Nanjangud: Adding more teeth to its personnel, the Police Department on Oct.31 launched ‘Cheetah’ motorbikes for its personnel at Nanjangud town. The two-wheelers will be used for combating crimes and to come to the rescue of victims. Nanjangud Sub-Division Dy.SP C. Mallick, speaking after launching the two-wheelers, asked Police Sub-Inspectors and their personnel coming under…
Concrete works of R.P. Road in Nanjangud going on at snail’s pace
October 23, 2018Nanjangud: The concrete works of R.P. Road (Rashtrapathi Road) in the heart of the town is going on at a snail’s pace. The concrete works started one-and-a-half-years ago when Siddharamaiah was the Chief Minister and Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa was the PWD Minister. Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa with an eye on fielding his son Sunil Bose from…
C. Mallick takes charge as Dy.SP of Nanjangud Sub-Division
October 10, 2018Nanjangud: C. Mallick, took charge as the new Dy.SP of Nanjangud Sub-Division on Oct. 7. Speaking to Star of Mysore after assuming charge, Mallick said that he had served at Malavalli Sub-Division before being transferred to Nanjangud and added that it was a blessing to serve at the Temple Town. Continuing, he said that Nanjangud…
Man hacks brother-in-law to death in full public view
September 18, 2018The 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…
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