Hyderabad: Vidul Thimmanna, a former student of Army Public School, Bolarum in Hyderabad, has topped the All India Merit List of Technical Entry Scheme (TES) to join the Indian Armed Forces. He hails from Kodagu and is the son of Colonel C.M. Thimanna and Veena Thimmanna. Col. Thimanna is a Shourya Chakra awardee and is…
Gonikoppal: The long-standing dispute between Chowrira family and a Bettadapura Kannada Mutt over a land measuring 193 acres at Bettageri in Kodagu was amicably settled on Saturday with the Mutt head Sri Chennabasava Deshikendra Swamiji taking possession of land records. The documents were signed and handed over to the Seer along with land acquisition mahazar…
Mysuru: Following the announcement of a survey work for the proposed Thalassery-Mysuru Railway line that will pass through Kutta, Kanoor, Balele and Thithimathi in Kodagu district cutting across thick forest area, Green groups in Kodagu have opposed the project. They have threatened even to stop the survey work that will be a prelude to the…
Kozhikode/Bengaluru: After prolonged difference of opinion on the proposed Thalassery-Mysuru railway line, the Kerala and Karnataka governments have agreed to conduct a survey before preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) on the revised Thalassery-Mysuru line via Manandavadi in Kerala. The railway line will pass through Koothuparamba, Manandavadi, Kutta, Kanoor, Balele, and Thithimathi to reach Mysuru….
Madikeri: Amidst district-wide bandh in Kodagu, the official Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Madikeri town and Kodagu district concluded with no major untoward incident but for a few stray incidents of stone throwing. Seats of a Police jeep were torn in Madikeri. Over 200 people were arrested and released later as a precautionary measure. The dawn-to-dusk…
Madikeri: Taking strong exception to the Karnataka Government’s decision to celebrate Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary on Nov. 10, the Tipu Virodhi Horata Samithi has called for a Kodagu bandh on Nov. 10. The decision was taken this morning at a meeting of the Samithi in Madikeri. President of Tipu Virodhi Horata Samithi President Abhimanyu Kumar…
Mysuru: Dreaded Islamic State (ISIS) militants have spread their tentacles in Kodagu, the land of coffee. The Police have got sufficient leads to establish the presence of recruitment activity in the district and once the youths are brainwashed and taken into their fold, they are trained in militant activities. Two persons, who were arrested on…
Bengaluru: The State Government has written to the Union Government against implementing Railway Projects in Kodagu district. Kodagu District in-Charge Minister M.R. Seetharam, speaking at the 59th anniversary of Karnataka Planters Association (KPA) here yesterday, said that the implementation of Railway Projects in Kodagu district affects the environment. The State Government has written a letter…
Virajpet/Mysuru: Heavy rains lashing Virajpet taluk in Kodagu since Saturday has prompted the authorities to close down schools and colleges in the taluk today (Sept. 18). Rains, which escalated on Sunday, continued to lash today too. Following the downpour, water level in Lakshmantheertha River has increased. Heavy rains in the taluk has also rendered many…
Suntikoppa (Kodagu): A team of Police personnel from Tamil Nadu (TN) raided the posh Paddington Resort near here yesterday where a group of 15 AIADMK MLAs owing allegiance to party’s sidelined leader and Sasikala confidant T.T.V. Dhinakaran has been camping. The raiding team was headed by the Deputy Superintendent of the CCB. It is said,…
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