Explores wildlife at Bandipur Tiger Reserve Gundlupet: Renowned filmmaker of ‘Baahubali’ fame S.S. Rajamouli and his wife Rama, visited Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill yesterday and prayed at the temple atop the hill dedicated to Lord Venugopalaswamy. The couple also visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve and explored the wildlife. According to sources, Rajamouli, who reached Gundlupet on Tuesday,…
No more plastic atop Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta in Gundlupet
October 17, 2019Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar District Administration has imposed ban on the use of plastic atop the famous Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta located in Bandipur Forest Range at Gundlupet taluk with effect from today. The Forest Department, which is in-charge of implementing the ban, has been selling cloth bags at the check-post to prevent devotees carrying puja materials in…
Retired IFS officer’s take on Wild Gopala Bhaktha
December 17, 2017Sir, Media reports say that a wild elephant is frequenting the temple at Gopalaswamy Betta near Gundlupet and the Forest Department is driving it back to forests. From the elephant’s behaviour, body structure, food habits, unperturbed by the presence of people etc., suggests that it is not wild at all and will come back to…
Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill: Bus driver who saved 58 passengers bags Gold
December 15, 2017Chamarajanagar: A KSRTC bus driver, who had averted major mishap and saved the lives of 58 passengers on board when the bus went out of control at Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill in October 2017, was awarded Gold Medal at a programme held at Chamarajanagar KSRTC office in the presence of Chamarajanagar KSRTC Divisional Controller R. Ashok…
KSRTC bus with 58 passengers loses control at Gopalaswamy Hill
October 9, 2017Gundlupet: The presence of mind of a KSRTC bus driver averted major mishap and saved lives of 58 passengers on board when the bus went out of control at Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill yesterday. The KSRTC usually operates five mini buses to ferry passengers to the top of the hill. As it was Sunday, there were…
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