Madikeri: Two youngsters from Nagaland drowned in the River Cauvery near the Koppa Bridge, located on the border of Kodagu district, late on Wednesday.Local police and rescue teams retrieved the body of one of the victims on Thursday, even as the search operation will resume on Friday.The body of B Kun Chang, 23, was retrieved…
Madikeri: Two youngsters from Nagaland drowned in the River Cauvery near the Koppa Bridge, located on the border of Kodagu district, late on Wednesday.Local police and rescue teams retrieved the body of one of the victims on Thursday, even as the search operation will resume on Friday.The body of B Kun Chang, 23, was retrieved…
Mantar Gowda instructed officials to be vigilant Madikeri: Madikeri MLA Mantar Gowda has warned of stringent action in case of lapses during disaster management relief and rescue works.Heading the taluk-level Disaster Management Review meeting in Kushalnagar, he said that officials will be held responsible in case of any lapses during disaster management work.Keeping in mind…
Mantar Gowda instructed officials to be vigilant Madikeri: Madikeri MLA Mantar Gowda has warned of stringent action in case of lapses during disaster management relief and rescue works.Heading the taluk-level Disaster Management Review meeting in Kushalnagar, he said that officials will be held responsible in case of any lapses during disaster management work.Keeping in mind…
Three major state highways will be developed Madikeri: Mysore MP Yaduveer Wadiyar said that the Union govt has sanctioned Rs 22 crore for road infrastructure development in Kodagu district. How satisfied are you with the current road conditions in Kodagu? In a statement, the MP of Mysore Lok Sabha segment, which includes Kodagu district, said…
Madikeri: The forest department has continued its efforts to capture a wild elephant that is believed to have trampled to death the wife of a senior IPS officer recently at Konanakatte village in South Kodagu.The department is using drone cameras with little success. A group of elephants was fitted with radio collars, and the movement…
Govt sanctioned the construction of 1,200 houses Madikeri: The Karnataka state govt is pro-poor it has been providing all the facilities required for the poorest of the society to live with dignity, said Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna.Speaking after extending documents to eligible beneficiaries selected under the Basava and Ambedkar Housing Scheme in Madikeri taluk’s 18…
Elephants camping in sacred grove area are entering plantations Madikeri: Deputy conservator of forests (Virajpet division) Taseen Banu said the forest department will soon conduct a three-day operation to drive wild elephants back into the forest, as herds have been entering coffee plantations in Byrambada and Kannangala gram panchayat areas of Virajpet taluk and destroying…
Elephant attack in Kodagu district Madikeri: The State Highway 90 at Thithimathi in Kodagu district was blocked by farmers who were protesting, demanding respite from wildlife conflict.Hundreds of farmers led by Kadyamada Manu Somaiah, president of district unit of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, voiced their anguish against the forest department. They sought the presence…
552 BLOs and 96 BLO supervisors have been appointed in the district Madikeri: Kodagu district has achieved 98.3% progress in voters mapping, DC and district electoral officer SJ Somashekar said on Saturday.Speaking to reporters, he said of the 4,68,546 voters, 4,60,602 voters have been mapped. As a preliminary step for the special comprehensive revision in…
