Travel plans of Mysureans and Bengalureans during this long weekend go for a toss If you are planning for a weekend trip to Kodagu now, you may have to exercise caution as Red Alert has been declared in the hilly district following heavy rains and landslides. The plans of Mysureans and Bengalureans to visit Kodagu…
Floodgates Open: 90,000 cusecs being released from Kabini; 30,000 cusecs from Harangi
August 8, 2019High alert in Harangi, Kabini downstream; tourists advised not to venture near rivers Mysuru: A high alert has been sounded along the downstream of Harangi and Kabini dams in areas such as Periyapatna, K.R. Nagar, Nanjangud and Suttur as thousands of cusecs of water is being released from Harangi and Kabini Reservoirs. Heavy rains in…
Opposition to widen NH-275 from Kushalnagar grows
August 8, 2019Coorg Wildlife Society President writes to Kodagu Deputy Commissioner highlighting destructive nature of the Project Mysuru: Continuing his efforts to stall the proposed widening of National Highway (NH) 275, Coorg Wildlife Society President K.C. Biddappa has written a letter to Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu opposing the project as it will bring untold miseries to the…
Rains clobber Kodagu
August 8, 2019Incessant heavy to very heavy rainfall is lashing Kodagu since the last four days bringing untold misery to the people of the hilly district. While last year’s havoc of floods and landslides — a result of a series of cloudbursts — was concentrated in Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks, this year the scene has shifted to…
Rain continues to batter Kodagu; KRS inflow touches 22,719 cusecs
August 7, 2019Madikeri / Mysuru: Kodagu District Administration has sounded Red Alert in Coffee District Kodagu till Aug.10 following intensified rain under the influence of South West Monsoon. The decision on whether to extend the alert will be after assessing the rain situation. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rainfall and issuing ‘Orange and Red’…
Orange & Red Alert in Kodagu
August 6, 2019Madikeri/Mysuru: Orange Alert has been declared in Kodagu from today (Aug. 6) till tomorrow morning (Aug. 7) following predictions by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) as heavy rainfall of 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm is expected till Wednesday morning. The Kodagu district administration has also declared holiday for schools and colleges today. Meanwhile, the district…
Clouds open up in Kodagu
August 5, 2019Road link to Kerala severed as Highway caves-in; DC bans traffic for three days; Vehicles moving towards Kerala diverted via Gonikoppal, Manandavadi Virajpet/ Madikeri: The dark clouds have finally opened up in Kodagu after a long break and it has been raining heavily since the last three days. Rains, accompanied by landslides, have caused extensive…
Rs. 535 crore required to repair damaged roads in Kodagu
August 2, 2019CM asks Kodagu DC to prepare action plan so that works can be expedited Bengaluru: After sailing through the Floor Test in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has got into action and on Tuesday, he held a meeting with officials and MLAs from Kodagu to discuss the status of relief…
Kodagu shuttler for World Seniors Badminton
August 2, 2019Thathapanda Jyothi Somaiah, daughter of Thathapanda Dally Somaiah and Pookunji Somaiah (Thamane Chettolira) has left for Poland to represent India in World Seniors Badminton Tournament 2019. The tournament will be played from Aug. 4 to 11. The 2019 BWF World Senior Championships, officially BWF World Senior Badminton Championships Katowice 2019, is a tournament which will…
Staging of Kodava play ‘Badk’ in city on Aug.4
August 1, 2019Mysuru: Adamya Rangashale, in association with Rangabhoomi Pratishtana, Kodagu, has organised staging of the Kodava play ‘Badk’ at Sri Kuvempu Ranga Mandira, Sri Kuvempu Vidyavardhaka Trust (Vivekananda PU College premises), Jayalakshmipuram, in city on Aug. 4 at 6.30 pm. The play, brought out by Addanda C. Kariappa, will be enacted by the Kodagu theatre troupe….
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