Madikeri: Even as the District administration and the Health Department are taking all measures to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19, the number of suspected cases in the district touched six on Sunday. A person, who complained of fever and throat pain after his return from abroad, was shifted to the isolation ward at…
Gonikoppa: A year after the previous JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government, headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, announced the formation of 12 new taluks in the State, including Ponnampet and Kushalnagar in Kodagu district, the Ponnampet Taluk Action Committee and the Citizens Committee have jointly decided to bring Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa for the official launch of Ponnampet taluk…
Mysuru/Mysore: As a precautionary measure to contain the COVID-19 spread, the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) has ordered shut down of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and Karanji Lake Nature Park in city for nine days from today (Mar.15) till Mar.23. The ZAK Has also ordered closure of Bannerghatta National Park at Bengaluru and…
Madikeri: The Coronavirus scare which has badly affected tourism in Kodagu district, just like elsewhere, has taken a further hit with the Kodagu District Administration, following a Government directive, has ordered shut down of all major tourist destinations in the district for a week. The Raja’s Seat, one of the prime attractions in Madikeri, was…
Madikeri: A man from Kodagu, who had returned from a trip to Dubai, is being treated for suspected coronavirus at Madikeri General Hospital. The 30-year-old man, who was suffering from throat infection, cold, cough and fever, got himself admitted at the hospital and is being treated for the suspected virus. Blood and throat swab samples…
Sad saga of forsaken tombs of British Officers, Soldiers in Madikeri By Prasad Sampigekatte Madikeri: Centuries ago, the battlefields of Coorg (Kodagu) thundered with their war cry as they took on marauding armies of the invaders. The British had their own army in Kodagu with thousands of soldiers and officers assisting the Empire to rule…
Mysore/Mysuru: Noted theatre personality from Kodagu, Addanda Anitha Cariappa was among the 20 women achievers from different fields who received the coveted Kittur Rani Chennamma Award at a programme organised by Women and Child Development Department at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru, marking International Women’s Day on Sunday last. Women and Child Development Minister Shashikala Jolle…
Bengaluru/Madikeri: The Karnataka High Court has directed the Archaeology Department (Archaeological Survey of India) to complete Madikeri Fort Palace renovation works by April 18. A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Ashok passed the order while hearing a PIL filed by J.S. Virupakshaiah, a retired IAS officer from Kodagu. Archaeology Department…
18 cases were lodged in Kodagu, the epicentre of protests Madikeri: Over 18 cases related to protests and riots during Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Kodagu have been withdrawn by the State Government. The cases were filed during 2015-2018 over clashes between majority and minority communities over Tipu’s birth anniversary events. In all, 46 cases were…
Kushalnagar: Two students, who were part of a Scouts and Guides tour of a school, drowned in Cauvery River at Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu district yesterday. The children who lost their lives were 14-year-old Kodengada Shreyas Chengappa of Kanoor village and 15-year-old Madira Lenin Bopanna of Hysodlur village, students of Lions School at Kalathmadu…
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