HIGH WAY DEVIATED;

Madikeri February 2,

The High way leading to Madikeri from Bangalore through Kushalnagar is deviated after Kushalnagar.

Vehicles should take a deviation towards Dubare from Guddehosur junction and reach Madikeri by treading about sixteen kilometers more. Whereas, vehicles starting from Madikeri should take Somwarpet road and take Bangalore road from Sunticoppa.

The district administration has imposed the change as high way work is going on. Vehicles cannot be allowed on the road while under repair as the roads are narrow and full of curves. This will continue for about ninety days.

PHOTO:MADIKERI-SUNTICOPPA RESTRICTED ENTRY

ZP ALL SET TO ENTER A NEW BUILDING;

Madikeri Feb:

The Zilla panchayath would be shifted to a new spacious building near Sudarshan circle, shortly.

The Zilla panchayath office has to be shifted from the present Fort premises as Archeological department has long back issued notice to vacate the building to protect it as a monument. The Fort was built by British during 1681, rebuilt by Tippu Sultan during 1780 and again the palace was rebuilt inside by Lingaraja during 1820.

The Fort building was occupied by the then C state of kodagu and the government offices of the Deputy Commissioner and the Zilla Panchayath have been functioning from this building there after. The Deputy Commissioner is also asked to vacate the building and the district administration has identified a land near Golf grounds to build the office building.

Though the Zilla Panchayath building is quite spacious, parking areas are not made and people will find it difficult to park their vehicles to go to the office.

PHOTO:Z.P.NEWLY BUILT HALL

IVORY WORTH RUPEES FORTY LAKH RECOVERED

Madikeri Feb.2:

Police forest squad has zeroed in on an accused at Somwarpet and seized a huge pair of ivory.

Superintendent of police forest squad, R.Krishnamurthy told here yesterday that they have recovered a pair of valueable ivory kept for sale and arrested the accused.

According to him, Mukonda Satish from Shirangalli near Madapur had kept the ivory in hiding at his house and was negotiating for sale. The pair weighed fourteen kilogram and he was quoting rupees fifty thousand per kilo.

Krishnamurthy said that the ivory would fetch rupees forty lakhs in the international market.

The case was transferred to Somwarpet police station.

PHOTO: ACCUSED WITH IVORY

LAND HANDED OVER FOR PRIVATE BUSSTAND

Madikeri Feb.2:

At last Madikeri citizens will get a sigh of relief from the present congested private busstand. The pending complication to get the agricultural university land for the construction of new busstand in old race course road is ultimately solved. In continuation of the high level l decision in front of Chief minister recently, the agricultural university has ultimately decided to hand over 3 acres of land in Madikeri town to City municipal council. Today, the university deen N.A.praksh officially handed over the land to CMC president P.D.Ponnappa . The handover formalities were took place in the field itself where allother councilors and important civilians attended.

Deen prakash disclosed with the press that as an alternate measure the district administration has assured granting of 8 acres of land in Ponnampet where forestry college is running P.D.Ponnapappa, the CMC president and the commissioner Shrikanthrao told that at preset Rs. One and a half crore amount is released from CM’s package amount will be utilized for the commencement of busstand works and that will be continued through expected further grants.