Madikeri: 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…
Kodagu DC’s father comes in a KSRTC bus to visit his son
May 23, 2022Travelling for over eight hours from Shivamogga, retired teacher displays simplicity Madikeri: At a time when family members of high-ranking officers do not shy away from using official vehicles of their sons or daughters for long trips at the expense of taxpayers’ money, the father of Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) travelled in an ordinary KSRTC…
NDRF team to arrive in Kodagu next week: DC
May 21, 2022Kushalnagar: Amidst heavy rains and as there are signs of rains to continue, a team of National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) will arrive in Kodagu by next week. Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Dr. B.C. Satish told Star of Mysore that they had requested the NDRF to send a battalion for relief and rescue operations. “The NDRF…
‘Rampant land conversion in Kodagu will kill River Cauvery’
May 11, 2022Government must study uniqueness of each district and frame laws: Kodagu Samrakshana Vedike Mysore/Mysuru: Concerned over the recent announcement by Revenue Minister R. Ashoka stating that agricultural land conversions across Karnataka would be approved within three days and the required amendments would be brought to the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, the Kodagu Samrakshana Vedike has…
Huge hailstone weighing 25 kg baffles villagers
April 28, 2022Somwarpet (Kodagu): Heavy rains with hailstones accompanied with thunder lashed Somwarpet and surrounding places destroying pepper and coffee plants on Tuesday night. A large hailstone weighing about 25 kg has baffled the residents of Kundalli village and the large hailstone had not melted when it was found the next day morning. The large hailstone was…
Kabbachira family’s annual meet
April 24, 2022The annual general body meeting of Kabbachira family was held at its Ainmane recently. Also, a family tree (ancestral lineage) book was released on the occasion. Family’s Pattedara presided. Ajjinikanda Mahesh Nachaiah, Poomale Daily Editor, family members, daughters born in Kabbachira family and their families and Arji village heads were present. The book is written…
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