Nanjangud: The Temple Town of Nanjangud, know as Dakshina Kashi is buzzing with political activities as the polling date (May 12) is drawing closer with each passing day. The Nanjangud (SC Reserved) Constituency became the Centre of political attraction last year as the Assembly segment went to by-poll in April 2017, that was necessitated following…
Rowdy-sheeter arrested for obstructing Police on duty in Nanjangud
April 4, 2018Nanjangud: An incident of a rowdy-sheeter obstructing the Police in performing their duties and later being taken into custody by the Police, has been reported at Nanjangud Town Police Station on Monday. The accused has been identified as Ravikumar. The Police, who filed an FIR against Ravikumar, produced him before a Court on Tuesday, which…
Four cows charred to death as miscreants set fire to cowshed
March 26, 2018Nanjangud: Four cows tied inside a cowshed were burnt alive and three more cows sustained serious burn injuries when miscreants set fire to the cowshed at a farmhouse in Goluru of the taluk on Saturday. The farmhouse belongs to Nanjundaswamy, Srikantamurthy and Somanna, who are brothers and miscreants have set the cowshed on fire when…
PMO intervention leads to kidnapper’s arrest
March 7, 2018Mysuru: A father’s quest for justice for his kidnapped minor daughter was answered by India’s highest Executive Office — the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). After receiving a communication from the PMO, the Police finally acted and have now arrested the kidnapper and have appointed an Assistant Superintendent of Police to investigate the case. However, the…
CM inaugurates slew of projects in Nanjangud
March 5, 2018Nanjangud: With polls round the corner, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah inaugurated/launched a slew of projects in the temple town this morning. The Chief Minister inaugurated the Kanaka Samudaya Bhavan near the old bus stand built at a cost of Rs. 3.5 crore and inaugurated the new complex in APMC premises built at a cost of Rs….
Half exhumed body creates panic in Nanjangud
February 25, 2018Nanjangud: Panic created among the residents on Nanjangud on Saturday, when they saw the half exhumed body of a person who was buried the previous night. It is reported that Srikanta prasad (53), a resident of 13th Cross on R.P. Road in Nanjangud, passed away on Thursday following heart attack and the body was buried…
House burgled in broad daylight at Nanjangud
January 31, 2018Rs.10 lakh worth gold, cash stolen Nanjangud: Burglars have decamped with gold jewellery and cash worth about Rs.10 lakh from the house of a contractor in broad daylight at Nanjangud yesterday. The burglary took place at the house of Krishnamurthy, a contractor at Bageriya Layout here. It is learnt that yesterday early morning, Krishnamurthy’s wife…
Minister visits Ijtema camps
January 28, 2018Minister for Education, Auqaf and Minorities Welfare Tanveer Sait visited Adkanahalli Industrial Area near Kadakola in Najangud taluk yesterday night where the three-day All India Mushavarathi Ijtema (Convention) is being held and met the organisers besides holding discussion with them. Sait visited all the camps in the Ijtemah. Volunteers worked day and night to supervise…
Drive to clear encroachments along Ratha Beedhi in Nanjangud begins
January 27, 2018Nanjangud: The district administration yesterday launched an operation demolition to clear encroachments along the Ratha Beedhi or Car Street of Srikanteshwara Temple in Nanjangud. The Ratha Beedhi is around 1.3 km long and there were 40 properties with encroachment which were identified for demolition and clearance. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep said that five heavy earth…
Over seven lakh Muslims congregate at Nanjangud for three-day Ijtema
January 27, 2018Mysuru: Nearly seven lakh Muslims including 13 Maulvis from the country and abroad are congregating at the three-day All India Mushavarathi Ijtema (Convention), organised by the Muslim community at the Adakanahalli Industrial Area, near Kadokola in Nanjangud taluk. People have been coming in buses, cars and trains from yesterday from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telengana, Maharashtra…
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