Chamarajanagar

A tusker died while trying to cross the rail barricade installed along the forest boundary in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar on Tuesday. According to forest department officials, the elephant which is around 15-year-old was returning to the forest when it tried to cross the rail barricade but died in the process.

Amidst coronavirus fears, relatives of a mentally ill person who was trampled to death by an elephant, refused to touch the body and perform last rites. HB Madegowda, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Chamarajanagar east police station in Mysuru ensure the deceased gets a dignified farewell. His action is being appreciated by Karnataka’s top cops. 

Ramapura Police seized 101 kg of ganja from a couple, who had grown the contraband with the intention of selling it at a fare. The police arrested the woman named Sarsibai while her husband fled from the scene.
 

Vijaya Bank manager in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, was caught red-handed while he was accepting bribe from a farmer to issue him a credit letter
 

Villagers in Chamarajanagar can heave a sigh of relief as the dreaded maneater tiger was finally netted and sent to a rehabilitation centre. But what more needs to be done to resolve the man-animal conflict? 

On Saturday (May 11), Mysuru reportedly received the highest, 53.5 mm rainfall, followed by Chamarajanagar (53 mm), Uttara Kannada (38.1 mm), Bengaluru (36 mm), Mandya (32.5 mm), Hassan (24 mm) and Bengaluru Rural (16 mm). Bengaluru to get more rain for next three days, starting from May 12

Shanthamurthy, the principal of GVK College in Hanur, died of heart attack while he was travelling to a polling station for election duty in Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency
 

The cook Puttaswamy had felt the prasad did not taste like it did every day while preparing tomato bath that was served as prasad to people. However, he did not foresee any untoward incident as he had tasted it and had not fallen sick.

Karnataka's Hogenakkal falls attract many tourists from all over the state.

Three elephants that fell into an agricultural pond in Sathyamangala forests where bandit Veerappan lived, scream for help. Watch video here

In Chamarajanagara, the lowermost district of the state will see six-time winner M.C. Basappa's son-in-law Prof. K.R. Mallikarjunappa will contest from his father-in-law’s constituency.

BS Yeddyurappa says that his son BY Vijayendra has accepted the party's decision.