World Elephant Festival held in Harangi

Kudige, Aug. 12: World Elephant Festival was held at Harangi Sakane Camp. The program was inaugurated by Wildlife Board member Sanket Poovaiah. Speaking later, he said that like the soft release project in Bhadra Sanctuary, where thousands of hectares of area are identified and railway tra...

Madikeri Sub-Registrar Office to be shifted soon

Madikeri, Aug. 12: The Madikeri Sub-Registrar's office on Kohinoor Road in the city will be shifted to the newly constructed Taluk Administration Building (Mini Vidhana Soudha) soon, said District Registrar of the Registration and Stamps Department Vijayalakshmi Inamdar.   Respo...

District Administration launches Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan

Madikeri, Aug. 12: The three-day Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan, organized by the district administration on the occasion of Independence Day, was launched on Tuesday by organizing various programs. District Collector Venkat Raja launched the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan at the city's District ...

Three arrested for possession of ganja

Virajpet, Aug. 11: Three persons have been arrested for illegally selling ganja, a banned drug, to Kerala state through Perumbadi route of RG village under Virajpet city police station limits. Two persons, Anees Ahmed (45) and Chetan (40) of Hunsur, have been arrested and action has been ...

Support for the bandh

Mullur, Aug. 11: The Shanivarasante Traders' Association and the Raitha Horata Samiti will fully support the taluk bandh called by the Somwarpet Taluk Farmers' Association and farmers (today) over the delay in the repair of C and D land and sections 4 and 5, said Dundalli Gram Panc...

Applications invited from artists for Madikeri Dasara cultural programs

Madikeri, Aug. 11: The Madikeri Dasara Cultural Committee has invited applications from artists and art groups for the Madikeri Dasara Janotsava cultural programs organized in the city from September 23 to October 2, said the committee's president, Kudekal Santosh.   The Dasara ...