Madikeri: In a significant move aimed at bolstering connectivity and infrastructure, the Kodagu District Administration has conducted a comprehensive land survey for the establishment of a mini airport or airstrip near Kushalnagar. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Venkat Raja is set to submit a detailed report to the State Government soon, marking a crucial step in the…
Crafts & Weaves Mahotsav 2023 begins at Kushalnagar
October 27, 2023B.N. Veena, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kodagu district, seen inaugurating the Crafts and Weaves Mahotsav 2023, organised at Gayathri Kalyana Mantapa on Market Road in Kushalnagar, Kodagu, yesterday morning. R.V. Gangadharappa, Dy.SP, Kushalnagar and K.S. Sunil Kumar, Assistant Director, Handicrafts Service Centre, were present as chief guests. The Crafts and Weaves Mahotsav, organised under the aegis…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Four-Lane Expressway: Land levelling works begin near Bylakuppe
October 19, 2023Kushalnagar: Seven months after initiating the tender process for constructing an Access-Controlled Four-Lane Expressway between Mysuru and Kushalnagar, ground-works have commenced in phases wherever land has been acquired and on Government-owned land as well. Work has started on the creation of a bypass road near Bylakuppe at Manchadevanahalli on the Kodagu-Mysuru border. Levelling work is…
NDRF leads mock drill on flood response in Kodagu
July 2, 2023Kushalnagar: A mock drill on flood rescue operations was conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue team and personnel from Government Departments at Hebbatageri village in Kodagu yesterday. Ironically, the drill was held at a time when Kodagu is facing an acute shortage of rainfall which is much below normal. NDRF personnel, as…
Wild elephant shot dead in Kushalnagar
May 21, 2023Kushalnagar/Pollibetta: A wild female elephant was shot dead and its carcass was found in a private estate at Balugodu in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district yesterday. It is said that, the elephant aged about 18 years was shot dead by miscreants last night. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Kodagu Shivaram Babu, Range Forest Officer (RFO)…
Driver of newspaper transporting vehicle dies of heart attack
April 11, 2023Kushalnagar: A driver of a goods vehicle, transporting newspapers, has died of heart attack at his house soon after he distributed newspapers to all centres yesterday. The deceased is Rizwan (43), a resident of Madenadu near Madikeri. He leaves behind his wife, two children and a host of relatives and friends. Yesterday morning, Rizwan brought…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane Expressway: 11 firms bid for tender
March 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Tenders have been floated and will be finalised soon for the Access-Controlled Four-Lane Expressway between Mysuru and Kushalnagar. 11 companies have already submitted their bids for the project that will be undertaken in packages. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to announce the final tender holders soon. This comes less than…
Two boys on fishing trip drown in River Cauvery
February 13, 2023Kushalnagar: Two boys, who had gone for fishing, were reportedly drowned in River Cauvery (Kaveri) at Koodlur village in the taluk yesterday. The deceased boys are Pruthvi (7), son of Nagaraj, a labourer and Prajwal (4), son of auto driver Satish, both residents of Koodlur village. While Pruthvi was a 2nd standard student at the…
Kodagu woman rescued from Kuwait
February 1, 2023She was taken to Kuwait on a visiting Visa; dumped on a street and illegally detained Kushalnagar: Many women have escaped from the clutches of a human trafficking network in Kuwait following the intervention of some social organisations there and the authorities in India like the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Many more such women…
Silt lifting from Harangi Dam in Kodagu district: Marking, mobilisation to begin this month end
December 13, 2022Concern over parched days as Dam has low water level due to excess release Kushalnagar: Two years after the Karnataka Cabinet accorded administrative approval to release Rs. 130 crore to remove silt from Harangi Dam at Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu district, preparations are in full swing to remove the silt and carry out other allied…
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