Madikeri: One person has been arrested from Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), the designated COVID Hospital of Kodagu District in Madikeri for theft of mobile phones from the Hospital. He was caught along with proof, based on information passed on to the Police by the wife of a COVID victim. The nabbing operation was…
Madikeri: A Doctor at Kodagu District Hospital in Madikeri has been suspended for accepting bribe from a patient for treating COVID. Soon as a video showing Dr. Shivakumar, a Doctor at Kodagu District Hospital accepting bribe from a patient went viral, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Charulatha Somal suspended him on charges of graft. An elderly man…
Bethri Bridge just 1-ft above water; main part of Mapillethodu Bridge caves in Madikeri: Intermittent rains have been lashing Kodagu District since the last three days owing to cyclone Tauktae. While it rained heavily on Saturday showing signs of continued spell for the next three to four days, the intensity petered out last evening and…
Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Charulatha Somal has clarified that people of the district will be allowed to shop for essential commodities only twice a week (Monday and Friday) as per Government guidelines. Pointing out that though the Government while announcing a 14-day Statewide COVID induced lockdown from May 10 to 24 in order to control…
Madikeri: With the district reeling under a surge in COVID positive cases for the past few days, Kodagu District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Mohan Kumar has asked the people to be alert and cautious atleast for the next 15 days. Speaking to presspersons here on Sunday, Dr. Mohan said that Kodagu district has 6.5 lakh…
Kushalnagar: Heavy vehicle (goods vehicles) movement on the Mysuru-Bantwal National Highway (National Highway 275) on the Madikeri-Sullia stretch has been banned after soil caved in on a road linking Jodupala and Second Monnangeri that had witnessed massive landslides in 2018 and 2019. As such, hundreds of goods trucks that have left Mysuru are stranded in…
Madikeri: After a long delay amidst losing hope and living in despair, 2018 flood victims of Kodagu district have finally got houses of their own, built by the State Government. The victims have either completely lost their houses due to floods and landslides or the destruction of houses was to such an extent of beyond…
Madikeri: With a sudden surge in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, those organising marriages and other functions at Kodava Samajas across the district have been asked to strictly follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. In a press release, President of the Federation of Kodava Samajas, Kallichanda Vishnu Cariappa, who is also the President of Kutta Kodava…
Madikeri: Two persons, including a 20-year-old girl, who were part of a six-member group, who had come for a picnic to Mallalli Falls near Somwarpet on Sunday morning, have drowned in the falls. The deceased are Shashikumar (32), son of Ramu, who is working at a private company in Bengaluru. Shashikumar had got married a…
Madikeri: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Kodagu Kendra, in association with Karnataka Lalitha Kala Academy, had organised a three-day art camp in city which concluded on Sunday. The camp provided a platform to both professional and upcoming artists to depict the beautiful city of Kodagu on canvas through watercolour painting. Artists S. Madhusudan (Chamarajanagar), Santosh Mala…
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