Nanjangud: A man, who barged into a house, threatened the lone woman in the house with a knife and sexually assaulted her. The incident, which has come to light lately, took place at Devirammanahalli village in the taluk. The accused has been identified as Nagaraju of Kalale village. The woman and her husband from Uttar…
‘Balaraj will emerge victorious from Chamarajanagar LS seat’
April 11, 2024Nanjangud: Chamarajanagar BJP candidate S. Balaraj is certain to emerge victorious in ensuing Lok Sabha polls, said State BJP Election In-charge Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, here on Monday. Speaking to the media persons after visiting Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple, Agarwal said that he had held a meeting with party leaders of all eight Assembly segments…
Mystery shrouds death of youth
April 7, 2024Nanjangud: Mystery shrouds the death of a youth who was found drowned at Hathwalkatte near Malkundi in the taluk. The deceased youth’s father has lodged a Police complaint alleging that his son was murdered by four youths by pushing him into the water. The deceased has been identified as Vinay (19), son of Nandeesh of…
HDK visits Srikanteshwara Swamy temple in Nanjangud
March 28, 2024Nanjangud: Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Mandya Constituency, visited Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy temple here this morning and offered a special puja to the presiding deity. Whenever the elections are announced, the family members of JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda visit Srikanteshwara Swamy temple…
Unidentified body found
March 28, 2024Nanjangud: Nanjangud Town Police have found a body of an unidentified man next to the Railway Gate in the town and have registered a case. The deceased is aged between 65 and 70 years, 5.3 ft. tall, oval faced, normal built, oily red complexioned and was wearing red coloured half arm baniyan and grey coloured…
Three youths meet watery grave at Kapila River in Nanjangud
March 26, 2024Nanjangud: Three youths, who had gone for a swim met their watery grave in the Kapila River, near the bridge at Godhdhanapura in the taluk yesterday evening. The deceased youths have been identified as Milan (22), Mohan (25) and Tarun (19), all from Bihar. It is learnt that the youths were working on contract basis…
Theppotsava held at Nanjangud
March 25, 2024Nanjangud: Theppotsava of Lord Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy organised as part of Dodda Jatra Mahotsava, was celebrated amid the cheer of devotees at Kapila river in Nanjangud on Sunday. Devotees from various parts of the State who had descended on the temple town for Choornotsava Poorvaka Avabhrita Teertha Snana in the river, took a holy dip…
Lakhs witness Nanjangud Car Festival
March 22, 2024Nanjangud: The temple town of Nanjangud in Mysuru district, popularly known as ‘Dakshina Kashi,’ was a witness to a sea of humanity this morning, as lakhs of devotees from across the State took part in Lord Srikanteshwaraswamy’s Pancha Maharathotsava (Car Festival). This is the only Pancha Maharathotsava in Southern India, where five Rathas (chariots) are…
Woman climbs building upset over rejected marriage proposal
March 18, 2024She comes from West Bengal to Nanjangud to meet the man she met on Instagram Nanjangud: Instagram love between a West Bengal woman and a Nanjangud man took a dramatic turn as the woman sparked high drama by scaling a building and threatening to end her life after her lover refused to marry her. The…
Dodda Jathre at Nanjangud Temple on Mar. 22
March 9, 2024Nanjangud: With thousands of devotees expected to throng Nanjangud to witness Gauthama Pancha Maharathotsava (Dodda Jathre) scheduled on Mar. 22, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has instructed the officials to ensure all necessary arrangements are made in the temple town for the mega event. Addressing the preliminary meeting of officials at the temple’s Dasoha…
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