Mysuru: The Meteorological Department has predicted that there is going to be drizzle and light rain in Mysuru, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts till Apr.28. There is going to be fluctuation in weather condition in Chamarajanagar and the weather forecast says that the temperature is going to go up from 37 degrees Celsius to 41 degrees…
Hockey brings joy to flood-ravaged Kodava families
April 26, 2019Terming the decision to drop the traditional Kodava family hockey tournament this year in the wake of last year’s natural calamity that ravaged Kodagu district as a wrong move, Kodagu Press Club President Ajjamada Ramesh Kuttappa has regretted that the 22-year-old record of the tournament has been broken. The annual Kodava Hockey Festival, which is…
Will rain havoc repeat in Kodagu this year?
April 25, 2019• Geologist predicts more rains this year due to volcanic eruptions in Hawaii • Inordinate delay in completion of house construction for flood victims in Kodagu • Hillock behind old private bus stand in Madikeri in danger of collapsing again Bengaluru: Retired Deputy Director-General of Geological Survey of India (GSI), Dr. H.S.M. Prakash has predicted…
Rehab on a slippery slope in Kodagu
April 25, 2019Out of the target 840 houses, only 133 have reached the completion stage Once construction is over, basic facilities like roads, power and water have to be provided Homeless families spend their days in rented houses staring at bleak future With rains to arrive in first week of June, victims sceptic of housing project completion…
Coorg Hockey Championship and Champions League Trophy Tournaments begin
April 21, 2019Kodava family Coorg Championship Hockey Championship and Kodava Champions League Trophy Tournaments, organised by ‘Hockey Coorg’ commenced at Kakotuparambu Government Primary School Grounds yesterday. Earlier to that, special puja was performed at Kalabhyrava Temple. Former International Hockey Karnataka General Secretary Dr. A. Subbaiah inaugurated the Tourney by lighting the traditional lamp. Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa…
Don’t immerse Talacauvery Agasthyeshwara Linga: HC
April 12, 2019Madikeri: The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order restraining the removal of Agasthyeshwara Shivalinga from Agasthyeshwara temple in Talacauvery, Kodagu district, the birthplace of River Cauvery. A Division Bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy, passed this order after hearing a petition filed by Lohitt Urs, a resident of Mysuru and…
Hanagallu Shetalli residents decide to boycott LS Polls
April 9, 2019Blame deplorable road conditions to reach booth Somwarpet (Kodagu): Residents of Hanagallu Shetalli, coming under Hanagallu Gram Panchayat, have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha (LS) election with the main road to access the village in a deplorable condition for several decades indicating gross negligence of officials concerned. The villagers at a meeting held on…
Mysuru Kodava Samaja distributes flood relief cheques
April 8, 2019Mysuru: In a noble gesture, Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, recently distributed relief cheques to victims of floods and landslides in Kodagu last year. In all, cheques worth Rs.16 lakh were distributed to 50 flood victim families. The Samaja had constituted Kodava Samaja Mysore Flood Relief Committee and they had identified beneficiaries through a Committee and screened…
Three electrocuted; one drowns in Kodagu
April 1, 2019Virajpet: Four deaths were reported from Kodagu district this morning. While three estate workers were electrocuted, one girl drowned in a lake. In the first incident, three estate workers were electrocuted when they came in contact with a live 66 KV power transmission line at Aruvathokkalu near Gonikoppal in South Kodagu. The deceased have been…
$10,000 donated to Kodagu Relief Fund
March 27, 2019Dr. Subramanya Bhat and his wife Dr. Annapoorna Bhat of Atlanta, USA, donated $ 10,000 (about Rs. 7 lakh) to Kodagu Relief Fund recently. Picture shows the couple handing over the cheque to Rtn. PGD G.K. Balakrishnan of Rotary West at a function held at Radisson Blu in city.
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