Kodagu DC imposes fresh restrictions on travellers from high-risk States Mysuru/Madikeri: A report from the State COVID War Room has stated that 10 out the 30 districts in Karnataka including Mysuru and Kodagu have reported COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate (TPR) that is higher than the State average of 1.4 percent from July 25 to July…
Kodagu girl drowns at Malpe Beach
August 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A trip to Mangaluru after hectic online classes turned tragic for a 20-year-old girl from Kodagu who drowned in the Malpe Beach yesterday. She was a student from Jyoti Nivas College in Bengaluru. Uddappanda Dechamma, daughter of late Uddappanda Jayanth had been to Mangaluru along with a group of friends in Mysuru after her…
Only Kerala-registered vehicles checked
August 1, 2021Travellers hire Karnataka vehicles to enter Mysuru and Kodagu Mysuru/Kushalnagar: The Government order to step up vigil along the Kerala-Karnataka border and making RT-PCR negative certificate (not older than 72 hours irrespective of the vaccination status) mandatory to all those who come from the neighbouring State notwithstanding, travellers are still entering Karnataka making use of…
Experts to help find out reasons for landslides, road cracks: MP Simha
August 1, 2021Madikeri: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that experts’ help will be sought to know the reasons for landslide and cracks on Mangaluru Highway during rains and take necessary steps to address these issues. He inspected cracks developed on Highway near Monnangeri and water spring in the centre of Highway from Madikeri to Mangaluru yesterday….
Common Law Admission Test-2021: Kodagu lad bags first rank in Karnataka
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Rishab Devaiah Ittira from Kodagu has secured the first rank in Karnataka and All India Rank 14 in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2021. Aspirants who wish to take up the career path of legal justice and law appear for the CLAT. CLAT is the national-level entrance exam for admission to National Law…
Spike in COVID-19 cases: Intensify checking at Kerala borders: CM Bommai
July 30, 2021Asks DCs, SPs of four districts to be on alert mode To review situation in Bengaluru tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: Checking has been intensified at two border villages — Bavali and Udbur — on Karnataka side which share border with Kerala, in the wake of record 20,000 to 25,000 Corona positive cases being reported daily in the…
No rafting, no visits to Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu
July 30, 2021Tourists disappointed; hub of tourism wears a deserted look Kushalnagar: With no river rafting and with the famed Elephant Camp closed, Dubare, the main tourist attraction in Kodagu, is a deserted area now. Thousands of tourists mainly crowd Dubare due to the elephant camp and adventure rafting. Rafting had resumed 10 days back after fresh…
Dubare hanging bridge project shelved
July 30, 2021Kushalnagar: The Kodagu District Administration has shelved the ambitious project of constructing a hanging bridge at Dubare that was originally planned to be 110 metres in length and having a width of 1.8 metres. The funds that were sanctioned for the project have been withdrawn and it has been used for COVID relief. The proposal…
Baby elephant falls into pit; rescued
July 27, 2021Kushalnagar: A baby elephant fell into a narrow toilet pit this morning near Gonikoppal in Kodagu district. The one-and-a-half-year-old calf has been rescued now. The incident occurred at Bhadragola near Devarapura village and the desperate trumpeting of the baby elephant drew the attention of M.M. Subramani who owns the coffee estate where the open pit…
Rain batters Kodagu
July 24, 2021Madikeri/Kushalnagar: The delayed South-West Monsoon has intensified in Kodagu and has gained vigour since the last four days. The constant downpour has led to massive damage of roads, bridges and have also caused landslides at many places, blocking vehicular traffic. Major roads like the Chettalli-Madikeri Road, Ponnampet-Srimangala Road near Nalkeri has been blocked and many…
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