To launch various development works H.D. Kote: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be visiting H.D. Kote tomorrow (Nov. 12) to launch various developmental works which will be undertaken at a cost of Rs. 450 crore and also to take part in Valmiki Jayanti. Prior to the CM’s visit, MLA Anil Chikkamadu, along with officials, yesterday inspected…
Forest Watcher killed in wild elephant attack
November 5, 2024H.D. Kote: A 22-year-old Forest Watcher was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Gundre Forest Range in N. Begur Gram Panchayat limits yesterday evening. The deceased Watcher is Shashank, son of Chandru and a resident of Kalaiahanahalli village in the taluk. Yesterday evening, Forest Watchers Shashank and Raju were patrolling near the Inspection…
DC visits Kabini, Nugu Dams; directs precautionary steps
July 18, 2024H.D. Kote, Nanjangud: In response to the heavy discharge of water from the Kabini Dam following rains in its catchment area in Kerala, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy visited the Kabini and Nugu Dams yesterday. This morning, the Kabini Dam recorded an inflow of 42,829 cusecs and an outflow of 46,667 cusecs. As…
H.D. Kote’s Malleshwara Gudda proposed as Reserved Forest
July 16, 2024602.54 acres is a habitat for wild animals; also serves as grazing land for livestock Mysore/Mysuru: In another conservation move, the Karnataka Forest Department has proposed to declare 602.54 acres of Malleshwara Gudda in H.D. Kote taluk as a Reserved Forest Area and has invited objections, if any, regarding this proposal. This follows a similar…
25,000 cusecs of water released from Kabini
July 16, 2024Hadinaaru Kaalu Mantapa, bathing ghat in Nanjangud taluk submerged H.D. Kote: Over 25,000 cusecs of water is being released from the Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote, prompting a warning for residents living downstream to move to safer locations. This precautionary measure aims to ensure the safety of the Dam. The increase in outflow is due…
Tiger mauls woman to death in H.D. Kote
May 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department officials and villagers this morning discovered the body of a woman shepherd who had gone missing after a tiger attack in the Murband Hill area of H.D. Kote taluk yesterday. The victim, identified as Chikki (45) from Malada Haadi in N. Begur, was grazing goats near the hill with another woman from…
Pug marks of tiger spark fear among H.D. Kote villagers
May 24, 2024H.D. Kote: Pug marks of a tiger have been spotted at an agricultural field in Annur-Hosahalli village in Veeranahosahalli Forest Range of Nagarahole National Park in Mysuru district sparking fears among the villagers. Shadakshari, a farmer went to his agricultural field in the morning only to spot the pug marks of a tiger. He later…
West Nile fever in Kerala: Health officials on high alert in Mysuru
May 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Against the backdrop of the emergence of West Nile Fever (WNF) in Kerala, H.D. Kote Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. Gopinath and Taluk Health Officer Dr. T. Ravikumar, along with their team, inspected Bavali check-post along Kerala border on Mysuru-Manandavadi Road on Thursday. Following previous outbreaks of COVID-19, Nipah and H5N1 avian influenza…
Assaulting mother-in-law, brother-in-law: Sessions Court sentences man to seven years in jail
May 3, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court of Mysuru has handed down a seven-year prison sentence and imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 on M. Kendaganna, a resident of Hebbalaguppe village in H.D. Kote taluk. Kendaganna was found guilty of assaulting his mother-in-law and brother-in-law with a machete, causing serious injuries to them. Kendaganna…
MLA takes doc to task for delay in autopsy
April 25, 2024A 40-year-old man had died under mysterious circumstances following assault in H.D. Kote H.D. Kote: MLA Anil Chikkamadu took the doctor of General Hospital in the town to task for showing negligence towards conducting the post-mortem of a murder victim on Wednesday. Nagesh (40), son of Karigowda, Hirehalli B. Colony in the taluk, allegedly died…
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