The accused was waiting at the new bus stand in Nanjangud with a machete Surrenders to Police after the crime Nanjangud: A man, holding his brother-in-law responsible for his sister’s death, hacked his brother-in-law to death with a machete at the new bus stand here in full public view and later went to the Police…
Mystery shrouds death of hotel employee
September 4, 2018Mother suspects murder Nanjangud: Mystery shrouds over the death of a hotel employee who was found hanging to a tamarind tree near the Hadinaaru Kaalu Mantapa near Kapila River here on Sept.2 evening. The deceased has been identified as Shivu (20), son of Mahadevashetty and a resident of Ambale village in the taluk, who…
Mother, daughter among three persons missing from Nanjangud
August 22, 2018Nanjangud: In separate incidents, a mother and her daughter are among three persons, who have gone missing from the town. In the first incident a mother and her daughter have gone missing from their house in Bokkahalli village in the taluk from Aug.19. The missing persons have been identified as 45-year-old Shivamma and her daughter…
Nanjangud residents despatch 5,000 chapathis
August 20, 2018Nanjangud: Even as generous contributions for flood relief measures in Kodagu continues to pour in from across the State, a group of 30 women from Vidyanagar locality of the temple town have contributed their mite in their own way, by preparing 5,000 chapathis on Sunday, meant for despatch to Relief Centres in Kodagu. The women…
Nanjangud limping back to normalcy
August 19, 2018Nanjangud: After reeling under Kapila river floods for several days following huge discharge from Kabini Dam, the temple town of Nanjangud in limping back to normalcy, with flood water, receding slowly, but steadily in the last 24 hours. The flood water that had surrounded the famous Srikanteshwara Temple and other cluster temples, has receded considerably…
Ministers inspect flood-affected Nanjangud
August 18, 2018Nanjangud: Even as the temple town of Nanjangud and neighbouring areas continues to be flooded for the past several days due to huge discharge from Kabini dam to Kapila river, Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande and District In-charge Minister G.T. Devegowda toured the town and several affected villages this morning. The Ministers inspected several inundated agricultural fields and the lone Ganji Kendra…
New KSRTC bus stand in temple town invites wrath of passengers
August 14, 2018Nanjangud: The newly-opened KSRTC bus stand in the temple town has been receiving a lot of criticisms from the passengers as the old bus stand has now been designated for taluk rural service thus inconveniencing hundreds of temple devotees, students and daily commuters. The new bus stand is earmarked only for district centre and outstation…
Floods unabated in Nanjangud
August 12, 2018Nanjangud: With no respite from floods, most parts of the temple town of Nanjangud this morning continued to remain inundated with flood waters. The ever busy Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway (NH-766) was shut for vehicular traffic for the third day today, with water from the overflowing Kapila river submerging a big stretch of the road near Mallanamoole…
Nanjangud gets AC Court after 23 years
July 31, 2018Nanjangud: The long-standing demand of Nanjangud residents for an Assistant Commissioner’s Court in Nanjangud has now been fulfilled with the establishment of the AC Court. Earlier, people had to come all the way to Mysuru AC Court to redress their grievances. Now, after 23 years, litigations will be heard at the Court Hall located at…
Man killed for failing to repay Rs.1,000
July 22, 2018Nanjangud: In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old man was killed at Alaganchi village in the taluk on Friday night for alleged failure to repay Rs.1,000 loan. Basavaraj (30) of Alaganchi is the victim. Basavaraj is said to have borrowed Rs.1,000 from one Ganesh Nayaka of the village a year ago. Basavaraj had reportedly failed to…
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