Hanur: A 62-year-old cowherd, identified as Channabasavappa, was killed when a bison attacked him when he was grazing his cattle at his farmland in Shyagya village in Hanur taluk yesterday. Channabasavappa’s farmland is located on the forest border. He as usual had taken his cattle for grazing on Sunday when a bison attacked him suddenly…
35-kg roots and two snares seized Hanur: The Forest Department staff have arrested six persons for illegally trespassing into Eramod on CPT 81 Bijjalane Beat in Koudalli Range and collecting Maakali Beru (Decalepis hamiltonii), a root with medicinal properties. Those arrested are Kutty of Alambadi, Arul, Charles, Bala, Arogya Mary and Teresa of Biligundla in…
Hanur: A shepherd, who had taken his flock of sheep for grazing, was killed, when an elephant attacked him at Hogyam Range in Male Madeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday afternoon. The deceased shepherd is Channegowda (48), son of Basavegowda of Yarambadi village, Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district. As usual, Channegowda, on Sunday afternoon, had taken…
Hanur: Thirty-year-old M. Nagendra, who was named as the successor to the Peetha of Salur Mutt at M.M. Hills in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district, was anointed as the pontiff of the Mutt in the auspicious Brahmi Muhurtha amid all rituals at the Mutt premises on Saturday morning. Soon after he was given Deeksha by…
Kollegal: With the Civil Court here vacating the stay on the appointment of new Seer (successor) for Salur Mutt at M.M.Hills in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district, the Mutt devotees have demanded appointment of a third person, who is in no way related to both the Seers, as the new successor to head the Mutt….
Hanur: Three persons were killed and 10 injured when a Bolero Pickup vehicle carrying a marriage party toppled near Odeyarapalya close to Koramanakathari J Village yesterday afternoon. The deceased are Nanjundaiah (60), Chikkasiddamma (55) and Nagaraju (60), all residents of Hunasepalya village in the taluk. Among the 10 persons who are injured, Ningarajamma and Chandra…
Cases booked against them at Hanur Police Station near Chamarajanagar after the assault video went viral Hanur: Seven Forest Department employees are in the dock for allegedly assaulting and filing a false illegal fishing case against four persons in Hanur village near Chamarajanagar. Interestingly, the case came to light as the forest employees made video…
Hanur: A wild tusker was electrocuted after it came in contact with an illegal fence to which power was drawn illegally to protect the crops. The incident took place on World Wildlife Day yesterday at B.M. Halli in Hanur taluk. Chikkamallaiah of the village had erected a fence around his agricultural field and had illegally…
Over two lakh devotees visit historic temple for Mahashivaratri Hanur: In a post-Shivaratri clean-up, over 130 people including volunteers removed eight truckloads of footwear and plastic waste including covers, bottles and bags at the historic Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday. Incidentally, the Wildlife Sanctuary will soon be declared as a Tiger Reserve. Lakhs of…
Hanur: Villagers of Sulwadi and Bidaralli on Saturday remembered their seventeen fellow residents who died of temple prasada poisoning at Sulwadi Kichugutt Maramma Temple in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district on Dec.14 last year, which shook the State. A total of 17 villagers, including women and children, had died and over a hundred people fell…
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