Experts’ team submits primary report; blames excessive human intervention in eco-sensitive area Madikeri: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has submitted its primary report on the devastating landslip on the night of Aug. 5 this year where two houses at the foothills of Gajagiri Hill (Brahmagiri Hill Range) with its residents, including the chief priest…
Daughters of Talacauvery chief priest reach Kodagu
August 10, 2020Madikeri: As rains have abated in Kodagu, rescue operations have been initiated in full swing and over 150 personnel from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Madras Engineering Group (MEG) are carrying out search for the priest family that was washed away at Talacauvery on Wednesday midnight. Five persons of…
Cracks in Brahmagiri Hill: Kodagu DC orders closure of ‘Ingu Gundi’
August 21, 2019Madikeri: In the wake of deep cracks surfacing on Brahmagiri Hill at Bhagamandala, a place of mythological importance and birth-place of River Cauvery in Kodagu, officials from Geological Survey of India (GSI) have recommended certain remedial measures to be taken immediately. Following this, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has ordered the Forest Department to…
Proposal to ban entry of women to Brahmagiri Hills at Talacauvery
July 5, 2018SHRC drops proceedings against Temple Committee Madikeri: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has dropped proceedings against the Talacauvery Temple Committee and the Kodagu District Administration over the issue of a proposed ban on entry of women to Brahmagiri Hills in Kodagu. The SHRC had issued a notice to Talacauvery Temple Committee over the issue…
Human Rights Commission issues notice to Talacauvery Temple Committee
June 9, 2018Proposal to ban entry of women to Brahmagiri Hills Mysuru: The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has issued a notice to Talacauvery Temple Committee in Kodagu district over the issue of a proposal to ban entry of women to Brahmagiri Hills at Talacauvery, the birthplace of River Cauvery. The Committee was mulling to impose…
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