Coorg 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…
Incessant 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…
Madikeri / 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’…
Madikeri/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…
Road 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…
CM 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…
Thathapanda 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…
Mysuru: 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….
Madikeri: With B.S. Yediyurappa winning the Floor Test in the Assembly by a voice vote on Monday, the expectations of BJP workers in Kodagu district have run high. The district unit of the party is anticipating a Cabinet berth to Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan, a former Minister, in case the only other MLA from the…
Mandya: A suspected teakwood smuggler from Kodagu was killed when a vehicle, laden with the wood, overturned at the Regional Forest Park at Induvalu in Mandya taluk early on Friday. Manju (40) from Kodagu district is the deceased. Manju, who was part of a four-member gang, had entered the Induvalu Nature Park (Induvalu Prakruti Udyanavana)…
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