Virajpet: ‘Bhoomi Puja’ was performed at Balugodu Hockey Grounds in Virajpet yesterday under the aegis of Federation of Kodava Samajas for the construction of the most-desired stadium at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore. Launching the work, Federation President K. Vishnu Cariappa said that the previous Government had sanctioned Rs. 5 crore for the…
Virajpet: Uddapanda B. Poonacha (74), a resident of Kummethodu near Virajpet and father of actress Harshika Poonacha, passed away yesterday morning. He leaves behind his wife Shambhavi, daughter Harshika and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at his native village Kummethodu yesterday evening.
Madikeri, Sept.3 (PS&DM)- With NDRF and other rescue teams making little headway in the search operation to find the bodies of four remaining persons at Thora village in Virajpet taluk, who are presumably dead, the search operation has been stopped, reportedly with the consent of the families of the missing persons. A total of 10…
Road link to Kerala severed as Highway caves-in; DC bans traffic for three days; Vehicles moving towards Kerala diverted via Gonikoppal, Manandavadi Virajpet/ Madikeri: The dark clouds have finally opened up in Kodagu after a long break and it has been raining heavily since the last three days. Rains, accompanied by landslides, have caused extensive…
Virajpet: Vanchira Vittal Nanaiah and Kullachanda Poonacha have been elected as President and Secretary respectively of Virajpet Kodava Samaja for 2019-2022 at the election held at the Samaja premises here. The two have been elected for the second time. Other elected were Kuimanda Kiran as Vice-President, Allapanda Chinnappa as Death Fund Secretary, Kannambira Chinnappa as…
Virajpet: A herd of five elephants including a calf, which were caught in the slush at a lake in the estate of one Karineravanda Aiyappa at Palangala village near Virajpet, have been rescued by the Forest Department personnel. The herd, which had come to quench its thirst, had got stuck in the slush and was…
Siddapura (Kodagu): District officials visited the tribal settlement at Guddemadu coming under B. Shettigeri Gram Panchayat in Virajpet taluk for the second time on Sunday and persuaded them to vote in the coming LS election. The tribals, said to be deprived of drinking water, are depending on water bodies in the forest for the last…
Virajpet: A rider was killed after he fell into a 20 ft. deep pit dug up on Virajpet-Kerala Highway to construct a bridge. The deceased is Vinod Kumar (29), a resident of Perumbadi near Virajpet, who was working at a private firm in Bengaluru. He leaves behind his wife and a two-year-old son. Vinod had…
Virajpet: In a major seizure ahead of Lok Sabha Polls, Poll Officials this morning seized a goods vehicle (LMV) in which over 250 boxes of country made liquor worth about Rs.28 lakh was reportedly being transported from Maharashtra to Kerala without proper documents. Officials attached to the Flying Squad and the Excise Department were on…
Virajpet: A highly decomposed body of an unidentified woman aged about 21 years was found in a bush at an agriculture field at Arameri village in the taluk here this morning. Virajpet Rural Police, who rushed to the spot, removed the body from the bush. Post-mortem was conducted on the spot in the presence…
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