Nagamangala: A Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) has been suspended following his complaint regarding communal clashes in Nagamangala. The suspended officer, B.J. Ravi, is attached to the Nagamangala Town Police Station. In his complaint, Ravi stated that the clashes were provoked by those involved in the immersion of Ganesha idols. Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallikarjuna Baladandi…
Violence during Ganesha idols procession: Normalcy returns to Nagamangala town
September 14, 2024Prohibitory orders to end at midnight Nagamangala: Normalcy has returned to Nagamangala town which witnessed violence during the Ganesha idols procession on Sept. 11. Commercial establishments, which had remained closed for two days, fully reopened today, along with schools and colleges, under tight Police security. Prohibitory orders, however, will remain in place until midnight on…
Pro-Hindu outfits form human chain
September 14, 2024Srirangapatna: Activists from pro-Hindu organisations staged a human chain protest in Srirangapatna on Friday, condemning the violence that erupted during the Ganesha idol procession in Nagamangala. The protest took place at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Circle near the Taluk Office, where activists expressed their outrage at the miscreants responsible for the disturbance. They alleged that youths…
Violence during Ganesha idols procession: HDK visits Nagamangala
September 13, 2024Inspector suspended for dereliction of duty over violence Nagamangala: Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) today visited Nagamangala town in Mandya district that witnessed violence during the procession of Ganesha idols on Sept. 11. HDK, who represents Mandya LS Constituency, under which Nagamangala is situated, took stock of the situation at Mandya Circle on Mysuru Road…
Congress leaders not allowing Police to enforce law: Prathap Simha
September 13, 2024Former MP accuses State Govt. of its ‘inept’ handling of tense situations Mysuru: Accusing the State Government of failing to control the unrest in Nagamangala, Mandya District, where miscreants hurled bottles, slippers and stones at a Ganesha procession on Wednesday night, former MP Prathap Simha said that the Police have been arresting innocent people under…
BJP delegation takes stock of situation
September 13, 2024Nagamangala: A delegation of BJP leaders including State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok, visited the violence-hit Nagamangala town yesterday and took stock of the situation. Ashok said, the severity of the incident exceeds even the terrorist act and the miscreants have taken law into their hands. There…
Minor incident, not communal clash: Home Minister
September 13, 2024Bengaluru: Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar has clarified that the violence in Nagamangala town during the procession of Ganesha idols is a trivial incident, not a communal clash. Reacting to media persons, he said, it was an accidental incident, which shouldn’t have happened, but cannot be called a communal clash. The DIGP, Superintendent of Police…
CM warns of stern action against miscreants
September 13, 2024Nagamangala: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said action will be taken without any mercy, against those persons irrespective of caste and religion, involved in violence during the procession of Ganesha idols in Nagamangala town. Reacting to media queries over the incident, CM Siddaramaiah said, the act of throwing stones at a religious procession is undoubtedly the…
Violence during Ganesha idols procession: Tension grips Nagamangala
September 12, 202452 arrested; 6 FIRs filed; District Minister reviews situation; Ban orders clamped; Educational institutions closed today Nagamangala: Tension prevailed in Nagamangala, Mandya district, last evening after violence broke out during the Ganesha idol immersion procession. Approximately 20 shops were damaged and 52 individuals have been arrested in connection with the unrest. Home Minister Dr. G….
Girl student ‘falls ill’, dies
August 20, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A Second PUC student who reportedly fell ill died later at a hospital in city on Monday morning. H.V. Jaya Prarthana (17), who was studying at Daksha PU College in city, is that unfortunate girl student. She is the daughter of K. Venkatesh of Nagamangala in Mandya district and was staying at the college…
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