Forest staff and villagers booked after confrontation over tiger capture op in Ch’nagar | Mysuru News

Mysuru: Chamarajanagar district police have registered two cases in connection with a confrontation between villagers and forest department staff over a tiger capture operation. The incident had occured in Bommalapura village near Gundlupet on Sept 9.Police have registered the first case against five villagers who allegedly locked forest officials inside a Tumakuru cage that had…

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Chenanda family begins annual Kodava hockey tourney with tree planting initiative | Mysuru News

Madikeri: The 26th annual family hockey tournament between Kodava families is being organised by the Chenanda family, which hails from Kokeri, in April-May next year.As part of the hockey festival, the family has organised several events. One of these is the ‘One Goal–One Tree’ sapling planting initiative, which emphasises environmental protection.Accordingly, the first event of…

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Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission to launch survey in Mandya from Sept 22 | Mysuru News

Mandya: The Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission will launch a comprehensive social and educational survey across the district from Sept 22, announced deputy commissioner Kumara, adding that the survey will not seek information on caste, religion, or faith.Speaking after inaugurating a district-level training workshop for master trainers at Cauvery Hall, in the zilla panchayat, Kumara…

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Experts back Tanigebailu over Muthodi for K’taka’s largest elephant rescue park | Mysuru News

Bengaluru: The Karnataka forest department is likely to shift its plan for setting up the state’s largest ‘Elephant Soft Release Centre’ from Muthodi in Bhadra Tiger Reserve to Tanigebailu in Lingadahalli hobli of Tarikere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district. The change comes after experts recommended Tanigebailu as the more suitable site for rehabilitating elephants rescued from human-wildlife…

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Foundry cluster being established in Shivamogga: Union minister | Mysuru News

Shivamogga: Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises Shobha Karandlaje on Sunday visited the Machenahalli Industrial Area here and interacted with industrialists and workers.Karandlaje discussed establishing a cluster in Shivamogga. She said that enterprises with a turnover exceeding Rs 2.5 crore fall outside the micro-industry category, causing difficulties for many. Requests have…

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Govt extends Dasara invitation to Mysuru royal family | Mysuru News

Mysuru: Mandya district minister HC Mahadevappa on Sunday formally extended the state govt’s invitation for the Dasara festival to the Mysuru royal family.Upholding a long-standing tradition, the minister visited the residential wing of the Mysuru Palace and invited the royal family matriarch, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, offering ‘phala tamboola’—a customary gesture involving fruits and betel leaves—while…

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