Madikeri: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Ajay Maken on Monday visited Kodagu to inspect the land identified for the establishment of a sports hostel in Kodagu.Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna was present during the visit, and plans were discussed for the implementation of the project.The MLA informed Maken about the benefits of establishing a sports…
Mysuru: Chamarajanagar district police have registered two cases in connection with a confrontation between villagers and forest department staff over a tiger capture operation. The incident had occured in Bommalapura village near Gundlupet on Sept 9.Police have registered the first case against five villagers who allegedly locked forest officials inside a Tumakuru cage that had…
Madikeri: The 26th annual family hockey tournament between Kodava families is being organised by the Chenanda family, which hails from Kokeri, in April-May next year.As part of the hockey festival, the family has organised several events. One of these is the ‘One Goal–One Tree’ sapling planting initiative, which emphasises environmental protection.Accordingly, the first event of…
Mysuru: The sweet, melodious voice of Diya Hegde, a Class VIII student of Pragathi Composite School, Sagara in Shivamogga district, has already won the admiration of people through musical reality shows. Today, the same voice is echoing across social media platforms for a different cause— to save the fragile ecology of the Malnad region.In a…
Mandya: We’ve all heard about litigants knocking on the doors of justice. However, those present at the Maddur JMFC Court here on Saturday were witness to a rarity as they saw the judiciary move – and quite literally – to a complainant to deliver justice.While Lok Adalat proceedings were being held on one of the…
Mandya: The Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission will launch a comprehensive social and educational survey across the district from Sept 22, announced deputy commissioner Kumara, adding that the survey will not seek information on caste, religion, or faith.Speaking after inaugurating a district-level training workshop for master trainers at Cauvery Hall, in the zilla panchayat, Kumara…
MYSURU: The first cannon fire rehearsal for the Dasara elephants and horses attached to the Mounted Cops of the Mysuru city police was held at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds on Monday. This marked an important phase in preparations for the Dasara procession.The exercise was designed to familiarise the elephants and horses with the booming sound…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka forest department is likely to shift its plan for setting up the state’s largest ‘Elephant Soft Release Centre’ from Muthodi in Bhadra Tiger Reserve to Tanigebailu in Lingadahalli hobli of Tarikere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district. The change comes after experts recommended Tanigebailu as the more suitable site for rehabilitating elephants rescued from human-wildlife…
Shivamogga: Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises Shobha Karandlaje on Sunday visited the Machenahalli Industrial Area here and interacted with industrialists and workers.Karandlaje discussed establishing a cluster in Shivamogga. She said that enterprises with a turnover exceeding Rs 2.5 crore fall outside the micro-industry category, causing difficulties for many. Requests have…
Mysuru: Mandya district minister HC Mahadevappa on Sunday formally extended the state govt’s invitation for the Dasara festival to the Mysuru royal family.Upholding a long-standing tradition, the minister visited the residential wing of the Mysuru Palace and invited the royal family matriarch, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, offering ‘phala tamboola’—a customary gesture involving fruits and betel leaves—while…
