Virajpet: Karnataka cricketer and Bigg Boss Kannada Season-3 contestant Neravanda Chetticha Aiyappa, aka N.C. Aiyappa, got hitched to actress Anusha (Anu) Poovamma yesterday. The couple had a typical ‘Kodava’ wedding at Kodava Samaja in the town. Anusha Poovamma is a well- known actress, who has acted in some Kannada movies. She is currently seen playing…
He is an alumnus of St. Philomena’s College in Mysuru and University of Mysore Virajpet: Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Rosario Menezes SMM, the third Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Fr. Rosario is an Indian Montfort missionary who had been serving the Church in PNG since May 2000. He was born at…
A snake is intensely sensing the world around it through its forked tongue, looking for its prey. This photograph of Sri Lankan Cat Snake or Ceylon Cat Snake was clicked at the forest near Bittangala near Virajpet in Kodagu by Dr. C. Bishan Monnappa, an Orthopaedic Surgeon. This snake (scientific name Boiga Ceylonensis) is nocturnal…
Virajpet: A tiger, which is on a prowl and cattle killing spree in South Kodagu district, killed one more cow in a coffee estate near Maldare in Virajpet taluk on Friday night. The tiger has killed more than 35 cattle in three months and the tiger killing the cow was captured by the CCTV cameras…
Thanks to heavy rain in Virajpet Taluk of Kodagu district, the Lakshmanatheertha River has filled up with water. Heavy rain in Kutta, Brahmagiri ranges, Nagarahole National Park, Balele and Nittoor in Kodagu has increased the water flow. The Hanagodu Dam is about 14 kms from Hunsur. Lakshmanatheertha River is a tributary of River Cauvery and…
Virajpet: Former Assembly Speaker and sitting MLA K.G. Bopaiah filed nomination as the BJP candidate from Virajpet Assembly segment yesterday. Bopaiah was accompanied by fellow BJP candidate from Madikeri Appachu Ranjan and other party leaders. Tuesday, the last day of filing nomination papers, also saw the filing of nomination of five other candidates who included…
Madikeri: The State Government has given permission to capture four elephants for creating havoc by killing human beings and destroying crops. DFO Manjunath said that the operation to capture the four elephants will be taken up soon. Speaking to SOM, the DFO said that directions have been given to capture two rogue elephants each in…
Virajpet: International Badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa yesterday got married to businessman and model Karan Medappa at a ceremony in Coorg. The marriage was commemorated as per the rituals of Kodava tradition. In the morning, ‘Eka Muhurtha’ was held at Kodava Samja, Ammathi, Virajapet taluk and later in the evening ‘Dampathi Muhartha’ was held. Ponnappa was…
Mysuru: The 22nd Annual Conference of Karnataka Urology Association (KUACON- 2017) will be hosted by MYSOGUS (Mysore Society of Genitourinary Surgeons) from Nov.3 to 5 at Club Mahindra Resort, Virajpet, Coorg. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar will inaugurate the Conference. A souvenir will be released by M.L. Varchuswee S.S. Urs, Matthadhipathi, Manteswamy Mutt, Adihonnanayakanahalli, Malavalli and…
Virajpet: The BJP staged a demonstration in the town on Saturday demanding the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George, who has been named as the first accused in the FIR registered by the CBI in connection with the suicide case of Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy. The BJP activists, who gathered at the town’s Clock Tower,…
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