Siddapura (Kodagu): With tourists flocking the Hilly Kodagu district, popularly known as Kashmir of Karnataka, almost all roads leading to various tourist spots in the district are witnessing huge traffic jams these days, especially during weekends. The popular tourist spots in the district include Nisargadhama near Kushalnagar, Harangi Dam near Kushalnagar, Dubare Elephant Camp, Abbey…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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