Nanjangud, Aug. 9 (KS)- A youth died after being electrocuted at Rajaji Colony here yesterday. The deceased is Anish (25), son of Jugunu and a welder by profession. Anish was electrocuted when he touched the metal wire tied to dry clothes in front of house as power was flowing through the wire. Though he was…
Thieves break into wine store: Decamp with Rs. 2.25 lakh worth liquor, Rs. 10,000 cash
August 5, 2019Nanjangud: Burglars, who gained entry into a wine store on the outskirts of Tagadur village in the taluk, have decamped with 61 boxes of liquor worth about Rs. 2.25 lakh and Rs. 10,000 cash from the wine store on Saturday night. The burglary took place at Santosh Wines, belonging to N.M. Krishna. The burglars, who…
Auditor killed in hit-and-run incident
August 4, 2019Nanjangud: An auditor, who had suffered serious injuries when an unidentified vehicle rammed into the bike on which he and his brother were riding on Nanjangud-Mysuru National Highway yesterday, has breathed his last at a private hospital in Mysuru. While the deceased is Chethan (30), a native of Hyderabad, his brother, 33-year-old Arun Pratap Singh,…
Kata wrestling in Nanjangud
August 3, 2019Kata traditional wrestling competition, comprising 35 pairs, has been organised at Vidyavardhaka College Grounds in Nanjangud tomorrow (Aug.4), said Tournament organiser Raju, here on Friday. Addressing media persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan here, he said that the Tournament was being organised to mark the birthday celebrations of social worker and Advocate S. Umesh. MLA Harshavardhan will…
Infant found abandoned
July 30, 2019Mysuru: A 17-day-old baby girl was traced in the house of one Jayalakshmi, wife of Ganesh at Kasuvinahalli in Nanjangud taluk on July 20. The baby girl is said to have been found abandoned in the open premises of a house at Mariyappanakere near the Ring Road at Bogadi on July 12 midnight. The parents…
Dhara Mahotsava held at Nanjangud Temple
July 10, 2019Nanjangud: As part of Girija Kalyana Mahotsava, special pujas, Dhara Mahotsava, Kashiyatra and other rituals were performed to the deities at the famous Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple in Nanjangud on Sunday. The deities — Lord Srikanteshwara Swamy and Goddess Parvathidevi — were specially decorated lending more colour to the illuminated Temple, which was bedecked with flowers….
Sri Girija Kalyana Mahotsava at Nanjangud
July 3, 2019Nanjangud: Sri Girija Kalyana Mahotsava will be held at Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy temple here from July 6 to 13. The rituals are as follows: July 6 – Sri Vikari Nama Samvatsara Ashada Shuddha Chaturthi – at 5 pm, Haridra Kunkuma Pradhana and later at 8 pm, Varapuja Mahotsava. July 7 – Panchami, at 9 am,…
Police groom auto drivers and owners on traffic rules in Nanjangud
July 2, 2019Nanjangud: An awareness programme on traffic rules was held at the DySP’s office here on Sunday. Over 300 auto drivers and owners participated in the programme which focused on overloading of students in school autorickshaws, importance of vehicle documents and ban on transporting people in goods vehicles. Presiding over the programme, DySP Mallick asked auto…
Youth commits suicide
June 28, 2019He took the extreme step after his wife went missing next day after marriage Nanjangud: A youth, who had got married to the girl he had loved, committed suicide after she went missing the next day of their marriage. The deceased youth is Vignesh (22), son of Basavaraju of Devanur village in the taluk. Vignesh…
Misuse of Rs. 3.86 lakh: Nanjangud Jailer Shivakumar suspended
June 25, 2019Nanjangud: ADGP (Prisons) N.S. Megharikh has suspended Nanjangud Sub-Jail Jailer N.S. Shivakumar, on charges of misusing Government money. Shivakumar, while serving as the In-charge Superintendent of Udupi District Jail between Jan. 19, 2012 and July 17, 2013 had misused Rs. 3,86,814 Government money, thus causing losses to the Government and the team of Auditors had…
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