Nanjangud: In a tragic incident, an employee of TVS factory was killed on the spot, when a KSRTC bus rammed into the bike he was riding near Tandavapura last night. The deceased has been identified as Krishnamurthy (33), a resident of Tandavapura. Krishnamurthy, after finishing his work at about 9.30 pm yesterday, was proceeding towards…
House burgled in N’gud: Rs. 20,000 cash, gold ornaments stolen
September 12, 2017Nanjangud: In a daylight house burglary, miscreants who broke into a house at Ramaswamy Layout on the outskirts of Nanjangud, have decamped with Rs. 20,000 cash and gold ornaments yesterday. The burglary took place in the house of Lokesh, an employee of AT&S and Sunitha couple. The couple, yesterday at about 11 am, had locked…
Lightning kills farmer, cow
September 8, 2017Nanjangud: In a tragic incident, a farmer and his cow were killed, when lightning struck the tree they were standing under to take shelter from rain in Gattawadipura village in the taluk yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Shivanna (38), son of Mahadevappa of the village and a farmer. He leaves behind his wife…
Virija, Hullahalli Canals breach due to heavy rain
September 7, 2017Nanjangud/ Mandya: Thanks to heavy rainfall, two canals breached in the last 48 hours destroying standing crops of paddy and sugarcane. While the Virija Canal breached near Srirangapatna, Hullahalli Canal breached near Nanjangud. Over 20 acres of agricultural land were damaged after Hullahalli Canal or Ramapura Canal at Shankarapura Layout in Nanjangud Taluk breached on…
Sorry state of Nanjangud Roads
September 6, 2017Sir, A look at the present condition of Nanjangud’s two major roads (RP Road and MGS Road) is highly horrifying. Work on replacing age-old open drainage with the box-type ones is on. One side of the road is already dug but the excavated loose earth is haphazardly dumped at the very centre, blocking traffic movement…
Attempt to kidnap engineering student in Nanjangud: Three including woman held in Chamarajanagar
September 1, 2017Nanjangud: Nanjangud Sub-Division Police have arrested three persons including a woman for attempting to kidnap an Engineering student for ransom on Aug. 23. The arrested persons have been identified as Devaraju alias Deva of Koli Palya village in Chamarajanagar, his wife Nagalakshmi and Linganayaka alias Gundu. The accused were arrested based on mobile phone number…
Miscreants steal gold ornaments from bus passenger
August 28, 2017Mysuru: Miscreants have stolen gold ornaments from a bus passenger who was travelling from Nanjangud to Mysuru on Saturday. The incident came to light when the passenger alighted near Hardinge Circle and checked his pocket where he had kept the gold ornaments weighing about 123 grams. The person, who lost the gold ornaments, has been…
Moped rider killed in mishap
August 26, 2017Nanjangud: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot when the TVS moped he was riding was knocked down by a bus belonging to AT&S company at Hullahalli Circle in the heart of the town late last night. The deceased has been identified as Shivaram (52) of Chamalapurahundi in the outskirts of the town. Soon…
Five arrested for honey-trapping; woman, two others absconding
August 23, 2017Nanjangud: Honey-trapping, where women are being used to trap men who are robbed later, has spread its tentacles in and around Mysuru. Gangs that are experts in such crimes target men and many a time, complaints are not lodged due to the fear of social shame and bad publicity. One such gang of five members…
Futile bid to kidnap girl student in N’gud
August 23, 2017Nanjangud: An attempt to kidnap a girl student has been reported at Nanjangud this morning. But the presence of mind of the girl helped her to escape from the alleged kidnappers. The girl, who was being kidnapped, has been identified as Ramya, a native of Mandya, who is pursuing her BE course at the Engineering…
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