Den Thimmaiah emerged as the fastest driver at the National level 4-wheel Autocross Championship organised at Begoorkolli. Organised at the fields belonging to the members of Chendira, Ippumada, Chekkera and Thethira families by JCI Ponnampet Golden, he emerged victorious as he clocked in at 2.02 minutes at the 850-meter rally course. He also won the…
Gonikoppal: The driver of a car was killed when the vehicle allegedly hit a parked earth mover at Ponnampet yesterday. The deceased is identified as N. Kaverappa (27), a resident of Kirugur and son of Subramani, employed in Bengaluru. After attending a marriage at Balele in Kodagu, Kaverappa was said to be returning to Bengaluru…
Gonikoppal: Demanding fulfilment of their various demands, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) took out a rally from Kutta in Kodagu to the Deputy Commissioner’s office at Madikeri yesterday. The farmers, who gathered at Kutta bus stand, formed a human chain and then proceeded in a vehicle rally to Madikeri. The…
Gonikoppal: In the wake of alleged appearance of a few naxals in Tirunelli in Kerala recently, combing operation was intensified at Irpu region in South Kodagu under the guidance of Anti-Naxal Force SP Arunanksha Giri yesterday. The SP inspected Kurchi and Kutta at the foot of Brahmagiri Hill bordering Kerala. About five teams have been…
Mysuru / Madikeri: The carcass of a tigress and of an elephant have been found at Nagarahole and Gonikoppal respectively. In the first incident, the carcass of the tigress, aged about nine years, was found at Kunthur Beat in Nagarahole. The Forest Department officials, who rushed to the spot, where the carcass of the tigress…
Gonikoppal: In separate incidents, a cow and a calf were injured when a tiger attacked them at Besagur village near Gonikoppal in Kodagu. The incidents have created panic among the villagers. On Sunday night, the tiger attacked a cow belonging to one Natesh which was tied near the cowshed. When the people began to make…
Gonikoppal: Unable to bear mounting loans, a coffee grower committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday. The incident occurred at Thaila Village near Kutta and Manchalli in Kodagu. The deceased is 36-year-old Ajjikuttira Vinoj. He left his home yesterday morning and told his family members that he was going to catch some fish. Family members told…
Gonikoppal: A man was killed on the spot and his wife suffered serious injuries when a lorry rammed into their scooter at Thittimathi. The deceased is Subramani (50) and his seriously injured wife who is admitted at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru is 40-year-old Manjula. The two, who were proceeding on their scooter from Gonikoppal to…
Mysuru: Depressed over frequent hair loss after undergoing the hair-straightening procedure, a Kodagu girl, who was pursuing her studies in city, has allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Lakshmanatheertha River at Nittur near Gonikoppal in Kodagu and her body was found floating in the river by the villagers on Saturday evening. Ponnampet Police, who rushed…
Gonikoppal: An aged man Chandru, hailing from Hebbattageri, Mukodlu village, walked for three days in the forest in torrential rain and strong winds and finally managed to reach the main road from where he got a lift in a truck to his son-in-law’s house in Devarapura. Along with him, 40 other residents from neighbouring villages…
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