Kushalnagar: With water levels in rivers Cauvery and Harangi receding slightly many extensions in the town have been spared from inundation with residents heaving a sigh of relief. The flood situation in Koodige, Koodumangaluru and Gudde Hosur Gram Panchayat limits has come under control with water level going down by 4 feet. With the flood…
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…
Madikeri Court awards death to 3 murder accused
July 14, 2018An elderly man and his grandson were killed at Kushalnagar in February 2016 Madikeri: The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madikeri has awarded death sentence to three persons convicted for killing an elderly man and his grandson at Kushalnagar. While pronouncing the judgement yesterday, Judge D. Pavanesh also imposed a fine of Rs….
Mystery shrouds death of student at Kodagu Sainik School
June 24, 2018Kushalnagar: The death of a student at Sainik School Kodagu in Kudige at Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu yesterday has given rise to doubts and the parents, relatives of the student and villagers, numbering more than 100, staged a protest in front of the mortuary this morning alleging that the student has been murdered. The protesters…
Rain with hailstone lashes Kushalnagar
March 31, 2018Kushalnagar: Heavy rain accompanied by hailstones lashed Kushalnagar and nearby villages yesterday evening. The rain lasted for about an hour with big hailstones. Owing to the accompanying gale, the rain is believed to have caused destruction at a few places with asbestos roof of a few houses getting blown off. Power supply was affected owing…
Kodagu District needs additional three Taluks
January 9, 2018By Addanda C. Cariappa This is the story of Kodagu and its original inhabitants in Kodagu who are facing the threat of losing their unique identity. The story also explains the actions of the powerful people who are the cause for it. Outwardly, Kodagu appears to be a beautiful, splendid place full of natural richness….
‘Huthari’ festival celebrated on a grand scale in Mysuru, Kodagu
December 4, 2017Mysuru/Madikeri: The harvest festival of Kodavas ‘Huthari’ was celebrated on a grand scale at the premises of Cauvery Educational Institutions in Kuvempunagar here last evening and the function was organised by Mysuru Kodava Samaja. The festival rituals were performed under the guidance of Anjanda Kaverappa, a senior member of Kodava Samaja. Prayers were offered to…
Clamour for Cauvery Taluk gets louder
October 30, 2017Kushalnagar: Over 5,000 residents, backed by politicians cutting across party lines, took out a rally at Kushalnagar this morning demanding a separate “Cauvery Taluk”, their long-pending demand. The rally began at Thavarekere and passed through the main thoroughfares of the town. The rally witnessed participation of several cultural troupes. All political parties including Congress, BJP…
Rally to demand Cauvery Taluk for Kushalnagar on Oct. 30
October 14, 2017Kushalnagar: Residents and activists of Kushalnagar, the fastest growing town in Madikeri district, are angry at the State Government after the town failed to make it to the list of newly-created Taluks once again. This means that Kushalnagar is stuck in Somwarpet Taluk for the foreseeable future. The demand for a separate Cauvery Taluk with…
Works on synthetic turf in Kushalanagar hits road-block
July 9, 2017DYES yet to release Rs. 2 crore funds for the project Kushalnagar (Kodagu): The works on laying synthetic turf at the hockey ground in Sports Hostel located at Kushalnagar has been stopped over the past two years. The sports hostel was established during 1982-83 at the time when D.R. Gundu Rao was the Chief Minister….
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