Shocking act in drunken stupor; three charred alive; three die in Mysuru Hospital Ponnampet: In a shocking incident, six persons including little children were burnt to death after a man set a house on fire in a drunken stupor. While three persons were charred on the spot, three more died at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru…
Madikeri: The Centre has identified six districts in Karnataka including Kodagu for Heliport project under Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (Regional Connectivity Scheme), claimed Minister for Tourism C.P. Yogeeshwar. He was speaking at an event at a private resort in Madikeri yesterday that was organised by Kodagu District Hotel, Resorts and Restaurants Association, Home Stay…
Madikeri: A delegation of Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Board Members recently met Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and demanded the setting up of a super-speciality hospital in Madikeri. There is no super-speciality hospital in Kodagu, a tourist hub in the lap of Western Ghats covering an area of 4,102 sq kms. Many Kodagu residents have…
Mysore/Mysuru: Tourism Minister C.P. Yogeeshwar will be touring Kodagu and Mysuru districts on Mar. 27 and Mar. 28. He will be leaving Bengaluru at 7 am to reach Cauvery Nisargadhama in Kushalnagar by 11.30 am. He will be participating in a meeting of Channapattana party workers at Harangi Guest House and stay overnight at Madikeri. …
Siddapura: An estate worker was killed and another person sustained injuries in a wild elephant attack at Mekoor Village near Pollibetta last Wednesday. The victim has been identified as K. Sudhakar, an estate supervisor at Bajegolli Kamadhenu Estate in Pollibetta. T.H. Mohammad of Badaga Banangala village has sustained injuries. On Wednesday noon, Sudhakar and Mohammed…
Accused worked in a posh resort at Madikeri and was drowned in debts Police obtain clues as he had applied leave lying about thyroid problem Madikeri: A mechanical engineer from Moodabidri, an outsourced employee of a posh private resort near Madikeri, has been arrested in connection with the murder of an elderly woman. The accused…
Madikeri: With human-animal conflict increasing day-by-day in forest rich Kodagu district, Minister for Forest Aravind Limbavali said that a Kodagu-specific Foundation will be formed to mitigate human-animal conflict. Replying to a question by BJP MLC Sunil Subramani in the Legislative Council recently, Limbavali said it has come to the notice of the Government that attacks…
Is it the same tiger that killed three persons? Ponnampet: The carcass of a male tiger has been found in South Kodagu this morning near Kotur village. The body was spotted inside a forest area near Lakkunda at around 11 am by some local villagers. As the body has been decomposed, stench was emanating in…
Electrocution occurs when ladders come in contact with live wires Kushalnagar: Thirty-one persons have lost their lives in Kodagu since the last five years while using aluminium ladders to either harvest pepper from vines that grow on trees up to great heights or while pruning tree branches after the coffee picking season. The deaths occur…
Pilot project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant – Human Attacks using Bees) taken up at five locations in Kodagu by KVIC Mysore/Mysuru: With a view to reduce human-elephant conflicts in the country, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a unique project of creating “bee-fences” to address this burning issue in several States including Karnataka. The…
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