Madikeri: Kodagu district is acclaimed for giving many sports persons to the country. Sports persons like Ashwini Nachappa, A.B. Subbaiah, Len Ayyappa, M.P. Ganesh, Arjun Devaiah have shined at the national and international level. State Government, in an effort to encourage budding sports perons, constructed the General Thimayya Stadium in the town. Unfortunately, the Stadium,…
Four arrested in Kodagu for impersonating IPS Officers
November 11, 2019Madikeri: Four persons from Kerala, impersonating Indian Police Service (IPS) Officers, were arrested and taken into custody by the Napoklu Police and District Crime Investigation Squad personnel in Kodagu yesterday. One of the accused had married a girl from Napoklu after luring her and convincing her family members with the fake identity. All the four…
A Techno Party not a Rave Party, claims Home Stay owner
November 11, 2019Gonikoppal: The owner of the Home Stay in South Kodagu that was raided recently for allegedly hosting a Rave Party has denied the Police charges. “Permission for loud speakers to conduct a musical nite was obtained and we were conducting a Techno Party but the Police have filed a false case against us for conducting…
Bhavani from Kodagu, first Indian woman to get trained at Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand
November 11, 2019Madikeri: After pegging the National Flag atop Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Russia, T.N. Bhavani of Kodagu has one more feather in her cap in being the first Indian woman to have undergone training at the Mount Ruapehu, an acclaimed Stratovolcano in New Zealand. Bhavani is the daughter of Thekkada Nanjunda (Shambu) and Parvathi…
Fake vehicle registration case in Kodagu
November 9, 2019Driving school owner among three taken into custody Madikeri: With a case of fake registration of a two-wheeler coming to light (reported in SOM on Nov.3), Madikeri Rural Police who began an investigation into the issue, have taken three persons, including the owner of a driving school, into custody for questioning, it is learnt. While…
Former Kodagu ZP Vice-President murder case: Three of the four convicted sentenced to life
November 9, 2019Virajpet: The Second Additional District and Sessions Court here has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment, while another convict was awarded a three year jail term, for the sensational murder of former Kodagu ZP Vice-President and Congress leader Iqbal Hasan in Virajpet town in 2014. U. Anish, 29, A. Moosa, 46 and M. Nazir of…
‘Bhoomi Puja’ for Stadium at Balugodu in Kodagu
November 9, 2019Virajpet: ‘Bhoomi Puja’ was performed at Balugodu Hockey Grounds in Virajpet yesterday under the aegis of Federation of Kodava Samajas for the construction of the most-desired stadium at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore. Launching the work, Federation President K. Vishnu Cariappa said that the previous Government had sanctioned Rs. 5 crore for the…
River Rafting in Kodagu District 60 rafts to be given licence
November 4, 2019Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy, who chaired the White Water River Rafting review meeting at her office on Nov.1, has decided to issue licences to 60 raft operators in the district next season. The meeting also decided to continue those who were issued licences this year based on the recommendations of a…
Rave party busted at Kodagu Home Stay
November 4, 2019Three arrested; event attracted 121 people from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Chandigarh Ponnampet: Over nine months after the Kodagu District Police busted a rave party at a Home Stay at Nelaji village near Napoklu and arrested five persons, the District Police raided another rave party organised at Nalloor village in South Kodagu on Nov.2. This…
Priority for Kannadigas in private sector jobs
November 2, 2019Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to direct all private investors in the State to reserve Group C and D jobs for Kannadigas. Group C and D jobs basically include clerical, floor-level jobs and attendants. Law Minister J.C. Madhuswamy said that the new policy of job reservation in private sector will be applicable for…
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