Madikeri: Even as rescue and relief operations gained momentum in Kodagu district on Saturday, Chief Minister (CM) H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) conducted an aerial survey of Kodagu district and took stock of the situation. The CM flew in an IAF helicopter from HAL Airport in Bengaluru for the aerial survey of flood-ravaged Kodagu district and landed…
Army steps up rescue operations in Kodagu
August 19, 2018Madikeri: Even as the entire Kodagu district continues to reel under natural calamities caused by rain fury, the Army has stepped up the rescue and relief operations in the district. The Army, along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Police personnel continued the rescue operation on Saturday, evacuating several residents stranded in high altitude…
Massive Rescue operations in Kodagu
August 18, 2018Madikeri: Massive relief and rescue operations are on in Kodagu that has been ravaged by floods, landslides, house collapse and by the rivers flowing in full spate. Many villages, especially in Madikeri taluk, have been erased from the map and on ground they now look like mounds of mud and debris. Truckloads of relief materials…
MCC joins voluntary groups in collecting aid for Kodagu
August 18, 2018Mysuru: Even as Kodagu continues to be battered by heavy rains, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has swung into action by collecting relief material at the Town Hall for the victims in rain devastated Kodagu. The MCC on Friday constituted a team of officials to oversee the initiatives. MCC Health Officer Dr. Nagaraj said that,…
Rain havoc in Kodagu and Kerala
August 18, 2018KSRTC bus driver seeks fund for victims through a poem Kerala students of UoM launch fund collection campaign Mysuru: With torrential rains devastating Kodagu and Kerala, cries seeking assistance and relief have reached a peak especially by the marooned victims who are deprived of basic daily requirements for survival. A KSRTC bus driver from Kodagu…
Mysureans rise to aid of Kodagu brethren
August 18, 2018Mysuru: The neighbouring Kodagu District is reeling under an unprecedented crisis following heavy rains and landslides, rendering thousands of people homeless. Meanwhile, the people of Mysuru, seeing the calamity affecting the coffee bowl of the state, have risen to the occasion and have come in large numbers to donate whatever they are capable of at…
Injured wild tusker dies in Kodagu
August 18, 2018Madikeri: The injured wild elephant at Aanekaadu Elephant Camp near Kushalnagar is dead. It died this morning due to severe infection on its right forelimb. It may be recalled here that Star of Mysore had published a report on the injured elephant on Aug.11 under the title “Tusker in trouble: Forest officials in Kodagu grapple…
Urban Local Body Polls in Kodagu put off
August 18, 2018Bengaluru: The State Election Commission (SEC) today postponed all Urban Local Body (ULB) Polls across the district until further orders. The ULB Polls for Kushalnagar, Somwarpet and Virajpet Town Panchayats was scheduled to take place on Aug. 31, along with other ULBs across the State. Following incessant rains, huge landslides and other natural calamities occurring…
Kodagu Devastated: Rain continues, relief and rescue operations hampered
August 17, 2018Madikeri/Kushalnagar: Rescue operations to evacuate stranded residents of Kodagu from flash floods, landslides, house collapse and overflowing rivers have been hampered due to inclement weather. Though Army personnel and teams from National Disaster Relief Force have reached Kushalnagar from Bengaluru, they are unable to reach Madikeri Taluk as roads are blocked either by floods or…
Kodagu Golf Open Championship in aid of flood relief at JWGC in city from tomorrow
August 17, 2018The Association of Kodagu Golfers of JWGC, Mysuru, has organised a two-day Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and Gen. K.S. Thimayya Memorial Kodagu Golf Open Championship on Aug. 18 and 19 at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) in city. The proceeds of the Championship will be utilised towards flood relief, according to a press release from…
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