Nanjangud: 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…
Nanjangud Temple staff suspended for misusing temple money
January 25, 2018Nanjangud: A woman staff, working in Dasoha Bhavan at Sri Srikanteshwara Temple, has been suspended yesterday for misappropriating temple money. The woman staff, who has been suspended, has been identified as Geetha. The auditors, who conducted an audit, had submitted a report that Geetha had misused Rs.6.13 lakh during 2012-14, following which, the Additional Deputy…
City buses to stop at Mandakalli Airport
January 22, 2018Mysuru: The city buses plying to Nanjangud will stop at the Mandakalli Airport in Mysuru to benefit the airport passengers. This decision was taken at the Aerodrome Committee and Airfield Environment Committee review meeting, here this morning. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who chaired the meeting, held twice in a year, at the Mysore Airport premises,…
Srikanteshwaraswamy Jathra in Nanjangud on Mar.28
January 22, 2018DC holds preliminary meeting Nanjangud:“District Administration will provide all facilities for organising Srikanteshwaraswamy Jathra Mahotsava to be held in Nanjangud on Mar.28,” said Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. He was speaking at a preliminary meeting in view of the event at Dasoha Bhavan here on Jan.20. Randeep said that people had urged the District Administration to…
Misappropriation of Rs.14 lakh from ‘Tulabhara’ service: Nanjangud Temple Store Assistant suspended
January 21, 2018Mysuru: Close on the heels of suspension of a Priest Srinivas at Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill for allegedly collecting money before being put in ‘Hundi,’ a Store Room Assistant of Sri Najundeshwara Temple in Nanjangud has been suspended for allegedly misappropriating Rs.14 lakh collected through ‘Tulabhara’ service. The accused is Abhishek, who was also…
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