Madikeri: Napanda C. Mahesh (46), a native of Taakeri in Somwarpet taluk, who was serving in the Indian Army, passed away following a heart attack at Joshimath in Uttarakhand yesterday. He leaves behind his wife, 10-year-old daughter, six-year-old son and a host of relatives and friends. Mahesh, who was serving in the Indian Army since…
Huge hailstone weighing 25 kg baffles villagers
April 28, 2022Somwarpet (Kodagu): Heavy rains with hailstones accompanied with thunder lashed Somwarpet and surrounding places destroying pepper and coffee plants on Tuesday night. A large hailstone weighing about 25 kg has baffled the residents of Kundalli village and the large hailstone had not melted when it was found the next day morning. The large hailstone was…
Two held for poaching
April 3, 2022Kushalnagar: The Forest Department staff have arrested two persons for hunting a deer at Jenukollu Betta Reserve Forest in Somwarpet Range on Thursday and have recovered deer pelt and meat besides seizing two single barrel guns from them. Those arrested are Kaverappa alias Thammu and M.T. Harish of Hosahalli village in the taluk. Four more…
Man kills teen in Malavalli, found dead in Kodagu
March 13, 2022Somwarpet: A 29-year-old youth, who had allegedly murdered a girl student and had gone missing, was found dead in Kodagu. Police said that he have committed suicide. His decomposed body was found near Mallalli Water Falls on Mar. 1. He has been identified as Shashikumar of Malavalli town. On Mar. 1, a villager of Mallalli…
Household articles gutted due to short circuit: Forum orders CESC to pay Rs. 6 lakh compensation
November 13, 2021Madikeri: In a retribution to CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) for its callousness and casual approach to the grievances of its consumers, the Karnataka Consumers Forum has ordered the State-run Power Company to pay Rs. 6 lakh as compensation to a power consumer in Somwarpet taluk, Kodagu district, who lost his household articles due to…
Youths, tourists clean Kotebetta
August 27, 2021Somwarpet: Members of Somwarpet Young Indian Farmers Association and tourists conducted Shramadhan by cleaning the trash left behind by tourists at Kotebetta near Garwale in Kodagu. With rare purple flowers blooming on the hill, a lot of tourists are visiting the hill to view its beauty in recent days. The tourists, who arrive at the…
Government doctor killed in road accident
August 3, 2021Somwarpet: A Government Hospital doctor was killed while his wife, son and sister sustained injuries, when the car in which they were travelling hit a roadside tree near Chilkunda village in Hunsur taluk yesterday afternoon. The deceased is Dr. Ravindran (59), Medical Officer at Somwarpet Government Hospital in Kodagu and a resident of J.P. Nagar…
Elephant dies after coming in contact with solar fence
July 19, 2021Somwarpet: An elephant, aged about eight years, has died after coming in contact with a solar fence at Areyurunegalle village in Nerugalale Gram Panchayat limits on Saturday night. The carcass of the elephant was found with its trunk stuck to the fence at the agricultural land of Poovaiah. One Negalle Avinash, who had grown ginger…
‘Swinging game’ kills girl, her brother in Somwarpet
July 1, 2021Somwarpet: What appeared to be a swinging game with a saree tied to the ceiling bar turned tragic for a family that has lost two little ones yesterday. They were found dead with their throats entangled into a saree inside their house. The incident was reported yesterday at Unjinalli village near Somwarpet and the victims…
Two drown at Mallalli Falls
April 19, 2021Madikeri: Two persons, including a 20-year-old girl, who were part of a six-member group, who had come for a picnic to Mallalli Falls near Somwarpet on Sunday morning, have drowned in the falls. The deceased are Shashikumar (32), son of Ramu, who is working at a private company in Bengaluru. Shashikumar had got married a…
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