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…
15 students on excursion injured as bus rams into roadside tree
December 30, 2019Madikeri: 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…
Restoration of Madikeri Fort to begin from Dec. 24
December 19, 2019Madikeri: 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…
Prizes galore in District-level Cultural Meet and Sports
November 28, 2019Mysuru: 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 Stadium, a bane for sports persons
November 17, 2019Madikeri: 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,…
Fake vehicle registration case in Kodagu
November 9, 2019Driving 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…
Golf Open Championship held in Madikeri
November 6, 2019City-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…
Rs. 8.20 crore approved to restore historic Madikeri Fort
November 5, 2019Works 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…
River Rafting in Kodagu District 60 rafts to be given licence
November 4, 2019Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy, who chaired the White Water River Rafting review meeting at her office on Nov.1, has decided to issue licences to 60 raft operators in the district next season. The meeting also decided to continue those who were issued licences this year based on the recommendations of a…
Close shave for passengers as bus veers into 50 ft. gorge
November 3, 2019Madikeri: About 10 passengers, travelling in a KSRTC bus, had a miraculous escape, when the bus veered into a 50 ft. gorge at a coffee estate after hitting a Chevrolet Tavera vehicle following brake failure. The incident took place at Sandalkad in the outskirts of Madikeri. If the driver of the bus had not used…
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