Accused remanded to judicial custody Gonikoppal: The District Crime Investigation Bureau (DCIP) personnel, following a tip off, raided an estate at Nalkeri village, Srimangala in South Kodagu and have seized timber worth crores of rupees which were illegally stored in the premises of the estate besides arresting a person yesterday. While the arrested person is…
Pratap Simha promises Rs.5 crore for super-speciality hospital in Kodagu
June 16, 2019Cine stars too join campaign for state-of-the-art hospital Mysuru: Following a social media campaign over the demand for an Emergency Hospital, Mysuru-Kodagu MP-elect Pratap Simha said that he would make efforts to bring a super-speciality hospital to Kodagu. In a tweet, he said that he would be meeting Dr. C.N. Manjunath, Director of the Sri…
Dr. C.V. Sneha is Kodagu ADC
June 16, 2019Madikeri: The State Government on Thursday appointed Dr. C.V. Sneha as the new Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Kodagu, in place of P. Shivaraju who has been transferred. Dr. Sneha, a KAS officer, was serving as the Chief Administrative Officer of the directorate of Medical Education at Bengaluru. With appointment of Dr. Sneha, all top…
DCF suspended for allowing resort to cut 800 trees
June 15, 2019Madikeri: The State Government, citing dereliction of duty has ordered suspension of Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) M.L. Manjunath of Madikeri Division with immediate effect yesterday (June 14). The suspension comes in wake of DCF Manjunath reportedly issuing permission for unauthorised felling of 800 trees in K. Nidugani Gram Panchayat of the district. According to…
Reign of Rain begins in Kodagu
June 12, 2019Movement of multi-axle trucks banned as they damage roads Compared to last year, this year’s rainfall is less, says data Madikeri: Parts of Kodagu have been receiving intermittent rains since the last three days signalling the onset of the Southwest Monsoon. Though the intensity of monsoon is yet to set in, cloud cover and rainfall…
Kodagu Jawan sustains bullet injuries in Kashmir anti-terror operation
June 9, 2019Madikeri: A Jawan from Kodagu is undergoing treatment at the Army Hospital in Chandigarh after he sustained bullet injuries in an anti-terror operation in Jammu & Kashmir on May 29. H.N. Mahesh, a native of Ponnampet in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district, who is serving in the 44th Rashtriya Rifles Regiment is the injured. Mahesh,…
Kodagu District Minister orders distribution of houses for flood victims
June 9, 2019Madikeri: Kodagu District in-charge Minister S.R. Mahesh has directed the district administration to publish the list of houses meant for distribution among flood victims in all Gram Panchayats within two days. Presiding over a flood relief meeting here on Friday, Mahesh instructed the officials to prepare a list of victims who lost their houses completely…
Hit-and-Run case: Gonikoppal Gram Panchayat Member succumbs to injuries
June 9, 2019Gonikoppal: A Gonikoppal Gram Panchayat Member, who had suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident at Harishchandrapur in Gonikoppal in Kodagu last night and admitted to a hospital in Mysuru, has succumbed to injuries this morning. The deceased is A.S. Khaleemulla (44), proprietor of Sahara Engineering Works at Harishchandrapur. He was also a Congress leader…
Makkandur Panchayat withdraws order banning Home Stay bookings
June 6, 2019Madikeri: The Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Makkandur Gram Panchayat in Kodagu has withdrawn the directive issued to the Home Stays against accepting bookings from tourists as a safety measure ahead of the monsoon. Over 21 Home Stays and one Resort in Makkandur were served with notices by Makkandur Panchayat not to operate their guest…
Three PU students drown in Cauvery near Kushalnagar
June 6, 2019Kushalnagar: Three Pre-University students drowned when they went for a swim in River Cauvery at Madapatna near Kushalnagar in Kodagu district yesterday. Police said that the deceased were identified as 20-year-old Akash, 19-year-old Gagan and 21-year-old Shashank. They were studying Commerce in Government Junior College, Madikeri and they had came to their friend’s house in…















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