Mysore/Mysuru: An agricultural land belonging to a Kodagu farmer has been sold to another man in Mysuru after creating fake documents and a criminal case has been registered against the purchaser of the land and the person, who created fake documents. The man who bought the land and lost his money is 46-year-old H.V. Dixit,…
Rain intensifies in Kodagu
July 3, 2022Several link roads under water; boulders block village walkways; Triveni Sangama at Bhagamandala submerged Madikeri: Kodagu district has been experiencing incessant rains with occasional breaks for the last three to four days. Rivers are flowing in full spate and the Triveni Sangama at Bhagamandala has been submerged. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, has released…
Minor landslides at Chembu, 2nd Monnangeri in Kodagu
July 2, 2022Madikeri: After a couple of earthquakes with varying magnitudes recorded on the Richter Scale with the epicentre at Chembu village in Kodagu district, a minor landslide was reported this morning from that village. A hillock came crashing on a house at 3 am with a loud sound, waking up the residents. Fortunately, the house was…
After 3 quakes since June 23, Two more quakes hit parts of Kodagu this morning
July 1, 2022No need to panic as intensity observed is low: KSNDMC Experts Madikeri: Two earthquakes measuring 1.8 and 2.1 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Kodagu this morning. While the first quake was felt at 1.15 am, the second one was felt at 10.47 am, which have been recorded by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring…
Screening of Kodava movie ‘Thembaad’ at Kodava Samaja in city
June 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Under Bhakthi Production, a Kodava movie titled ‘Thembaad’ (family where life begins) had successful shows in Kodagu and has reached every Kodava with Kodava culture shown and a message to be passed to every individual on how a family should be. A complete family story with entertainment, comedy, suspense, emotions and culture. The Screen…
Another mild quake hits Kodagu
June 26, 2022Madikeri: Just days after an earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale (magnitude) hit Hassan district and parts of Kodagu (Madikeri taluk) in the wee hours of June 23, another quake jolted Kodagu yesterday at 9.10 am at Karike village. Tremors were felt around 10 to 20 kilometres from Karike Gram Panchayat covering areas like…
Mini Airport at Kushalnagar: Team inspects land in Kodagu
May 30, 2022Works to begin for a 20-seater aircraft to land or to build a heli-port Kushalnagar: Days after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai mentioned at the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos that a mini-airport or a heliport will be constructed on a 49.5-acre Agricultural Department land adjacent to Sainik School, Kushalnagar (Koodige), a high-level team of…
Where abusing Gods is the way of worship
May 27, 2022Annual Kunde Habba concludes with bawdy abuses in tribal belts of Kodagu, Hunsur Gonikoppa: Yesterday, the fourth Thursday of May saw the culmination of ‘Kunde Habba’ in parts of tribal-dominated South Kodagu, Hunsur and Hanagodu that borders Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. It is a peculiar festival where choicest abuses are hurled against the Tribal Gods Ayyappa…
‘Will fight relentlessly against commercialisation of land’
May 25, 2022Gonikoppa: The residents of Kodagu will resist any attempt to widespread and indiscriminate land conversion for commercial purposes propelled by the State Government’s move to approve land conversions within 72 hours. Protests will be organised to oppose the move which will spell a disaster to Kodagu, said Save Kodagu Movement Convener Col. (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna….
Chilli-pepper sauce leaks from truck; six students ill
May 24, 2022Vehicle seized at Makutta gate; Siddapura, Virajpet residents complain of throat irritation Kushalnagar: Six students from a school at Siddapura were admitted to a hospital as they inhaled the gas mixed with fumes of chilli-pepper sauce concentration that leaked from a truck this morning. They complained of nausea, cough, breathlessness and severe throat irritation. The…
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