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Illustration used for representative purposes only. Virajpet: A 14-year-old schoolboy lost a finger after an unexploded firecracker went off in his hand at Kaikeri village in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district, highlighting the continuing risks posed by leftover fireworks. The injured boy, identified as Pavan, a Class 7 student and a native of Devarapura Paisari, was visiting relatives at Kaikeri when the incident occurred. According to sources, Pavan noticed an unexploded fir

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