New Delhi: The India State of Forests 2017 report has been released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on Feb. 12 and it shows that while the Karnataka’s conservation efforts and thrust towards agro-forestry is leading to an impressive increase of 1,101 square kilometres of tree cover, eco-sensitive areas such as Kodagu and Shivamogga…
Mysuru: Mysuru- Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that the Union Minister of Surface Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has released Rs.79.60 crore for the development of various roads across Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency. The break up is as follows: Rs.5 crore for development of the stretch from Metropole Circle to Jaladarshni Guest House on…
Mysuru: The death toll in the head-on collision between two KSRTC buses near Shanthagiri estate close to Suntikoppa on Mysuru-Madikeri highway in Kodagu district on Thursday, has risen to three, with the death of a woman passenger of one the buses, at a private hospital in the city in the wee hours of today. The…
Kushalnagar (Kodagu): Two drivers of two KSRTC buses were killed on the spot and more than 15 passengers were injured when the buses collided head-on near Shanthagiri Estate close to Suntikoppa this morning. The impact of the accident was such that the front portion of the buses was mangled and the bodies had to be…
Madikeri: The proposed construction of a Guest House by South- Western Railway at Stuart Hill in Madikeri has received stiff opposition from all quarters. While environmentalists have questioned the necessity of such an office when the people are up in arms against Railway projects in ecologically sensitive Kodagu, Former Minister M.C. Nanaiah has written to…
By Battakalanda Poovaiah Muthanna, Retd. Superintending Engineer Why Railway project is detrimental for Kodagu district and how it may prove fatal to the forests of Kodagu, its environment and its biodiversity; and its further effects on rainfall? The proposed Railway project in the thick forest areas of Kodagu district will have further disasters to the environment…
Madikeri: The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) started combing operations after they received information that three Naxals were spotted moving around in Kodagu’s border and Madikeri Taluk’s Koyanadu, Sampaje and Sulya forest region. It has been reported that the three Naxalites visited a few houses in Koyanadu forest region on the night of Feb.2 and demanded groceries…
Madikeri: A man in Kodagu fired gunshots at his brother and sister-in-law over property dispute near Murnad village in Kodagu, killing them instantly. He later aimed the gun at his chest and shot himself. The shots were fired from a close range and the shooter died while he was being shifted to a hospital. The…
New Delhi: Here is some good news for Green Groups and residents of Kodagu as the Union government has not mentioned anything in the 2018-2019 Budget about the controversial Thalassery-Mysuru Railway Line via Manandavadi and South Kodagu. But environmental groups are not in any way relenting from the protests against the Railway line that will…
Bengaluru: Taking the issue of destructive Railway line and Highway projects to the seat of power in Bengaluru, President of Coorg Wildlife Society and Coordinator, Save Kodagu and Cauvery Campaign Colonel (retired) C.P. Muthanna addressed a press conference at the Press Club here yesterday. He made a fervent plea to the State Government not to…
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