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Environmentalist Dr. A.K. Malhotra passes away in Kodagu
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Environmentalist Dr. A.K. Malhotra passes away in Kodagu

November 23, 2021

Madikeri: Environmentalist and green crusader Dr. A.K. Malhotra (79), a resident of Teralu village at Birunani in South Kodagu, passed away yesterday. Dr. Malhotra and his wife Pamela Malhotra had bought 55-acres of land in the Western Ghats in Kodagu district, with the intention of reforesting the land that had fallen into various states of…

MP seeks funds for road development
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MP seeks funds for road development

November 14, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed to PWD Minister C.C.Patil to develop Hunsur-Virajpet-Talacauvery (State Highway 90) and Madikeri-Kutta roads on a Public-Private-Partnership model. In a memorandum submitted to the Minister who visited Mysuru yesterday for an inspection of damaged Chamundi Hill road, Pratap Simha said that the development of roads can be taken up…

Two Kodagu chit fund staff arrested for cheating company, customers
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Two Kodagu chit fund staff arrested for cheating company, customers

November 3, 2021

Madikeri: Two employees of a private chit fund company have been arrested for allegedly cheating the company and customers to the tune of more than Rs. 35 lakh. The arrested employees are 42-year-old K.T. Vinod, a resident of Manandawadi in Kerala, who was working as the Branch Manager and 28-year-old Jayaprasad, a resident of Periyapatna…

Sisters commit suicide for not allowing them to visit grandmother
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Sisters commit suicide for not allowing them to visit grandmother

November 2, 2021

Madikeri: A 20-year-old girl and her 18-year-old sister reportedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake near their house after they were not allowed to visit their grandmother. The incident took place at B. Shettigeri in South Kodagu on Sunday morning. The deceased sisters are Nikhita Damayanti and Harshitha Bhavana, daughters of Namera Udaya Uttappa…

Kodagu origin Maoist leader surrenders in Kerala
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Kodagu origin Maoist leader surrenders in Kerala

October 29, 2021

Madikeri: A Naxal movement leader, who has his roots in Kodagu, has surrendered before the Kerala Police in Wayanad. He is 37-year-old Lijesh, alias Ramu alias Raman Lijesh, a senior leader of the proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoist). He lived at Perumbadi-Arji village near Virajpet and was an agriculturist before he took up arms….

Mumbai professional dies in Kodagu home stay
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Mumbai professional dies in Kodagu home stay

October 25, 2021

Death due to suspected leak from gas geyser; An unauthorised home stay, says Association  Madikeri: A Mumbai-based professional died of a suspected gas leak from a gas geyser at a home stay in Madikeri late last night. She had ventured into a small bathroom of the accommodation facility that had only minimum ventilation, the Police…

Takes charge as Kodagu DC
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Takes charge as Kodagu DC

October 19, 2021

Madikeri: IAS Officer Dr. B.C. Satish took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu district here on Monday. Kodagu Additional DC Raju Mogaveera, Assistant Commissioner Eshwarkumar Khandu, Tahsildars P.S. Mahesh and Prakash and other officials were present on the occasion. Dr. Satish, who was serving as Raichur DC, was recently posted as Kodagu DC…

Theerthodbhava occurs at Talacauvery amidst curbs
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Theerthodbhava occurs at Talacauvery amidst curbs

October 17, 2021

Madikeri: The annual Holy Cauvery Theerthodbhava took place at Talacauvery, the birth place of River Cauvery in Madikeri taluk of Kodagu district at 1.11pm today in the auspicious Makara Lagna of Tula Sankramana. Mist had covered the entire place and though it was cloudy, it did not rain.  The holy event took place exactly at…

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