Not only the devotees, but also over 60 birds and animals, which consumed tomato bath prasadam waste at Sulwadi, were found dead in the surroundings of the Temple, thus lending more credence to speculations that the prasadam had been poisoned. These birds and animals, most of them street dogs, has consumed the ‘prasadam’ after a…
One dead, five injured in mini bus accident at Hanur
August 11, 2018Hanur, Kollegal taluk: In a ghastly accident, one woman died and five people sustained grievous injuries when the mini bus in which they were travelling lost control and turned turtle. In all, there were 26 people in the bus. The accident was so severe that the woman Ammanni Akka, whose hand was severed, later succumbed…
Two arrested for smuggling owl
April 12, 2018Hanur: The sleuths of the Forest Mobile Squad have arrested two persons on charges of smuggling an owl and have rescued the bird. The arrested persons have been identified as 30-year-old Madesh and 32-year-old Rangaswamy, both residents of Kaggaligundi village in Hanur taluk. Acting on a tip off, Kollegal CID Forest Mobile Squad SI Lokesh…
CM Siddharamaiah announces taluk status for Hanur
January 11, 2018Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday launched various development projects, including the long-pending multi-village drinking water project and officially announced taluk status to Hanur. The drinking water project, expected to solve the problems of two lakh people in 166 villages, was launched at Nagavalli in Chamarajanagar taluk. Speaking on the occasion, the CM remembered late Minister…
Saragur and Hanur to be new Taluks
September 9, 2017Bengaluru: It’s now official. The 49 proposed new Taluks will come into existence from January 2018. The State government on Thursday issued an order for carving out the new Taluks including Saragur in Mysuru near Heggadadevanakote (H.D. Kote) and Hanur in Chamarajanagar. The order states that the Revenue Department will coordinate with the Finance Department…
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