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Kerala techie lost in Coorg for 4 days -- no food, dead phone. She survived on stream water alone, after getting separated from her 12-member trekking group. A Kerala techie went missing for four days in a dense Karnataka forest -- and came back smiling. Now, BJP has filed a complaint calling her survival story fake. Here's everything you need to know about the GS Sharanya case. Who Is GS Sharanya, Kerala Techie Who Went Missing In Kodagu? GS Sharanya is a 36-year-old IT professional from Nad ...Read More >

G.S. Sharanya was located around 5 pm deep within the Pattighat Reserve Forest, near Tadiyandamol, the highest peak in the district. Rescuers spotted her near a rock by a stream, where she had taken shelter to stay visible and maintain access to water. The search had been concentrated around the reserve forest, a dense, trackless stretch of woodland on the far side of the Tadiyandamol peak, which borders Kerala. The terrain is a sharp contrast to the more frequented trekking routes on the other ...Read More >

Kozhikode: She stayed four days alone in a rain-soaked forest, with no food, a mobile phone going dry, and only fireflies to keep her company. Kerala trekker G S Sharanya, who was successfully traced in the deep forests of Tadiandamol hills in Karnataka's Kodagu district on Sunday night after losing her way during trekking, says she wants to go into the forest again. She emerged from the wild not with fear, but with a story etched in resilience and quiet wonder. While speaking from her home in ...Read More >
MYSURU: For four days, there was no signal, no contact, and no clear path out.Somewhere inside the dense forests of Kodagu -- a terrain known for wild elephants, steep descents and sudden weather shifts -- 36-year-old GS Sharanya kept moving, stopping, waiting, and calling out, hoping someone would hear her.She had set out on April 2 for what was meant to be a routine one-day trek to Tadiandamol, the highest peak in the district. Travelling from Kozhikode, the IT professional had checked into a ...Read More >

Kozhikode (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) She stayed four days alone in a rain-soaked forest, with no food, mobile phone going dry and only fireflies to keep her company. Kerala trekker G S Sharanya, who was successfully traced in the deep forests of Tadiandamol hills in Karnataka's Kodagu district on Sunday night after losing her way during trekking, says she wants to go into forest again. She emerged from the wild not with fear, but with a story etched in resilience and quiet wonder. While speaking f ...Read More >

MADIKERI/KOZHIKODE: Sharanya, the trekker from Kozhikode who went missing from the Tadiandamol trail in Karnataka's Kodagu, was rescued on Sunday after a search spanning four days. An experienced trekker, the 36-year-old had survived on water. Over 100 people, including personnel from the Anti-Naxal Force, reserve police and forest department, as well as members of Adiya and Kudiya tribes, were involved in the search. Sharanya went missing while trekking in Tadiandamol, the highest peak in Kod ...Read More >

Kozhikode: "I waited for three days beside a stream, hoping someone would come searching for me. I thought at least a drone might spot me. I stayed in an open space so I could be easily located. But no one came. Slowly, my hope began to fade," recalled Sharanya, the 36-year-old IT professional from Nadapuram, who was found safe on Sunday after going missing during a trek to Tadiandamol peaks in Coorg. Sharanya, a 36-year-old IT professional from Nadapuram, has lived through an ordeal that teste ...Read More >

BENGALURU: Rescue teams engaged in tracing a missing techie G.S. Sharanya (36) succeeded in tracing her on Sunday and the missing trekker from Calicut of Kerala was located at Padandamalai, about 6-km from base camp of Tadiandamol, highest peak of Kodagu district. She went to trek at Tadiandamol on Thursday and lost her way on return. Search for missing Sharanya went futile by rescue teams comprising local tribals, police and forest personnel. Sharanya made a phone call from her mobile phone to ...Read More >

Bengaluru, Apr 5 (PTI) A 36-year-old woman who went missing while trekking in the Tadiandamol hills of Kodagu district four days ago has been found, the office of Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Sunday. Official sources said she is safe and is being brought back. G S Sharanya had travelled alone from Kerala for the trek and was staying at a private homestay in Kakkabe village. She had set out for the high mountain range of Tadiandamol hills on April 2 with a guide and 15 othe ...Read More >

