Kodagu Superintendent of Police Bindu Mani. File Photo Madikeri/Napoklu: Four persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on a Hindu activist in Napoklu on February 27, Kodagu Superintendent of Police R.N. Bindu Mani said on Saturday (February 28). According to Bindu Mani, a case has been registered at the Napoklu police station and all four accused have been taken into custody. The incident occurred on Friday when Appachira Gautham was allegedly attack

A message board placed by the Forest Department on the Madikeri–Hunsur road near Ibnivalavadi village to create awareness about forest fires. Photo by Saritha Devaiah Ballachanda. A s summer tightens its grip over Kodagu, the spectre of forest fires once again looms large over the district’s fragile ecology. Every year, rising temperatures, dry leaf litter and human negligence combine to threaten vast stretches of forest, wildlife habitats and nearby settlements. The Forest D

Road blockade by Hindu organisation activists in Napoklu on February 27. Photo by special arrangement. Napoklu: Napoklu: A man was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths at Napoklu in Kodagu district on Friday (February 27), reportedly during preparations for a Hindu Sangama rally. The injured has been identified as Appachira Gautham. He was initially treated locally and later shifted to the Kodagu District Hospital for further medical care. Condemning the incident, activis