Mysuru division

  • COVID-19: Lockdown triggers reverse migration in Karnataka 28 Mar 2020 09:12 The 21-day lockdown in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in the reverse migration of a large number of daily wage workers and people employed in the unorganised sector. People in hundreds from Mysuru and Bengaluru cities have returned to …
  • Despite efforts, investment gulf remains between Bengaluru and rest of Karnataka 16 Mar 2020 07:35 Despite several efforts by the State government to push investments in tier II and III cities, the Statewide investment pattern during the last four years (2016-17 to 2019-20) clearly reveals that entrepreneurs and industrialists are showing interest in …
  • Government wants private firms to give 80% jobs to locals: Shettar 14 Mar 2020 00:38 The State government has insisted that private companies, small or big, provide 80% reservation in jobs for locals (Kannada-speaking people) in all categories, said Minister for Major and Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar on Friday. In his reply to …
  • Ahead of Rajinikanth’s ‘Into the Wild’ episode with Bear Grylls, Discovery launches dance challenge 11 Mar 2020 13:38 Image Source : TWITTER Ahead of Rajinikanth’s ‘Into the Wild’ episode with Bear Grylls, Discovery launches dance challenge Thalaiva fans have been eagerly waiting for the telecast of South Superstar Rajinikanth’s episode of Discovery Channel’s Into The …
  • Rajinikanth’s Into The Wild with Bear Grylls second promo out: Catch Thalaiva in action 11 Mar 2020 07:58 Discovery channel’s Bear Grylls on Monday shared the second teaser of his forthcoming adventure show Into the Wild with Bear Grylls, marking the small-screen debut of Tamil cinema legend Rajinikanth. Superstar @Rajinikanth’s relentless positivity and never …
  • Karnataka: Chamarajanagar priests to chant mantras in Kannada 10 Mar 2020 07:04
  • WATCH | Bear Grylls shares superstar Rajinikanth's TV debut video 09 Mar 2020 09:39 By IANS BENGALURU: Discovery channel's Bear Grylls on Monday shared the second teaser of his forthcoming adventure show 'Into the Wild with Bear Grylls', marking the small-screen debut of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. "Superstar @ …
  • Chamarajanagar priests to chant in Kannada 09 Mar 2020 03:08
  • Chamarajanagar priests to chant mantras in Kannada 09 Mar 2020 01:44
  • RCB fans on temple run ahead of IPL 09 Mar 2020 00:02 Express News Service MYSURU: As the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is approaching, fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are on a temple run seeking the benedictions of god for their team to end their dry run at …
  • 352 under watch for Covid-19, no positive case in Karnataka 03 Mar 2020 20:15 Bengaluru, March 4 (IANS) Amid renewed surveillance and control measures by the state government and a city-based employee testing positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad, no positive case has been recorded in Karnataka, an official said on Tuesday. “There …
  • Coronavirus scare: High alert in New Mangalore port, airport 03 Mar 2020 15:02 By PTI MANGALURU: With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) virus spreading to more countries and two more confirmed cases reported in India, the seaport and airport here have been put under high alert, officials said on Tuesday. Dakshina Kannada district is …
  • K’taka school students with cold, fever to be given leave 03 Mar 2020 10:40 Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government has directed school authorities to grant leave to students and staff suffering from cold or fever in the light of renewed coronavirus (COVID -19) fears. “If any student, teacher of staff is suffering from …
  • Coronavirus outbreak: 284 under home isolation in Karnataka 03 Mar 2020 07:50 Image Source : AP Coronavirus outbreak: 284 under home isolation in Karnataka As many as 284 people have been put under home isolation across Karnataka by the state Health and Family Welfare Services department for coronavirus symptoms, a health official …
  • Taxmen conduct test-purchase, fine 1052 dealers 01 Mar 2020 09:39 BENGALURU: Karnataka Commercial Taxes Commissioner MS Srikar has said GST authorities will step up test-purchase of goods from dealers to ensure they issue tax invoices to customers in compliance with the law. He warned of stringent action against dealers …
  • Bear Grylls' Into The Wild episode featuring Rajinikanth to premiere on March 23. Watch teaser 28 Feb 2020 15:44 Into The Wild's episode featuring Rajinikanth with Bear Grylls will be aired on March 23 Superstar Rajinikanth became the second Indian after PM Narendra Modi to feature in an episode of Bear Grylls popular TV series Into The Wild. In the episode, …
  • Doctor dies after coming under wheels of BMTC bus at Bengaluru’s Shantinagar 28 Feb 2020 06:05 A young doctor working in Chamarajanagar, who had come to Bengaluru to enquire about higher education courses in the city, fell under the wheels of a moving BMTC bus at Shantinagar bus stand on Thursday. The deceased, Dr. Andanur Chinthan, 26, hails from …
  • Doc slips from moving bus, driver arrested 28 Feb 2020 02:01 By Express News Service BENGALURU: A 26-year-old MBBS doctor was killed when he slipped from a moving BMTC bus in Shanthinagar bus stand on Double Road on Thursday afternoon. Based on a statement, the bus driver was arrested for allegedly leaving the door …
  • Man vs Wild: Host Bear Grylls shares superstar Rajinikanth's TV debut first look 23 Feb 2020 05:38 Bear Grylls shares superstar Rajinikanth's TV debut first look Discovery channel's Bear Grylls on Wednesday shared the first look of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's debut on the small screen in his programme 'Into the Wild with Bear Grylls…
  • Discovery’s Grylls shares Rajinikanth’s TV debut first look 19 Feb 2020 06:32 Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Discovery channel’s Bear Grylls on Wednesday shared the first look of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth’s debut on the small screen in his programme ‘Into the Wild with Bear Grylls’, after 43 years in cinema. “Preparing for @Rajinikanth …
  • Coronavirus: 218 under home isolation in Karnataka 15 Feb 2020 18:28 Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services department is observing 218 people under home isolation across the state for coronavirus symptoms, a health official said here on Saturday. “We are observing 218 people across the …
  • Coronavirus: 172 under observation in Karnataka 10 Feb 2020 15:34 Bengaluru, Feb 10 (IANS) The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services department is observing 172 people across the state for coronavirus symptoms, a health official said on Monday. “We are observing 172 people across the state, including in Bengaluru …
  • Coronavirus outbreak: 138 under observation in Karnataka 09 Feb 2020 06:14 Air India to evacuate Indians from China's Wuhan In the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services Department has kept under observation 138 people across the state, a health official confirmed. "We are …
  • Coronavirus: 138 under observation in Karnataka 08 Feb 2020 17:22 Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS) The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services Department has kept under observation 138 persons across the state in the wake of coronavirus scare, a health official said on Saturday. “We are observing 138 people across the state, …
  • Bengaluru, Belagavi get lion’s share of berths in BSY cabinet 07 Feb 2020 02:18 Express News Service BENGALURU: The Yediyurappa cabinet became bigger with the induction of 10 more ministers on Thursday. Of the 27 ministers in the cabinet, more than 40 per cent are from Bengaluru and Belagavi districts, while 13 districts have no …
  • Coronavirus update: 83 under home isolation in Karnataka 06 Feb 2020 08:27 Medical staff, wearing protective suits, hold medical waste  The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services department is observing 83 people across the state under home isolation for coronavirus symptoms, a health official said on Wednesday. "We …
