Dalu, 46, from Aravathoklu village near Gonikoppa, was admitted to KIMS after sustaining severe head injuries in a sudden fall near his house Madikeri: In a heart-warming move, Rajeshwari, a daily-wage labourer, donated multiple organs of her brain-dead husband Dalu, marking the first case of organ donation in Kodagu district.Organ procurement from the donor patient…
Ballachanda Aida Thimmaiah Madikeri: Ballachanda Aida Thimmaiah, a 12-year-old golfer from Kodagu, has created a national record by winning three titles at the Maharashtra Women’s and Junior Girls’ National-Level Golf Championship conducted by the Indian Golf Union (IGU) at the Willingdon Sports Club, Mumbai, from May 18 to 21.Competing in the 13–15 age group (category…
Earnest tribute: Children from Nanachi colony in Nagarahole performing the play Madikeri: Poet laureate Kuvempu’s celebrated play Kindarajogi was staged at the tribal colony, Nagarahole’s Nanachi in Ponnampet taluk. The Tribal Comprehensive Development Arts Organization teamed with Rangayana and Kannada and culture department to stage the play which was directed by Vikas Chandra. The team…
Aisha, 58, injured after a wild elephant attacked her near Bajekolli while returning home on Thursday afternoon Madikeri: A woman labourer was seriously injured in a wild elephant attack in broad daylight at Bajekolli near Siddapur on Thursday. Aisha, 58, a resident of Paisari, was walking home after finishing work at a coffee plantation near…
Picture for representation. A file photo of a 15th century veeragallu discovered in Jayapura near Mysuru. Madikeri: The department of archaeology, museums and heritage has begun identifying and conserving hero stones (Veeragallu) across the three taluks of Kushalnagar, Somwarpet and Madikeri.More than 500 hero stones and several stone inscriptions have been identified in the three…
Male dogs will be released after three days of post-operative care and female dogs after five days Madikeri: Somwarpet town panchayat chief officer Krishnaprasad has appealed to the public to cooperate with the civic body as stray dogs are being caught for neutering.Speaking at the veterinary hospital, he said that in line with a Supreme…
Tension prevailed in Kodagu as some people from Tamil Nadu tried to inaugurate a building Madikeri: Tension prevailed in Herur over religious conversion where a building was constructed in a tribal colony to preach Christianity to the villagers.Following a dispute over the opening of the building, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation…
NCC cadets clear the fallen tree on the Virajpet–Moornad main road on Thursday NCC cadets clear the fallen tree on the Virajpet–Moornad main road on Thursday NCC cadets clear the fallen tree on the Virajpet–Moornad main road on Thursday NCC cadets clear the fallen tree on the Virajpet–Moornad main road on Thursday NCC cadets clear…
The authorities in Somwarpet, who are finding it difficult to supply drinking water, have placed sandbags across the river in Hebbale Madikeri: Due to the heat wave, water flow in Cauvery River has come down. The authorities in Somwarpet, who are finding it difficult to supply drinking water, have placed sandbags across the river in…
Madikeri: The police department has introduced an innovative effort to prevent theft in the homes in Kodagu district. A new programme called ‘Locked House Beat System’ has been introduced, through which the police will provide security to houses.The number of single houses has increased in the hilly areas in Kodagu. Cases of people breaking in…
