News of minor tremors in Kodagu shared on social media scares locals; officers refute
Madikeri: Government officials in the Kodagu district have refuted the news and rumours that minor tremors were felt in certain parts of the district on Friday.
Messages that such tremors were felt in places like Basavathoor, Hebbale, Hakke and Huluse of Kushalnagar early Friday morning were being shared on social media, giving rise to fear among the people, some of whom also claimed to have heard a loud sound at around 6.35 in the morning on Friday along with a two-second tremor, reports Deccan Herald.
In contrast, however, some of the locals concurred that they heard a loud noise, but denied feeling any tremor.
When asked about the matter, Tahsildar Kiran Gauraiah clarified that no local resident had complained to the officers about feeling tremors. The tahsildar added that sources in the Kodagu District Disaster Management Authority too said the matter was not brought to their notice by the locals.
It may be noted that two of the areas in Kodagu, where the claims of tremor are being made the most, Hebbale and Basavanthoor, are only 15 km away from the Harangi dam.
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Raghuvanshi, spinners fire KKR to seven-wicket win over SRH
Hyderabad (PTI): The promising Angkrish Raghuvanshi (59) made a well-paced fifty as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (43) and Raghuvanshi added 84 runs for the second wicket as KKR overhauled SRH’s under-par 165 all out with ease.
Finn Allen made an aggressive 29 off 13 balls upfront to give KKR a brisk start.
Earlier, Travis Head made a belligerent 61 off 28 balls but KKR's spinners bowled well to restrict SRH to 165.
Mystery spinners Varun Chakravarthy (3/36) and Sunil Narine (2/31) wrecked SRH middle-order with controlled spells.
Along the way of his two-wicket burst in his fourth-over, Narine also completed 200 IPL wickets.
The spinner was the third bowler to achieve the feat after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Ishan Kishan made 42 off 29 balls.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 165 all out in 19 overs (Travis Head 61, Ishan Kishan 42; Varun Chakravarthy 3/36, Sunil Narine 2/31).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 169/3 in 18.2 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 59, Ajinkya Rahane 43).
