Mysore/Mysuru: Based on the Centre’s fresh guidelines on the extra-precautionary measures to be taken to stop the spread of the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has ordered closure of Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill and Srikanteshwaraswamy temple at Nanjangud on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) and all public holidays. The Government…
CESC Lineman electrocuted while repairing transformer
June 10, 2020Nanjangud: A CESC Lineman, who was repairing a transformer, was electrocuted at Honaganahalli village in the taluk yesterday. The deceased is Lokesh (24), a resident of Bhusandra village in Nagamangala taluk. He working as a Lineman at Chinakurali CESC Branch of Pandavapura CESC Sub-Division and was recently transferred to Pandavapura Sub-Division. Venkatesh was assigned with…
Rider killed after ramming bike into stationary tractor
June 10, 2020Nanjangud: A 38-year-old man was killed on the spot after he rammed the bike he was riding into a tractor that was parked on the roadside near Sindhuvalli Gate on Monday night. The deceased is Venkatesh, a resident of Hosur village in Gundlupet taluk. Venkatesh, who was proceeding towards Nanjangud on Monday night, rammed into…
Nanjangud youth who returned from UP contracts COVID-19
June 9, 2020Nanjangud: A 22-year-old youth, who was studying in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and returned to Nanjangud on June 1, has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to the COVID Hospital in Mysuru. A resident of Neelakantanagar in Nanjangud, the youth arrived in Bengaluru via Delhi and was put under facility quarantine for seven days…
Jubilant Company sponsors grocery kits to 2,500 civic workers
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Administration will be distributing 2,500 grocery kits, sponsored by Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, Jubilant Generics, Nanjangud, to temporary and contract Pourakarmikas, UGD workers and garbage vehicle drivers of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). The distribution process was symbolically launched by District Minister S.T. Somashekar at the Town Hall premises in city yesterday by distributing kits…
Maintenance process set in motion at Jubilant Generics
May 25, 202090 employees called to work today to prepare machines for drug production Mysore/Mysuru: Nanjangud-based Jubilant Generics, an extended arm of Jubilant Life Sciences, has been preparing to start operations. The company which was shut due to COVID-19 will resume operations soon with the guidelines by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). The State Government has…
Jubilant Generics to re-open soon with ICMR guidelines
May 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has indicated that Jubilant Generics, the company in Nanjangud which was shut due to COVID-19, will resume operations soon with the guidelines by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). The State Government has accorded clearance for its operations. A person (P52) employed at Jubilant Generics was identified as the source…
DC relaxes lockdown norms in Nanjangud
May 20, 2020Nanjangud: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar yesterday issued an order relaxing the lockdown norms in Nanjangud, which had reported the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the district besides clearing Basavanapura and Tandavapura villages from Containment Zones. Nanjangud was declared as ‘Cluster Containment Zone’ and following May 14 order, only shops selling essential…
Reid and Taylor terminates over 1,400 employees
May 20, 2020Nanjangud: Reid and Taylor factory at Tandavapura near Nanjangud has terminated the services of 1,400 of its employees as part of liquidation. All revival options have failed and after many hearings in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the debt-hit fashion major has been liquidated. Ravi Shankar Devarakonda, who was appointed as liquidator as…
Nanjangud bus stand yet to see its usual buzz
May 20, 2020Nanjangud: The KSRTC bus stand in the temple town is far from seeing its usual buzz as only a few passengers were seen at the bus stand today, the second day of resumption of bus services following easing of COVID-19 lockdown curbs. Although Nanjangud came out of sealdown a couple of days ago subsequent to…
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