Madikeri: The Madikeri Forest Mobile Squad of CID Police have arrested three persons while they were trying to sell two elephant tusks and have seized the tusks from them. Those arrested are Ujjair Ahmed, Nayazuddin Khan and M.A. Ashraf. On Apr. 1, the CID Police, acting on a tip off that three persons were trying…
Kodava Heritage Centre to be ready by July-end
March 30, 2022Says Kannada and Culture Minister Sunil Kumar in Legislative Council Madikeri: The Kodava Heritage Centre that is being constructed at Vidyanagar near Madikeri will be completed by the end of this July. This was stated by the Kannada and Culture Minister Sunil Kumar in the Legislative Council on behalf of Tourism Minister Anand Singh. Sunil…
Plea to drop Hassan-Kerala Highway via Kodagu
March 17, 2022Madikeri: In an appeal to the people to resist highways and rail lines passing through Kodagu that will ultimately result in drying up of River Cauvery, former President of Coorg Wildlife Society Col. (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna said that people must support environmentalists who are fighting for the cause of Kodagu district and for the larger…
Kodagu soldier martyred in Srinagar
February 24, 2022Madikeri: A soldier from Kodagu, who was on duty at Srinagar, was martyred after he was caught in a blizzard (a very bad storm with strong winds and a lot of snow) in the early hours on Wednesday. The deceased soldier is Havaldar Altaf Ahmed (37), son of late Ummar and Ashiya couple, native of…
Shocked over wife committing suicide, man ends life
February 22, 2022Madikeri: A Forest Guard, shocked over his wife committing suicide by hanging herself, followed her by ending his life moments later. The incident took place at Birunani in South Kodagu on Sunday. The deceased are Shilpa (22) and her husband Yuvaraj (25). A native of Shivamogga, Yuvaraj had married Shilpa 10 months ago. He was…
Forest officials solve tiger poaching case in Kodagu
February 20, 2022Six persons including Gram Panchayat member arrested Guns, snares, scooter, car seized; Tiger claws, skull, bones, whiskers, trapping camera recovered Madikeri: The Forest Department Officials have solved a tiger poaching case and have arrested six persons including a Gram Panchayat (GP) member besides seizing guns, vehicles and recovering parts of the tiger from them. Those…
Three arrested for house burglary
February 10, 2022Madikeri: Gonikoppa Police have arrested three persons on charges of committing house burglary at the house of one K.S. Machaiah at Athur village in Gonikoppa Police limits and have recovered gold ornaments including three gold coins and one gold chain weighing 16 grams, 30 grams silver articles including six silver coins and Rs. 1,600 cash,…
Kodava movie ‘Bheerya’ title card released
February 9, 2022Madikeri: In a new trend to the release of movies, the title card of Kodava movie ‘Bheerya’ was released after the shooting, casting and editing works have been completed. The movie is ready to be released on the silver screen. Makers of this particular movie had initially decided to keep the shooting and other works…
Tiger spotted inside coffee estate
January 29, 2022Madikeri: A tiger has been spotted wandering inside a coffee estate in Maldare Gram Panchayat limits in broad daylight. The tiger was sighted inside Margolli Coffee Estate which has created a sense of fear among the villagers. Following the sighting of the huge tiger recently, workers have stopped coming to work and picking of coffee…
Blackmail call to Virajpet MLA K.G. Bopaiah: Rowdy sheeter Koratagere Anand arrested at Bengaluru Railway Station
January 14, 2022Madikeri: Siddapur Police have arrested a rowdy sheeter identified as 32-year-old Anand of Koratagere in Tumkur, who had made a blackmail call to Virajpet MLA K.G. Bopaiah and demanded Rs. 1 crore ransom. The accused was arrested at Bengaluru Railway Station. The accused who called Bopaiah (who is also a former Assembly Speaker) over his…
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