It is monsoon season in Kodagu and though rains are less this year, people in remote villages of Kodagu, who have grown Garcinia gummi-gutta tree in their estates or have access to the tree grown in the wild, are busy in preparing Kachampuli, the dark, tart vinegar. Kachampuli preparation has been passed on from generations…
Triveni 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…
Madikeri: A year after Kodagu District Administration banned White Water River Rafting activity on River Cauvery in Dubare and other rivers, the activity has resumed in full swing. Yesterday, around 10 water rafts were made operational at Dubare following the lifting of the ban by Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy. The rafting activity was officially…
Madikeri: Monsoon has picked up in Kodagu and as an indication to heavy rains that has been lashing the district since the last couple of days, the Madikeri-Mangaluru Highway has seen cracks — a sad reflection of the quality of road repair works that was carried out last year following heavy rains and landslides. Last…
Mysuru: Shilpa Nanjappa, an acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer from Kodagu, has also been awarded the prestigious Fellowship by the Indian Government’s Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) for 2019-2021 for being an outstanding artiste. Speaking to Star of Mysore, an elated Shilpa said that the two-year Fellowship meant a lot for her and she has…
Mysuru: Following a massive social media campaign over the demand for an Emergency Super-Speciality Hospital in Kodagu, over 30 youths from Bengaluru under the banner of Kodava Riders Club had organised a Motorcycle Rally this morning from Bengaluru to Kodagu. The rally route is Bengaluru-Mysuru-Gonikoppal-Virajpet-Madikeri and it was flagged off from Bengaluru Kodava Samaja premises…
Siddapur (Kodagu): A wild elephant has seriously injured a woman labourer working at a coffee estate yesterday evening. The seriously injured woman, identified as 55-year-old Kamala, has been admitted to a hospital in Ammathi. Kamala, who was working at the estate of BBTC Company, was returning home after work, when the jumbo attacked her leaving…
Madikeri: The serene coffee district of Kodagu, nestled on the bowl of Western Ghats, has been facing severe economic crisis due to dwindling tourist arrivals owing to last year’s natural calamity where floods and landslides ravaged many parts of the district. Tourism is in deep crisis with many hotel properties in Madikeri and Kushalnagar, the…
Siddapura (Kodagu): It has become a fashion now a days for youths to sport hairstyles of various designs and colour. With more and more of them aspiring a career in modelling and fashion, youths are looking at the latest hair styles and even imitate western pop icons and singers in outsmarting each other, when it…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Aaj ka taaja khabar: The tourist spots, Nainital, Rishikesh and Haridwar have been submerged. Not by nature but by tourists! The unusually hot weather conditions in North India combined with holidays, these Hill Stations have been completely submerged by tourists. All the hotels are overflowing so much so…
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