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
April 25, 2021District 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
April 25, 2021Madikeri: 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
April 24, 2021Madikeri: 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…
April 23, 2021It’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,…
Virajpet Town Panchayat Vice-President passes away
April 20, 2021Virajpet: K.B. Harshavardhan (45), Vice-President of Virajpet Town Panchayat and a prominent BJP leader of Kodagu district, passed away following a heart attack on Monday morning. Harshavardhan, who suffered a heart attack, was immediately rushed to a hospital in Virajpet, where he breathed his last. Harshavardhan was elected from Meenpet Ward in the Town Panchayat….
7 jumbos radio-collared in Chamarajanagar-Kodagu belt
April 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Forest Department has decided to tag elephants using radio collars to avert any possible man-animal conflict. With increasing human activity in forest settlements and illegal encroachment, more elephants are found in human habitations, destroying crops and rural habitations every year. In the Chamarajanagar-Male Mahadeshwara-Hassan-Kodagu belt alone, seven select elephants have been radio-collared and…
Kodagu case: One more succumbs to burns at Mysuru hospital
April 8, 2021Madikeri: A woman, who was admitted with severe burns at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru, has succumbed to injuries yesterday morning. The woman had sustained severe burn injuries after the house inside which she was sleeping along with other family members was set on fire by a man on Apr. 2 night. With this, the total…
Tusker Kusha put into Kraal at Dubare Camp
April 4, 2021Kushalnagar: Kusha, the 27-year-old male elephant that went missing from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu district, has been put in Kraal now. Kraal is a wooden log enclosure into which elephants are driven to be tamed and Dubare Camp has many such Kraals. Kusha, in a ‘Musth’ condition, had ventured into the forests after breaking…
Fearing COVID, Kodagu DC orders closure of tourist spots
April 4, 2021Hotels, resorts cancel accommodations till Apr. 20 Madikeri: To contain the spread of COVID-19, the Kodagu District Administration has banned the entry of tourists and the general public to places of tourist interest. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Charulata Somal issued an order last evening and has prohibited the entry of tourists until Apr. 20. She said…
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