Accident case driver arrested

Madikeri, Jul. 6: Police have arrested the pickup driver in connection with the incident where a pickup truck rear-ended a bus belonging to an educational institution near the Theppadakandi bridge on the Guddehosur-Siddapur road yesterday. Yesterday at 2.30 pm, a Mahindra pickup vehicle (...

Sandalwood stolen

Kushalnagar, J. 6: At night, robbers in Rangasamudra hamlet, close to Mango Halla, chopped down and carried a sandalwood tree that had been planted in front of a house. From one of the villagers,Officials from the forest department have received a complaint alleging that a tree plante...

Residents on the banks of the river should be on alert, said Station Officer Manjunath.

Siddapur, 6: A meeting was held in Siddapura under the leadership of Siddapura Station Officer Manjunath regarding the precautionary measures to be taken so that natural disasters do not occur in the wake of heavy rains around Siddapura.He appealed to the people living on the banks of the ...

Sharath's body found

Chikkamagaluru, The body of Sharath (33), a forest guard who went missing 10 days ago, was found naked and decomposed on Friday.The search for Sharath, who went missing while working at Nilagiri Plantation in Sakharayapatna of Kadur taluk in Chikkamagaluru district, had been missing on for...

Village centres are accepting applications.

Madikeri, J. 4: Interested franchisees are being asked to apply for Integrated Citizen Service Centres, also known as Village One Centres, in 10 Gramme Panchayats in the Kodagu district.Ponnampet B. Shetty, K.K. Badaga, Nittur, Balyamandur and Kiruguru, Hakathur and Karike of Madikeri talu...

Death by electrocution

Madikeri, J. 4: An electrician died due to electrocution in Hulithala.The resident of The deceased has been identified as Pradeep (Nithin-31), son of Purusha and Poovamma. He was electrocuted while working on an electric pole near the house of Mariyanda Dharani in Hulithala. He fell on the...