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chikkamagaluru district news

Bengaluru firm gets licence to hunt gold in 10,000 acres of Chikkamagaluru land

The Department of Mines and Geology has already granted the company a composite licence for exploration.
Published on Sep 08, 2025 11:03 AM IST

KSRTC bus loses control and rams into house in Chikkamagaluru, 30 injured

The impact left a portion of the house damaged and injured several passengers on board. (Representational Image)
Published on Apr 10, 2025 09:38 AM IST

Karnataka declared ‘Naxal free’ after last Maoist surrenders in Chikkamagaluru

The encounter comes in line with central government's vow to “end Naxalism” by 2026.
Updated on Feb 02, 2025 08:58 AM IST

Force launches operation against Maoists in Chikkamagaluru district

Security personnel during a combing operation in Kabbinale forest area in Udupi district on Tuesday. (PTI)
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 06:56 AM IST

Amid reports of Maoists in Chikkamagaluru district, forces launch combing operations

Police have concentrated the combing efforts to Yedagunda, Mundagaaru, and Bukadibail villages in Koppa taluk, as well as Shirlu, Hadi, Matolli, Udutala, Dyavanta, and Kadakal villages in Sringeri taluk. (File photo)
Updated on Nov 13, 2024 08:02 AM IST

With tuskers in Chikkamagaluru, admin shuts schools, imposes restrictions

Amid the presence of a herd of wild elephants near residential areas, the Chikkamagaluru district administration on Monday imposed restrictions on movement of people in 13 villages across two gram panchayats (PTI)
Updated on Nov 12, 2024 08:02 AM IST

Government to relocate 16 families from Saragodu forest

The cabinet has approved the relocation of 16 families living within the Saragodu reserved forest in Chikkamagaluru district’s Mudigere taluk to provide safer living conditions and reduce conflicts with wildlife (File photo)
Updated on Oct 30, 2024 06:42 AM IST

Farmer dies by suicide fearing eviction from forest land

Recently, the survey and revenue departments had conducted a survey of lake encroachments in Chikkamagaluru district after which eviction notices were sent to several villagers for occupying parts of the land around Kenchenahalli lake (File photo)
Updated on Oct 10, 2024 07:16 AM IST

30 monkeys found dead under mysterious circumstances in Chikkamagaluru

The exact cause of death will be ascertained only after the post-mortem examination is conducted.
Published on Jun 08, 2024 11:57 AM IST

Tiger body parts recovered in Karnataka district, two held: Officials

Forest officials recovered four tiger claws, two teeth, and a skull from two biike-borne people in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka . (HT Archives (For representation))
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 08:12 AM IST

Leopard killed after getting caught in snare trap in Karnataka

The leopard was found in a private coffee estate owned by one Prema Vishwanath (HT)
Updated on Jan 15, 2024 08:04 AM IST

Bike-borne men ransack dargah in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru

The incident occurred during the last day of the Datta Jayanthi program on Monday. (Representational Image)
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 08:50 AM IST

Karnataka: Three booked for assault of Datta Maladharis

The incident took place in Haandi village in Aldur taluk of Chikkamagaluru district. (Representational use)
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 08:40 AM IST

Three held for sexually assaulting minor girls in Karnataka, say cops

Police said the accused were produced before JMFC court, Kadur, which sent the them to judicial custody of four days. (HT Archives)
Updated on Nov 12, 2023 05:50 AM IST

‘80 acres of coffee plantation recovered in Chikkamagaluru’

An extensive investigation led by 15 tehsildars has unveiled the illegal allocation of over 6,000 acres of government land in Mudigere, Kadur taluks of the district
Updated on Oct 02, 2023 08:32 AM IST

Karnataka: Boy booked for abetting 17-yr-old girl’s suicide in Chikkamagaluru

17-year-old boy booked for allegedly abetting of 17-year-old girl’s suicide at Koppa in Chikkamagaluru district. (Representative Image)
Published on Sep 11, 2023 01:07 AM IST

Tehsildar among three booked for grabbing land in Chikkamagaluru

A case was registered against a tahsildar and two other officials for allegedly grabbing government land in Chikkamagaluru district
Updated on Aug 14, 2023 01:20 AM IST

Congress MLA denies interference in woman constable’s transfer

Kadur Congress MLA KS Anand has denied any involvement or interference in the transfer of a police constable
Updated on Aug 14, 2023 01:00 AM IST

Four years on, two Karnataka villages ravaged by landslide await compensation

Severe landslides triggered by torresntial rains hit Karnataka in 2019. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 01:16 AM IST

‘Our personal loss, not of ideology’: BJP's CT Ravi on losing Chikkamaguluru

Karnataka elections: BJP's CT Ravi loses at Chikkamaguluru
Updated on May 13, 2023 09:43 PM IST

Over 40 kg gold seized from Tarikere constituency in poll-bound Karnataka

Over 40 kg gold seized from Tarikere constituency in poll-bound Karnataka
Published on Apr 20, 2023 06:48 PM IST

Former JD(S) leader set to contest polls as an Independent candidate

YSV Datta announces his independent candidature from Kadur. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 12:26 AM IST

Bengaluru wakes up to dull, cloudy skies; IMD predicts thunderstorm

The Karnataka capital will see cloudy skies with possibility of rain or thundershowers in the evenings or nights till Wednesday.
Published on Apr 04, 2023 11:41 AM IST

Third legislator joins Congress in a month in poll-bound Karnataka

Welcoming Srinivas, former CM Siddaramaiah said, it is "Ghar Vapsi" for him.
Published on Mar 30, 2023 04:41 PM IST

Man burns saree in Karnataka, says it was distributed by BJP supporters

The man could not be identified immediately.
Published on Mar 10, 2023 04:36 PM IST

Rain batters several parts of Karnataka, flood situation looms large

With flood-like situation in several parts of the state, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who is currently undergoing treatment for Covid-19 infection at a private hospital here, has ordered immediate release of Rs 50 crore for emergency relief.
Published on Aug 06, 2020 02:48 PM IST

Woman gets sedition charge for Pak chant

HT Image
Published on Feb 22, 2020 03:35 AM IST

CCD founder Siddhartha cremated at his coffee estate in Karnataka

People carry the body of coffee baron V.G. Siddhartha to an ambulance in Mangalore, India, July 31, 2019.
Updated on Jul 31, 2019 07:19 PM IST