 2017Mysuru: Following good response from tourists and devotees to enjoy the city’s panoramic view through a high-definition binocular installed at the View Point at the junction of the roads leading to the iconic Nandi statue and the Temple atop Chamundi Hill, another high-definition binocular has been installed at the same View Point to ease the…
Thousands attend Nandi Mahabhisheka
November 5, 2017Mysuru: The Mahabhisheka to Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill was performed by Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust in the presence of thousands of devotees this morning. Prior to the Mahabhisheka, the Nandi Statue was cleaned with water early in the morning following which the rituals commenced at 9.30 am. Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji,…
Man found dead with stab injuries near Chamundi Hill
November 5, 2017Mysuru: A 33-year-old man was found dead with stab injuries at the foot of Chamundi Hill here this morning. It is suspected that the man may have been murdered yesterday midnight and the incident came to light early this morning when the devotees saw the body and informed the Police. The deceased has been identified…
Mahabhisheka to Nandi atop Hill tomorrow
November 4, 2017Blue velvet cloth to be draped on the Bull for the first time Mysuru: Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust has organised Mahabhisheka to the Nandi Bull atop Chamundi Hill on Nov.5 at 9.30 am. This is the 12th Mahabhisheka, but for the first time, a 54-metre-long blue velvet cloth with maroon border will be draped on…
Chamundi Temple sanctum door gets gold plating
October 29, 2017Mysuru: A Bengaluru-based devotee of Goddess Chamundeshwari has donated gold plating to the doors of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple atop Chamundi Hill here. Advocate Jayashree Sridhar, a resident of BTM Layout in Bengaluru, donated the gold plates worth Rs. 26 lakh for the silver doors of the Temple. The gold plating, with ‘Navadurga’…
Back to the wild
October 27, 2017Mysuru: The one-and-a-half-year-old leopard, which had strayed into the Zoo yesterday and subsequently captured after tranquillising it, was released into its natural habitat yesterday night, said Mysuru Zoo Executive Director C. Ravishankar. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Ravishankar, however, did not disclose the place where the male leopard was released stating that National…
Recent Comments