Madikeri: A class 10 student from Kodagu, who drowned in Cauvery river at Dubare Elephant Camp of Kodagu district last year while saving the life of his schoolmate, was honoured with the Hoysala Shaurya Award by the Women and Child Welfare Department. Son of Madeera Harish and Kavitha of Hysodlur village, Madeera Lenin Bopanna (16)…
‘End man-animal strife in Kodagu through policies’
March 13, 2021Former President of Coorg Wildlife Society writes to CM and suggests sustainable ways and means Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of increasing man-animal conflict and tiger attacks in Kodagu where at least three human lives have been lost within a span of 15 to 20 days, former President of Coorg Wildlife Society Col. (Retd.) Cheppudira P….
Grant Rs. 1 lakh relief to livestock killed by wild animals: Brijesh Kalappa
March 13, 2021Madikeri: Supreme Court advocate and Congress Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa has urged the State Government to announce a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh for the livestock killed by wild animals. In a press release, he has said that the Government gives paltry sum as compensation for the death of animals in Kodagu and to obtain this…
Federation of Kodava Samajas bats for Sports Varsity in Kodagu
March 13, 2021Madikeri: Kodagu does not have appropriate or adequate sports infrastructure though the tiny district has produced innumerable sporting icons over the years. Hence, the Union Government must establish a Sports University in Kodagu to give a platform for thousands of emerging sportspersons from Kodagu and also to encourage sportsmen from other districts of Karnataka. This…
Tiger on the prowl in South Kodagu: Protestors form human chain, to block Mysuru-Gonikoppal Road
March 10, 2021Several coffee estate labourers leave plantations fearing big cat Ponnampet: The tiger that has caused the death of three human beings and more than 10 cattle heads has remained elusive. Though armed with capture-or-kill orders from the Government, the Department has not been successful in netting or shooting the tiger since Feb. 20, when the…
MENACING TIGER IN SOUTH KODAGU: 8-year-old boy falls prey; third death in 17 days
March 8, 2021Big cat pounces on granddad-grandson duo inside coffee estate at Bellur-Hysodlur Villagers resort to road blocks in protest; Tahsildar clamps Section 144 Ponnampet: The tiger on the prowl in parts of South Kodagu has taken its third victim this morning. The feline mauled eight-year-old Rangaswamy at Bellur-Hysodlur village, the epicentre of the menace. On Feb….
Kodavas rekindle cultural glory, spirit at ‘Koyime’
March 7, 2021Gonikoppal: A two-day Kodava Cultural and Learning Festival, Koyime, began yesterday at Appachakavi Vidyalaya premises in Chikkamunduru village of Ponnampet taluk. The event is being organised by Connecting Kodavas Trust. The festival has been organised to bring together talents of Kodava community who have achieved a name in culture, tradition and art forms, literature and…
Big cat on the prowl in South Kodagu: Female scent strategy to lure elusive male tiger
March 3, 2021Ponnampet: A tiger’s keen sense of smell and sound is being used as a weapon to trap the elusive male tiger that has spread terror in parts of South Kodagu. Urine, faeces and recordings of roaring sounds of female tigers have been obtained from the Mysuru Zoo and they will be used to lure the…
Rana to track tiger in South Kodagu
March 1, 2021Foggy atmosphere hinders capture operation Ponnampet: Rana, the dashing German Shepherd dog of the Forest Department at Bandipur Tiger Reserve has been pressed into service to track the elusive tiger that has spread terror in South Kodagu. Even after 10 days of intensive search and combing operations with four tamed elephants led by the daring…
Special package urged for coffee industry to survive
March 1, 2021Madikeri: Coffee planters in Kodagu are still suffering from the effects of incessant rainfall and landslides of August 2018 and 2019 that resulted in loss of topsoil, crops and yield. Apart from low yield, spotty summer showers, planters are also facing an acute shortage of labour to pluck beans as most of workers that come…
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