Somwarpet: Forest Department Officials have arrested two persons who were allegedly transporting wild boar meat after poaching the wild boar in forest. The accused are Ashwath and Nishanth of Thaltare Shettalli. The duo are said to have hunted a wild boar at Hediyala in H.D. Kote taluk and were transporting about 40 kg meat. Acting…
Blame deplorable road conditions to reach booth Somwarpet (Kodagu): Residents of Hanagallu Shetalli, coming under Hanagallu Gram Panchayat, have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha (LS) election with the main road to access the village in a deplorable condition for several decades indicating gross negligence of officials concerned. The villagers at a meeting held on…
His daughter’s wedding was fixed on Oct.29 Somwarpet: A farmer, who had grown coffee and pepper after taking loans and suffered loss due to floods and landslides, committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun at Taltareshettalli village in Kodagu on Monday morning. The deceased is Baggana P. Kushalappa (73). He shot himself on his…
Madikeri: Over 9,000 displaced and homeless people have been sheltered at more than 600 Ganji Kendras (Gruel Centres) established at various parts of Kodagu district, especially in Madikeri and Somwarpet taluks that have witnessed the worst floods in the district so far. The Ganji Kendras have been established in towns, village and hobli-levels and local…
For many women, becoming a widow does not just mean the heartache of losing a husband, but often losing everything else as well. – Cherie Blair Mysuru: This story of a widowed mother will move even the stone-hearted. A woman in Somwarpet, Kodagu district, with two bed-ridden daughters has no means of employment or income…
Somwarpet (Kodagu): In a gruesome incident, a 47-year-old jeep driver was shot dead in front of his house by unidentified miscreants at Iggodlu village in the taluk, early this morning. The victim has been identified as Kalachanda Ranjan Poovaiah, a native of Mukkodlu. Ranjan who used to ferry visitors to Mandalapatti tourist spot in his…
Somwarpet: Three persons were injured in a clash between rowdy-sheeters on Somwarpet Main Road on Sunday. They have been identified as Veekshit of Janata Colony, Ajan and Noushad of Bajegundi village. In his complaint, Veekshit told the Police that Karim Baig, Asim Baig and Sameer from Janata Colony assaulted them with lethal weapons in front…
An incident of a man, whose leg was severed after he came under a moving train at Ashokapuram Railway Station and breathing his last at K.R. Hospital, has been reported in city yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Suresh Kumar (45), a resident of Somwarpet in Kodagu. It is reported that Suresh, who was…
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