Rain hits Kodagu again: Tremors experienced after thunderbolt
Madikeri, September 26: The rain which disappeared from Kodagu district for the last three weeks appeared on Wednesday hitting hard some parts of the district.
Various parts of the district received heavy rains coupled with thunderbolts on the wee hours of Wednesday. In the afternoon, Madikeri and other parts received heavy rains. In some parts, people experienced tremors due to the intensity of the thunderbolts. People are under panic due to continuous thunderbolts and heavy downpours.
In the last 24 hours, the district has received average 30.52 mm rainfall. Madikeri taluk recorded 19.65 mm, while Virajpet 20.10 mm and Somawarpete recorded 51.82 mm rainfall. Madikeri Kasaba hobli recorded 17 mm, Napoklu 31.20 mm, Sampaje- 21.20 mm, Bhagamandala-9.20 mm, Virajpet Kasaba 20 mm, Hudikeri 4 mm, Ponnampet 67.60 mm, Ammatti 28 mm, Balele 1, Somawarpete Kasaba 59 mm, Shanivarasante 65.30 mm, Shantalli 24.60 mm, Kodlipet 34.60 mm, Kushalnagar 86.40 mm and Suntikoppa 41 mm.
Since beginning of the year, the district has recorded 5514.49 mm rainfall against last year’s 2903.20 mm rainfall. Virajpet taluk recorded 2918.14 mm rainfall this year against 1662.87 mm of last year. Somawarpete has recorded 3081.79 mm against last year’s 1616.68 mm. In the district, the average rainfall till date was 3838.23 mm against 2060.92 mm of last year.
Harangi water level
The water level in Harangi reservoir has reached 2853.50 ft against maximum 2859 ft. Last year on the same day, the water level was 2858 ft. The reservoir is getting 1227 cusec of water and outflow of 1425 cusec of water.
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Bank manager shot dead in fit of rage by security manager upset by salary, denied leave
Lucknow (PTI): A security guard of a Ghaziabad bank upset over leave and salary related issues walked into the manager's cabin and shot him dead, police said on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old manager of the Loni branch of the Punjab and Sind Bank was rushed to a hospital on Monday where he was declared dead, they said.
The security guard, Ravindra Hooda (50) and his accomplice, Shishupal (57), have been arrested, police said.
"The security guard along with his accomplice entered the cabin of the bank manager and fired at him. The injured bank manager was taken to GTB Hospital in Delhi for treatment, where doctors declared him as dead," police said in a statement.
SHO Loni Border Manish Bist on Tuesday said the bank manager, Abhishek Kumar, was from Patna. He has been posted in Ghaziabad since August 2025, and was living in a rented house with his wife.
Police said that during interrogation, Hooda said he had been working in the branch for the past two and a half months.
"He said his salary was reduced, and when he would ask for leave, it was refused. Following this, there was an argument with him (Abhishek Kumar)," the police statement said.
He said he fired at the bank manager in anger and that Shishupal was present with him during the incident, it added. Hooda and Shishupal were from the same village in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh.
Police said a case under section 103 (1) (punishment for murder) of the BNS has been registered against him. Police have recovered a double-barrel gun and ammunition and the Arms Act has also been slapped on the accused, the statement said.
