New Delhi: India, Asia’s third-largest producer and exporter of coffee, has started producing world’s most expensive coffee, made from the poop of civet cat, on a small scale in Kodagu. The Civet Coffee is expensive because of uncommon method of producing such a coffee. It’s mainly produced on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and it…
Mild tremors in Kodagu
September 12, 2017Kodagu: The residents of Napoklu and surrounding were in for an early morning shock as they felt two mild tremors between 7.45 am and 7.51 am. Tremors were felt at Napoklu, Ballamavati, Cheriyaparumbu, Pulikotu and other surrounding areas. Soon as the tremors were felt, the residents, fearing for their lives, came out of their houses….
Upa Lokayukta orders closure of Tamara Resort in Kodagu by Sept. 14
September 6, 2017Mysuru: Upa Lokayukta Justice Subhash B. Adi has asked Tamara Coorg Resorts in Kodagu district to close operations. According to reports, the Upa Lokayukta has issued the orders to Panchayat Development Officer, Kunjila Village, Kakkabe, to take action to close the Resort by Sept. 14. Reacting to the reports, Kalyatanda Girish Subbaiah, Manager (Liasioning), Tamara…
Bhagavathi temple incident: BJP threatens Kodagu bandh
September 1, 2017Madikeri: Kodagu BJP District Committee General Secretary Ravi Kushalappa said that the BJP will stage a protest in front of the DC’s office in Madikeri if the miscreants who placed bovine hooves at the premises of Nettumadu Bhagavathi Temple in Kakkabe are not arrested before Sept. 3. Addressing reporters yesterday, he said illegal cow slaughter…
Rains in Kodagu boost KRS water level
August 30, 2017Mysuru: Moderate to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of River Cauvery in Kodagu has resulted in considerable increase in the water levels at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya, though the water level is yet to touch the 100 ft. mark. This morning, the gross capacity (includes unusable water) of the KRS…
It’s raining in Kodagu
August 29, 2017Mysuru: After a brief break, rain is back in Kodagu and some parts of Mysuru, H.D. Kote and Malnad region. The southern part of Karnataka has been receiving continuous — though not in heavy scale — rainfall since the evening of Aug. 27. Yesterday, showers continued from early morning till noon and towards the evening,…
Kodagu residents raise voice against destructive projects
August 27, 2017Ponnampet: A massive rally was held yesterday in Kutta, the border area of Kodagu against the proposed railway lines and National Highways that will spell doom for the already ecologically fragile district. Thousands of people and volunteers from over 30 organisations and NGOs participated in the “Save Kodagu, Save River Cauvery” campaign where speakers denounced…
Save Kodagu March draws thousands
August 26, 2017Ponnampet: After fighting legal battles for years against the destruction of River Cauvery catchment areas in the name of development, people of Kodagu finally hit the streets this morning and demanded scrapping of projects that would destroy the greenery and upset the ecological balance. Thousands attended a massive protest rally held in Kutta, a border…
LADY MLC’S HAND-HOLDING CONTROVERSY: T.P. Ramesh resigns from Cong.
August 23, 2017Bengaluru: A day after Kodagu District in-Charge Minister M.R. Seetharam said that action would be initiated against Karnataka Silk Marketing Board Chairman and Congress leader T.P. Ramesh, the latter resigned from the Board and primary membership of the Congress. Ramesh, who had shared the dais with Veena Achaiah, MLC, was in conversation with her, during…
Murder of former Kodagu Hockey player in Mumbai: Wife claims he killed himself after stabbing her twice
August 22, 2017Mumbai: Forty-five-year-old Amita alias Amrita, who murdered her husband, a former hockey player from Kodagu Chenanda Naveen Appaiah, has claimed that Appaiah had killed himself after stabbing her twice in the stomach. However, the doctors at Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital, where Amita has been admitted, found no stab injuries on Amita who has been booked for…
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