Nanjangud: Following public outrage and observation of a voluntary bandh seeking to hold the famed annual Srikanteshwara Gauthama Pancha Maharathotsava at the temple town of Nanjangud on Mar. 26, the district administration has allowed the conduct of Pancha Maharathotsava on a low-scale. Due to rising COVID-19 positive cases across the State, DC Rohini Sindhuri as…
Passengers injured as bus falls into roadside ditch
March 21, 2021Saragur: More than forty persons of a marriage party, who were travelling in a private bus, sustained injuries, ten of them seriously, when the bus fell into a roadside ditch after the driver lost control over the bus yesterday midnight at Kandegala in Saragur. The people were returning after attending the marriage at H.D. Kote….
COVID-19 scare: Nanjangud Rathotsava on Mar.26 cancelled
March 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases on the rise once again after a brief period of downslide, the District Administration, taking no chances, has cancelled the famed Srikanteshwara Gauthama Pancha Maharathotsava at the temple town of Nanjangud in the district, that was scheduled to take place on Mar.26. Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri, in an order issued…
Pandemic resurge casts shadow over Nanjangud Rathotsava
March 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Preparations are in full swing for upcoming Nanjangud Rathotsava, but the new circular issued by the State Government yesterday has cast a dark cloud over festive mood of the temple town. The district administration is all set to host and conduct the annual Srikanteshwara Swamy Pancha Maha Rathotsava, commonly called as Dodda Jathra, at…
PE teacher assists woman deliver baby girl in city Park
March 9, 2021Takes instructions from doctor over mobile phone Both mother and new-born safe, shifted to hospital Mysore/Mysuru: Everyone were surprised when ‘Rancho,’ a character in Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots,’ successfully assisted his College Principal’s daughter to deliver a baby by taking instructions from a doctor over skype. A similar feat was successfully achieved by a Physical…
Engineering student commits suicide
March 9, 2021Nanjangud: A 24-year-old Engineering student has committed suicide by hanging self at the room of his house in Nanjangud Rural Police limits last evening. The deceased is Bhuvan, son of Basappa, an agriculturist and Preethi, a teacher, residents of Basavapatha Road, Nanjangud. The deceased was pursuing his second year BE course at a private Engineering…
Srikanteshwara Temple records Rs. 1.11 crore hundi collection
March 3, 2021Nanjangud: Srikanteshwara Temple at Nanjangud has recorded hundi (offering box) collection of Rs. 1.11 crore, said Temple’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ravindra. The counting of offerings by devotees in 24 offering boxes was taken up yesterday during which Rs. 1,11,64,033 cash, 105 gram gold, 2.25 kg silver and six foreign currencies were recorded. Apart from…
Two injured in group clash at Nanjangud village
February 28, 2021Nanjangud: Two youths sustained injuries, when two groups clashed over a trivial issue at Devarasanahalli in the taluk late last night. The injured youths, who have been identified as Abhishek and Raghavendra, have been admitted to different Hospitals in Mysuru. Trouble began when one group questioned the other over pledging of a motorbike in exchange…
Simple Suttur Jatra takes off
February 10, 2021Nanjangud: The two-day annual Suttur Jatra Mahotsava got off to a simple, yet traditional start at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk yesterday. The Jatra which used to be a six-day event in the past, has been limited to just two days this year on account of COVID-19 crisis. A simple mass marriage marked the first day…
Mother-son duo killed in road accident
February 7, 2021Nanjangud: A 65-year-old woman and her 44-year-old son were killed in a road accident in front of APMC on Hullahalli Road in the town on Friday. The deceased are Manjunath, an employee of Rajshil Papers Pvt Ltd. in Nanjangud and his mother Rangamma, residents of Teachers Colony in the town. Details: Manjunath and his mother…
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