Madikeri: Two wild elephants were electrocuted after they came in contact with an 11 KV power line passing through Attimangala Coffee Estate near Nelyahudikeri in the district. An 11 KV power line, passing above the coffee estate belonging to Koneriera Prakash and Mandepanda Suresh Changappa, had sagged to 5 ft. above the ground as tree…
Thick fog, heavy rains hamper detailed inspection Madikeri: Senior geologists and experts from the Kodagu District Disaster Management team and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel on Friday visited Ramakolli Hills and other hilly areas of Second Monnangeri in Madikeri which have developed cracks due to heavy rains. Villagers and residents have expressed concern over…
Action sought against contractor, consultants, engineers Madikeri: Lashing out at the contractors, project consultants, engineers and PWD officials, Kodagu MLAs K.G. Bopaiah and M.P. Appachu Ranjan have sought an inquiry into the work taken up to construct a retaining wall to protect the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s Office from future dangers. They demanded action against those…
Madikeri: The traffic on the alternative Madikeri-Mangaluru Road passing through Mekeri and Talathmane, which was closed for vehicular movement for a few hours on Monday late night following landslide at two points — Mekeri and near Monnangeri — has been restored early this morning. Following landslides last evening, the authorities had closed the road for…
Madikeri: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Police have trapped the caseworker at the Madikeri District Treasury while accepting bribe to dispatch the pension file of a retired Survey Superintendent. The Treasury staff, who was trapped, is M.A. Ravikumar. He had demanded bribe from retired Survey Superintendent M.M. Lokanath. Lokanath, who retired on Apr. 30 at…
Madikeri: A 29-year-old youth from Virajpet was arrested yesterday for making derogatory comments on the Kodava community, women and their Goddess Cauvery through social media. The comments led to many protests in Kodagu, Mysuru and Bengaluru and also several FIRs were registered. The youth was identified as K.P. Divin Devaiah of Palangala village in Virajpet…
Traffic on Madikeri-Mangaluru Road banned; PWD issues notice to construction company Rs. 7.5 crore project turning out to be a costly affair; No threat to Office as of now, says DC Madikeri: Traffic movement on the Madikeri-Mangaluru Highway has been banned as the retaining wall of the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office — located at…
Madikeri/Mysuru: Kodava community members are up in arms against derogatory comments on social media on the community and Goddess Cauvery. Several complaints have been registered in this regard in Bengaluru and Kodagu, urging the Police to take action against the people who spread communal disharmony. An FIR has been registered at the Madikeri Town Police…
Madikeri/Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai began his two-day, four-district tour this morning to assess the flood damage and provide relief measures. He arrived at the Mysore Airport on a special flight this morning and travelled by road to Madikeri via Kushalnagar. Accompanied by Revenue Minister R. Ashoka, Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar and Kodagu District…
[Photos: P.V. Akshay and Kunjiyanda Machaiah (Machu)] It is raining heavily in Kodagu and almost all the waterfalls in the district have come alive with a milky-white flow, accompanied by the gushing sound. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that rains will only intensify in the coming days. Though the rains have wreaked havoc…
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