Madikeri: The polling booth staff and other voters at polling booth 131 located at Kandanakolli School were surprised to see a woman gorgeously dressed in a bridal attire entering the booth to vote along with her mother yesterday. The woman was Smitha of Kandanakolli village whose marriage was arranged with Praveen of Moovathoklu village at…
Echo of Writ Petition in High Court over gun license exemption to Kodavas: Kodava Samajas gear up for legal battle
May 8, 2018Madikeri: The Writ Petition questioning the exemption to Kodavas and Jamma land holders in Kodagu district from obtaining a license to possess firearms under Section 3 and 4 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959, that was filed before the Karnataka High Court has gained attention in Kodagu and representatives of Kodava Samajas are preparing for…
Sr. Advocate H.S. Chandramouli misses B-Form
April 23, 2018Madikeri: A week after it released the list of party candidates for 218 Assembly seats, the Congress on Sunday changed the candidature of its Madikeri nominee. The party replaced senior advocate H.S. Chandramouli with K.P. Chandrakala following objections against him for being part of the legal team of PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi. Chandrakala, a…
Appachu Ranjan files nomination from Madikeri
April 21, 2018Madikeri:- Madikeri Assembly segment BJP candidate Mandepanda Appachu Ranjan filed his nomination for the seat yesterday. Appachu Ranjan, a former Minister, accompanied by hundreds of supporters, performed special puja at the town’s famous Chowdeshwari Temple at 10.30 am, before marching in a grand procession to the District Administration office where he presented his nomination papers…
Madikeri Congress candidate’s ticket put on hold
April 20, 2018Madikeri: After the Congress released its first list of 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election, the party has put its contentious pick for the Madikeri seat on hold. The lawyer for absconding businessman Mehul Choksi, H.S. Chandramouli, had originally been given a ticket by the party to contest the election from Madikeri. Sources…
Brijesh Kalappa questions why he was denied ticket
April 17, 2018Mysuru: Congress leader and senior advocate Brijesh Kalappa took to social media to express his disappointment at being looked over for a ticket from Madikeri. Kalappa, also a Supreme Court advocate and who had recently been appointed as the media coordinator for Congress in Karnataka, wrote a dramatic post on Facebook, alleging that this was…
Heavy rain lashes Madikeri
April 13, 2018Madikeri: After a long gap, rain, accompanied by strong wind, lashed Madikeri and surrounding areas yesterday evening. Due to the rain and wind, a huge tree along Madikeri-Somwarpet Road was uprooted and fell on the road, which disrupted vehicular movement for over two hours. The strong wind also brought down a few electric poles, disrupting…
DCs, SPs of border districts hold meeting in Madikeri
April 13, 2018Madikeri: In view of the State Assembly polls, a meeting of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) of border districts of Karnataka and Kerala met at the Kodagu DC’s office here on Wednesday, to chalk out plans for the May 12 elections. The meeting was chaired by Kodagu DC P. I. Srividya. Speaking…
Forest Dept. given permission to capture 4 elephants in Kodagu
March 20, 2018Madikeri: The State Government has given permission to capture four elephants for creating havoc by killing human beings and destroying crops. DFO Manjunath said that the operation to capture the four elephants will be taken up soon. Speaking to SOM, the DFO said that directions have been given to capture two rogue elephants each in…
Mysterious death of Mysuru woman in Madikeri
March 11, 2018Madikeri: Mystery shrouds the death of a woman from Mysuru, who was living with her paramour in Madikeri and was found hanging under mysterious circumstances at the house in Madikeri. The deceased woman has been identified as Geetha (32), a native of Kuvempunagar in Mysuru, while her paramour, identified as Gopal of H.D. Kote, who…
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