Nagamangala: Two students sustained injuries when a country bomb exploded during the cleaning drive by the students at Anjaneya Betta near Kambadahalli yesterday. The injured students have been identified as Harihanth Patil and Partha, residents of Kambadahalli village, who were pursuing their education at Maruthi Rural High School at Jain Basadi in the village. It…
Jilted lover blows himself up with gelatin stick
December 29, 2024Nagamangala: In a bizarre incident, a 21-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by exploding a gelatin stick, typically used for blasting stones, in front of his girlfriend’s house in Kalenahalli, in the wee hours this morning. The deceased is Ramachandru (21), a resident of Basaveshwaranagar in Nagamangala, Mandya. According to the Police, Ramachandru arrived at his…
Man arrested for storing, smuggling Ambergris
December 17, 2024Mandya: Forest Department officials have arrested a man for illegally storing and smuggling Ambergris at his house in Nagamangala. The arrested is 31-year-old R.C. Vinay Kumar, a resident of Old Post Office Badagodamma Temple Road in Nagamangala town. The Forest personnel have seized 3.10 kg Ambergris, a black bag used to smuggle the substance, a…
State-level Kabaddi player dies of heart attack
December 14, 2024Nagamangala: A State-level Kabaddi player passed away from a heart attack on the field during a Kabaddi match at Sukhadhare in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district on Friday night. Preetam Shetty (26), a native of Hebri taluk in Udupi district, is the deceased. Preetam Shetty was part of a team participating in a Kabaddi Tournament…
Nagamangala PSI suspended over communal clash row
October 10, 2024Nagamangala: 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…
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