Temple priest hands over bird to owner Mysore/Mysuru: The Kodagu region, especially Bhagamandala and Talacauvery, has been experiencing continuous rainfall for the past week or so. Amidst this, a rare pigeon made an appearance at the Sri Bhagandeshwara Swamy Temple at Bhagamandala five days ago. The Temple’s chief priest Harish Bhatt and staff noticed the…
MP Yaduveer Wadiyar offers special puja at Talacauvery, Bhagamandala
June 16, 2024Madikeri: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed special puja at Talacauvery, the birth place of River Cauvery and Sri Bhagandeshwara Temple in Bhagamandala in Kodagu district on Saturday. Yaduveer, who visited the district for the first time, after his recent election to Lok Sabha, was accorded a grand welcome by BJP workers at Koppa,…
Kodagu’s first flyover opens for public use
May 6, 2024Now, travelling to holy places Talacauvery and Bhagamandala becomes hassle-free In what is considered a significant relief for travellers and residents, commuting to holy places like Talacauvery and Bhagamandala will now be hassle-free as the authorities have opened the Bhagamandala flyover — Kodagu’s first flyover project — for public use. The State Government had allocated…
Rain intensifies in Kodagu
July 3, 2022Several link roads under water; boulders block village walkways; Triveni Sangama at Bhagamandala submerged Madikeri: Kodagu district has been experiencing incessant rains with occasional breaks for the last three to four days. Rivers are flowing in full spate and the Triveni Sangama at Bhagamandala has been submerged. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, has released…
Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu
January 8, 2022Forest Dept. complicit, says MLA; seeks high-level investigation Madikeri: Rampant illegal mining of precious stones has been reported from Pattighat Reserve Forests (Nishane Motte) near Bhagamandala of the Western Ghats under the very nose of the Forest Department and those who are duty-bound to protect it have now been accused of openly allowing plunderers to…
President in Kodagu
February 6, 2021First Couple offers special pujas at Talacauvery; Ram Nath Kovind to dedicate General K.S. Thimayya Museum at Madikeri to the Nation at 3.15 pm Madikeri: India’s First Citizen President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savitha Kovind arrived in Kodagu this morning. An Indian Air Force chopper carried the First Couple from the HAL Airport…
Daughters of Talacauvery chief priest reach Kodagu
August 10, 2020Madikeri: As rains have abated in Kodagu, rescue operations have been initiated in full swing and over 150 personnel from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Madras Engineering Group (MEG) are carrying out search for the priest family that was washed away at Talacauvery on Wednesday midnight. Five persons of…
Rain abates; relief operations pick up pace in Kodagu
August 9, 2020Madikeri: While the reduced intensity of rain in Kodagu has accelerated relief and rescue operations, the overall flood situation at several parts of the District continues to be still grim. Rescue and relief operations by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Rapid Response Team and the District Police, along with…
Rain pounds Kodagu; all rivers in spate
August 5, 2020Normal life thrown out of gear; Indian Meteorological Department forecasts heavy to very heavy rains till August 9 Madikeri: Similar to the pattern that began in 2018 and continued last year, Kodagu is receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall in August coupled with gusty winds. Rain has been pounding the district since the last four…
Finally, monsoon gains vigour in Kodagu
July 7, 2019Triveni Sangama at Bhagamandala is nearing submersion; monsoon 54% below normal in Kodagu Madikeri: After taking an initial long break, the Southwest Monsoon has picked up pace in Kodagu and it has been raining cats and dogs since the last three days. Rains have resulted in inundation of several low-lying areas and overflowing of rivulets…
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