Madikeri: With no let up in rains which has continued to lash Kodagu over the past one week, the district administration has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the district for the second day today. Even as the heavy rains continue to create havoc, the district administration is gearing up for Independence…
Overflowing rivers, streams : Villagers going through harrowing time even to perform last rites of dear ones
August 13, 2018Madikeri: While good rain has brought cheers to some, it has added misery to many as continuous rainfall has resulted in the rivers and streams flowing above danger mark and many bridges flooded, which is giving a harrowing time especially to the villagers of First Monnangeri, about six kilometers from Madikeri not only to move…
Girl dies after falling from moving bike
August 3, 2018Madikeri: A 26-year-old girl, who was riding pillion on a bike, was killed after she fell from the moving bike on Abbey Falls Road here yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Bhavya, a resident of Harangi Heruru village in Kushalnagar. The incident: Yesterday, one Naveen Kumar, a resident of Bajjegundi in Somwarpet taluk, had…
Gauri Lankesh Murder case: SIT sleuths camp in Madikeri, trace MLC PA’s antecedents
July 28, 2018Madikeri: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh has intensified the investigation and some members of the SIT are camping in Madikeri, investigating the role of Rajesh Bangera, the PA of Congress MLC Veena Achaiah. Fifty-year-old Rajesh Bangera, who was arrested by SIT from Madikeri recently, was produced…
Driver’s presence of mind saves passengers from getting electrocuted
July 15, 2018Madikeri: The presence of mind of a KSRTC bus driver, who veered the vehicle to his right side, prevented bus passengers and himself from being electrocuted after an electric pole along with a transformer fell just a couple of feet away in the front of the bus this morning. The bus with about 30 passengers…
Monsoon picks up
July 7, 2018Mysuru/ Madikeri: Monsoon has picked up pace in Mysuru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Hassan after a brief lull. Rain has started pounding in these areas since last evening and landslides have been reported at several places. Business in Mysuru was severely affected this morning as most of the two-wheelers stayed off the roads. Intermittent rain…
Two years after Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy’s suicide at Madikeri Lodge: CBI to submit report to SC by month end
July 7, 2018Madikeri: Two years after Dy.SP Madappanda K. Ganapathy was found hanging at a lodge in Madikeri, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to submit its report to the Supreme Court by this month end. Sources told Star of Mysore that the CBI is reaching final stages of its investigation and the report will…
Operation to drive elephants from coffee estate in Madikeri continues
July 4, 2018Madikeri: The operation to drive back elephants from a coffee estate in Madikeri, which began yesterday morning and stalled in the evening due to bad light, resumed this morning. Yesterday morning, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) from Kushalnagar and Madikeri Forest Department personnel numbering about 30, led by Madikeri Range Forest Officer (FRO) Nehru, who…
Four Home Stay agents arrested for arm-twisting tourists
May 19, 2018Kodagu SP warns of strict action if home stay middlemen force guests to opt for particular accommodation Madikeri: Added to the menace of mushrooming home stays (mostly illegal and unauthorised) in Kodagu and the intense competition to attract more and more guests, some home stay middlemen or agents are blackmailing and threatening the guests forcing…
Madikeri Deputy Tahsildar trapped for accepting bribe
May 18, 2018Officer was caught red-handed by Anti-Corruption Bureau while receiving Rs. 5,000 from Cop Madikeri: A Deputy Tahsildar in Kodagu district has been trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for accepting a bribe from a Police Constable yesterday. The officer is Umesh, who was working as a Deputy Tahsildar at the office of Madikeri Assistant Commissioner….
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