Virajpet: Heavy rains, accompanied by gusty wind, thunder and lightning, which lashed Virajpet and surrounding places yesterday morning has brought down a huge branch of a tree on Virajpet-Siddapura Road near Sunkadakatte on hi-tension power lines, snapping the wires and bringing down a couple of electric poles in the process. This resulted in traffic coming…
Tourism Secretary asks Kodagu DC to submit fresh estimate for project completion By Prasad Sampigekatte Madikeri: With the completion of nearly 80 percent of the works of the Kodava Heritage Centre near K. Badaga village on the outskirts of Madikeri, the structure is now awaiting the attention of the authorities to finish the remaining tasks….
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Madikeri: The impact of modernisation, globalisation, liberalisation and privatisation has significantly eroded indigenous customs and traditions, leading to their gradual decline. Nevertheless, the establishment of the Kodava Heritage Centre at Madikeri in Kodagu dedicated to preserving these customs and traditions for future generations is commendable, said Dr. M. Nanjaiah Honganur, Head,…
Madikeri: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief K. Annamalai visited the General K.S. Thimayya Museum and War Memorial in Madikeri yesterday. The Museum celebrates the life of former Army Chief General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, housing a variety of antique weaponry and war relics. Accompanied by wife Akhila Swaminathan, son Arjun and daughter Aradhana, Annamalai…
Madikeri: A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is set to arrive in Kodagu in the first week of June, said Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. B.C. Satish during a press briefing in Madikeri. “Till now, the NDRF team was accommodated at Maithri, Police Community Bhavan in Madikeri. This year, they will be…
Madikeri: Two exquisite gem-studded bracelets made of elephant tusks were seized in Madikeri yesterday by the CID Forest Unit Police and one person has been arrested. The accused was trying to sell the jewellery in the town. Based on definite information, the CID sleuths raided a bus shelter near Sudarshan Circle on the Madikeri-Siddapur Road…
Mysore/Mysuru: The traditional symbol or logo of Kodavas and other original inhabitants of Kodagu comprising ‘Peeche Kathi’, ‘Odi Kathi’ and a gun (that have been used for centuries) placed in a particular and unique way to form a logo has been trademarked by Kodavamera Kondata, Madikeri, Kodagu district. A trademark is a brand name specifying…
Kushalnagar/Pollibetta: A wild female elephant was shot dead and its carcass was found in a private estate at Balugodu in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district yesterday. It is said that, the elephant aged about 18 years was shot dead by miscreants last night. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Kodagu Shivaram Babu, Range Forest Officer (RFO)…
Mysore/Mysuru: An estate worker, who had sustained serious injuries when a wild elephant attacked him when he was working at Maskal Coffee Estate in Pollibetta, Kodagu, recently and admitted to a private hospital in city, has succumbed to injuries at the hospital at about 8.30 am today. The deceased worker is Bobby (57), a resident…
20-year BJP run ends as Congress wins both seats Madikeri: The hilly Kodagu district, which has two Assembly Constituencies — Madikeri and Virajpet — that has been a bastion of the BJP for the last two decades with Hindutva being an important plank, has been wrested by Congress. Congress candidate Ajjikuttira S. Ponnanna (Virajpet) and…
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