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…
Hanur: The District Pourakarmika Association and Shri Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Temple Development Authority Employees Association together have decided to stage a protest against alleged discrimination in hiring employees at MM Hills on Dec. 11 in front of the Authority Office at 10 am. The protest is to seek fulfilment of their various demands. The Management…
Nanjangud/Chamarajanagar: Sri Srikanteshwara Temple at Nanjangud has fetched revenue of Rs. 1.58 crore in one month through hundi collections, according to Temple Chief Executive Officer Ravindra. The temple’s 24 hundis (offering boxes) were opened on Friday in the temple premises and the collections for the last one month were counted. Rs. 1,58,68,243 cash was collected…
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