Ugadi Festival in Ramanagaram

Citizens wellcomed the new year Virodhi Nama Samvatsara with expectations of properity and peace. The celebration of Ugadi Festival - the beginning of the new year was moderate. Donned with new clothes the family members together visited temples to seek blessings of their favorite diety. 

At home people began the day with abhyanjana snana. After performing pooja at home the elder of the family offered the rest of the members neem flowers and jaggery to eat. While jaggery represents the sweetest moments of life, the neem represents the bitter moments. The idea of offering neem and jaggery is to remind us to take the bitter moments and the sweetest moments of life equally! 

Rotary BGS Global Hospital Inaugurated at Ramanagaram

With motive of providing the rural mass the affordable and world class health care facilities the Global Hospitals Group has inaugurated the  Rotary BGS Global Hspital at Ramanagaram. The full fledged hopital has comeup on the premises of the earlier Rotary Adichunchanagiri Hospital on Bangalore Mysore Highway here. 

The group has set up state of the art facilities in General Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology along with Trauma and Critical Care units. The hopital is well equipped with Intensive Care units, Operation Theatres, Laboratory, Pharmacy and dedicated ambulance services.

Dr.K.Ravindranath, Chairman, Global Group of Hospitals during told "through this hospital the group aims at providing the same level of healthcare in smaller towns as is availiable in cities. 

Dr.N.K.Venkataramana, Vice-chairman and Neurosurgeon told that the state of the art healthcare has become a reality in Ramanagaram. There will be continuity of care after the initial procedures with superspecialists from Bangalore visiting this hospital on a regular basis.

Chief of Adichunchanagiri Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji dedicated the hopital on behalf of the group. Rotary President Mr. Maridevaru, M.D. of BGS Group of Institutions Sri Prakashanatha Swamiji, District JDS president Mr.K.Raju, City Municipal Council President Mr.Somashekar Rao, AGM-Corporate Communications Smt. Sandhya Prasad were present on the occassion.

 

Minister Basavraj Bommai visits Ramanagaram

After visiting Channapatna, Minister for water resources Mr. Basavaraj Bommai visited Ramanagaram on 14th March 2009. Mr.S.R.Nagaraj, president of Ramanagara Channapatna Development Authority explained the need to immediately restore the dignity of the river Arkavathy. Channapatna M.L.A. Yogeshwar and other local BJP leaders were present

Ramanagaram's Tough Cop Deputy Superintendent of Police Mr.Devraj

Yes he is Dysp Devraj and he is popularly known as the Tough Cop in Ramanagaram. He is again in news for raiding a rev party in Ramanagaram District. Very recently he raided a rev party at Tavarekere Police limits and initiated action according to the law against more than 100 youths. Few months ago too he raided a illegal rev party near manchanabele.

Saras Light Aeroplane crashes near Ramanagaram

As the 'Saras' light aeroplane crashed to the ground the three inmates, wing commanders Mr. Praveen, Mr.Jha and Squadren Leader Mr. Ilyaraja were burnt alive. The accident happened on 6th March 2009 at Seshagirihalli, near Ramanagaram (about 30 kms from Bangalore).

Villagers who saw the aeroplane comming down heard a huge noise and they rushed to the spot within minutes, but by the time the villagers reached the spot aeroplane was already on flames they said.

Senior Officers and technicians from HAL and Air Force visited the spot. Deputy Commissioner of Ramanagaram District Mr. Manish Moudgil, I.G.P Central Range Mr. Kamal Panth, S.P. Mr. Bilslehalli, Dy SP Devaraj, Circle Inspector Dharmendra, Bidadi P.S.I Satyanarayana also visited the spot and are investigating.