After firing at teacher, killer shoots himself to death Madikeri: A high school Science teacher was shot dead while she was waiting for her school bus at Balele village in South Kodagu this morning. After committing the crime, the shooter shot himself in the neck and died. The incident occurred at 8 am today and…
Madikeri: Here is a heart-rending case, where a woman, wife of a gallant jawan, is waiting for the return of her husband, who has gone missing for nearly two decades. This is the tragic story of Parvathi, a native of Ammathi in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district. Pudiyokkada Uthaiah, also of Ammathi, joined the Indian…
Madikeri: A Jawan from Kodagu is undergoing treatment at the Army Hospital in Chandigarh after he sustained bullet injuries in an anti-terror operation in Jammu & Kashmir on May 29. H.N. Mahesh, a native of Ponnampet in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district, who is serving in the 44th Rashtriya Rifles Regiment is the injured. Mahesh,…
Madikeri: Kodagu District in-charge Minister S.R. Mahesh has directed the district administration to publish the list of houses meant for distribution among flood victims in all Gram Panchayats within two days. Presiding over a flood relief meeting here on Friday, Mahesh instructed the officials to prepare a list of victims who lost their houses completely…
Madikeri: The Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Makkandur Gram Panchayat in Kodagu has withdrawn the directive issued to the Home Stays against accepting bookings from tourists as a safety measure ahead of the monsoon. Over 21 Home Stays and one Resort in Makkandur were served with notices by Makkandur Panchayat not to operate their guest…
Pet dog refuses to leave spot; forcibly taken away Kushalnagar: A retired Revenue Assistant Commissioner died on-the-spot after a truck collided against his car on Hassan-Kushalnagar State Highway near Thorenuru village yesterday morning. The deceased is 65-year-old Dr. K.A. Appaiah. His wife Meenakshi, who suffered serious injuries, has been shifted to a hospital in Mysuru….
Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration is geared up to face rain fury. As a preparation to tackle floods and landslides during monsoon, the District Administration, assisted by Paramilitary forces including the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), conducted a mock exercise at vulnerable sites on Wednesday. Teams from NDRF, Karnataka Civil Defence Quick Response Team, State…
Madikeri: A child artist, whose painting was appreciated by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a flood relief centre in Madikeri last year, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his house in Hebbatageri near Madikeri yesterday. The identity of the boy has not been revealed as the Madikeri unit of Juvenile Justice Board has advised…
Madikeri: Even as the State is reeling under a long spell of drought, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy who is taking rest along with his family at ‘The Ibnii’ resort on the outskirts of Madikeri on Madikeri-Mysuru road chose not to come out of the resort on the second day of his stay on Saturday. Kumaraswamy…
Madikeri: A couple saved life from an angry elephant when the wild tusker attacked a car and tried to crush it on the fringes of Nagarahole National Park. This spine-chilling incident happened at Kutta in South Kodagu when a wild elephant suddenly came out from a coffee estate and charged at the car and tried…
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