  • Coronavirus: 83 under home isolation in Karnataka 05 Feb 2020 19:12 Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services department is observing 83 people across the state under home isolation for coronavirus symptoms, a health official said on Wednesday. “We are observing 83 people across the state, …
  • Akshay Kumar’s Man vs Wild shoot photos LEAKED, actor poses with forest officials | Pics 05 Feb 2020 18:40 Akshay Kumar’s Man vs Wild shoot photos LEAKED Actor Akshay Kumar shot for a Discovery channel programme with show host Bear Grylls in Karnataka's Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Thursday. He is the third Indian celebrity to feature on the show after PM …
  • Coronavirus outbreak: High alert sounded in 4 Karnataka districts bordering Kerala 05 Feb 2020 12:10 Image Source : PTI High alert in four Karnataka districts bordering Kerala A high alert was sounded in four Karnataka districts - Kodagu, Mangluru, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru in the wake of rising cases of coronavirus in Kerala. The four districts border …
  • Coronavirus threat: Karnataka govt strengthens surveillance measures 05 Feb 2020 00:34 By Express News Service BENGALURU: World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus epidemic as an International Public Health Emergency of International Concern. In this context, the state government has strengthened all surveillance and control …
  • High alert in four Karnataka districts bordering Kerala 04 Feb 2020 19:26 Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) Four Karnataka districts bordering Kerala — Kodagu, Mangluru, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru — have been put on high alert in the wake of positive coronavirus cases in Kerala. “Kodagu, Mangluru, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru districts have …
  • 15 years after Veerappan’s death, Karnataka police arrest woman associate 03 Feb 2020 05:49 Sandalwood smuggler and forest brigand Veerappan’s close aide was arrested by Karnataka police. (Express archive photo) Nearly 15 years since forest brigand Veerappan was taken down following the ‘Operation Cocoon’ in the forests of Tamil Nadu, a woman …
  • Rebel losers Vishwanath, Nagaraj can only wait and watch for Karnataka ministerial berths 31 Jan 2020 03:42 Express News Service BENGALURU: As Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa strives hard to convince the BJP central leadership to allot ministerial berths for the ‘rebel winners’, it’s the rebel losers who find themselves in a Catch-22 situation. They are the great …
  • Akshay Kumar shoots for Discovery in Karnataka’s Bandipur 30 Jan 2020 20:06 Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) Leading Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar filmed a Discovery channel programme with Bear Grylls in Karnataka’s Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Thursday, an official said. “Yes, Akshay Kumar shot for a day in Bandipur on Thursday for a …
  • Rajinikanth injured during shoot of Bear Grylls hosted Man vs Wild in Mysuru 30 Jan 2020 13:29 Rajinikanth injured during shoot of Bear Grylls hosted Man vs Wild in Mysuru Megastar Rajinikanth who began filming the popular survival show 'Man vs Wild' with adventurer Bear Grylls in Mysuru has suffered minor injuries, suggests reports. The …
  • Rajinikanth returns after shooting for Man Vs Wild, refuses injury reports 29 Jan 2020 08:32 Superstar Rajinikanth, who visited Karnataka’s Bandipur Tiger Reserve to shoot an episode for Discovery channel’s popular programme Man vs Wild with host Bear Grylls, returned to Chennai late on Tuesday night. Talking to journalists at Chennai airport, he …
  • Rajinikanth appeals to conserve water on war footing 29 Jan 2020 08:15 Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth has appealed for water conservation on a war footing as he marks his TV debut after 43 years of cinema via Discovery channel’s ‘Into The Wild with Bear Grylls’ programme on Wednesday. “This war (water …
  • BJP revamps district units, appoints 12 presidents 29 Jan 2020 02:00 By Express News Service BENGALURU: BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel has got into the game, and for starters, has put together a new team of district presidents. The BJP’s core concern is the party, and to ensure that it remains strong, 12 new …
  • Rajinikanth not injured during ‘Man vs Wild’ shooting 28 Jan 2020 18:56 Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Tamil superstar Rajinikanth suffered no injuries during the shoot of Discovery Channel’s popular programme ‘Man vs Wild’ in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, an official said on Tuesday. “It is all false. As per the screenplay, there was a …
  • Rajinikanth shoots for Man vs Wild in Bandipur Tiger Reserve 28 Jan 2020 17:15 Bengaluru: Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth visited Karnataka’s Bandipur Tiger Reserve to shoot an episode for Discovery channel’s popular programme ‘Man vs Wild’ with host Bear Grylls, an official said on Tuesday. “We gave permission for 6-8 hours to Discovery …
  • Greens worried over works in Cauvery Wildlife sanctuary  25 Jan 2020 01:39 Express News Service HUBBALLI: Wildlife activists have raised an objection to ongoing works in the core area of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, where about three acres of forestland has been levelled. Work is underway at the Gopinatham Wildlife Range of the …
  • Keep your papers ready, census starts in April, NPR from 2021 27 Dec 2019 01:34 By Express News Service BENGALURU: Bengaluru  Citizens, get ready to share your details with enumerators and surveyors from April, when the Census and population enumeration is due to start. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner BH Anil …
  • An act divided!: Citizenship (Amendment) Act 23 Dec 2019 01:15 Express News Service With the President giving his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) on December 12, India for the first time has adopted an openly selective citerion for granting citizenship to migrants from three neighbouring Islamic …
  • Wanted: Infra-suture! 16 Dec 2019 00:49 Express News Service For politicians and planners in the state, unfortunately, Karnataka is Bengaluru. That is probably because 59% revenue comes from Bengaluru (thanks to IT,industrial and research centres). But it is time the government looked at the …
  • Shivajinagar candidates create confusion in Karnataka by-polls 03 Dec 2019 10:27 By IANS BENGALURU: Multiple Muslim candidates have put the Shivajinagar electorate in confusion, a Muslim-majority constituency in the heart of the city going to the by-polls on December 5. Candidates for major political parties include Rizwan Arshan, 40, …
  • Whitewash for Congress in Karnataka Assembly bypolls: Chamarajanagar MP Srinivas Prasad 02 Dec 2019 01:57 By Express News Service MYSURU: Chamarajanagar MP V Srinivas Prasad on Sunday predicted a complete whitewash for Congress in the bypolls. Addressing media persons here on Sunday, Prasad said, “Congress has already lost LS election and Assembly elections. …
  • Urs political legacy and caste factor to determine triangular contest in Karnataka's Hunsur seat 18 Nov 2019 00:34 Express News Service MYSURU: Hunsur constituency, the home turf of backward classes messiah and former CM D Devaraj Urs, is set for a triangular contest, with caste as the deciding factor. The constituency is dominated by Vokkaligas, Kurubas, Dalits, …
  • Farmers to meet MPs from tobacco-growing areas 14 Nov 2019 06:19 The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene have decided to convene a meeting of Lok Sabha MPs from tobacco-growing regions in the State to resolve the instability in prices of tobacco that has impacted the lives of thousands of farmers. …
  • The ‘children of bamboo’ who help capture man-eating tigers 10 Nov 2019 03:12 Woods are lovely: Mahadev (in blue) and Karanaketha Gowda recount the Soligas’ struggle to get their forest rights recognised. (Source: Arathi Menon) The dreaded feline of Bandipur eluded its trackers for five days before it was finally captured last month …
