Shivamogga: A tourist from Bengaluru lost his life at Talasi Abbi Falls on Sunday, while attempting to take photographs in Yadur, Hosanagar taluk. His friends witnessed the incident, and footage of the drowning circulated swiftly online. Nagara police subsequently recovered his body, which got stuck in rocks below the waterfall.Hosanagara police identified the victim as…
MADIKERI: A 35-year-old govt primary school has been closed due to a lack of students.The govt primary school, which opened in Siddalingapura under Torenuru Gram Panchayat in 1991, was closed due to declining enrolment of students. The closure of this school, which educated thousands of students, has upset the locals.A significant number of govt schools…
MYSURU: Students studying at the govt-run Ashrama residential schools across the state will have their Aadhaar seeded with the educational records to monitor their progress.The department of tribal welfare has decided to ensure that all students of these schools get the Aadhaar numbers and seed them with the educational records to monitor their progress and…
Kushalnagar municipality begins legacy waste treatment Madikeri: Kushalnagar, which was upgraded to a municipality in 2021, now has 23 wards, up from 16.The Kushalnagar Town Panchayat, which previously had 16 wards, has had its boundaries redrawn with the govt issuing a notification.As the term of the Town Panchayat council will end on November 3 this…
MADIKERI: Ginger cultivators in Kodagu are facing dual challenges with plummeting prices and widespread crop diseases, specifically soft rot and bacterial wilt. Affected farmers are seeking compensation from the state authorities.Previously, farmers received substantial returns, with a 60-kilo ginger bag fetching between Rs 4500 and Rs 5000. However, in the past two years, prices drastically…
Madikeri: Kodagu police have unravelled the suspicious death of a villager and arrested his son on charges of murder four months after the crime.Kodagu SP Ramarajan said a body was found on the banks of Cauvery River in Chikkabettahalli village under the jurisdiction of Kushalnagar Rural Police Station on March 16. During the investigation, it…
Shivamogga: Following the Karnataka police’s initiation of the Mane Manege police (Door to Door) programme and Shivamogga police’s community outreach efforts, six armed people were observed prowling in a residential area during the night.The incident was recorded by surveillance cameras on Saturday night, causing distress among local inhabitants of Shivamogga’s Oddinakopp area near Puttappa camp.At…
Hassan: The Janaspandana programme organised to redress public grievances in Hassan evoked a good response. A total of 140 applications were received, and deputy commissioner KS Latha Kumari directed the officials concerned to take action on them by the next programme scheduled for next month.The DC instructed officials to conduct a Pension Adalat alongside the…
Madikeri: The transfer of skilled and experienced doctors from Gonikoppal community health centre (CHC), a prominent healthcare facility in Kodagu, has resulted in an acute shortage of staff. This has severely impacted both outpatient and inpatient services.The Gonikoppal hospital, situated in South Kodagu, serves residents from Kutta, Balale, Thithimathi, Ponnampet, and neighbouring areas. People seek…
Madikeri: After the end of the second phase of submission of applications seeking land on lease ended on July 15, a total of 5,006 applications were submitted to the tahsildars in 5 taluks of the district.3,073 applications were received in the previous period. Later, the govt extended the application submission period until July 15 due…
