Kushalnagar: 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…
By 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….
Mysuru/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…
Kushalnagar: 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…
Kushalnagar: 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…
DYES 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….
Kushalnagar: The newly-constructed St. Sebastian Church was recently inaugurated and blessed by Bishop of Mysuru Most Rev. Dr. K.A. William in the presence of Bishop Emeritus Thomas Antony Vazhapilly, numerous Catholic priests and devotees. Built at a cost of Rs. 3 crore, incorporating Portuguese and French architecture, the Church construction lasted for 7 years with…
Kushalnagar: Income Tax (I-T) officials who raided the properties of SLN Group in and around Kushalnagar completed their operation yesterday evening and left for Chennai today. The SLN Group is owned by coffee tycoons Vishwanathan and Sathappan and are said to be relatives of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. The Income Tax team that…
Kushalnagar, Apr. 28 – The Income Tax (I-T) sleuths continued their searches at Sri Lakshmi Narayana Group, popularly known as SLN Group, here this morning and it is the third day of the raids. The Group, headquartered in Kushalnagar, Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu district, is owned by Vishwanathan and Sathappan, who are its Managing Directors….
Kushalnagar: Kushalnagar residents witnessed a convoy of 30 decorated cars including Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) passing through the streets this morning and they assumed that it was a marriage party of some rich man. Only later it dawned upon them that the occupants of the cars were sleuths from the Income Tax (I-T) Department who…
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