  • DKS sets off on temple tour in Siddarmaiah's home turf 08 Nov 2019 02:32 Express News Service BENGALURU:  Former  Congress minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday set off on a thanksgiving visit of sorts to temples in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, first touching on the well-known Chamundi Temple atop Chamundi hillock. Taking a train to …
  • Mysuru bride, Netherlands groom enter wedlock sans rituals 05 Nov 2019 01:38 Mysuru: On Sunday, Mysuru witnessed a unique wedding with a Netherlands-based groom and a Kannadiga bride exchanging garlands at a hall here. The bride, Anu S Nettar is the daughter of noted women's rights activist, Ms Sumana B.N. and so there were no …
  • Whodunnit? Savadi, Kateel or Bommai, ask Congmen 05 Nov 2019 00:47 Express News Service BELAGAVI: The audiotape frenzy seems to be putting Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in the eye of the storm. On Monday, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah added fuel to the fire by alleging that BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, …
  • K’taka: Srinivasa Prasad slams Yediyurappa over Tipu Sultan row 01 Nov 2019 08:00 Mysuru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Chamarajanagar, V Srinivasa Prasad has criticised BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka for giving more importance to Tipu Sultan related issue rather than concentrating on drought relief works. Prasad …
  • Congress leaders ask Vijayshankar to drop move to join BJP 28 Oct 2019 19:40 A delegation of Congress leaders called on former MP C.H. Vijayshankar at the latter’s residence in Mysuru and urged to reconsider his move to return to the BJP fold. The delegation led by former MP R Dhruvanarayan met Mr Vijayshankar on Sunday and sought …
  • Killer tusker captured in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district 25 Oct 2019 02:57 25 Oct 2019, 08:00AM ISTSource: TNNVillagers in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district heaved a sigh of relief after a ‘killer’ wild tusker was captured. The wild elephant created havoc at Bandipur in Chamarajanagar district for quite some time. Panic …
  • Tusker injures two, kills cows in Bandipur 23 Oct 2019 02:59 By Express News Service CHAMARAJANAGAR: A week after villagers in the fringes of Bandipur forest heaved a sigh of relief after a ‘killer’ tiger was captured, panic has come to haunt them again, now under the guise of a wild tusker. A wild elephant from …
  • Karnataka’s captured tiger healthy, under observation 14 Oct 2019 18:57 Bengaluru: The captured man-eating tiger from Karnataka’s Bandipur reserve forest is healthy and under observation at the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre in Mysuru, a wildlife official said on Monday. “The middle-aged tiger is in a healthy …
  • Man-eating tiger in Karnataka forest tracked, captured (2nd Lead) 13 Oct 2019 16:34 Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) The man-eating tiger, which was at large for five days, was tracked down and safely captured in Karnataka’s Bandipur reserve forest on Sunday after tranquilising it, an official said. “The tiger was captured late in the afternoon ( …
  • Man-eating tiger in Karnataka forest traced and captured 13 Oct 2019 15:30 Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) The man-eating tiger, which was at large for five days, was captured in Karnataka’s Bandipur reserve forest on Sunday, an official said. “The tiger was captured late in the afternoon with the help of Soliga tribals, who spotted it …
  • Man-eating tiger in Karnataka reserve captured 13 Oct 2019 14:42 Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) The man-eating tiger, which was at large for five days, was captured in Karnataka’s Bandipur forest on Sunday, an official said. “The tiger was captured late in the afternoon with the help of Soliga tribals, who spotted it hiding …
  • Man-eater tiger kills elephant calf in Karnataka forest 13 Oct 2019 13:05 Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) The elusive man-eater tiger in Karnataka’s Bandipur reserve forest killed a just-born elephant calf and devoured it before vanishing back into the jungle, a wildlife official said on Sunday. “The tiger killed the calf near the …
  • Elusive Tiger That Killed 2 Seen On Camera In Karnataka's Bandipur Forest 12 Oct 2019 15:36 Forest officials in Karnataka's Bandipur are searching for the tiger (Representational) Bengaluru: An elusive man-eater tiger was caught on camera at Bandipur in Karnataka, said an official on Saturday. "One of the camera traps in Mel Kamanahalli …
  • Elusive man-eater tiger ‘caught’ on camera in Karnataka 12 Oct 2019 15:26 Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) The elusive man-eater tiger was ‘caught’ on a camera in the Bandipur Reserve Forest of Karnataka, said an official on Saturday. “One of the camera traps in Mel Kamanahalli captured the tiger earlier in the day,” Sanjay Mohan, a …
  • Drones, elephants used to track man-eating tiger in Karnataka 10 Oct 2019 11:20 Bengaluru, Oct 10 (IANS) The killer tiger in Karnataka’s Bandipur reserve forest remained elusive even a day after a massive hunt was launched to trace and capture it alive, an official said on Thursday. “We have resumed the search earlier in the day for …
  • Hunt on for killer tiger in Karnataka forest 09 Oct 2019 18:37 Bengaluru, Oct 9 (IANS) A massive hunt is underway in Bandipur reserve forest in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district to trap a tiger which killed two persons, including an octogenarian on Tuesday, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. “We are on the hunt …
  • Hunt for killer tiger in Karnataka reserve forest 09 Oct 2019 12:33 Bengaluru, Oct 9 (IANS) A massive hunt is underway in Bandipur reserve forest in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district to trap a tiger which killed two persons, including an octogenarian on Tuesday, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. “We are on the hunt …
  • Yatnal gets notice for critical remark 05 Oct 2019 01:34 By Express News Service MYSURU: BJP central disciplinary committee has issued a show-cause notice to former union minister and BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal for his remarks on the delay of disbursal of funds by the Central government.  The notice seeking …
  • Rahul Gandhi joins Wayanad protest over Bandipur night travel ban 04 Oct 2019 07:38 Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi attended the protest rally this morning. Former Congress president and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi landed in his constituency Friday morning to lend his support to the ongoing mass agitation there over the ban on night traffic through …
  • Rahul Gandhi, Pinarayi Vijayan want Bandipur vehicle ban off; Karnataka holds firm 02 Oct 2019 05:29 BENGALURU: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in New Delhi on Tuesday to plead the case of his voters in Wayanad, sections of whom have been on a hunger strike demanding an end to the nine-hour ban on vehicular traffic …
  • Veerappan country hamlet has hospital but no doctor 02 Oct 2019 02:10 TimesViewIt is a telling comment on the priorities of the government that minister B Sriramulu chose to launch his overnight hospital stay initiative in the well-equipped Chamarajanagar District Hospital — photo-op event more than anything else — while …
  • Kerala: SC proposal intensifies protests over traffic ban 30 Sep 2019 23:39 BJP MLA C S Niranjan Kumar, who represents neighbouring Gundlupet in Karnataka, extended support to the agitation and addressed the protest in Bathery. Mass protests have flared up across Wayanad district in Kerala with people demanding lifting of a …
  • Rahul Gandhi asks Karnataka, Kerala to resolve issue at the earliest 30 Sep 2019 06:03 BENGALURU: Congress leader and Wayanad Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed his solidarity with groups of Keralities who have been sitting on an indefinite hunger strike protesting the ban on movement of vehicles in Badipur forest area in …
