Taluk begins official functioning Ponnampet: The new Ponnampet Taluk that has been carved out of Virajpet Taluk officially began functioning from yesterday with the new Tahsildar Kusuma taking charge. A puja was performed at the Tahsildar’s office at Ponnampet that was attended by many senior citizens and stakeholders. They honoured the new Tahsildar and wished…
Ponnampet: Over a year after the announcement of the formation of Ponnampet taluk in Kodagu district, the State Government in a notification issued on July 3, has officially notified Ponnampet as a new taluk under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. The previous JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government, headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, had announced formation of Ponnampet taluk…
Ponnampet: The elusive tiger that is terrorising some of the villages in South Kodagu was spotted inside a coffee estate near Balele last evening. The feline was sighted near the estate of Podamada Ashok Chengappa at Rajapura village. The photographs and the video of the fully-grown big cat has gone viral. The video shows two…
Gonikoppa: A year after the previous JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government, headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, announced the formation of 12 new taluks in the State, including Ponnampet and Kushalnagar in Kodagu district, the Ponnampet Taluk Action Committee and the Citizens Committee have jointly decided to bring Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa for the official launch of Ponnampet taluk…
Mysuru: 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…
Three arrested; event attracted 121 people from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Chandigarh Ponnampet: Over nine months after the Kodagu District Police busted a rave party at a Home Stay at Nelaji village near Napoklu and arrested five persons, the District Police raided another rave party organised at Nalloor village in South Kodagu on Nov.2. This…
Ponnampet: Even though the Iruppu Falls in Kurchi viiage, South Kodagu, is in splendour, the tourists are deprived of visiting the place as the road leading to the waterfalls has caved in owing to landslides in two different places on the stretch. Tourists may not be able to witness the Falls for the next two…
HDK visiting Kodagu on Feb. 28 to distribute houses for Diddalli tribal communities Bengaluru: Kodagu is all set to get two more taluks as the State Government has decided to accord Taluk status to Kushalnagar and Ponnampet. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) is expected to make an official announcement in this regard when he will…
By Addanda C. Cariappa This is the story of Kodagu and its original inhabitants in Kodagu who are facing the threat of losing their unique identity. The story also explains the actions of the powerful people who are the cause for it. Outwardly, Kodagu appears to be a beautiful, splendid place full of natural richness….
Ponnampet (Kodagu): With Chief Minister Siddharamaiah scheduled to visit Kodagu tomorrow (Jan.9), Ponnampet town in South Kodagu observed a voluntary bandh this morning to demand Taluk status for it. The bandh call was given by various associations and organisations supporting Taluk status for Ponnampet and accordingly, all shops, commercial and business establishments in four Hobli…
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