Mysuru/Bandipur: Fire at Chamundi and Gopalaswamy Hills has destroyed vast areas of flora yesterday. The fire lit by miscreants has destroyed plants, trees, shrubs and nests of birds atop Chamundi Hill. It is alleged that miscreants had lit fire on Nandi Statue road atop the Hill in the afternoon and the fire spread rapidly due…
Miraculous escape for passengers as KSRTC bus swerves into roadside ditch at Gopalaswamy Hill
July 12, 2021Gundlupet: Forty passengers, who were coming down the Gopalaswamy Hill after visiting the temple atop the hill, had a miraculous escape after the KSRTC bus in which they were coming down the hill slipped into a roadside ditch atop the hill yesterday. The KSRTC bus was ferrying the devotees to the foot of the hill,…
Tiger sighting enthralls tourists at Gopalaswamy Hill
November 6, 2020Gundlupet: Tourists, who were returning from Gopalaswamy Hill, were a happy lot as a tiger came in front of the KSRTC bus and sat on the roadside giving pose to them yesterday evening. As entry of private vehicles is banned to hilltop, tourists and others visiting the Temple atop the Hill have to take KSRTC…
Forest Minister inspects spot
February 25, 2019Mysuru: Forest Minister Satish Jarkiholi yesterday visited the fire ravaged Bandipur and took stock of the situation. Speaking after visiting the fire spots along with forest officials, the Minister said that about 2,500 hectares of forest has been destroyed by the fire and added that the first priority was to control the fire and later…
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