Madikeri: The Karnataka Lokayukta has issued notices to the officials of Madikeri Public Works Department’s (PWD) Sub-Division, instructing them to appear for an inquiry pertaining to the construction of the retaining wall of Kodagu DC Office. Notices have been issued to Junior Engineer (JE) K.L. Devaraju, the then Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Shivaram and the…
Madikeri: Even as the renovation works of the famed Igguthappa Temple is underway, the temple’s Devatakka family has alleged that the temple practices and traditions have been threatened in the name of renovation. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Devatakka Paradanda Subramani said that the renovation of temple steps on the eastern side has been…
Bengaluru: A day after the Kodagu District Administration announced enforcement of prohibitory orders (Aug. 24 to 27) in Kodagu district in the wake of Congress party’s call for Madikeri Chalo, in protest against egg pelting at the car of Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah during his visit to Kodagu on Aug. 18, the Congress has called off…
Madikeri: Even as hurling of eggs at the car of Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has snowballed into a huge controversy and the incident hitting national headlines, a high-level probe has begun into the incident. The probe has commenced following a Government Order. Chamarajanagar Additional SP Sundarraj has been appointed to head the…
Madikeri/Mysuru: Protests erupted in several parts of Mysuru, the hometown of Congress Legislature Party leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, where groups flayed the incident of egg-throwing at Siddharamaiah’s convoy in parts of Kodagu yesterday. Siddharamaiah faced stiff resistance from BJP workers during his visit to Kodagu to ascertain the damage in flood-affected areas. As…
Siddharamaiah lashes out at BJP MLAs for lapses; visits flood-affected areas of Kodagu Madikeri: Expressing his dissatisfaction over the non-distribution of relief to hundreds of flood-affected people in Kodagu, Congress Legislature Party leader and former CM Siddharamaiah lashed out at the State Government for lapses that have led to severe trauma of people. Visiting a…
Tourism Secretary seeks DPR for pending works Madikeri: Works on the Kodava Heritage Centre being constructed at Vidyanagar near Madikeri are still pending and Tourism Department Secretary Dr. N.V. Prasad has asked the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. B.C. Satish to submit a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the pending works and the funds needed…
Landslides, tree falls wreak havoc; rivers, rivulets flowing above danger mark Houses crumble and coffee saplings, seeds decay due to excess moisture Madikeri: Relentless rain in the last one week or so has caused extensive damage to roads connecting important commercial towns in Kodagu and normal life has been disrupted for the third consecutive day….
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…
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