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Virajpet-Kerala Road to be closed for two months
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Virajpet-Kerala Road to be closed for two months

July 22, 2017

Virajpet: The road that connects Virajpet to Kerala via the Perumbadi Check-Post has been cut off, thanks to incessant rains and it will take two months to restore the road.Till then, vehicles moving towards Kerala will have to take the road via Gonikoppal, Ponnampet, Kutta to reach Manandavadi in Kerala. The road caved-in on June…

One more elephant electrocuted in Kodagu; July toll 7
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One more elephant electrocuted in Kodagu; July toll 7

July 22, 2017

Siddapur: Close on the heels of six elephants dying of electrocution in Kodagu, one more elephant died of the same cause yesterday taking the toll of elephants in July alone to seven. A 12-year-old female elephant was electrocuted at Abyathmangala. A dry tree was found fallen on electricity wires and this might have caused the…

Coorg  Calling
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Coorg Calling

July 22, 2017

It’s raining in Kodagu and you won’t get a better place to spend your weekends and holidays amidst tranquil, pristine and serene atmosphere. The lush green surroundings and tourist spots have been beckoning tourists who are ready to spend a day or two amidst nature. Kodagu is also home for a number of waterfalls which…

Claims of Kerala IPS Officer’s wife over Kodagu forests rejected
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Claims of Kerala IPS Officer’s wife over Kodagu forests rejected

July 21, 2017

Madikeri: The Karnataka Forest Department has rejected the appeal by Daisy Jacob, wife of former Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) Jacob Thomas, demanding the cancellation of proceedings initiated by Madikeri Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF). The ACF had issued an  order asking her to vacate 151.03 acres in Madikeri, which is part of a reserve…

Rain havoc: Normal life paralysed in Kodagu
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Rain havoc: Normal life paralysed in Kodagu

July 20, 2017

Mysuru / Madikeri: The dark clouds have opened up and it has been raining cats and dogs in Kodagu. The rain that began on July 17 has intensified, causing extensive damage to the district and normal life has been severely affected. Trees have been uprooted at many places cutting off power lines and roads have…

It’s raining in Kodagu
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It’s raining in Kodagu

July 19, 2017

Madikeri/ Mysuru: After weeks of a drought-like situation in Kodagu, it is finally raining there. Monsoon that was playing truant since June midweek has finally picked up since the last three days. Most parts of the district in northern and southern parts of the district have been receiving moderate to heavy showers, feeding the Cauvery…

Tusker electrocuted
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Tusker electrocuted

July 8, 2017

Mysuru: Close on the heels of six elephants dying due to electrocution near Virajpet in Kodagu recently, another incident of an elephant being electrocuted was reported from Bommanahalli in Gundlupet coming under Kundakere Forest Range of Bandipur, this morning. The Forest officials, who conducted mahazar, said that the male elephant, which came in search of…

Solar fencing to check elephant menace in Kodagu
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Solar fencing to check elephant menace in Kodagu

June 30, 2017

Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to install solar fences to check the elephant menace in Kodagu district. Elaborating on the measures, Minister of State for Statistics, Planning and Science and Technology M.R. Sitaram, who is also the Kodagu district in-charge Minister, said the government will install solar fences across the borders of forests and…

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