  • Census 2021 pre-test run in completion mode (IANS Special) 26 Sep 2019 12:01 New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The pre-test recce of the first digital initiative under Census 2021 covering 75 districts across India is on completion mode and would finish its ongoing drill by the end of this month, preparing ground for detecting problems …
  • India: After floods, Karnataka govt set to declare 30 taluks drought-hit 20 Sep 2019 07:19 B V Shiva Shankar BENGALURU: While thousands across 22 districts are still picking up the pieces following the floods in July and August, parts of Karnataka are reeling under severe drought-like conditions. The government is set to declare 30 taluks across …
  • Govt mulling open book exam system: Suresh Kumar 15 Sep 2019 08:42 By Express News Service CHAMARAJANAGAR: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar said that the government was contemplating introducing open book examination system in schools from the next academic year. Participating in a state-level Hindi …
  • Dasara illumination in Mysuru to have a new hue 13 Sep 2019 07:26 The illumination during the coming Dasara will present a new hue to lure the tourists as the authorities plan to light up nearly 75 km of road length besides illuminating 91 circles in the city. This was decided by the authorities here on Thursday who said …
  • HDK summoned in land denotification case 06 Sep 2019 03:20 By Express News Service BENGALURU:  A special court in the city has issued summons to JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, to appear before the court on October 4 in relation to an illegal land denotification case, allegedly for personal gain, when he was Chief …
  • Bengaluru court issues summons to Kumaraswamy in land de-notification case 05 Sep 2019 16:31 Bengaluru: A special court here has issued summons to former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, asking him to appear for questioning in connection with a land de-notification case. The Special Court for Elected Representatives issued the summons on …
  • Techies find out that not knowing Kannada can hurt 04 Sep 2019 05:48 By Amit Kumar 4 men assault Hongasandra resident after communication error A techie was allegedly assaulted by four men, allegedly because he did not respond to them in Kannada. The incident took place in Hongasandra last week. Police, however, say the …
  • DK Shivakumar arrest: Congress calls for Karnataka bandh today 03 Sep 2019 19:29 The senior Congress leader was arrested by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday. The Karnataka Congress has called for a state-wide bandh on Wednesday, following the arrest of DK Shivakumar by Enforcement Directorate (ED) …
  • Reservation should exist till untouchability is celebrated: BJP MP Srinivasa Prasad 28 Aug 2019 08:43 Bhagwat had said that there should be conversation in harmonious atmosphere between those in favour of reservation and those against it. Mysuru: BJP lawmaker V Srinivasa Prasad opposed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's take on reservation and asserted that …
  • Road accident fatalities saw upward trend in 2018 26 Aug 2019 02:51 The number of accidents may have come down, but more lives were lost in road accidents in Karnataka in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Transport Department. The statistics also revealed that on an average, 30 people …
  • Not me, it’s Deve Gowda and his sons who brought down coalition govt.: Siddaramaiah 24 Aug 2019 08:08 In a no-holds-barred counter to H.D. Deve Gowda, who had squarely blamed him for the fall of the coalition government in the State, Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said it was the Janata Dal (Secular) national president and his …
  • Karnataka Man Commits Suicide After Killing Parents, Wife And Son: Cops 16 Aug 2019 23:02 The Bandipur police station registered a case of murder and unnatural death. (Representational) Bengaluru: A 36-year-old Mysuru businessman allegedly shot dead his parents, wife and son before killing himself near Bandipur in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar …
  • Debt ridden family, including 5-yr-old boy, commits suicide in Karnataka 16 Aug 2019 08:21  Five persons of a family, including a five-year-old boy, allegedly committed suicide by shooting themselves with a gun near Gundlupete at Chamarajanagar in the wee hours of Friday, police said. (Representational Image) Chamarajanagar: Five persons of a …
  • Chamarajanagar: Minor sexually assaults 4-yr-old 30 May 2019 08:04
  • Wild bees shut down school in Chamarajanagar 19 Feb 2019 02:09
  • 4 arrested in Chamarajanagar temple food poisoning case 19 Dec 2018 20:34 [India] Dec 20 (ANI): Four accused have been arrested, including Mahadeshwara Hill Saluru Mutt seer Pattada Immadi Mahadevaswamy, in connection with the food poisoning incident that occurred at a temple in Chamarajanagar, the Karnataka Police said on …
  • Karnataka: 12 dead, 80 hospitalised after consuming prasad in Chamarajanagar; 2 arrested 15 Dec 2018 06:45 At least five people died and 72 were hospitalised after consuming prasad in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. At least 12 people were killed and over 80 hospitalised after they consumed religious food offering -- or Prasad served at the Kichu Maranda …
  • Karnataka: 5 dead, 80 hospitalised after eating temple 'prasad' in Chamarajanagar 15 Dec 2018 02:38 Temple prayer [Representational Image]Reuters At least five people, including two children, died and about 80 others took ill on Friday after consuming 'prasad' at a temple at Sulivadi village in Chamarajnagar district, police said. The condition …
  • Karnataka: 11 dead, 80 hospitalised after consuming prasad in Chamarajanagar 15 Dec 2018 02:30 At least five people died and 72 were hospitalised after consuming prasad in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. At least eleven people died and eighty were hospitalised after consuming prasad in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, said an ANI report …
  • 94 new projects for Chamarajanagar district 24 Jul 2018 02:26 By Express News Service BENGALURU:Chamarajanagar district will get as many as 94 new projects with a total investment of ` 162 crore, which will help increase employment opportunities for the youth of the district. These projects were recently cleared by …
  • Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Siddaramaiah breaks the Chamarajanagar jinx 06 May 2018 18:16 Chamarajanagar district, the southern tip of Karnataka on the boundary with Tamil Nadu, figures among the most backward regions of the State. Making things worse for the district has been the superstitious belief that Chief Ministers visiting …
  • Rahul inaugurates Indira Canteen in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar 24 Mar 2018 13:46 [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday inaugurated Indira Canteen in Kollegala of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka. Later, the Congress chief held road show in Kollegala. Earlier in the day, Rahul, along with Karnataka Chief …
  • Wild boar kills six-month-old leopard cub in Mysuru's Chamarajanagar 08 Mar 2018 15:21
  • Tiger, elephant death in Chamarajanagar remains a mystery 20 Feb 2018 18:17 DH News Service, Chamarajanagar, Feb 20 2018, 22:46 IST The case of the death of two tigers and an elephant on Somanathapura Beat, Gopalaswami Betta range, under Bandipur National Park limits, remains a mystery as yet. The viscera of the animals were sent …
  • Temple flag torched in Chamarajanagar 14 Sep 2017 20:44 DH News Service, Chamarajanagar, Sep 15 2017, 0:11 IST Miscreants allegedly torched the flag of a Ganesha temple on Nayaka Beedhi, Galipura Layout in the city on Wednesday night. According to the police, the flag atop the temple was removed and torched …
  • Man kills wife over ‘bad’ tea in Chamarajanagar 25 Jun 2017 08:49 MYSURU: A man has allegedly killed his wife for serving ‘bad’ tea at Kellamballa village in Chamarajanagar taluk. Though accused Shiva Kumar managed to project it as suicide by allegedly hanging her body at his house, a police complaint by his in-laws …
