Bengaluru: In a shake up of the bureaucracy, the State Government on Monday transferred 9 IAS Officers. As per the transfer list, 2014 batch IAS Officer Shilpa Nag, currently serving as RDPR Department Commissioner at Bengaluru, was posted as the new Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner, in place of D.S. Ramesh who was trans-ferred recently. Shilpa, who…
Parvathamma Rajkumar’s kin loses leg in road accident
June 26, 2023Chamarajanagar: Kannada film producer late Parvathamma Rajkumar’s nephew and actor 24-year-old Suraj has lost his leg in a road accident on Mysuru-Gundlupet Highway near Begur in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district on Saturday evening. Suraj is the son of late Parvathamma Rajkumar’s younger brother S.A. Srinivas and a resident of Saraswathipuram in Mysuru. Suraj was…
Property dispute drives three of family to end lives
June 23, 2023Chamarajanagar: A long-standing property dispute drove a man, his wife and 14-year-old daughter to end their lives in Chamarajanagar District. The victims have been identified as Mahadevaswamy (42), his wife Savitha (33) and their daughter Sinchana (14). A suicide note was found, requesting punishment for the deceased person’s sisters, whose names were mentioned. After writing…
Roger Binny’s love for farming ‘bowls over’ many
June 20, 2023Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Roger Binny has added a new vehicle to his fleet. No, not a swanky car, but a tractor for agriculture purpose, as the former cricketer owns 36 acres of land in the fringes of Bandipur forest in Gundlupet taluk. Binny was the cynosure of all eyes…
Bus door comes off at Kollegal Bus Stand
June 18, 2023Chamarajanagar: Following Amavasya, thousands of women are visiting temples and yesterday a significant crowd of women devotees from various places gathered at Kollegal KSRTC Bus Stand to travel to Male Mahadeshwara Hills. With the Government providing free bus service to all women, there was a massive rush for the bus heading to the Hills. The…
Relief to patients as defunct fans repaired at Chamarajanagar District Hospital
June 5, 2023Chamarajanagar: Following publication of the new item titled ‘Chamarajanagar District Hospital crying for attention’ in Star of Mysore on May 30, ceiling fans which had stopped working since a month have been repaired now. Earlier, patients were asked by the District Hospital and Women and Children Hospital staff to bring their own fans for their…
Trainer jet crashes in Chamarajanagar
June 1, 2023Both pilots eject safely with parachutes; Court of Inquiry ordered to ascertain cause of accident Chamarajanagar: Two pilots of a light-weight Indian Air Force (IAF) Kiran Jet Trainer aircraft (HAL HJT-16 Kiran) had a providential escape after ejecting themselves from their plane before it crashed and turned into a fireball this noon. The incident occurred…
Chamarajanagar District Hospital crying for attention
May 30, 2023Patients bring table fans from home; Unhygienic conditions everywhere Chamarajanagar: The glaring apathy of the authorities concerned, lack of proper coordination among those in-charge and gross inadequacy in supply of financial grants during the last four years have all contributed to the complete disarray in the Chamarajanagar District Hospital. Patients are asked by the hospital…
Poll results have shown development is not the only mantra for winning: V. Somanna
May 15, 2023“I contested from Varuna and Chamarajanagar as per BJP High Command’s decision, but lost both” Bengaluru: A day after he lost from both Varuna and Chamarajanagar Assembly segments, former Minister V. Somanna said that he contested from the two high stakes Constituencies as per the BJP High Command’s decision. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Somanna…
Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Statue’s retention wall collapses
May 15, 2023Chamarajanagar: The heavy rains that lashed Chamarajanagar district for the past couple of days has resulted in the collapse of the retention wall of the newly installed Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Statue at Deepadagiri Oddu of M.M. Hills range in Hanur taluk of the district. However, there is no loss of life as entry of devotees to…
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