Nanjangud: A 35-year-old man, who entered a lake in Sirsi taluk for a swim, has been drowned on Tuesday. The deceased is Shivakumar (35), a resident of Channapatna village in Nanjangud taluk, who was working as a Co-ordinator at Karunya organisation at Sirsi. He leaves behind his wife, two children and a host of relatives…
Nanjangud: The banks of River Kapila near Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple in Nanjangud, which is also called ‘Dakshina Kashi,’ shone like gold and the environs reverberated with vedic chants last night during the ‘Kapila Aarati’ and ‘Laksha Deepotsava’ organised on the lines of the famous ‘Ganga Aarati’ in Kashi. The Yuva Brigade had organised the mega event…
Returns jewellery bag left behind by passenger Nanjangud: A KSRTC bus conductor has displayed honesty by returning a bag containing gold jewels worth Rs. 8 lakh to the passenger, who had left it behind while alighting from the bus. The bus conductor is Eeraiah and the woman passenger, who got back her gold jewellery bag…
Nanjangud: A man allegedly hacked a woman to death with a machete and has also reportedly attacked those who came to the rescue of the woman besides trying to attack Police staff, who had rushed to the spot. The incident took place at Naviluru village in the taluk yesterday night. While the deceased has been…
Nanjangud: Two young lovers, who had jumped into Kapila River in a bid to end their lives, have been rescued by a few boatmen near the bathing ghat on Wednesday. While the girl is a resident of Hebbasur village in Chamarajanagar and a minor (17 years), the boy has been identified as 19-year-old Abhi of…
Estranged husband held, his brother absconding; Women’s Commission seeks report Nanjangud: In an inhumane incident, a married woman and her male friend were tied to a pole and subjected to public humiliation and were assaulted by her husband and his brother at Nanjangud last evening. They were accused of having an illicit relationship. What is…
Nanjangud: The Theppotsava of the famed Srikanteshwaraswamy temple in the temple town of Nanjangud was held in a grand manner at Kapila river in the town on Tuesday. The Theppotsava, that was held as part of Chikka Jatre, featured special pujas, abhisheka and a host of other customary rituals. The Utsavamurthy of the presiding deity…
Nanjangud: A 13-year-old girl, who was taking a holy dip at the Kapila bathing ghat, reportedly drowned after slipping and falling into the river yesterday. The deceased girl is Yogeshwari, daughter of Prakash and Asharani couple of Kurubahalli village in K.R. Pet taluk. According to Police, the girl and her parents had come to Srikanteshwara…
KSRTC, bus conductor give Rs. 25,000 compensation each Nanjangud: The callous and negligent behaviour by a KSRTC bus driver has resulted in the death of a physically challenged girl at Huskur Bus Stand in the taluk. The deceased girl is Chandana (17), daughter of Mahesh of Huskur. Chandana, who had gone for the inauguration of…
Hanagod/Malkundi: Two leopards that had created fear at Vaddambalu village in Hunsur taluk and at Kurihundi village in Nanjangud taluk have been trapped separately by the respective Forest Department staff. In the first incident, a six-year-old leopard, which had created fear among the farmers and residents of Vaddambalu village in Hanagod hobli and surrounding places…
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