  • 'Mild tremors' felt in Mandya, Chamarajanagar 18 Apr 2017 19:52 Mandya/Chamarajanagar, DH News Service, Apr 19 2017, 0:16 IST Richter scale at KRS dam indicates no signs of quake Mild tremors, for a few seconds were reported from Malavalli and Maddur taluks in Mandya district and Kollegal, Yalandur, Hanur and Male …
  • Karnataka Bank opens its 757th branch at Chamarajanagar 29 Mar 2017 02:56 Karnataka Bank Limited has opened its 757th branch at Chamarajanagar. Shri B Ramu, IAS, District Collector and District Magistrate, inaugurated the new branch. Sarvashri Chandrashekar Rao B, General Manager, Ramachandra B S, AGM, Ravikumar D E, AGM and …
  • District wise corona control room numbers for Karnataka released 31 Mar 2020 11:45 By Express News Service The state government has announced district wise COVID-19 Corona control room numbers. This is apart from the state-level control room numbers and the state food helpline number for labourers. State COVID Control room numbers - 104, …
  • Karnataka corona updates: 10 more positives take count to 74 28 Mar 2020 19:04 Pinarayi irked by Karnataka's border closure Irked by Karnataka sealing it's border, Kerala chief minister Piranayi Vijayan has written to prime minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to ensure free movement between the two states. Former …
  • Quarantine in the lap of nature: Villagers camp in forest to elude Covid-19 28 Mar 2020 19:04 Chikkamagaluru: The only way to stop the coronavirus is to wear a mask and stay in, we’ve been told, but a bunch of youngsters have turned logic inside out in their bid to elude the dreaded virus. These youngsters of Markal village in Mudigere taluk in …
  • 51 labourers returning from Mumbai quarantined 28 Mar 2020 16:53 As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as many as 51 labourers who were returning to their native places from Mumbai have been quarantined at a private health establishment in the city. These workers who hail from rural areas of …
  • Karnataka prison inmates are busy making masks 28 Mar 2020 12:37 Shivamogga: While masks have been sold like hot cakes in medical stores, further creating an unmet demand for the same in the market, inmates at Karnataka’s Central Prisons across the state have been busy making masks this past one week. The mask making in …
  • Karnataka woman arrested for burning her baby alive in oven 26 Mar 2020 17:19 Chikkamagaluru: In a gruesome incident, a mother has been arrested for allegedly burning her 23-day-old baby alive in an oven at her house in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka yesterday.  Sangeeta, a resident of Doddahatti village in Kadur taluk, …
  • Kodagu man is Karnataka’s 15th patient, govt ramps up efforts 20 Mar 2020 05:07 By Express News Service BENGALURU, MADIKERI: A 35-year-old man from Kodagu district tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the count to 15 in the state. He had returned from Dubai to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on March 15 and …
  • Whipping up an old favourite: Viral trend from S... 20 Mar 2020 04:19 It is a measure of how little generations pass down information about their defining experiences that something which was a treat for countless Indians before the advent of fancy coffee bars and brands is now being remarketed on social media as a ‘viral …
  • Despite efforts, investment gulf remains between Bengaluru and rest of Karnataka 16 Mar 2020 07:35 Despite several efforts by the State government to push investments in tier II and III cities, the Statewide investment pattern during the last four years (2016-17 to 2019-20) clearly reveals that entrepreneurs and industrialists are showing interest in …
  • COVID-19 | Karnataka starts screening international passengers in three risk categories 15 Mar 2020 03:56 Although no positive COVID-19 case was reported from the State on Saturday, the government has intensified screening all international passengers at airports by classifying them into three risk categories. All passengers who are symptomatic on arrival fall …
  • Airports will have three-step screening 15 Mar 2020 02:27 By Express News Service BENGALURU: The Department of Health and Family Welfare has come out with a three-step procedure at airports to track suspected cases of COVID-19. Medical Education minister Dr K Sudhakar said here on Saturday, “Under Category A, …
  • Karnataka invoked an old act but got it so wrong 13 Mar 2020 05:44 Epidemic Diseases Act not applicable to Part-B states such as erstwhile Mysore As Covid-19 sweeps through the world causing major disruptions, Karnataka government’s first sure-footed response to the virus has turned out to be a flat-footed one. On …
  • Suspected Maoist among two detained near Anaikatti 12 Mar 2020 08:57 The ‘Q’ Branch of the Tamil Nadu police detained suspected Maoist Srimathi and another woman from a checkpost near Anaikatti along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border on Wednesday. Sources in the ‘Q’ Branch said Srimathi and the woman accompanying her were picked …
  • B.S.Yediyurappa flags off train to Karwar from Bengaluru 07 Mar 2020 22:32 Karataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday flagged off the Yeshwantpur-Karwar-Vasco Da Gama Express. The introduction of train service between Bengaluru and the coastal cities will reduce travel time. With this, a long-standing demand of the …
  • Operation Lotus? Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs land in Karnataka 04 Mar 2020 18:12 BENGALURU: About seven Congress MLAs from the Madhya Pradesh are staying in Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, after they successfully fled the Congress-ruled State reportedly pursuing greener pastures in the BJP. Another source disputed the number and …
  • Another BJP MP complains of assault by Cong in House 03 Mar 2020 13:02 New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo alleged here on Tuesday two women Congress MPs assaulted her during the Lok Sabha proceedings following which the House was adjourned for the day. She has also lodged a …
  • Rains, thunderstorms, hail to hold sway over North-West, East India 03 Mar 2020 07:56 Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall will break out over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh from Thursday to Saturday (March 5 to 7) as a fresh western disturbance enters North-West India from across the international border, an India …
  • Father of Karnataka student facing sedition charge lives in fear in his village 22 Feb 2020 07:18 The father of student-activist Amulya Leona, who has been booked under sedition charge for raising pro-Pakistan slogans at an anti-CAA event in Bengaluru, is living under intense pressure back in their isolated village near Koppa town in Chikkamagaluru …
  • Amulya's father's house attacked, young activist threatened with 'dire consequences' 21 Feb 2020 21:16 Chikkamagaluru: Hundreds of pro-Hindu outfits, especially from the Bajrang Dal, took to the streets of Koppa town in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka to hold a protest rally today against Amulya Leona, the young woman who stunned the state yesterday by …
  • Another student held for 'pro-Pakistan' slogans in Bengaluru 21 Feb 2020 21:15 Bengaluru/ Chikkamagaluru: At a time when people are yet to recover from the shock of seeing a young woman, Amulya, raising pro-Pakistan slogans another college student has also done it carrying a placard which read ‘Liberation to Jammu and Kashmir, …
  • Who is Amulya Leona, the girl arrested for her 'pro-Pakistan' slogans 21 Feb 2020 16:19 Bengaluru Police personnel attempt to stop Amulya Leona as she was speaking during a protest against CAA, NRC and NPR, in Bengaluru. (PTI) “I think she (Amulya Leona) wanted to talk about what she had written in her Facebook post in the protest, but …
  • Watch: Bajrang Dal activists bully Amulya's father in Chikkamagaluru 21 Feb 2020 10:03 Within hours after Chikkamagalur girl Amulya Leona Noronha shouted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ at a public meeting in Karnataka capital Bengaluru’s Freedom Park, Bajrang Dal activists stormed her parents’ house in Shivapura village in Koppa last night. An …
