Madikeri: As floods and landslides have left a trail of destruction in Kodagu, permanently scarring the district, the next task for the Armed Forces is to retrieve the dead bodies before the spread of epidemics. The Kodagu District Administration has put the official figures of the dead at nine and missing persons at six. The…
Misses Grade-1 status by just 0.3 score; UoM can now start new courses Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has been listed to get full autonomy by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the category where institutions were selected based on the scores awarded by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with CGPA (Cumulative Grade…
Mysuru: As part of its initiative to help flood affected people of Kodagu district, the Mysore Citizens Forum (MCF) has extended a helping hand to them. A team from MCF, comprising Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, other Seers, SOM Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, JSS Mahavidyapeetha’s Dr. C.G. Betsurmath and S.P. Manjunath, Hotelier P.V. Giri,…
Bengaluru: Two weeks after devastating floods and landslides battered Kodagu district, the State Government has directed the local administration to stop all land conversion approvals with immediate effect. The decision has been conveyed to the District Administration to prevent any further unbridled growth in the hilly region. The government’s directive comes in the wake of…
Bengaluru: The South West Monsoon that lashed in Kodagu from Aug. 13 to Aug. 21 has surpassed the 87-year-old record rainfall. In 1931, Kodagu had received a record rainfall of 1,559 mm in the month of August. But this month, the district has received 1,675 mm rain till Aug.21, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)…
One more dead body was recovered from the ruins of landslide in Hebbatageri yesterday by National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF). The dead body of Minnanda Ummavva, who was washed away in the landslide in front of her son Mittu Ganapathy, was recovered with the help of locals by NDRF team. On the morning of Aug….
Kushalnagar: Following rumours that nine people of Hattihole Village in Madikeri taluk have been washed away by floods, State DG and IGP Neelamani N. Raju visited Harangi Dam near Kushalnagar this morning and reviewed the search operation for tracing the bodies. Later, speaking to presspersons at Harangi Dam, Neelamani N. Raju said that following reports…
Mysuru: Burglars broke into the locked house of a cloth merchant in city yesterday and looted gold, silver and cash worth more than Rs.18 lakh. The theft came to light when one of the family members returned home in the night. Burglars entered the house after breaking open the automatic lock of the main…
Mysuru: His home built out of his hard-earned money was washed away right in front of his eyes by floods and landslides. Undeterred and with a presence of mind, he plunged into water to rescue his family members and saved them from drowning. And in the process, he had a providential escape from the jaws…
Madikeri: Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Fire and Emergency Services and the local people who are continuing rescue works, have rescued an elderly couple from the flood-hit and landslide place in Kodagu yesterday. The elderly couple identified as Palani and Shantha were trapped in labourers’ quarters at Kaandanakolli near Hemmatalu which was…
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