Madikeri: 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…
Joy for some; sorrow for others Major coffee crop damage, says GSI Scientist Madikeri/Somwarpet: Parts of North Kodagu were swathed in a white carpet yesterday with ice left behind after a hailstorm. Heavy rains and hailstorms lashed villages of Nidtha, Ankanahalli, Mullooru, Dundalli, Doddalli and Gudugalale near Shanivarsanthe of Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu district yesterday,…
They say it threatened their livelihood Somwarpet: A resolution towards the rejection of Dr. K. Kasturirangan Report on the Ecologically Sensitive Areas was accepted at a public meeting organised for the villagers of Kumaralli and Kothnalli in Somwarpet Taluk on Saturday. The meeting was convened by Kumaralli Villagers Association at Heggademane Shanthamallikarjunaswamy Temple where elected…
Chamarajanagar: A rider and his pillion were killed on the spot, when a tipper hit their bike from behind and ran over them near Siddartha Theatre on Sathy Road here yesterday afternoon. The deceased are Manikanta (24), son of late Doddashetty of Byadamodlu village and his friend Nataraju (24), son of Sakashetty of Honganur village…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka Cabinet has accorded administrative approval to release Rs. 130 crore to remove silt from Harangi Dam at Somwarpet Taluk in Kodagu District. Harangi is the main Cauvery water supply reservoir from the catchment areas to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya, the lifeline of South Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Cabinet…
Four doctors of a Private Hospital in Madikeri test COVID-19 positive; total 26 cases 12 areas in Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet Taluks sealed down for 28 days Madikeri: In view of the rising COVID-19 positive cases in Kodagu, all Hotels, Lodges and Home Stays will be closed for 21 days in the district from today….
Gold and silver worth Rs. 3.64 lakh recovered Somwarpet: The Police have arrested three coffee estate labourers on charges of looting two houses on a single day and making away with gold ornaments and silver articles on Nov. 11, 2019. The accused had burgled two houses belonging to Kaumbaiah and Ponnappa at Biligeri village in…
Madikeri: Somwarpet Police have arrested a woman and her paramour for sending cyanide-laced ‘holy water’ (Theertha) through parcel to the her husband T.J. Suresh in the name of a temple in Kerala resulting in the death of Suresh. The arrested are 32-year-old Radha, wife of the deceased and a resident of Thanniruhalla and her paramour…
Somwarpet: A former CRPF woman Jawan ended her life by consuming poison at her residence in Kooti village of the taluk. Devaki (46), wife of Chandrashekar, also a CRPF Jawan serving at Chhattisgarh, is the deceased. Devaki is said to have consumed poison at her Kooti village residence on Friday night, following which her husband…
Madikeri: Somwarpet Police have yesterday arrested one person in connection with the double murder in Somwarpet which took place on Tuesday. 45-year-old Kavitha, a widow, and her daughter identified as 17-year-old Jagashri were found dead at their farm in Doddamalthe village on Tuesday. The arrested person has been identified as Dileep, who owns a property…
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