Madikeri: The demand for a Super Speciality Hospital in Kodagu District seems to get fulfilled with a 450-bed hospital to come up soon at the campus of Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences in Madikeri at a cost of Rs. 100 crore. As per the guidelines of Medical Council of India, a teaching hospital of a…
Customers happily withdraw excess cash but return money after Police intervention By Prasad Sampigekatte Madikeri: What if you get Rs. 500 note when you pressed Rs. 100 in the Automatic Teller Machine? And what if you want to withdraw Rs. 10,000 (in Rs. 100 denomination) and actually get Rs. 50,000 (in Rs. 500 denomination)? You…
Case registered against seven persons including Government doctor couple Madikeri: Madikeri City Police have registered a case against seven persons including a lady doctor of Madikeri District Hospital on charges of selling an infant born to a minor at a private hospital for Rs.1.5 lakh. Based on the complaint lodged by Kodagu District Woman and…
Madikeri: Fifteen students, on an excursion with other students, were injured when the bus in which they were travelling rammed into a roadside tree after the driver lost control of the bus at about 3.20 am yesterday at Anekadu near Kushalnagar. The injured students are from a College in Kollegal. After visiting Madikeri, the students…
Madikeri: The long-neglected historic Madikeri Fort will be restored and conservation works will begin from Dec. 24. This was stated before the Karnataka High Court by a team of officials from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The team submitted an affidavit in this regard on Dec. 17 before a Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay…
Mysuru: The following students of Coorg Institute Pre-University College (CIPUC) in Halligattu, Ponnampet, have swooped 13 prizes and topped Kodagu in the District-level Cultural Meet organised by PU Board at Junior College in Madikeri recently. II PUC: H.R. Minchu – 2nd prize in Monoacting; Shraddha Shastry – 2nd prize in Folk Song; N. Chetna Vivek…
Madikeri: Kodagu district is acclaimed for giving many sports persons to the country. Sports persons like Ashwini Nachappa, A.B. Subbaiah, Len Ayyappa, M.P. Ganesh, Arjun Devaiah have shined at the national and international level. State Government, in an effort to encourage budding sports perons, constructed the General Thimayya Stadium in the town. Unfortunately, the Stadium,…
Driving school owner among three taken into custody Madikeri: With a case of fake registration of a two-wheeler coming to light (reported in SOM on Nov.3), Madikeri Rural Police who began an investigation into the issue, have taken three persons, including the owner of a driving school, into custody for questioning, it is learnt. While…
City-based NR Group organised NR Golf Open Championship 2019 at Mercara Downs Golf Club, here recently. A total of 75 golf enthusiasts participated in the tournament conducted in eight different categories. The tournament was teed-off by I.K. Anil, Captain, Mercara Downs Golf Club. Dwarakanath, National Sales Manager, Cycle Pure Agarbathies presented the trophies to the…
Works to begin from Dec. 12, Govt. informs High Court Shifting of Government Offices from Fort underway Madikeri, Nov. 5 (ACP&BCT)- The State Government has given administrative approval to repair the historic Madikeri Fort at a cost of Rs. 8.20 crore. Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has submitted a proposal to the Government to…
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