Madikeri: Ahead of monsoon season which has already begun in full force in Kodagu district, the District Administration has banned the movement of heavy vehicles from June 23 to Aug. 16. In an official statement issued here, Deputy Commissioner Charulata Somal has said that as the flow of water in rivers will increase, there is…
Mysuru youths create aviary at Cauvery Nisargadhama in Kushalnagar
June 17, 2021Kushalnagar: A group of bird trainers in Mysuru have created a walk-in exotic aviary at Cauvery Nisargadhama in Kushalnagar, Kodagu. The aviary was inaugurated by Kodagu District Minister V. Somanna last week and will be open for visitors in a month or so after the phased unlock begins. It is a Forest Department initiative as…
It’s raining in Kodagu
June 15, 2021Madikeri: Monsoon has begun in Kodagu and it has been raining in the district since the last 48 hours, prompting the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to declare an Orange Alert till tomorrow morning. Rains are accompanied by gusty winds and at many places, normal life has been thrown out of gear. The IMD has predicted…
Families in Kodagu hunt for tasty mushrooms
June 14, 2021Mushrooms or toadstools are found mostly during the monsoon season especially when thunder and lightning strikes the landscape Madikeri: It is that time of the year when many edible mushrooms grow in the wild in the hilly district of Kodagu, making it a mushroom-lovers’ dream destination. Mushrooms or toadstools are found mostly during the monsoon…
Kodagu District Administration to vaccinate coffee estate workers soon
June 12, 2021Madikeri: Coffee estate workers in Kodagu will soon get a respite against COVID-19, with officials planning to launch a vaccination campaign in plantations to make coffee lands safe from the pandemic. BJP MLA K.G. Bopaiah advised plantation owners not to utilise workers returning from COVID-19 Care Centres for work in the estates immediately. They should…
Elephant herd crosses Gonikoppal main road
June 9, 2021Panic spreads as one person on morning walk trampled to death Ponnampet: Kodagu District’s people live in a constant fear of elephant encounters and the Forest Department has done nothing to prevent this. Even politicians are sitting tight only giving statements on and off whenever there is an elephant attack. In a previously unheard of…
Survey of Rajara Gaddige in Madikeri begins
June 6, 2021Most of the 19.88-acre land encroached Survey ordered by High Court Madikeri: Following a directive from the Karnataka High Court to Madikeri Tahsildar to conduct a survey of 19.88 acres of the area where Raja’s Tomb (Rajara Gaddige) is situated at Mahadevpet near Madikeri, the officer began the survey yesterday along with his team and…
Aspiring pilot from Kodagu found hanging in Gujarat
June 6, 2021Madikeri: An aspiring pilot from Kodagu, who was pursuing his pilot training at Aeronautical Training Centre in Ahmedabad, was found hanging on Friday. The body was found hanging from a tree near the training centre in Ahmedabad with earphones still in the ears and wrist watch and shoes intact. The deceased is Shibi Bopaiah (23),…
Jackfruits dumped on roadsides in Kodagu to feed wild elephants
June 5, 2021Coffee growers find novel ways to protect their estates from herd raids Kushalnagar: Jackfruit is elephants’ favourite fruit and they can smell the ripe ones from miles away. Elephants are dead clever and determined. If the fruit is too high for them to reach they’ll shake the tree with their trunk until the fruit falls…
Covid-19: Migrant labourers from Assam sent back
June 4, 2021Madikeri: Migrant labourers from Assam, who had arrived to work in plantations in Kedakal in the district, were sent back to their native. Officials said on Thursday that the labourers were stranded in Suntikoppa following the lockdown. The State Government had given permission for the labourers to leave for their native. Accordingly, two jeeps were…
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