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Hand-stamping of all visitors resumes in Kodagu
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Hand-stamping of all visitors resumes in Kodagu

May 10, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Like in the first wave of COVID-19, the Kodagu District Administration has resumed stamping the hands of all those who are entering the district from various check-posts with indelible ink. This comes in the wake of Kodagu — that lacks even medium-scale medical infrastructure — witnessing on an average of more than 600 COVID-positive…

Take measures to increase oxygen bed capacity in Kodagu District
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Take measures to increase oxygen bed capacity in Kodagu District

May 8, 2021

Minister Somanna inspects Virajpet Govt. Hospital Madikeri: Kodagu District in-Charge Minister V. Somanna said that all measures will be taken for increasing oxygen bed capacity in the district in the wake of rising COVID cases. He was presiding over a review meeting on COVID Control and treatment measures at the ZP Hall here on Thursday….

Kodagu comes to a grinding halt on first day of lockdown
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Kodagu comes to a grinding halt on first day of lockdown

May 5, 2021

Madikeri: On the first day of the weekly five day complete lockdown, the hilly district of Kodagu came to a grinding halt after 12 noon on Tuesday as all shops and establishments were shut. Due to sudden spike in COVID -19 cases in the district, the Kodagu district administration had ordered total lockdown in the…

Next 15 days crucial for Kodagu: DHO
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Next 15 days crucial for Kodagu: DHO

May 4, 2021

Madikeri: With the district reeling under a surge in COVID positive cases for the past few days, Kodagu District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Mohan Kumar has asked the people to be alert and cautious atleast for the next 15 days. Speaking to presspersons here on Sunday, Dr. Mohan said that Kodagu district has 6.5 lakh…

Transfer 11,722 hectares land to Forest Department: HC tells Govt.
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Transfer 11,722 hectares land to Forest Department: HC tells Govt.

April 29, 2021

Land must be handed over to re-compensate forest land utilised for Harangi Dam in Kodagu Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) of Karnataka has directed the State Government to transfer the entries in respect of 11,722.29 hectares of lands identified under C and D categories in Kodagu district to the Forest Department as was decided four…

Road caves in near Madikeri; trucks from Mysuru stranded
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Road caves in near Madikeri; trucks from Mysuru stranded

April 25, 2021

Kushalnagar: Heavy vehicle (goods vehicles) movement on the Mysuru-Bantwal National Highway (National Highway 275) on the Madikeri-Sullia stretch has been banned after soil caved in on a road linking Jodupala and Second Monnangeri that had witnessed massive landslides in 2018 and 2019. As such, hundreds of goods trucks that have left Mysuru are stranded in…

Exponentially rising Corona cases rattle Kodagu district
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Exponentially rising Corona cases rattle Kodagu district

April 25, 2021

District reports a total of 548 cases with Virajpet taluk recording 227, Somwarpet 194 and Madikeri taluk 127 cases Madikeri: The Green-rich Kodagu has been rattled by the sudden and rapid surge of second wave of the COVID-19 virus, with the district reporting as many as 548 positive cases on a single day on Saturday….

162 houses handed over to Kodagu flood victims
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162 houses handed over to Kodagu flood victims

April 25, 2021

Madikeri: After a long delay amidst losing hope and living in despair, 2018 flood victims of Kodagu district have finally got houses of their own, built by the State Government. The victims have either completely lost their houses due to floods and landslides or the destruction of houses was to such an extent of beyond…

Events at Kodava Samajas must follow COVID-19 protocols
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Events at Kodava Samajas must follow COVID-19 protocols

April 24, 2021

Madikeri: With a sudden surge in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, those organising marriages and  other functions at Kodava Samajas across the district  have been asked to  strictly follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. In a press release, President of the Federation of Kodava Samajas, Kallichanda Vishnu Cariappa, who is also the President of Kutta Kodava…

Landscape filled with magic…
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Landscape filled with magic…

April 23, 2021

It’s raining in Kodagu and so are ‘Rain Lilies’ (Zephyranthes candida) in some coffee estates. This photo is from an estate on Siddapura-Mysuru Road where Lilies with their inconspicuous grassy leaves have bloomed silently amidst the plantations forming a sight to behold. These rain lilies bloom repeatedly following rains, while some bloom primarily in spring,…

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