Hanur (Chamarajanagar): Six years have passed since the Sulwadi Maramma Temple (Kichguth Maramma Temple) prasadam poisoning tragedy claimed 17 lives in Chamarajanagar District and left the nation in shock. The families of the deceased still grieve, revisiting the graves of their loved ones and recalling the horror of that fateful day. On Dec. 14, 2018,…
Blackmail: Four from Mysuru enter suicide pact near MM Hills
June 9, 2024Hanur: Following the alleged blackmail by a youth to leak the video of a minor girl, a family of four from KR Nagar in Mysuru district consumed poison at Talabetta near Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills in Chamarajanagar district on Saturday. While one has succumbed to the suicide attempt, the three others including the minor are…
Irate villagers ransack polling booth in Hanur, pelt stones
April 27, 2024Hanur: A section of villagers who had boycotted to vote in Chamarajanagar (SC Reserve) Lok Sabha Constituency that went to polling in the first phase of elections held yesterday, went on a rampage, damaging the polling booth at Indiganaththa village in the fringes of Male Mahadeshwara Hills forest in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district. The…
Woman killed in jumbo attack
April 12, 2024Hanur: A 36-year-old woman, who was climbing Male Mahadeshwara Hill (M.M. Hills) on foot, was killed when a wild elephant attacked her on Tuesday night. The deceased woman is Lakshmi, a resident of Honaganahalli village in Malavalli taluk. Lakshmi, along with her son Chirag and relatives Chikkathayamma, Manu, Prasanna, Mahadevu and Puttaraju had come from…
Mother, 2 daughters drown in Gopinatham dam
April 6, 2024Hanur: In a heart wrenching incident, a woman and her two daughters met their watery grave after they allegedly slipped into water at Gopinatham dam in Hanur taluk, Chamarajanagar district on Friday. Meena (34), wife of Ayyan, resident of Pudur village near Gopinatham, her daughters Pavitra (14) and Keerthi (11) are the deceased persons. As…
MLA launches fourth safari facility at Chamarajanagar district
December 6, 2023Hanur: MLA M.R. Manjunath launched the safari facility at PG Palya Wildlife Range coming under Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Division on Saturday. The MLA launched the facility at Lokkanahalli in Chamarajanagar district. This is the fourth wildlife safari centre launched by the Forest Department after Cauvery Wildlife Safari (Gopinatham), Bandipur Tiger Reserve and BRT Tiger Reserve….
Kin of former Minister found dead in forest
December 5, 2023Mahadevaiah, brother-in-law of C.P. Yogeshwar, was allegedly kidnapped from his farmhouse near Channapatna on the night of Dec. 2; Bludgeoned body found in Doddagundi forest area near Ramapura in Chamarajanagar district Hanur: A realtor, who had gone missing in a mysterious manner from his farmhouse near Channapatna in Ramanagar district on Dec. 2, was found…
Man on his way to vote killed by wild elephant in Hanur
May 11, 2023Hanur: A man, who was on his way to cast his vote, was killed by a wild elephant yesterday. The incident took place in Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary limits. The deceased has been identified as Puttaswamy (42), a resident of Tokere village in Hanur taluk. He and his wife were on their way from Hale…
Dead man wakes up, then dies en route to hospital
April 19, 2023Mother’s touch moves Poll Officer’s body kept at mortuary in Hanur. But doctors in Mysuru hospital declare him dead on arrival. Hanur/Mysuru: In a bizarre twist of fate, an officer deputed for election duty was pronounced dead by doctors and was later discovered to be alive and breathing inside the mortuary just before the post-mortem….
Temple staff gives Rs. 2.91 lakh cash to devotee with prasadam
July 30, 2022CCTV footage reveals blunder; Devotee to return the money to Male Mahadeshwara Temple Hanur: A devotee visiting Male Mahadeshwara Temple in Chamarajanagar District received a ‘bountiful blessing’ from the Lord as he was handed over a bag containing Rs. 2.91 lakh in cash along with the laddu prasadam bag. The catch here, however, is that…
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