Tourists make a beeline to Mandalapatti in Kodagu to see hills bathed in dreamy shades of purplish blue Madikeri: Every seven or 12 years, the hills of Mandalapatti in Kodagu burst into a sea of purplish blue flowers, a rare natural spectacle. And this season, tourists are making a beeline to have a glimpse of…
World Elephant Day celebrated
August 13, 2021Mysuru/Kodagu: World Elephant Day was celebrated at the elephant camps in Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts and at Mysuru Zoo yesterday. World Elephant Day was launched on Aug. 12, 2012 to raise awareness about the issues threatening elephants. Shrinking habitats and illegal poaching for the trade of elephant ivory are just two of the most serious…
Another rule enforcer turns rule breaker !
August 10, 2021Kodagu Assistant Commissioner paddles into troubled waters after going rafting with family when rafting is banned Kushalnagar: Close on the heels of Mandya Tahsildar Chandrashekar S. Gali hosting a big fat birthday party for his son on Aug. 4 night at KRS, breaking the COVID protocol, now, another officer, who is supposed to be a…
Elephant calf found drowned
August 10, 2021Madikeri: An elephant was found drowned in a lake at a coffee estate in Marandoda village near Kakkabe, north Kodagu. A herd of elephants was spotted on Sunday evening in the vicinity of the village and it is suspected that the elephant calf may have slipped and fallen into the lake when the herd went…
Mysuru Kodava Samaja urges Ministerial berth for Appachu Ranjan
August 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Five-time MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan deserves a Ministerial berth in the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP Ministry in the State, said office-bearers of Mysuru Kodava Samaja who met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the BJP party office in the city this morning. The CM visited the BJP office for the first time today after becoming the…
No bus services from Kodagu to Kerala
August 8, 2021Madikeri: Following increase in COVID positive cases in Kerala, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Charulata Somal has banned bus services from Kodagu to Kerala. The DC has stated that no buses from Kerala can enter Kodagu and similarly no buses will go to Kerala. The decision in this regard was taken following steep rise in Corona…
Hanging bridge to come up at Harangi Dam
August 3, 2021Expert inspects Reservoir; Rs. 3.5 crore project; DPR to be readied Kushalnagar: To give a special view of Harangi Dam in Kodagu to thousands of tourists who flock the Dam, a hanging bridge will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 3.5 crore. The Harangi Dam is one of the many famous tourist spots of…
Spike in Test Positivity Rate in Mysuru, Kodagu
August 2, 2021Kodagu DC imposes fresh restrictions on travellers from high-risk States Mysuru/Madikeri: A report from the State COVID War Room has stated that 10 out the 30 districts in Karnataka including Mysuru and Kodagu have reported COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate (TPR) that is higher than the State average of 1.4 percent from July 25 to July…
Kodagu girl drowns at Malpe Beach
August 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A trip to Mangaluru after hectic online classes turned tragic for a 20-year-old girl from Kodagu who drowned in the Malpe Beach yesterday. She was a student from Jyoti Nivas College in Bengaluru. Uddappanda Dechamma, daughter of late Uddappanda Jayanth had been to Mangaluru along with a group of friends in Mysuru after her…
Only Kerala-registered vehicles checked
August 1, 2021Travellers hire Karnataka vehicles to enter Mysuru and Kodagu Mysuru/Kushalnagar: The Government order to step up vigil along the Kerala-Karnataka border and making RT-PCR negative certificate (not older than 72 hours irrespective of the vaccination status) mandatory to all those who come from the neighbouring State notwithstanding, travellers are still entering Karnataka making use of…















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