• 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…
Out 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…
Kodava 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…
Madikeri: 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…
Blame 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: 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…
Virajpet: 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…
Dr. 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.
Madikeri: It is marriage season in Kodagu and this time as the season has coincided with the elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has kept an eye on lavish programmes where liquor is served to guests. Though serving liquor to guests during family functions is common in Kodagu, the Model Code of Conduct forbids…
Ashwini’s Sports Foundation (ASF) has announced its yearly summer programme to be held at the 27-acre ASF Arena in Gonikoppal, South Kodagu from April 3. This three-week programme for athletics, shooting, hockey, swimming and football is open to boys and girls in the age group of 10-17 years. ASF has partnered with Sports Authority of…
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