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Mystery shrouds death of youth in Kabini backwaters
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Mystery shrouds death of youth in Kabini backwaters

December 1, 2023

Gundlupet: A 25-year-old youth from Gundlupet has died under mysterious circumstances at Kabini backwaters and the body was found on Nov. 29. The deceased youth has been identified as Harshavardhan alias Muthu, son of Satish and a resident of Gundlupet town. He was  working at a private company in Bengaluru. On Monday (Nov. 27), Harshavardhan…

Fishing nets cleared from Kabini backwaters
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Fishing nets cleared from Kabini backwaters

June 24, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: With nylon nets spread by fishermen at Kabini backwaters posing a threat to wildlife at D.B. Kuppe range in Nagarahole National Park, the Forest Department personnel conducted an operation to clear them on Thursday. Range Forest Officer (RFO) Madhu led a team of Forest personnel including DRFO of Mastigudi and other personnel in the…

Man dies after getting stuck in slush at Kabini backwaters
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Man dies after getting stuck in slush at Kabini backwaters

April 21, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: A 32-year-old tribal man, who had gone for a swim along with his friends at Kabini backwaters, died after getting stuck in the slush. The incident took place at Balle Tribal Hamlet in H.D. Kote and the deceased has been identified as Maasthi, a resident of Hosahalli Tribal Hamlet. On Apr. 18 evening, Maasthi,…

Asia’s longest tusked elephant Bhogeshwara dies
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Asia’s longest tusked elephant Bhogeshwara dies

June 12, 2022

With 8 ft.-long tusks, he was nicknamed Mr. Kabini H.D. Kote: Bhogeshwara, the longest tusked elephant in Asia, which used to mesmerise visitors at Kabini backwaters in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve limits has died and the news of his death has shocked wildlife lovers especially those who used to frequent Kabini backwaters just to have a…

Siddu enjoys boat safari, sunset at resort
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Siddu enjoys boat safari, sunset at resort

February 2, 2022

Former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who took a holiday break, went on a boat safari at Kabini Backwaters yesterday morning. He was accompanied by MLAs H.P. Manjunath and Anil Chikkamadu among others. During the boat safari, the former CM sighted a few migratory birds such as Bar-headed Geese. A guide present during the boat safari explained…

550 gram shrimp caught in Kabini backwaters
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550 gram shrimp caught in Kabini backwaters

January 31, 2022

Fisherman Arala displaying the 550 gram shrimp, which he had caught in Kabini backwaters in H.D. Kote taluk on Sunday morning. He said that though he has been catching fish in the backwaters of Kabini Reservoir since many years, it was for the first time yesterday that he had caught this type of shrimp.

Jungle Lodges and Resorts rides on ‘Revenge Travel’
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Jungle Lodges and Resorts rides on ‘Revenge Travel’

August 18, 2021

Breaks monthly revenue records; Kabini backwaters of Nagarahole hot favourite After being confined to their homes for several months due to COVID pandemic, tourists have now started going out and travelling, giving momentum to a trend that is termed as ‘Revenge Tourism’ where pent-up demand has been noticed with large number of people coming out…

Tonnes of waste from Kerala stuck in Kabini Backwaters cleared
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Tonnes of waste from Kerala stuck in Kabini Backwaters cleared

June 27, 2021

Forest personnel, ‘Namma Mysuru’ volunteers and resort staff undertake seven-hour ‘Shramadhan’ By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Seven hours of rigorous ‘Shramadhan’ by Forest Department personnel, volunteers and staff of resorts has yielded three loads of banned plastic and other waste that came floating from Kerala side and got struck at Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote…

Youth drowns in Kabini backwaters
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Youth drowns in Kabini backwaters

August 12, 2020

H.D. Kote: A 28-year-old youth, who had gone for a swim in Kabini backwaters, has been drowned. The deceased youth is Madeva, son of Ningaraju and a resident of N. Begur in the taluk. Madeva, along with his friends Prabhakar, Basavaraja and Hanumantha, went for a swim on Monday afternoon to Kabini backwaters near a…

Forest Department stalls construction in Nagarahole ESZ
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Forest Department stalls construction in Nagarahole ESZ

July 16, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Forest Department has stopped construction of a residential unit on farmland in the Kabini backwaters coming under the Nagarahole Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) after widespread speculation that it could be used for constructing a resort. A notice has been issued to the owner of the farmland on which the construction was being done…

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