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Two children among 7 killed as bus falls on a house
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Two children among 7 killed as bus falls on a house

January 4, 2021

The bus was carrying marriage party to Kodagu Madikeri: Seven persons, including two children, were killed and many sustained grievous injuries, when a bus transporting a wedding party to Kodagu, veered off a steep road and fell on top of a house at Pariyaram, a village bordering Panathur in Kasaragod district of Kerala yesterday. The…

State-level coconut shooting contest on Jan. 9
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State-level coconut shooting contest on Jan. 9

January 4, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Nelji Farmers Development and Recreation Association, Nelji village in Kodagu, has organised the 2nd State-level Coconut Shooting Competition at its Club premises at Nelji on Jan. 9. Disclosing this at a press meet here this morning, Association President M.K. Nanjappa said that the contests will be inaugurated at 9 am by Nellamakkada Sharath Somanna…

Kodagu resorts, home stays grapple with tourist boom
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Kodagu resorts, home stays grapple with tourist boom

January 1, 2021

Severe shortage of staff forces them not to accept full bookings  Post-lockdown, workers find coffee picking, masonry more profitable Kushalnagar: Since the last five to six days there has been a tourist boom in the hilly district of Kodagu but the hotels, resorts and home stay industry is finding it extremely difficult to handle tourist…

Close contour trenches dug up atop Talacauvery Hills: DC
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Close contour trenches dug up atop Talacauvery Hills: DC

December 30, 2020

Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy has ordered the Forest Department to close ‘Ingu Gundi’ (soak pits) and contour trenches atop Brahmagiri Hill ranges at Talacauvery.  In the wake of Geological Survey of India (GSI) submitting its primary report on the devastating landslip on the night of Aug. 5 this year where Gajagiri…

Bad roads to Kodagu, a tourist hotspot
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Bad roads to Kodagu, a tourist hotspot

December 28, 2020

District Administration urged to wake up from slumber Mysore/Mysuru: Major roads of Kodagu are in a pathetic condition and need urgent repairs. The situation is worse in South Kodagu and the roads that connect Mysuru to Kerala via Kodagu are full of craters and are impossible to travel with chances of vehicles breaking down high. …

Tourists head towards Kodagu for year end holiday
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Tourists head towards Kodagu for year end holiday

December 26, 2020

Heavy rush at Dubare, Nisargadhama Hotels, resorts report full occupancy Kushalnagar: Craving for a break and a year-end trip, several tourists from Mysuru and Bengaluru are heading towards Kodagu to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Hotels and resorts have reported full occupancy while tourist destinations are seeing heavy footfalls — the first after the emergence…

August 2020 Talacauvery Landslide – Old cracks, contour trenches, heavy rains main causes: GSI
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August 2020 Talacauvery Landslide – Old cracks, contour trenches, heavy rains main causes: GSI

December 17, 2020

Experts’ team submits primary report; blames excessive human intervention in eco-sensitive area Madikeri: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has submitted its primary report on the devastating landslip on the night of Aug. 5 this year where two houses at the foothills of Gajagiri Hill (Brahmagiri Hill Range)  with its residents, including the chief priest…

Social activist from Kodagu Podamada Uthappa dies
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Social activist from Kodagu Podamada Uthappa dies

December 16, 2020

Kodava Samaja Youth Wing demands registering a murder case; warns of protests Ponnampet: Akhila Kodava Samaja Youth Wing President Chammattira Praveen Uthappa has demanded impartial probe into the death of social activist and well-known resident of Balele Podamada Uthappa.  He alleged that attempts were made by certain vested interests to twist the facts of the…

River rafting resumes at Dubare
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River rafting resumes at Dubare

December 14, 2020

Popular tourist activity was closed since March following COVID outbreak  Kushalnagar: River rafting, a popular activity among tourists coming to Dubare near Kushalnagar in Kodagu, has resumed after a long break. This comes in the wake of Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy permitting operators to resume rafting after stringently following COVID precautions.  The activity began…

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