Madikeri: Some unknown assailants fired gunshots on the car in which advocate and Kodagu District President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) P. Krishnamurthy was travelling at around 11.30 pm on Wednesday. Krishnamurthy’s car was attacked near Abbyala on the Chettalli-Madikeri Road when he was returning to his residence at Madikeri. The bullet only hit the…
Home-stays, resort owners asked to furnish guest details
April 4, 2023Madikeri: In the backdrop of the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Dr. B.C. Satish held a meeting with election officers, flying squads and owners of home-stays, holiday homes and resorts and asked them to strictly follow the rules of the Election Commission while running their outlets in the election season….
Two from Kodagu bag Chief Minister’s Medal
April 3, 2023Madikeri: Two Police personnel from Kodagu have been selected for the Chief Minister’s Medal for their exemplary service in the Department. They are Madikeri Division’s CID Forest Mobile Squad Sub-Inspector C.U. Savi and District Crime Detection Unit Head Constable M.N. Niranjan. Savi has been serving in the Police Department since 13 years and has served…
Kodava Development Corporation soon: CM
March 19, 2023Bommai inaugurates Appachattolanda Cup Kodava Hockey Festival at Napoklu Madikeri: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Kodava Development Corporation, a long-pending demand of the people of the district, will be a reality soon. “I will issue an order on the setting up of the Kodava Development Corporation at the earliest,” he said after inaugurating the…
CNC opposes genealogy study of non-Kodava communities
March 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s move to release funds for the genealogical study of 18 communities of Kodagu has irked the Codava National Council (CNC) as it has alleged that in the name of studying the genealogy of Kodavas, the Government is cheating the Kodava community by including other non-native communities in the study. Addressing a…
Kodagu set for Family Hockey Festival
March 17, 2023Madikeri/Kushalnagar: In the sports season of 2023 while many associations and organisations are organising events like cricket, football, volleyball or kabaddi, the families of Kodagu are gearing up for the 23rd Edition of Kodava Family Hockey Festival that will be held from Mar. 18 to Apr. 9 and this time, the Appachattolanda family is hosting…
CM to visit Chamarajanagar, Kodagu tomorrow
March 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will visit Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts tomorrow and his tentative itinerary is as follows: The CM will leave Jakkur Aerodrome in a chopper at 9.30 am and will land at Male Mahadeshwara Hills helipad in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district at 10.05 am. He (CM) will visit Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple…
A Coorg and His Revolver
March 17, 2023The 107-year-old story of Koothanda M. Somaiah By C.P. Belliappa Koothanda M. Somaiah was born around the 1890s. Right from a young age, he displayed a mind of his own. He was good at his studies and excelled in sports. Somaiah was handsome and a cocky young lad. His father, Mandanna, was well-to-do and wanted…
Get e-Prasad from Bhagandeshwara, Talacauvery temples in Kodagu
March 7, 2023Madikeri: An e-Prasad initiative has been launched at Sri Bhagandeshwara and Talacauvery Temples that are run by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment (Muzrai) Department. The Department has tied up with India Post for delivering the prasad from the temples to the devotees. Kodagu Deputy Commissioner B.C. Satish gave a start to the initiative…
Ahead of polls, Minister promises Rs. 5 crore for Kodava ‘Ain Mane’
February 25, 2023Virajpet: When Karnataka is on the cusp of Assembly polls, Social Welfare Department and Backward Classes Minister Kota Srinivasa Poojari has stated that Rs. 5 crore will be released for the development of ‘Ain Mane’ (ancestral houses) in Kodagu and also, Rs.25 lakh will be released for the genealogical study of 18 Kodava language natives….
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