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…
With addition of Kushalnagar and Ponnampet, the hill district will now have five taluks Madikeri/ Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday announced the formation of Kushalnagar and Ponnampet taluks in Kodagu following the Cabinet’s decision conceding the long-pending demand of the people of the hill district. The two new taluks carved out will be Cauvery…
Govt. allocates Rs. 75 crore for silt removal Geo Marine Solutions conducts survey Kushalnagar: Water level at Harangi Reservoir in Kodagu from where Cauvery water flows to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya is precariously low and is depleting by the day, causing concern. Realising the gravity of the situation, the State Government has…
Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has not issued a stay to the proposed Railway and Highway projects in Kodagu but has only directed the State Additional Advocate General and Special Public Prosecutor to maintain status quo pending disposal of the petitions filed by Coorg Wildlife Society against the destructive projects. The Coorg Wildlife Society filed…
Second in-depth geological control study to pinpoint exact causes of devastation, instability factors A team from Geological Survey of India (GSI), a government body, has begun studying the exact reason for floods and landslides that ravaged Kodagu in August 2018. The team began the study this morning and is expected to submit its report in…
Zone to focus on health and wellness tourism Madikeri / Mysuru: A Malabar Tourism Zone has been formed including Mysuru and Kodagu by the authorities of Kannur Airport and several tourism stakeholders in Kerala to give a right direction for the development of tourism in Malabar region and to exploit the unexplored areas in Mysuru…
Madikeri: Kodagu District In-charge Secretary Anbu Kumar has directed the officials to complete the work on constructing houses for the natural calamity victims on a war-footing. Monsoon will begin in another two months and the construction of houses, roads, bridges, retaining walls should be accelerated, he said and directed the officials to concentrate on building…
Three including rowdy-sheeter arrested; alert neighbour foils escape attempt Madikeri: A coffee merchant, who was also a real estate dealer, was murdered on Tuesday night at Virajpet in Kodagu district. Three persons, including the victim’s childhood friend and a labourer from Assam, have been arrested in this regard. Forty-two-year-old Shafiq, a realtor and a coffee…
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