Madikeri: Three journalists have been selected for the Annual Awards given by the Kodagu Press Club. A.N. Vasu’s report titled ‘Yejentara Mosakke Baliyagi Videshadalli Silukida Mahile’ published in Shakthi Daily has been selected for Best Effective Report Award, instituted in memory of senior journalist K.B. Mahantesh. P.V. Akshay’s (AG) report in Star of Mysore (SOM)…
Rains active in Kodagu; KRS Dam level rising steadily
May 22, 2024Madikeri: In Kodagu district, an average rainfall of 32.24 mm was recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday. On the same day last year, the rainfall was 0.67 mm. The total rainfall from January to date is 230.48 mm, compared to 123.56 mm during the same period last year. Consequent…
Indian Gaur hunted in Kodagu forest; 570 kgs of meat seized
May 21, 2024Forest sleuths chase vehicle for 25 km; One arrested while another accused flees Madikeri: In a shocking case of wildlife crime, an Indian Gaur was hunted from its habitat in Kodagu district. 570 kg of its meat was seized by Forest Department officials and sleuths have arrested 42-year-old Haris, a resident of Yemmemadu village near…
Home Minister calls on Mittoo Chengappa
May 18, 2024Madikeri: Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar called on senior Congress leader Mittoo Chengappa at his residence in Kushalnagar on Thursday, 16th May 2024. Earlier, Dr. Parameshwar had gone to Kumbaragadige village near Mutlu in Somwarpet, Kodagu district, where he met the family of U.S. Meena, a minor girl who was recently beheaded by a man….
Home Minister calls on family of beheaded girl in Kodagu
May 17, 2024Compensation will be paid to deceased Meena’s parents after poll code ends Madikeri: Days after U.S. Meena, a 16-year-old minor girl, who was brutally beheaded by a man at Mutlu village in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar visited the residence of the victim yesterday and consoled her parents. Meena, an…
Man beheads girl on her SSLC results day in Kodagu
May 10, 2024Victim had passed SSLC exam despite many adversities Madikeri: In a horrifying incident, a 16-year-old girl, who had passed her SSLC exam, the results of which were declared yesterday, was murdered and her severed head was taken away by the killer in Mutlu village in Somwarpet Taluk of Kodagu district late last night. The victim,…
Tree surveys on private lands in Kodagu irk coffee growers
May 7, 2024Madikeri: Tree surveys on private lands and coffee plantations in Kodagu District, initiated by the Forest Department following the directives from higher authorities, have faced opposition from farmers and coffee growers in the region. Recently, Forest Department officials visited certain coffee plantations in Valnoor and Tyagathur villages, informing villagers that they were there to conduct…
Changing Constitution is the sole agenda of BJP, RSS: CM
April 15, 2024Madikeri: Lashing out at the BJP for its divisive policies, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that changing the Constitution is the sole agenda of the BJP and RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh). Addressing ‘Janadhwani-2’ poll rally at Madikeri on behalf of Mysuru-Kodagu Congress candidate M. Lakshmana at Gandhi Maidan here on Sunday, Siddaramaiah said that a former…
Man meets watery grave
April 12, 2024Madikeri: A man, who had gone for a swim in Kuppooto River at Kolakeri village in Napoklu Gram Panchayat limits yesterday, met his watery grave. The deceased has been identified as Devaiah (38), a resident of Vaatekadu in Kakkabe Kungila village. Devaiah, along with his brother had gone for estate work. As it was hot,…
Congress guaranteed huge debts; Karnataka model a failure: BJP
April 10, 2024Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan appeals to voters to elect Yaduveer Wadiyar to teach Congress a lesson Madikeri: BJP MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, launched a blistering attack on the Congress Government, asserting that their much-hyped ‘Karnataka model’ has failed and they have failed to deliver on their promises…
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