Nanjangud: Over 30,000 cusecs of water is being released from the Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote following heavy rain in the Dam catchment areas in Wayanad. As a result, River Kapila in Nanjangud taluk is in full spate with historical Hadinaru Kaalu Mantapa almost submerged. The Snana Ghatta and Sopana Katte are also under water. …
ASHA workers expose child sale case in Nanjangud
July 20, 2021Unable to raise the kid, woman sold the baby to a couple in Hassan Nanjangud: ASHA workers, who had been to supply nutritional food to a child in Nanjangud, detected a child sale case where the mother, unable to raise the child, had sold it off to her relatives in Hassan. The one-month-old child has…
After over three decades…: Nugu Lift Irrigation Project becomes a reality
July 11, 2021Nanjangud: The Nugu Lift Irrigation Project, which is aimed at providing water to a good number of villages in Nanjangud taluk of the district, has now become a reality, with the Finance Department approving sanction of Rs. 80 crore for the project, thanks to the effort of MLA B. Harshavardhan. Nanjangud BJP MLA B. Harshavardhan…
Devotees throng Srikanteshwara Temple in Nanjangud
July 6, 2021Nanjangud: Hundreds of devotees thronged Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple in the town which was re-opened after a gap of two months, yesterday. The temple was closed down for public from April 16 to July 4 following increase in Corona positive cases in district. At the sunrise, hundreds of people from various places took a holy bath in…
Miraculous escape for occupants as car falls into drain
July 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Three of a family travelling in a car escaped with minor injuries, when the car in which they were travelling plunged into the big drain on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road here yesterday. The injured are Srinivas, his wife Shantha and daughter Saradi, residents of Bengaluru. They were treated as outpatients at a private hospital nearby. The…
Kapila river bed cleared of plastic, waste
June 20, 2021Nanjangud: Nanjangud Tahsildar Mohana Kumari has appealed people not to throw puja articles and other offerings to rivers as doing so will pollute water and does not bring any good to us. She was speaking after launching the two-day ‘Nagarasabhe Nade Kapila Nadi Swachhate Kade,’ a Kapila river bed cleansing initiative jointly undertaken by Nanjangud…
Takes charge as PSI
June 20, 2021Nanjangud: Following his transfer from Kengeri to Nanjangud, PSI Vijayaraju took charge as the new PSI (Police Sub-Inspector) of Nanjangud Town Police Station here on Friday. Vijayaraju replaces Y.N. Ravikumar, who has been transferred to Mandya East Police Station. Speaking after taking charge, Vijayaraju said that he will do his best for maintenance of Law…
Plans afoot to instal Oxygen Plant in Temple Town
June 12, 2021The Temple Town of Karnataka, Nanjangud is known as ‘Dakshina Kashi’, thanks to the famous Sri Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple. During first wave of Covid, this town had reported the highest number of Corona positive cases due to infection spread from the employees of a pharma company. Now, this taluk is witnessing quite a number of positive…
Nanjangud Tahsildar holds meeting for tackling possible floods
June 9, 2021Nanjangud: Nanjangud Tahsildar Mohanakumari has asked officials to get prepared for tackling floods that may come about in the third week of July. She was addressing a flood preparatory meeting at the Taluk Office here yesterday. She noted that according to previous statistics, about 10 villages along the banks of river Kapila and three Nanjangud…
Tonsuring revenue row: Court rules in favour of Nanjangud temple
June 9, 2021Nanjangud: Putting an end to a 25-year-old legal battle, a T. Narasipur Court has ruled that Nanjangud’s Srikanteshwaraswamy temple has full rights over the revenue earned from tonsuring (Mudi Seve) service charges. Nayana Kshatriya Samaja, which is engaged in head tonsuring of devotees who take a vow for Mudi Seve at Nanjangud temple’s Mudikatte, used…















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