Chamarajanagar: The Forest Department personnel have captured the leopard aged between two and three years which had attacked and killed a pilgrim on padayatra near Taalu Betta at the foot of Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills on Jan. 21 morning. The big wild cat was tranquillised and captured by the Forest Department near Rangaswamy Vaddu yesterday…
Chamarajanagar: With growing incidents of people being killed in tiger attacks still haunting the public in the rural areas, a case of a pilgrim on padayatra to MM Hills being killed in leopard attack has been reported near Taalu Betta at foot of Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills yesterday morning. The deceased has been identified as…
Chamarajanagar: Three accused from Koppa village identified as Konnappa, Madaraju and Nagaraju, who were arrested on charges of lacing poison to the carcass of a cow leading to the death of a tigress and her four cubs near Meenyam Zone of Hoogyam Wildlife Range in MM Hills, were produced before the Principal Civil Judge and…
Chamarajanagar: While the post-mortem of the tigress was conducted last night, the post-mortem of four dead tiger cubs was conducted this morning and samples from the carcasses have been collected. Steps are being taken to cremate the carcasses as per the procedure. Meanwhile, members of the Probe Committee have begun their investigation and questioned a…
Mysuru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will operate 300 buses from Mysuru to Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) for this Deepavali. The service has already commenced and will continue until Nov. 5 (Tuesday), said Mysuru KSRTC Divisional Controller Srinivas. This special service is designed to transport devotees to MM Hills, a revered site…
Forest Department issues new guidelines for safety measures, trekker registration The Forest Department has officially approved trekking at Nagamale in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) and has issued specific guidelines for trekkers. Devotees visiting MM Hills frequently embark on hikes to Nagamale, often neglecting the narrow paths, dense forests and steep terrains. The number…
Chamarajanagar: Deputy Commissioner D.S. Ramesh has temporarily banned entry of two-wheelers to MM Hills from Feb.17 to 21 in view of Mahashivaratri Jatra. Lakhs of devotees visit MM Hills during Shivaratri from neighbouring districts. To avoid large number vehicles at the Hill, which has narrow roads with sharp curves, entry of two-wheelers has been banned…
Hanur: The M.M. Hills Police have arrested a contract employee of M.M. Hills Temple for stealing Rs. 40,000 during the counting of the temple hundis that took place on July 14. The arrested has been identified as 23-year old Panneer Selvam. Panneer Selvam, who was involved in the temple hundi (offerings box) process, was moving…
Rs. 20 crore heritage mountain project to be completed by September 2022 By Mohan Kayaka Over 60 to 65 percent works have been completed to build a 108-ft statue of Male Mahadeshwara Swamy atop Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills). The 27-ft pedestal on which the statue of Madappa on top of a tiger has been…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Sri Malai Mahadeshwara Temple has got its licence renewed under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSAI – Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) for the ‘prasada’ it serves to devotees visiting the temple atop M.M. Hills in Chamarajanagar district. The ‘laddu’ served at the temple is now FSSAI certified for the…
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