Mysuru, Sept.4- The Meteorological Department officials have said that Kodagu will have rains for five more days. Kodagu is expected to have 30 mm rains on Sept.4, 38 mm on Sept.5, 24 mm on Sept.6, 24mm on Sept.7 and 30mm on Sept.8, according to the officials, who also said that the maximum temperature in the…
Search operation for bodies stopped at Thora in Virajpet
September 3, 2019Madikeri, Sept.3 (PS&DM)- With NDRF and other rescue teams making little headway in the search operation to find the bodies of four remaining persons at Thora village in Virajpet taluk, who are presumably dead, the search operation has been stopped, reportedly with the consent of the families of the missing persons. A total of 10…
Arms Act exemption to Kodavas: Stakeholders urged to present facts before Court, Government
August 31, 2019Union Home Ministry seeks opinion from Kodagu DC Madikeri: The filing of writ petition in Karnataka High Court by Captain (retd.) Yaladalu K. Chethan, who has questioned the exemption to Kodavas and Jamma land holders in Kodagu district from obtaining a licence to possess firearms under Section 3 and 4 of the Indian Arms Act,…
Rs.100 crore immediate relief for Kodagu: CM
August 30, 2019Yediyurappa permits landowners to sell sand and wooden logs which have drifted to their land due to floods Madikeri, Aug.30 (UNI)- Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa yesterday announced that Rs. 100 crore will be released on Aug. 30 (today) in the first instalment of Rs. 536 crore special package to Kodagu district. The CM was speaking…
Arecanut thief shot dead in Kodagu
August 30, 2019Madikeri, Aug. 30 (PS&KS)- A thief, who had entered a house at Karike village near Bhagamandala in Kodagu, to steal stored arecanuts was shot dead by the house owner last night. The deceased has been identified as Devangodi Ganesh and the house owner is Honnappa. Yesterday at about 11 pm, Ganesh is said to have…
A.K. Subbaiah no more
August 28, 2019Bengaluru: Former MLC and Senior Advocate Ajjikuttira Kariappa Subbaiah (A.K. Subbaiah) passed away at a private hospital here yesterday. He was 85. He is survived by five sons, a large number of relatives, friends and followers. His mortal remains were kept for public viewing at his native village in Kodagu. Last rites were performed at…
CM to offer ‘bagina’ at KRS tomorrow
August 28, 2019To perform puja atop Chamundi Hill before visiting flood-hit areas in Kodagu Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will offer ‘bagina’ to River Cauvery at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir in Mandya tomorrow (Aug.29) at 12.45 pm. Water level in the reservoir has reached the maximum level of 124.80 ft following copious rains in the Cauvery catchment…
Flood victim commits suicide
August 25, 2019Bylakuppe: A 57-year-old man, who had suffered huge losses during the recent floods has committed suicide at his house in S.L.N. Layout near Bylakuppe of Friday. The deceased is N.K. Kariyappa. A resident of Koppa village in Periyapatna taluk earlier, Kariyappa had bought a house at S.L.N. Layout and had moved into the new house…
Sixth body found at Kodagu village
August 23, 2019Madikeri: The death toll in the huge landslide at Thora village in Virajpet taluk bordering Kerala has risen to six, with the discovery of the body of a 55-year old woman on Thursday. The deceased woman has been identified as Leela (55), wife of one Appu. Ten persons had gone missing after the massive landslides…
Railway, Highway Projects to spell doom for Kodagu
August 21, 2019IISc. Scientists warn of further natural disasters Bengaluru: The disaster caused in Kodagu due to landslides, floods and cloudbursts will further aggravate if the Governments implement the proposed Railway and Highway projects in the district. The projects will spell doom for the ecologically fragile district, warns a new study by the Indian Institute of Science…
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