Bengaluru, Apr 5 (PTI) A 36-year-old woman, who went trekking at Tadiandamol hills in Kodagu district, has gone missing inside the forest. Additional personnel and drone cameras have been deployed to search for her, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Sunday. He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, expressing concern about the young woman's disappearance, instructed that search operations be intensified. G S Sharanya had come alone from Kerala for the trek and stayed at a private hom ...Read More >

MADIKERI : With the mystery behind the disappearance of a woman while trekking at Tadiandamol in Kodagu remaining unsolved, the authorities have roped in the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) to join the combing operation. The search team is combing the entire Tadiandamol trail, said the district superintendent of police. Sharanya GS (36), a software professional based in Kochi, went missing in the Tadiandamol hillock on April 2. Sources said the woman, who was staying at a homestay in Yavakapadi - the fo ...Read More >

BENGALURU: Mystery shrouds the missing case of techie from Keralam identified as Sharanya (36) who went for a trekking at Tadiandamol, the highest peak in Kodagu district on Thursday and has not returned back since then. Searches by police, forest, locals and personnel attached to Anti Naxal Force too went futile on Saturday. The Tadiandamol peak is 1,748 meters surrounded by gentle slopes and grassy terrain. Trekking at Tadiandamol is 7-km one way and camping at the peak is not allowed. Trekke ...Read More >

Madikeri: A 36-year-old woman from Kerala has been reported missing after setting out on a trek to Tadiandamol Hill, with search operations entering the third day without any breakthrough. The missing woman, identified as Sharanya, had joined a group of trekkers who climbed the hill on Thursday. While the rest of the group returned safely, Sharanya did not make her way back, leading to immediate concern. Initial search efforts were launched the same night by forest department officials, staff, ...Read More >

Bengaluru, Apr 4 (UNI) A 36-year-old woman techie has gone missing during a solo trekking trip in Karnataka's Kodagu district, triggering an intensive search operation, officials said on Saturday. The missing woman, identified as Sharanya GS, an IT professional from Kerala, had checked into a homestay in Yavakapadi village near Napoklu before setting out on April 2 to trek Tadiandamol, the highest peak in the district. According to police, she completed entry formalities at the forest departme ...Read More >

Bengaluru: A woman trekker from Kerala, who is a techie has gone missing from Tadiandamol, the highest peak of Kodagu district since Thursday. The police, forest department officials and locals have launched a search operation in the dense forest with highest elephant movement to trace Sharanya (36), who started her trek with a group of people. On Thursday morning, a group of 10 trekkers started on the traditional trail in the morning, after receiving permission from the forest department. Sha ...Read More >

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 4 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated the renovation and restoration of Jugmandar Hall at the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, a project executed at a cost of ₹2.32 crore as part of efforts to preserve and promote the city's cultural heritage. On the occasion, the CM also laid the foundation stone for a canal at the ABC Centre in Kedarpuram and announced the development and beautification of parks at six locations with ...Read More >

CHENNAI: Calling the DMK manifesto that was released on Sunday as the 'superstar that has entered the electoral area', the party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin said that it was an all-rounder that gave promises to women, students, youth, farmers, fisher folk, weavers, differently-abled, minorities and others. In his message on X, Stalin said on Monday that the manifesto was a "game-changing" plan for the State as it listed six steps towards progress with four for youth and two for farm ...Read More >

Following the expansion of its new development space, the southern city aims to enhance inter-regional connectivity in infrastructure, markets and space for tourism development. Authorities view coastal and island tourism as a key source of "green" growth that could help reposition the city on the regional and global tourism map. According to Nguyen Van Manh, Vice Chairman of the Con Dao Special Zone People's Committee, Con Dao is not only a national symbol of revolutionary heritage but is also ...Read More >

Kohima: A wildfire broke out in Nagaland's Dzükou Valley on the western side of Kohima district on Friday, officials said, adding that an emergency response team rescued four trekkers, though they had yet to reach the base camp set up in Khonoma, the nearest village to the blaze. Counter-fire measures, along with an aerial survey, will be carried out early Saturday morning, officials said. Officials at the Khonoma base camp said drone surveillance could not be carried out on Friday due to stro ...Read More >

