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Two wild elephants die in Kodagu
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Two wild elephants die in Kodagu

June 24, 2024

While one elephant drowns in lake near Ammathi, another elephant was electrocuted near Gonikoppa Siddapura/ Gonikoppa: In separate cases, two wild elephants have died in Kodagu. While one elephant was drowned in the lake near Ammathi, another wild elephant was electrocuted at Aravathoklu village  near Gonikoppa. In the first case, a wild elephant was found…

Bygone era gold treasure unearthed in Kodagu
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Bygone era gold treasure unearthed in Kodagu

November 13, 2023

Siddapura: In a stunning discovery, a trove of ancient gold, silver jewellery, and metal artefacts has been unearthed at Anandapura village on the main road of Siddapura in Kodagu district. The remarkable find is located at the ancient Ishwara Temple, nestled within the Tata Coffee Estate in Anandapura village, falling under the Ammathi Gram Panchayat…

Youth drowns in River Cauvery
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Youth drowns in River Cauvery

April 24, 2023

He was attending last rites of his friend’s mother Siddapura (Kodagu): A youth, who took part in the last rites of his friend’s mother and went to take bath in River Cauvery was drowned. The incident took place at Guhya village and the deceased has been identified as Rajendra (33), a resident of Pallakkere. One…

Another Safari Centre on Mysuru-Kodagu border
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Another Safari Centre on Mysuru-Kodagu border

September 6, 2022

Works underway at Virajpet taluk Siddapura: In a bid to develop tourism, the Forest Department is establishing a Safari Centre on Kodagu-Mysuru border and the works have commenced at Virajpet taluk. As of now, there are Safari centres in Bandipur and Nagarahole Reserve Forests and now the Forest Department is opening another Safari Centre between…

Rogue elephant captured near Siddapura
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Rogue elephant captured near Siddapura

June 6, 2022

Siddapura: An elephant, which used to stay put inside coffee estates and create havoc by destroying crops and causing panic among residents and estate workers, has been finally captured by Forest Department personnel with the help of tamed elephants after a 48-hour operation near Siddapura. Tamed elephants Abhimanyu and Arjuna from Mathigodu Elephant Camp, Ajay,…

Chilli-pepper sauce leaks from truck; six students ill
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Chilli-pepper sauce leaks from truck; six students ill

May 24, 2022

Vehicle seized at Makutta gate; Siddapura, Virajpet residents complain of throat irritation Kushalnagar: Six students from a school at Siddapura were admitted to a hospital as they inhaled the gas mixed with fumes of chilli-pepper sauce concentration that leaked from a truck this morning. They complained of nausea, cough, breathlessness and severe throat irritation. The…

Two booked for digging house to find treasure
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Two booked for digging house to find treasure

January 10, 2022

Madikeri: Real estate in expanding cities and towns is of enormous value. More valuable is it when it yields buried treasures. In the quest of one such treasure, a family in Kodagu dug up their own house and getting wind of it, the Police have arrested two persons now. Twenty-three-year-old M.R. Ganesh and 43-year-old B.K….

Tusker falls into pit in Kodagu, trench dug to rescue
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Tusker falls into pit in Kodagu, trench dug to rescue

May 19, 2021

Kushalnagar: A wild elephant which strayed into a village near Siddapura in Kodagu District and fell into an elephant trench was rescued by the Forest Department staff yesterday morning. The elephant was stuck for four hours before a trench-like passage was dug to get it out and save it from the deep pit and to…

Wild elephant kills estate supervisor in Kodagu
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Wild elephant kills estate supervisor in Kodagu

March 26, 2021

Siddapura: An estate worker was killed and another person sustained injuries in a wild elephant attack at Mekoor Village near Pollibetta last Wednesday.  The victim has been identified as K. Sudhakar, an estate supervisor at Bajegolli Kamadhenu Estate in Pollibetta. T.H. Mohammad of Badaga Banangala village has sustained injuries.  On Wednesday noon, Sudhakar and Mohammed…

Officials persuade Guddemadu tribals in Virajpet to vote
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Officials persuade Guddemadu tribals in Virajpet to vote

April 9, 2019

Siddapura (Kodagu): District officials visited the tribal settlement at Guddemadu coming under B. Shettigeri Gram Panchayat in Virajpet taluk for the second time on Sunday and persuaded them to vote in the coming LS election. The tribals, said to be deprived of drinking water, are depending on water bodies in the forest for the last…

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