Big 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….
Gonikoppal: 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…
Ponnampet: 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…
Foggy 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…
Madikeri: 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…
Building stands on a steep gradient on the Madikeri-Mangaluru Road GSI scientists suggest retaining wall to secure structure worth Rs. 14.43 crore Kushalnagar: Following the threat of landslides due to heavy rain, a huge 40-ft retaining wall is being built to protect the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s Office at Madikeri. The Office, located on a steep…
Will probe undisclosed foreign assets Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Kottangada Pemmaiah, an Indian Revenue Services (IRS) (Income Tax) officer from Kodagu, currently posted in Surat, Gujarat, as the Deputy Director (Investigation), has been additionally appointed as the Deputy Director of Foreign Asset Investigation Unit (FAIU) in Surat. Dr. Pemmaiah will work in the FAIU that has been…
Elusive tiger gives a slip; now spotted at K. Badaga Forest Department halts combing operation as permission was only for four days Senior officials to visit forest camps today to take a call on resuming trapping operation Ponnampet: The elusive tiger that has spread terror in parts of South Kodagu has given a slip to…
Virajpet: Virajpet CID Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested three persons who were attempting to sell two Star Tortoises, which have been listed as endangered and have rescued the tortoises from them besides seizing a car used for transportation. The arrested are 20-year-old M. Ramamurthy of Kanakapura, 31-year-old V.K. Ramesh of Channapatna and 20-year-old B.N….
Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration, along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and emergency teams, recently conducted a mock rescue operation at Gajagiri Hill in Talacauvery towards getting acquainted with adverse situations during landslides and floods. Two houses at the foot of Gajagiri Hill with its five residents, including the Chief Priest of the Talacauvery…
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