NDRF team engages in search operation Madikeri: A team of rescuers led by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday recovered the bodies of two villagers who went missing in the Hemavathi River near Neergund village in Shanivarasanthe hobli, close to Kodagu-Hassan district border.Nagaraj and Shivaraj, residents of Neergund village in Kodlipet hobli, went…
Elephants damaged paddy saplings in Pokkulandra Dhanoj’s estate Madikeri: Wild elephant menace continued in villages under Nariyandada gram panchayat limits, with repeated raids reported in coffee and agricultural estates. The animals have damaged saplings and destroyed sprinkler pipelines, besides trampling and feeding on coffee, arecanut, banana and other crops, causing losses to growers.In Nariyandada village,…
The family lives near Madikeri Madikeri: Amid monsoon rains, it is heartbreaking to see that in Yadavare village under the Aiguru gram panchayat limits, where a poor couple and their disabled son have been living in a plastic tent for the past four years.Vijaya and Ponnamma’s house collapsed due to heavy rain and storms in…
Promotional posters for ‘herping’ events in Sirsi and Agumbe surfaced on social media; images were attached to the complaint submitted to PCCF (Wildlife) Shivamogga: Monsoon wildlife tourism in the Western Ghats has taken a “wrong path”, with environmental activists demanding an immediate and total ban on activities such as ‘herping’, ‘night trails’, ‘frog walks’ and…
As the water level in the Cauvery has risen, some wild elephants have moved towards the village forest Madikeri: The forest department officials conducted an operation to drive back wild elephants that were camping in Abhyatmangala, Attimangala and Katibane coffee plantations and wreaking havoc.A herd of wild elephants was camping in the coffee plantations in…
A tree fell on a car in Aikola village Madikeri: A villager was seriously injured after a tree fell on his moving car in Aikola village near Murnadu on Thursday.Ali, 60, a resident of Kondangeri village under Halugunda gram panchayat, was returning from Murnadu when a tree was uprooted and fell onto his car. He…
Pic for representation only Madikeri/ Mysuru/ Mandya: The special intensive revision (SIR) of the voters’ list has been progressing briskly in Kodagu district despite the rain, with over 83.2% of voters covered as of Thursday, according to authorities.Booth-level officers (BLOs) at 552 polling booths in Madikeri and Virajpet constituencies began door-to-door visits on June 30,…
Stranded in slush: A wild elephant remains trapped in a muddy pond in Kannambadi village under Devarapura gram panchayat in Ponnampet taluk for two days Madikeri: A wild elephant that had strayed into Kannambadi village under Devarapura gram panchayat in Ponnampet taluk and fallen into a farmer’s pond in a residential area has finally managed…
Madikeri: Hundreds of vibrant yellow-hued bullfrogs have taken over farmlands in B Shettigeri. The sudden appearance of these brightly coloured amphibians has transformed the fields into a lively spectacle, drawing large numbers of visitors eager to witness the unique sight.Often associated with the monsoon season, this phenomenon marks a distinctive phase in the bullfrogs’ life…
To prevent human-elephant conflict, the forest department officials and staff conducted an operation and captured three elephants in Thithimathi forest. Of the captured jumbos, two tuskers were fitted with radio collars Madikeri: In order to track the movement of wild elephants, the forest department has fitted radio collars to three elephants and named them. There…
