Beary Literary–Cultural Convention held at Madikeri

“Regional languages and culture are facing the onslaught of globalization and it’s the responsibility of everyone to foster regional art, literature, language, and culture,” said Manu Baligar, commissioner, state Kannada and Culture department. He was speaking after inaugurating the Beary Literary–Cultural Convention, held at Kaveri Hall, here recently.  It was organized by the Beary Sahitya [...]

KVK Chief’s wife brutally murdered

In a shocking daylight murder, Gonikoppal Krishi Vijnana Kendra (KVK) Chief Naryanaswamy’s wife Pushpa (41) was brutally murdered on Tuesday at her house on Shishuvihar Road in Gonikoppal, police said. The victim’s neck was cut with sharp material and her husband Naryanaswamy found her dead when he entered the house for lunch in the afternoon, [...]

Fake doctor arrested in Kushalnagar

Police in Kushalnagar in Kodagu district have arrested a person who faked as a child specialist and had been practicing for the last ten years. Police said here today, Suresh Kumar, a resident of KR Nagar, had been practicing in the city for the last one decade as an MD. Besides the illegal medical practice, [...]

101 jumbos perish in a decade in Kodagu

The elephant population seems to be fast dwindling in Kodagu district. As many as 101 elephants have died in the last ten years in the coffee bowl of Karnataka.   The Western Ghats in Kodagu are a conducive habitat for pachyderms. However, more jumbo deaths have been reported from the region, according to statistics available with [...]