  • Rare Siddarameshwara sculptures found in Chikkamagaluru 14 Jan 2020 01:45 Express News Service CHIKMAGALURU: Sollapura in Chikkamagaluru is the abode of Sri Shivayogi Siddarameshwara and in this modern Sonnalige, Siddarameshwara temple, chariot mantapam and swing pillar which was built post -Vijayanagara rule. These historic …
  • Karnataka government may revive ITC’s waste project in Chikkamagaluru 08 Dec 2019 05:19 ITC and Chikkamagaluru CMC entered into an MoU in August 2017. BENGALURU: The government is likely to rescind its decision to scrap consumer goods conglomerate ITC Limited’s CSR initiative to work with Chikkamagaluru city municipal council (CMC) in …
  • Ayodhya 2.0: In Chikkamagaluru, call grows for Datta Peetha solution 12 Nov 2019 00:18 Express News Service CHIKKAMAGALURU: After the Supreme Court’s verdict in the long-pending Ayodhya dispute, people from Chikkamagaluru are now urging the court to settle the three-decade-old Datta Peetha issue once and for all. District in-charge minister …
  • Pothole kills 23-year-old girl in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru 04 Nov 2019 08:18 By Express News Service CHIKKAMAGALURU: Due to the negligence of the officials and the people's representatives, Dantaramakki tank bund road full of potholes has taken the precious life of a girl in Karnataka. The deceased is Sindhuja (23), a native of …
  • All hopes of Chikkamagaluru onion farmers washed away 30 Oct 2019 06:51 Farmers of Kadur and Tarikere taluks in Chikkamgaluru district, who were expecting good returns from their onion crop, have suffered huge loss due to heavy rains that lashed the area last week. The downpour swept away the crops on vast tracts of land, …
  • Two of 3 Maoists killed in Kerala hailed from Chikkamagaluru 29 Oct 2019 11:55 By Express News Service SHIVAMOGGA: Two of the three suspected Maoists, who were killed in a police encounter in a Palakkad forest in Kerala, were native of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka.  Angadi Suresh (44) and Shreemathi (40) were killed in the …
  • Two of three suspected Maoists killed in Kerala were from Chikkamagaluru 29 Oct 2019 09:49 Two suspected Maoists including a woman, native of Chikkamagaluru, were killed in a combat operation with the Thunderbolt, anti-Naxal force in Kerala, in Agali Police limits in Palakkad on Monday. One of the deceased has been identified as Suresh, 40, of …
  • Heavy rains lash parts of Chikkamagaluru district 07 Oct 2019 05:46 Several parts of Chikkamagaluru district received heavy rains in the past two days. Parts of Banakal, Gonibeedu, Kalasa, and Javali hoblis in Mudigere taluk received heavy showers. Minor bridges and roads have been damaged. A bridge on the road connecting …
  • 75% of people in Chikkamagaluru dist have BPL cards 17 Sep 2019 02:21 Express News Service CHIKKAMAGALURU: If the number of below poverty line (BPL) cards issued by the Food and Civil Supplies Department are an indication, the number of families below poverty line is increasing year after year in Chikkamagaluru district. At …
  • Chikkamagaluru man shoots self after crops get destroyed in floods 16 Sep 2019 02:35 By Express News Service CHIKKAMAGALURU: Following the devastation wreaked by the recent floods, a farmer, who faced crop loss, shot himself to death at Karagadde village in Kalasa, Chikkamagaluru, on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Channapa …
  • Rain-hit Chikkamagaluru farmer ends life 15 Sep 2019 02:08
  • Karnataka: As Army Jawans Get Ready To Leave, Villagers In Tears In Flood-Hit Chikkamagaluru 13 Aug 2019 12:56 It was an emotional moment for the people of Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district, as the Army jawans involved in rescue operations began to leave on Tuesday after the flood waters started receding and the situation improved. Learning that the Army …
  • IDIA founder Shamnad Basheer found dead in Chikkamagaluru 08 Aug 2019 23:37 Professor Shamnad Basheer Professor Shamnad Basheer, legal scholar and founder of Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA), a non-profit that helped underprivileged students gain access to legal education, was found dead in his car near …
  • Hebbale bridge submerged in Chikkamagaluru 08 Aug 2019 03:29 By Express News Service CHIKKAMAGALUR: Normal life has been affected in Malnad, as the intensity of rain has been increasing every day since Monday. Trees and electric poles are uprooted in some areas leading to road blockade and disruption in regular …
  • Flood scene grim in Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru 06 Aug 2019 16:57
  • 'Siddhartha put Chikkamagaluru on the global coffee map' 01 Aug 2019 04:03 Express News Service CHIKKAMAGALURU: The relationship between the management and labour unions is most often strained instead of smooth, but this was not the case with Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha and his employees. In fact, Siddhartha came to the …
  • CCD founder VG Siddhartha dead, body found after 2 days: Cremated in Chikkamagaluru 31 Jul 2019 21:48 CHIKKAMAGALURU/MANGALURU: The uncrowned king of Chikkamagaluru and founder of the iconic Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) chain, V.G. Siddhartha, was accorded an emotional farewell on Wednesday evening by hundreds of people across the coffee-growing districts in …
  • ‘Humble, soft spoken,’ Chikkamagaluru remembers its favourite son who brewed success with coffee 31 Jul 2019 17:02 Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa pays last respects to Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha. (Photo by Darshan Devaiah) In the early 1980s, when Veerappa Siddhartha Hegde set out for Mumbai, he borrowed Rs 7.5 lakh from his coffee planter father. …
  • Café Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha's body found, last rites to be performed in Chikkamagaluru 31 Jul 2019 05:32
  • Chikkamagaluru revenue, forest land survey has many worried 18 May 2019 06:29 The Chikkamagaluru district administration has taken up a survey of revenue and forest lands in the district. While the officers claim the survey was to check availability of land for development works and clearing pending applications seeking a grant of …
  • General elections and exams hit homestay bookings in Chikkamagaluru 29 Mar 2019 02:19 Express News Service CHIKKAMAGALURU : The upcoming Lok Sabha elections and ongoing SSLC examinations have hit the numerous sought-after homestays in the Chikkamagaluru district. Considered one of the most scenic hill stations in the Western Ghats, …
  • Karnataka: Tiger spotted near Balehonnur town in Chikkamagaluru 26 Feb 2019 03:10
  • Chikkamagaluru: Tiger spotted near Balehonnur 25 Feb 2019 11:48
  • How Fernandes ran a high-voltage campaign for Chikkamagaluru bypoll 29 Jan 2019 20:50 Bengaluru: While the historic Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha byelection in 1978 gave former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi political rebirth, it also brought to fore the grit and fighting spirit of socialist leader George Fernandes. It was to be his political …
  • Chikkamagaluru's birds predict weather 16 Dec 2018 06:25 Express News Service BENGALURU: Will it rain this year or not? Move over, weatherman. Our friends there up in the sky are believed to be able to predict weather quite accurately. Bird observers and farmers look to them for signs of weather change. The …
  • Kerala marketing executive on solo bike ride goes missing in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru 28 Nov 2018 13:30 a rider with helmet.Reuters file [Representational Image] A 34-year old biker from Kozhikode, Kerala has been missing since Sunday, November 25 after he went on a solo ride to Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts of Karnataka. On Saturday, Sandeep S, a …
  • Chikkamagaluru misses neelakurinji bloom 23 Oct 2018 10:30 BENGALURU: Tourists scouring the hills of Chikkamagaluru for blue and purple carpets of neelakurinji are returning disappointed. The flowers, which bloom once in 12 years, seem to have skipped the cycle this time. Even as researchers have begun a study to …
