The damaged SUV after it rammed into a tipper truck on the Murnad–Virajpet main road in Kodagu. Virajpet: A SUV carrying employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) rammed into the rear of a tipper truck on the Murnad–Virajpet main road in Kodagu district on Friday, leaving several passengers injured. The accident occurred at Kakotuparambu when the tipper truck was travelling from Murnad towards Virajpet. According to the police, the SUV, which was moving along the same

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to bridge the legal and administrative gap between customary practices in Kodagu and modern revenue laws. The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, taking a significant step towards untangling long-standing land ownership complexities in Kodagu (Coorg) district. The move is aimed at formally recognising and regulating Jamma Bane lands, a distincti

Image used for representative purposes only. Madikeri: A tiger died after being caught in an illegal snare at a plantation in Kodagu district, raising fresh concerns over wildlife safety along forest fringes, forest department officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred at Srimangala, close to the Nagarahole forest landscape, an important tiger habitat. Following the incident, Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre chaired an emergency review meeting