Madikeri: A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is set to arrive in Kodagu in the first week of June, said Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. B.C. Satish during a press briefing in Madikeri. “Till now, the NDRF team was accommodated at Maithri, Police Community Bhavan in Madikeri. This year, they will be…
Gem-studded ivory bracelets seized
May 25, 2023Madikeri: Two exquisite gem-studded bracelets made of elephant tusks were seized in Madikeri yesterday by the CID Forest Unit Police and one person has been arrested. The accused was trying to sell the jewellery in the town. Based on definite information, the CID sleuths raided a bus shelter near Sudarshan Circle on the Madikeri-Siddapur Road…
Elephant attacks coffee estate workers at Pollibetta
May 17, 2023One seriously injured admitted at Mysuru hospital Madikeri: A wild elephant attacked a group of workers at Maskal Coffee Estate at Pollibetta, leaving one person seriously injured. The seriously injured person has been identified as Bobby (58), a resident of Pollibetta. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Mysuru, where he is said…
Lotus wilts in Kodagu
May 13, 202320-year BJP run ends as Congress wins both seats Madikeri: The hilly Kodagu district, which has two Assembly Constituencies — Madikeri and Virajpet — that has been a bastion of the BJP for the last two decades with Hindutva being an important plank, has been wrested by Congress. Congress candidate Ajjikuttira S. Ponnanna (Virajpet) and…
Madikeri’s Field Marshal Cariappa College upgraded
April 30, 2023Madikeri: The renowned Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa College in Madikeri has been upgraded to a regional centre of the newly formed Kodagu University, according to the University’s Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ashok Sangappa Alur. Speaking at a programme in the college premises on Friday, Dr. Ashok Sangappa stated that the college would be celebrating its Platinum Jubilee…
Amit Shah holds Road Show in Madikeri
April 29, 2023Home Minister Amit Shah held a road show in Madikeri, Kodagu, this morning. Over 8,000 people were part of the show where the crowd moved along the open vehicle that carried the Home Minister. The one-kilometre road show began at Chowdeshwari Temple Circle and ended at Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devaiah Circle in the town.
Kodagu VHP President escapes attack on life
April 14, 2023Madikeri: Some unknown assailants fired gunshots on the car in which advocate and Kodagu District President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) P. Krishnamurthy was travelling at around 11.30 pm on Wednesday. Krishnamurthy’s car was attacked near Abbyala on the Chettalli-Madikeri Road when he was returning to his residence at Madikeri. The bullet only hit the…
Kodava Family Cup Hockey Festival-2023: Kuppanda team trounces 3-time champion Kulletira
April 10, 2023Kundyolanda family to host 24th edition hockey tournament next year Madikeri: The grand 23rd edition of Appachettolanda Kodava Hockey Festival came to a close last evening with the Kuppanda team emerging victorious. Earlier champions Kulletira team had to be satisfied with the runner’s up place. The Nellamakkada team stood third and the Palanganda team came…
NCC Officer slips to death at house
March 27, 2023Madikeri: A woman, who had sustained head injuries after she accidentally slipped and fell in her mother’s house, has succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in Mysuru. The incident took place at Kadangada Mururu village in Virajpet taluk and the deceased is Dr. Capt. Balyanda Beena (Sannuvanda-Devanageri), an NCC Officer at Cauvery College in…
Kodagu set for Family Hockey Festival
March 17, 2023Madikeri/Kushalnagar: In the sports season of 2023 while many associations and organisations are organising events like cricket, football, volleyball or kabaddi, the families of Kodagu are gearing up for the 23rd Edition of Kodava Family Hockey Festival that will be held from Mar. 18 to Apr. 9 and this time, the Appachattolanda family is hosting…
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