Aug
23
Miner done to death.
August 23, 2006 | 1 Comment
As the people of coorg loose their temper over illegal mining & nefarious activities,leading to the destruction of their surroundings,things are getting out of hand in Kodagu. The Govt acting as mute spectator, is also not helping.
A person related to the mining company, was shot at by a group in a mining spot at Virajpet taluk yesterday.
Opposition by the […]
Aug
15
Coorg Wildlife Society & Forest Dept assist in forest regeneration.
August 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment
SOMWARPET: The Coorg Wildlife Society members, in association with the students of Field Service Intra-culture Learning, sowed seeds of minor forest produces in Athur Nallur reserve forest.
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Coorg Wildlife Society president (Retd) Colonel K Muthanna said that wild animals could were not getting sufficient fodder because of destroying forest.
Hence, the CWS in association with the forest […]
Aug
12
Tigers and Tribals, is it possible ?
August 12, 2006 | 2 Comments
By. Dr. Kodira A Kushalappa IFS (Retd)
Man and animal conflict continues in and around protested areas (PAs). Wild elephants destroying valuable crops of farmers have become a day to day affair making the farmers poorer and desperate. Any amount of govt. compensation is not a solution. Now we are hearing about tigers killing tribals living […]
Aug
12
MP Vijay Mallya questions the development in coorg.
August 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI:”The responsibility of evicting the encroachers from the Raja Seat area, the historic garden in Madikeri, Kodagu district, lies with the State Government and not the Centre,” said Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni.
She was replying to a query in the Lok Sabha by MP Vijay Mallya recently.
“With the objective of developing tourism in Kodagu […]
Aug
8
Opposition mounts against high-tension power line.
August 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment
MADIKERI: The Kodagu district IP Set Users’ Association has urged the Power Grid Corporation of India to provide details to the public about the 400 KV high-tension power grids being laid across the district.
This was raised in a meeting convened by the association in Gonikoppa. The meeting was presided over by association president J A […]








