Nanjangud: Labour Minister Venkataramanappa called upon workers of Nanjangud and Chamarajanagar industries to make use of medical care facilities available at the new ESI Hospital built at a cost of Rs.9.5 crore in the town. Speaking after inaugurating the new ESI Dispensary and Diagnostic Centre at Nanjangud on Tuesday, he said that ESI (Employees State…
Seven injured as gas-filled balloons burst at Suttur Jathra
February 6, 2019Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji has a lucky escape Mysuru: As many as seven people, including MLC Marithibbegowda, were injured while Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji of Suttur Mutt escaped unhurt, when gas-filled balloons exploded during inauguration of wrestling competition during the annual Suttur Fair yesterday. The incident took place during the inaugural ceremony of…
Two hours wrestling at Suttur Jathra ends in a draw
February 6, 2019‘Suttur Kesari’ award remains with organisers Pailwan Chandan of Udbur bags ‘Suttur Kumar’ award Nanjangud: The wrestling bout, organised as part of Suttur Jathra Mahotsava at Suttur yesterday saw Pailwan Rahul Shapuri of Kollapur and Pailwan Siddappa of Kalaburagi in a tight fight for ‘Suttur Kesari’ award. Despite both the wrestlers sweating it out in…
Illegal petty shops cleared
January 20, 2019Nanjangud: A team of officials led by Tahsildar Dayananda and Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Kumaraswamy carried out a drive and cleared illegal petty shops that had encroached upon public spaces in the premises of Dakshina Kashi fame Nanjangud yesterday. With Police protection and JCB Machines, they cleared petty shops selling fruits, coconuts and other puja…
Nurse ends life after spurned by lover
January 19, 2019Nanjangud: Depressed over being spurned by her lover, a 28-year-old nurse ended her life by consuming poison in Nanjangud taluk on Thursday. The deceased is Savitha of Kugalur village in the taluk, who was working as a nurse at a Bengaluru Hospital. Savitha is said to have taken this extreme step as one Shankar of…
Techies drown in Kapila River: Body of another techie fished out last evening
January 2, 2019Nanjangud: The bodies of two youths from Rajajinagar in Bengaluru, said to be software engineers who had gone for a swim in Kapila River at Nanjangud last morning and swept away, have been fished out from the river. While the body of Rajiv Ranjan Tiwari was fished out in the afternoon, the body of Snehal…
Fire at food-packaging unit in Nanjangud
December 31, 2018Nanjangud: A major fire that broke out in the wee hours of today completely razed down a large-sized food-packaging unit in Tandya Industrial Area near the town. More than 25 workers were working in the night shift at the factory, when fire broke out at about 3 am. Soon as the fire broke out, reportedly…
Girl killed as bus hits
December 26, 2018Nanjangud: A 13-year-old girl was killed on the spot, when a KSRTC bus reportedly hit her on Chamarajanagar-Nanjangud bypass road near Medadageri yesterday. The deceased girl is Ashwini, daughter of Siddaraju of Medarageri. Ashwini was crossing the road, when a KSRTC bus (KA-09-F-4247) hit her resulting in Ashwini breathing her last at the spot due…
Bike hits tree, two killed, two injured
December 15, 2018Nanjangud: Two persons were killed and two injured when the bike they were riding on allegedly hit a tree near Shani temple near Shiramalli in the taluk on Thursday night. The deceased have been identified as Raju (23) and Nagendra (24) of Shiramalli. The two injured Bharat Kumar, 19 of Shiramalli and Kumar of Nitre…
Last Karthika Somavara celebrated at Srikanteshwaraswamy temple in N’gud
December 5, 2018Nanjangud: Members of Nayana Kshatriya Samudaya celebrated the last karthika somavara in a grand manner by holding pallakki utsava and bursting of firecrackers in the premises of Lord Srikanteshwaraswamy temple here on Monday last. MLA B. Harshavardhan inaugurated the celebrations. District President of Nayana Kshatriya Samudaya N.R. Nagesh and Secretary Srinivas said that the…
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