New Delhi: Emmanuelle "Emman" Atienza, a Filipino content creator and social media personality, has tragically passed away at the age of 19. She gained a massive following on TikTok, with over 900,000 followers, and 273,000 followers on Instagram, where she shared glimpses of her life and personal journey. Her parents, television host Kim Atienza and his wife Felicia, confirmed the heartbreaking news on social media. In their post, they remembered Emman for the joy and love she brought to every ...Read More >

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): Canadian paraglider Megan Elizabeth (27) was found dead on October 20 after her paraglider crashed-landed in the snow range of the Dhauladhar mountains near the North Indian hill town of Dharamshala. She had taken off from the Bir-Billing paragliding site on October 18. Her body was recovered during a rescue operation conducted by the Indian Institute of Mountaineering, Dehradun, local climbers, and volunteers from the Bir Billing Paragl ...Read More >

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): Canadian paraglider Megan Elizabeth (27) was found dead on October 20 after her paraglider crashed-landed in the snow range of the Dhauladhar mountains near the North Indian hill town of Dharamshala. She had taken off from the Bir-Billing paragliding site on October 18. Her body was recovered during a rescue operation conducted by the Indian Institute of Mountaineering, Dehradun, local climbers, and volunteers from the Bir Billing Paragl ...Read More >

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Jay Dholakia as its candidate for the Nuapada Assembly by-election in Odisha on Wednesday. In addition to Nuapada, the Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party has approved several candidates for the 2025 Assembly by-elections in various states. Agha Syed Mohsin and Sushri Devyani Rana have been selected as candidates for the Budgam and Nagrota by-elections, respectively, in Jammu and Kash ...Read More >
MARTOLI, India (AP) -- Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks -- the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest mountain in the world -- this village had traded sugar, lentils, spices and cloth for salt and wool with Tibetans across the border. The nomadic occupants of several villages spent the winter months in th ...Read More >

Guwahati: Rescue teams are racing against time in eastern Tibet after a sudden snowstorm stranded nearly 1,000 people on the remote slopes of Mount Everest, according to reports from Chinese state media. Since the storm began late Friday, heavy snowfall has engulfed high-altitude campsites at over 4,900 metres (16,000 feet), cutting off access and endangering hundreds of climbers and trekkers. Authorities have deployed hundreds of local villagers and emergency crews to clear the blocked routes ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, effective from July 1, 2025. This raises the existing rate from 55 per cent to 58 per cent of the basic pay or pension, according to a release by the Cabinet. Also Read | 7th Pay Commission DA Hike: Centre Announces 3% Hike in DA and DR With Effect From July 1, ...Read More >

New Delhi, October 1: The Union Cabinet is expected to approve a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for Central government employees and pensioners at its meeting today. This move will raise the DA and DR rates from 55% to 58% of basic pay and pension. According to reports, the increase will take retrospective effect from July 1, 2025, with arrears for July, August, and September likely to be released alongside the October salary -- timed perfectly ahead of Diwali. The ...Read More >

New Delhi: After several complaints were received from the public about a price hike for certain items, the Union government has sent out queries to a few e-commerce platforms asking about the reasoning behind the price hike. The Union government is keeping a close watch on the price changes for common-use items on e-commerce platforms, the officials said, adding that they are monitoring whether prices of items have been reduced pre- and post-September 22. E-commerce platform operators are und ...Read More >
Hike, once one of India's most valuable startups with unicorn status, has become the latest casualty of New Delhi's recent real-money gaming ban, with the company -- led by Kavin Bharti Mittal, son of Airtel founder Sunil Bharti Mittal -- now shutting down. On Saturday, Hike founder Mittal (pictured above) said that the startup's U.S. business, which launched nine months ago, was "off to a strong start." But he said scaling it globally would require "a full recap, a reset that is not the best u ...Read More >

New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Hike founder Kavin Mittal has announced the complete winding down of 13-year old startup, saying while its US business was off to a strong start, scaling globally after India ban on real money gaming would require a "reset that is not the best use of capital or time". In a post on LinkedIn, the entrepreneur and Bharti Group scion questioned if raising more capital for a pivot by Hike was worth it, and concluded it was not. Neither for himself, his team, nor investors. " ...Read More >
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