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Day-4: Kodava peace march to reach Bethri
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Day-4: Kodava peace march to reach Bethri

February 5, 2025

Historic Kutta-Madikeri community walk to complete 62.8 kms today Virajpet: The fourth day of 82-km ‘Kodavaame Baalo Padayatra,’ a peace march from Kutta to Madikeri, began this morning from Bittangala. The march, advocating for community’s constitutional rights and protection of its unique costumes, customs and traditions, aims to draw the Government’s attention to the challenges…

111 years for Virajpet’s iconic Clock Tower
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111 years for Virajpet’s iconic Clock Tower

February 5, 2025

Virajpet: Virajpet’s historic clock tower, a prominent landmark in Kodagu, turns 111 today (Feb. 5, 2025). Built to commemorate the 1911 Coronation Durbar of King George V, its foundation stone was laid on Feb. 5, 1914, by Sir Hugh Daly, then Chief Commissioner of Kodagu. The Mukkatira family of Devanageri village donated the land and…

KSRTC bus catches fire near Rly. Station
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KSRTC bus catches fire near Rly. Station

December 28, 2024

Mysuru: A KSRTC Bus (KA-09 F-4886) en route Virajpet, caught fire suddenly at Dasappa Circle near the City Railway Station yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred just few minutes after the bus had left for Virajpet from the                                      Sub-Urban Bus Stand. Soon, an alert bus driver stopped the bus to the side of the road and…

Ex-serviceman shoots estate worker dead
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Ex-serviceman shoots estate worker dead

December 28, 2024

Virajpet: In a tragic incident, an Ex-serviceman fatally shot a 23-year-old farm worker in Chambebellur village of Virajpet taluk last evening. The victim, identified as Paniyaravara Ponnu, worked as a worker on a coffee plantation and resided in the plantation’s line house. The incident occurred around 5 pm when Ponnu ventured near a jackfruit tree…

Man shoots wife to death in Kodagu; surrenders to Police
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Man shoots wife to death in Kodagu; surrenders to Police

July 21, 2024

Virajpet: A duel between a couple ended with the man shooting his wife to death and later surrendering at Police Station along with the gun. The incident took place at Betoli village near Virajpet and the deceased is Shilpa (Seethamma), former Taluk Panchayat member. She was 36. The accused is 43-year-old Nayakanda Bopanna, a coffee…

Tusker falls into open septic tank in Kodagu; rescued
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Tusker falls into open septic tank in Kodagu; rescued

July 18, 2024

Kushalnagar: A tusker in search of food wandered into the human habitat of Kolthod-Bygod village near Virajpet and fell into an incomplete open septic tank in the wee hours of today. After several hours of rescue efforts, the pachyderm was successfully freed and driven back into the nearby forest. The incident took place on the…

Coffee planter fires in the air; saves man from tusker attack
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Coffee planter fires in the air; saves man from tusker attack

May 30, 2024

Pollibetta: A farmer heroically saved a man from a wild elephant attack by firing gunshots in the air at Pollibetta in Virajpet Taluk last night. The incident occurred when Chandra, a motorist, was on his way home near the Lourdes Hill Convent School on Siddapura Road and was attacked by the elephant, resulting in serious…

First woman newspaper editor of Kodagu dies at 93
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First woman newspaper editor of Kodagu dies at 93

May 22, 2024

Virajpet: Jayalakshmi Govindarao (93), Founder of ‘Rashtramata’ weekly newspaper and the first woman newspaper editor of Kodagu district, passed away at her residence on Jain Street on Tuesday morning. She leaves behind three sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Jayalakshmi, who started ‘Rashtramatha’ weekly in 1974, was the editor of the…

Four die after voting
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Four die after voting

April 27, 2024

Virajpet: A voter in his mid-fifties died moments after exercising his franchise at B. Shettigeri village in Ponnampet taluk of Kodagu district on Friday. Manohar (55), a resident of B. Shettigeri, is the deceased. Manohar, who came out of Booth No.179 at B. Shettigeri after exercising his franchise at 11.45 am, collapsed after complaining of…

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