Kushalnagar: Ground-breaking ceremony for a mega Rs. 89-lakh project to remove silt from River Cauvery in the Kushalnagar belt to prevent flooding of the town was performed this morning. Madikeri MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan performed the ceremony in the presence of Kodlipet’s Kirkodli Mutt Seer Sadashiva Swamiji. The Kodagu District Administration had agreed for the…
Diver fishes out gold ornament from Cauvery River
October 19, 2019Madikeri: A swimming expert dived into River Cauvery to obtain a gold ornament lost by a woman at Bhagamandala yesterday. He earned public praises as he was successful n fishing out the ornament. There was heavy rush in Bhagamandala Triveni Sangama yesterday as Theerthodbhava took place at Talacauvery at 12.57 am on the intervening night…
Techie drowns in Cauvery while immersing mother’s ashes
August 2, 2019Another woman, who came to end her life, backs off seeing body being swept away Srirangapatna: A 45-year-old man, who had come from Bengaluru to immerse the ashes of his mother at Sangama in Srirangapatna drowned as he slipped and fell into Cauvery River yesterday. The deceased is Srikanth, an employee of an IT company and…
Two drown in River Cauvery
May 24, 2018Mandya/Periyapatna: A youth and a teenage girl were drowned in separate incidents in Cauvery River at Muthathi, Malavalli taluk of Mandya district and near Hole Hanumantharaya Temple in Periyapatna taluk. In the first incident, Ravikiran (27), a resident of Kadur in Chikkamagalur district had come along with six of his friends for sight-seeing and after…
Ban on rafting in River Cauvery extended till April 28
March 30, 2018Madikeri: Following increase in illegal river rafting business in various places of Cauvery River, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) P.I. Sreevidya has extended the ban on river rafting in Cauvery River and Cauvery basin and also in other places across Kodagu district till Apr.28. The DC, who is also the District Magistrate, taking into consideration the…
Hassan student drowns in Cauvery River
March 3, 2018Kushalnagar: In a tragic incident, a student who was part of his college tour drowned at River Cauvery close to Ramalingeshwara Temple, Kanive near Kushalnagar on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Vinod (24), a student of Hoysaleshwara First Grade College at Arasikere in Hassan district. Vinod along with his fellow students and lecturers…
Video on Cauvery River goes viral
February 22, 2018Mysuru: Since the recent protest against the Railway line passing through Kodagu, a video about Cauvery River has become popular. Titled “This is the story of Kaveri (and every river everywhere)”, the video sends out a message that instead of fighting over river sharing, we must find ways to save the Cauvery River which is…
Huge crocodile appears in Cauvery River near Koppa Gate
September 4, 2017Bylakuppe: A huge crocodile appearing in Cauvery River near Koppa Gate on B.M. Road bordering Kodagu has created panic among the villagers in the surroundings. Villagers were shocked to see the crocodile basking in the sun on a rock in the river yesterday afternoon, as womenfolk of many villages in the surroundings go to the…
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