  • Chikkamagaluru misses neelakurinji bloom; foresters still hopeful 22 Oct 2018 19:44 Bengaluru: Tourists scouring the hills of Chikkamagaluru for blue and purple carpets of neelakurinji are returning disappointed. The flowers, which bloom once in 12 years, seem to have skipped the cycle this time. Even as researchers have begun a study to …
  • Chikkamagaluru district airstrip project set rolling, tenders called 29 Sep 2018 01:01 Express News Service SHIVAMOGGA: Aimed at promoting tourism and industry, the no-frills airstrip project, proposed in the city, has got the much-needed push with the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC) inviting …
  • Congress’ statewide agitation to kick off from Chikkamagaluru today 07 Sep 2018 02:33 By Express News Service BENGALURU:The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) will launch its statewide agitation against the Union government on Friday from Chikkamagaluru. District in-charge Minister K J George will flag off the protest that will …
  • Landslides again as rains lash Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru after lull 20 Aug 2018 02:25 By Express News Service MADIKERI/CHIKKAMAGALURU:After a breather on Saturday, heavy rains came back to haunt Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru on Sunday triggering fresh landslides at many places and hampering the rescue operations. Read | Over 50,000 people …
  • Blind belief makes tribals flee hamlet in Chikkamagaluru 28 Jul 2018 05:47 Around 25 families of Havugolla, a tribe, vacated their dwellings near Bale village in N.R. Pura taluk on Thursday believing that deaths would occur in their families during the total lunar eclipse. According to members of the community, they left on the “ …
  • Chikkamagaluru: Election over, farmers now use Narendra Modi, Amit Shah cutouts as scarecrows 18 Jul 2018 18:08 CHIKKAMAGALURU: In the recently concluded state assembly election, BJP swept in all the five assembly constituency of the district. Thanks to the whirlwind campaign carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party's national president Amit Shah. …
  • Chikkamagaluru: Election over, farmers now use Modi, Shah cutouts as scarecrows 18 Jul 2018 15:01
  • Chikkamagaluru: Heavy rain disrupts normal life 07 Jul 2018 07:05
  • BJP member stabbed to death; Chikkamagaluru tense 23 Jun 2018 20:04 Chikkamagaluru/Bengaluru: Tension gripped Chikkamagaluru town on Saturday following the murder of BJP city unit general secretary Mohammad Anwar, 40, on Friday night. According to an FIR registered by Basavanahalli police based on the complaint lodged …
  • Petrol tanker bursts into flames in Chikkamagaluru; 15 houses catch fire, one person burnt alive 19 Jun 2018 19:12 Representational image In a shocking incident, a petrol tanker toppled at Kadur in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district while negotiating a turn on Tuesday afternoon. The tanker burst into flames which spread to over 100 metres at the spot. One person …
  • Steep rise in leopard, tusker killings in Chikkamagaluru forests 19 May 2018 01:05 Express News Service BENGALURU: In the past few days, two species — a leopard and an elephant — have been snared and electrocuted respectively in the Chikkamagaluru territorial division. This division alone has seen electrocution of eight elephants and …
  • Chikkamagaluru, Bellary City /Ballari Karnataka election result 2018 UPDATES: Here are the winners 14 May 2018 08:37 Chikkamagaluru, Bellary City/Ballari Karnataka election result 2018 (Image: financialexpress.com) Chikkamagaluru, Bellary City /Ballari Karnataka election result 2018 UPDATES: Assembly election in the state is significant for Indian politics. The …
  • Chikkamagaluru and Hassan unite to save Bengaluru, W. Ghats 11 Apr 2018 03:02 Ambitious project of cutting road through forest will dull IT City’s chances of getting normal rains, water supply When it comes to the environment, the government seems to care little what needs to be bulldozed in the name of development. An NHAI project …
  • Chikkamagaluru Premiere League from April 11 09 Apr 2018 18:20 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru Apr 9 2018, 22:53 IST Rana Sports Club will organise the third edition of 20-20 Chikkamagaluru Premiere League at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose district stadium from April 11 to 15. Cricket trainer Shankar said that the …
  • 15-yr-old boy rapes, batters minor to death in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru 09 Apr 2018 05:04
  • Demonstration on VVPAT held in Chikkamagaluru 31 Mar 2018 17:17 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Mar 31 2018, 22:07 IST Deputy Commissioner M K Srirangaiah (2nd left) demonstrates on the VVPAT in Chikkamagaluru on Saturday. A demonstration on Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system attached to the EVM was …
  • 275 students in Kodagu, 605 in Chikkamagaluru absent for SSLC exam 24 Mar 2018 13:25 DH News Service, Madikeri Mar 24 2018, 18:22 IST In Madikeri taluk, 2090 students wrote the exam, while in Somwarpet taluk 2751 students appeared for the exam, and in Virajpet, 2084 students appeared, said DDPI Manjula. DH file photo for representation. A …
  • Pulse polio campaign on Jan 28 in Chikkamagaluru 17 Jan 2018 18:25 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru Jan 17 2018, 22:32 IST Pulse polio programme will be held on January 28 and health department officials have been instructed to give wide publicity to the programme, DHO M K Srirangaiah said. Chairing a preparatory meeting …
  • Jignesh Mewani in Chikkamagaluru, flays BJP, Modi 29 Dec 2017 22:12 Chikkamagaluru: Newly elected independent MLA from Gujarat, the firebrand Jignesh Mewani on Friday called on secular forces to unite and take on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders such as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister …
  • Chikkamagaluru bandh: Cops lathicharge to disperse crowd 22 Dec 2017 17:26 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Dec 22 2017, 22:30 IST An altercation between the police and protesters, at Town Police Station premises in Chikkamagaluru on Friday. Opposing the arrest of members of pro-Kannada organisations for closing down schools and …
  • Chikkamagaluru forest officer fighting against land-grab shunted out 11 Dec 2017 03:59 BENGALURU: In the background of a raging controversy on Masgali Reserve Forest encroachments and the government dilly-dallying on the issue of illegal revenue grants, Chikkamagaluru Deputy Conservator of Forests, A Chandranna, has been shunted out with …
  • Anasooya Jayanthi peaceful in Chikkamagaluru 01 Dec 2017 17:13 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Dec 1 2017, 22:18 IST Women standing in a queue to have darshana of Datta Paduke at Datta Peeta on Friday. The three-day long Datta Jayanthi Utsav commenced with Anasooya Jayanthi in Chikkamagaluru on Friday. As a part of …
  • Chikkamagaluru road project will sound death knell for Western Ghats 27 Nov 2017 02:43 BENGALURU: Two governments are fighting to execute one road between Chitradurga and Bantwal. Opposing this project are forest officials, locals and wildlife activists. They say the Shisila-Byrapura Road will permanently destroy the Western Ghats into two …
  • Rahul's mega rally in Chikkamagaluru next month 28 Oct 2017 21:35 Tipped to take over as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address a mega rally in Chikkamagaluru to coincide with the birth centenary celebrations of late prime minister Indira Gandhi next month. The three-day programme in Chikkamagaluru from …
  • Srirangaiah takes charge as Chikkamagaluru DC 09 Oct 2017 17:49 KM Srirangaiah has succeeded G Satyavathi as the new deputy commissioner of Chikkamagaluru. Sathyavathi has been transferred to Kolar. She greeted Srirangaiah upon assuming office on Monday. On the occasion, an emotional Satyavathi said that she had many …
  • I-T raid on Coffee Day Enterprises in Chikkamagaluru ends 25 Sep 2017 06:29 Income Tax officials, who began search operations on properties belonging to Coffee Day Enterprises in Chikkamagaluru on Thursday, completed the raids on Sunday morning. The officials conducted searches in the office of Coffee Day Enterprises (CDE) in the …
  • Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu teams to remove dangerous trees in city 08 Sep 2017 21:47 DH News Service, Bengaluru, Sep 9 2017, 2:32 IST The minister said that a decision will be taken on providing free education to the children of those killed in the tree falls. Bengaluru Development Minister K J George on Friday said that expert teams from …
  • Credence Helping Hands inaugurated in Chikkamagaluru 03 Sep 2017 18:17 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Sep 3 2017, 22:49 IST AIT Principal Prof C K Subbaraya inaugurates Credence Helping Hands Forum, at Chikkamagaluru on Sunday. SP K Annamalai look on. Credence Helping Hands will help in reaching the needy with the essential …
  • Rain lash DK, Chikkamagaluru 20 Aug 2017 22:34 DH News Service, Mangaluru/Chikkamagaluru/Shivamogga, Aug 21 2017, 2:41 IST Intermittent rain lashed various parts of Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday, pushing up water level in Rivers Kumaradhara, Nethravathi and Phalguni. The showers also …
  • Chikkamagaluru to be open defecation-free by Oct 2: Baig 15 Aug 2017 20:09 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Aug 16 2017, 0:50 IST Homegrown intl cricketer Vedha Krishnamurthy feted District in-charge minister R Roshan Baig inspects the parade during the independence day celebration at district stadium in Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday …
  • Driver display board in autos must: Chikkamagaluru DC 11 Aug 2017 20:51 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Aug 12 2017, 0:04 IST 'Passengers should be aware of basic info on man in driver's seat' In a bid to rein in autorickshaw operators, the district administration has made it mandatory to equip the vehicles with …
  • Chikkamagaluru CMC seizes five-tractor load of banned plastic products 26 Jul 2017 19:34 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Jul 27 2017, 0:48 IST Commissioner imposes penalty of Rs 30K on erring traders In a major crackdown on commercial establishments selling plastic products in violation of total ban on plastic in the state, the City Municipal …
  • Scuba diving victim from Chikkamagaluru dies in US 10 Jul 2017 20:05 DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, Jul 11 2017, 1:12 IST V Shruthi with her husband Seetharama Krishna V Shruthi, a 20-year-old woman from Chikkamagaluru who slipped into a coma following a mishap during scuba driving in Hawaii, US, on June 30, died on …
  • Chikkamagaluru DC warns of stringent action against officials 28 Jun 2017 20:28 DH News Service, Tarikere, Jun 29 2017, 0:20 IST Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner G Satyavathi lambasted the officials for exhibiting the lethargic attitude towards public work at the assistant commissioner’s office in Tarikere on Wednesday. During a …
  • ‘Rehabilitate 4 circus jumbos in Chikkamagaluru’ 26 Jun 2017 03:39 BENGALURU: Four elephants which were recently transported from Udupi to Chikkamagaluru are allegedly being misused for performance and display by a circus company though the state wildlife authorities have given permission only for transportation and …
  • BSY savours akki rotti at Dalit houses in Chikkamagaluru 19 Jun 2017 21:37 Former chief minister and BJP state unit president B S Yeddyurappa, who has been dining at Dalits’ houses, savoured indigenous menu in the district on Monday. Sannathammaiah, a Dalit at Marle village, played host to the BJP heavyweight and his entourage of …
  • Three naxals surrender in Chikkamagaluru 06 Jun 2017 03:36 SP K Annamaali speaking to reporters at the DC's court hall in Chikkamagaluru on Monday. A K Subbaiah, Gowri Lankesh, DC Satyavathy, ZP CEO Ragapriya with the surrendered naxals. (Below) A file photo of Kanayakumari at a naxal camp in the forest of …
  • 25 generic medicine stores for Chikkamagaluru district 01 Jun 2017 20:03 DH News Service, Sringeri, Jun 2 2017, 0:10 IST Union Minister Ananth Kumar and wife Tejaswini visit Sharadamba Temple at Sringeri on Thursday. MLAs D N Jeevaraj and Sunil Kumar seen. DH photo A total of 25 Prime Minister Generic Medicine stores ( …
  • Farming activity begins in Chikkamagaluru district 19 May 2017 19:36 B J Dhanya Prasad, DH News Service, Chikkamagaluru, May 20 2017, 0:09 IST The recent spell of pre-monsoon showers has prompted the farmers to start agricultural activities. The target is to sow on 1.52 lakh hectares of land and sowing has been completed on …
  • SKDRDP to instal 3 Shudhaganga units in Chikkamagaluru 08 May 2017 19:32 Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) is planning to implement 84 Shudhaganga drinking water units to provide pure drinking water in Hassan, Davangere, Kadur, Doddaballapura, Chamarajanara, Chikkamagaluru and Devanahalli, during the …
  • Heavy rain in Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu 01 May 2017 20:00 Heavy rain lashed parts of Mudigere taluk in Chikkamagaluru district while Kodagu district received widespread rain on Monday. Heavy rain coupled with lightning and thunder lashed Balooru, Banakal, Kottigehara, Binnadi, B Hosalli, Mathikatte, Heggudlu …
  • 'Chikkamagaluru to be open defecation-free by October 2' 24 Apr 2017 19:06 Chikkamagaluru district will be declared open defecation-free by October 2. The work on construction of toilets are under progress, said Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr R Ragapriya. Briefing mediapersons on Monday, she said that the Department of Rural Development …
  • Congress is a divided house in Chikkamagaluru 22 Apr 2017 20:30 Chikkamagaluru, DH News Service, Apr 23 2017, 0:28 IST It seems all is not well in the District Congress Committee as a section of party leaders and workers is coming out with varied opinions. Some leaders are said to be indulging in a show of strength …
  • Chikkamagaluru reels under severe drought 22 Apr 2017 20:30 K M Santhosh Kumar Chikkamagaluru, Deccan Herald News Service Apr 23 2017, 0:29 IST Water bodies in district go dry, agriculture and cattle affected The district is moving into a never-before state of water shortage. Drought has taken a toll on the coffee, …
  • Chikkamagaluru SP Annamalai clarifies over audio clipping 20 Apr 2017 21:31 UDUPI, DH News Service, Apr 21 2017, 0:33 IST A 13.45 minute-long audio clipping of a disgruntled police constable, previously attached to Malpe police station, in conversation with a unidentified person has gone viral on social networking sites. It is …
  • Acute water scarcity in 363 villages of Chikkamagaluru 17 Apr 2017 21:36 District secretary holds drought review meet; water supply through tankers in 109 villagesChikkamagaluru district in-charge secretary Rajeev Chawla on Saturday instructed officials to ensure adequate supply of drinking water and fodder to livestock in the …
  • KSRTC Chikkamagaluru division posts Rs 19.64 crore loss 10 Mar 2017 20:05 Hike in fuel prices and employee pay has resulted in a loss of Rs 19.64 crore till January in the ongoing fiscal for KSRTC Chikkamagaluru division. Participating in a divisional-level meeting to receive grievances from the people organised at Ambedkar …
  • Chikkamagaluru shuts down over outflow from dam 05 Mar 2017 02:25
  • Wildfire in Chikkamagaluru destroys teak plantation 27 Feb 2017 21:37 Feb 28, 2017, Bengaluru, DHNS Even before the Forest Department could cope with back-to-back wildfires in Bandipur and BRT tiger reserves, another fire in Madhuguni forest in the Balehonnur range of Chikkamagaluru district has made officials edgier. The …
  • Bus shelter in Chikkamagaluru cries for attention 20 Feb 2017 21:09 Chikkamagaluru: Feb 21, 2017, DHNS The state of a bus shelter at Karthikere, the door to Chikkamagaluru district, is pathetic. The bus shelter on Chikkamagaluru-Belur Road cries for immediate attention not also for the reason that it is located on a state …
  • Forest dept begins axing trees in Chikkamagaluru 18 Jan 2017 19:38 K M Santhosh Kumar, Jan 19, 2017, Chikkamagaluru, DHNS The forest department has planned to cut 40,000 to 50,000 trees inside the forests in Chikkamagaluru, much to the chagrin of environmentalists. The Koppa division of Chikkamagaluru circle of the …
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