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of protests Madikeri: Over 18 cases related to protests and riots during Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Kodagu have been withdrawn by the State Government.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…
Man-animal conflict reaches peak in South Kodagu; Forest Department blamed for indifference Estate workers refuse to come to work even during peak coffee season fearing for their lives By Prasad Sampigekatte Madikeri: Farmers and coffee growers of Kodagu are spending sleepless nights guarding their crops as wild animals continue to raid and destroy farms and…
Minister Piyush Goyal states in Lok Sabha that DPR has been prepared; decision to be taken by Karnataka, Kerala Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Railways has not scrapped the controversial Thalassery-Mysuru Railway line via the green swathes of Kodagu. In a reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha on Feb. 5, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said…
Mysore/Mysuru: “Baava Battel”, the first-ever experimental short-film in Kodava language, will be screened in Mysuru on Feb. 21, 22 and 23 at different venues. The film, Produced by Manavattira Sangeeth Erappa and Directed by Manduvanda Prajwal Ganapathy, will be screened at Kodagu Model School in Vidyashankar Layout, Mysuru, tomorrow (Feb.21) at 2 pm, 3.30 pm,…
By C.P. Belliappa Educational institutions were first started in Kodagu after the British takeover in 1834. People took to education most enthusiastically. In 1909, St. Joseph’s Convent was founded by Catholic nuns in Madikeri. It was primarily for girls, but boys were allowed till 7th standard. I recently came across a remarkable group photograph taken…
Kushalnagar: Two young lovers have committed suicide by jumping into Harangi Dam backwaters in Kodagu yesterday. The deceased are Sachin (24) of Kothegala and Sindhu (19) of Yamagumbha village in the taluk. The marriage of Sindhu was to take place with another person on Sunday. Details: Sachin and Sindhu, who were studying in the same…
Henceforth, lands will be converted based on report by Geological Survey of India (GSI) Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has relaxed regulations banning the conversion of land in Kodagu district and now allows small land-owners to build their homes by converting agricultural land, a move that will allow commercial establishments and layouts to flourish in the…
Gold and silver worth Rs. 3.64 lakh recovered Somwarpet: The Police have arrested three coffee estate labourers on charges of looting two houses on a single day and making away with gold ornaments and silver articles on Nov. 11, 2019. The accused had burgled two houses belonging to Kaumbaiah and Ponnappa at Biligeri village in…
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