Madikeri: With Kodagu reeling under rain havoc, and rescue-cum-relief operations going on in full swing, the Deputy Commissioner has banned entry and stay of tourists in Kodagu till Aug. 31. In a circular issued on Sunday, DC P.I. Sreevidya has prohibited tourists from staying in hotels, resorts, home stays, guest houses and other private lodges…
Madikeri: Residents, voluntary groups and various organisations in Mysuru and surrounding places have been showing solidarity with the people of Kodagu district by making generous donations of relief materials. Unfortunately, the overwhelming response and irrelevant items have led to hindrance in rescue work. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, some of the people managing…
Madikeri: Stating that it will take months to repair and reconstruct damaged roads across Kodagu district, PWD Minister H.D. Revanna has said that it may need at least 30 days to re-open Madikeri-Mangaluru road for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) traffic, while it may take more than six months for the road to be made ready…
Kushalnagar: Opposition leader B.S. Yeddyurappa visited the flood affected areas in town yesterday and took stock of the gravity of calamity. Yeddyurappa visited Sai Layout and Kuvempu Extension accompanied by MPs Pratap Simha and Shobha Karandlaje and other officials. He gathered information on the extent of damage due to floods, relief measures undertaken and facility…
Madikeri: Even as rescue and relief operations across the rain-ravaged Kodagu district have gained momentum, with a little let up in incessant rains since last evening, the Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF teams and other personnel continued rescue operations at Mukkodlu, Devasthur, Galibeedu, Sampaje, Pushpagiri, Madenadu and other surrounding places, for the tenth day today….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday to enquire about the people and the conditions in the flood-affected Kodagu district. In a tweet, Modi said he spoke to Kumaraswamy regarding the flood situation in parts of the State. “Extended all possible support in the rescue and relief operations. I…
Periyapatna: Will Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh look into this school which has not been provided with original land documents since 42 years? The school is lying in a state of neglect and the parents of the children studying in the school have requested urgent intervention by the Minister. The school is…
Mysuru: KSRTC has resumed bus service on a trial basis from Mysuru to Madikeri on Saturday. The service had been stopped since Thursday following landslides owing to heavy rain around Suntikoppa town. The first bus to Madikeri left city at 1 pm. One more left in the afternoon. Speaking to Star of Mysore KSRTC Divisional…
Madikeri: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has directed the District Administration to identity land to construct houses for flood-affected victims on a priority basis. He was chairing a meeting on natural disaster relief operations at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here yesterday and said that the officials should come forward to identify land along with providing them…
Mysuru: Even as the social media is rife with rumours that the bridge across Kapila river in T. Narasipur has developed cracks, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has clarified that the rumours are baseless. NHAI Executive Engineer K.P. Mahadevaiah, in a press release has dismissed the rumours as far from truth and has…
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