Mandya: A 23-year-old youth, who was allegedly forced to work as a bonded labourer at a chicken meat stall for the interest amount to the loan he had taken, has been rescued by the taluk officials at Bellur Cross in Nagamangala on Wednesday evening. The youth who was rescued belonged to Budubuduke Colony in Nagamangala…
Narrow escape for Minister as boulder explodes near his moving car
June 8, 2020Mandya: Horticulture and Sericulture Minister K.C. Narayanagowda, who is also Mandya District In-charge Minister, had a close shave when a boulder exploded very close to the car he was travelling near Bankapura in Nagamangala taluk of the District on Sunday. Narayanagowda was on way to his Constituency K.R.Pet travelling in his car on Bengaluru-Jalasuru road,…
Nagamangala and Malavalli declared as Containment Zones
April 6, 2020Mandya: With five Moulvis, who visited Nagamangala and Malavalli in the district after returning from Delhi’s Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat testing positive for COVID-19, the Mandya District Administration has declared the two taluks as Containment Zones (Red Alert Zones). The Moulvis are said to have toured Nagamangala and Malavalli taluks for religious campaign after returning from…
Fire destroys documents, furniture at Canara Bank near Nagamangala
February 10, 2020Mandya: An accidental fire has destroyed documents, furniture, computers and other items of Canara Bank at Arani village in Nagamangala taluk in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Though it is suspected that an electrical short circuit might have been the reason behind the fire, the exact reason is yet to be ascertained. Fire and…
Auditor’s kidnap: Rowdy-sheeter among three arrested
December 1, 2019Kidnapper had demanded Rs.30 lakh ransom Nagamangala: Nagamangala Police have arrested three persons including a rowdy-sheeter on charges of kidnapping the son of Nagamangala Town Municipal Council (TMC) Member and demanding Rs.30 lakh ransom. The arrested are rowdy-sheeter Shabareesh, Mahesh alias Bandli and Kaushik alias Chechi, all from Nagamangala. The Police have spread the dragnet…
Ghastly road accident leaves eight persons dead near Nagamangala
November 22, 2019Nagamangala: In a ghastly road accident, eight persons lost their lives when the Tata Sumo in which they were travelling was hit by a goods vehicle coming from the opposite direction near Ramadevanahalli on Chamarajanagar-Jeevargi National Highway in the taluk last night. The deceased are Bakar Shariff (50), Tahir (30), Naushad (45), Hasin Taj (50),…
Two Indian owls rescued, accused arrested
November 21, 2019Mysuru: The Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested one person on charges of illegally catching Indian owls and trying to sell them and have rescued two owls. The arrested is Dhanaviraj of Hakki Pikki tribe at Shikaripura in Nagamangala taluk. Following a tip off, DCF Poovaiah, in the guise of a customer, approached Dhanaviraj and…
Five killed in accident near Nagamangala
March 23, 2019Nagamangala: In a ghastly road mishap, five persons were killed and four others sustained injuries when a passenger auto they were travelling in collided head on with a tipper on the outskirts of Nagamanagala town in Mandya district on Friday evening. The deceased have been identified as auto driver Satish of Sukadhare village, passengers Arasamma…
Lab technician killed as unidentified vehicles rams into bike
July 29, 2018Mandya: A 40-year-old Lab Technician, who was proceeding towards Nagamangala, was killed on the spot, when an unidentified vehicle rammed into bike from behind and sped away near Kachenahalli on Chamarajanagar-Jeevargi National Highway in the taluk on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Ravikumar, a Lab Technician at Adichunchanagiri Medical College and a…
Four treasure seekers arrested
July 19, 2018Nagamangala: Four persons, who were allegedly digging the ground thinking that there was treasure inside, were caught hold by the villagers of Kanchanahalli, who reportedly thrashed them before handing them over to Bellur Police. The arrested have been identified as Chikkegowda, an ex-serviceman and a resident of Kanchanahalli, Babu, Mahesh and Gangahanumaiah, all residents of…















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