Mysuru: The 16-pillared mantapa, commonly called Hadinaaru Kaalu Mantapa at Kapila River in Nanjangud near the Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple, a symbol of heritage and devotion, shone once again thanks to the efforts of the Yuva Brigade and local volunteers. Determined to preserve the beauty and sanctity of the site, the youth-led team took on the…
Youth meets watery grave in Kapila
March 29, 2024Nanjangud: A youth, who had gone for a swim at Hatwalu Katte, across Kapila River, near Hullahalli, along with his friends has met his watery grave. The deceased Abhishek (23), a resident of Krishnamurthy Layout here, was pursuing Engineering at Maharaja Institute of Technology (MIT) in Tandavapura. Following a holiday, Abhishek, along with his friends…
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…
Woman drowns in Kapila River
January 29, 2024Nanjangud: A woman from Mysuru, who accidentally slipped and fell into Kapila River has drowned. The incident took place near Mahadeva Thata Gadduge at Sangama Kshetra in the taluk on Friday. The deceased woman is Shakuntala (48), wife of H.N. Nanjappawamy of Kuvempunagar in Mysuru. She was the sister of Nanjangud’s Kamalamma Kalyana Mantapa proprietor…
Three Ayyappa devotees drown at Kapila
January 20, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Three Ayyappa Swamy devotees including a SSLC student met their watery grave at Kapila River in Nanjangud on Friday. The deceased are identified as Gaviranga (26), son of Guddarangaiah from Naraganahalli, Rakesh (19), son of Srinivas and Appu (16), son of Ramakrishna from Kalluguttarahalli in Tumakuru district. While Appu was a SSLC student, Rakesh…
NCC Cadets clean Kapila River
October 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the nationwide cleanliness drive, One Karnataka Engineer Company NCC, Mysuru, cleaned Sri Nanjundeshwaraswamy temple’s bathing ghat at Kapila River in Nanjangud recently. NCC Cadets from JSS Polytechnic, Nanjangud and JSS Polytechnic, Mysuru, cleaned the ghat as part of the Government of India’s ‘Puneet Sagar’ programme, raising awareness among the public and…
Mystery shrouds death of man, kin
January 8, 2023Bodies of 28-year-old Manikanta and his relative 30-year-old Vasantha found in Kapila River at T. Narasipur T. Narasipur: Mystery shrouds the death of a 28-year-old man and his relative, whose bodies were found in Kapila river here on Saturday. While it is suspected to be a suicide pact, a relative of the deceased has suspected…
Thousands of devotees witness Kapila Aarati at Nanjangud
December 15, 2022Nanjangud: Volunteers of Yuva Brigade, who had removed tonnes of wastes from Kapila River during their three-day cleaning drive to keep the River clean recently, had organised Kapila Aarati on the banks of the River in the Temple Town of Nanjangud yesterday. Thousands of devotees witnessed Kapila Aarati and Laksha Deepotsava was also held on…
Tonnes of waste removed from River Kapila in Nanjangud
December 14, 2022Nanjangud: The volunteers of Yuva Brigade, in their three-day-long cleaning drive have removed tonnes of waste materials from Kapila River in Nanjangud. The volunteers, who assembled on the banks of the river at about 6.30 am on Sunday, began their cleaning drive amidst drizzle and cold weather. They first removed the algae, floating plants and…
Farmer ends life by jumping into Kapila River
September 7, 2022Nanjangud: Depressed over taunting talks by his siblings and their family members, a farmer committed suicide by jumping into Kapila River yesterday. The deceased farmer is Chikkamadanayaka (75), a resident of Sinduvalli village in the taluk. He had kept his slippers, senior citizen identity card, towel and a book containing phone numbers on the Hejjige…
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