Madikeri: Makara Sankranthi holiday turned tragic for a family in Kushalnagar when the car in which they were travelling met with an accident and fell into a Lake. A woman and her daughter drowned while the woman’s husband managed to get out and swim to safety. The accident occurred at Balekadu on the National Highway…
Kodagu resorts, home stays grapple with tourist boom
January 1, 2021Severe shortage of staff forces them not to accept full bookings Post-lockdown, workers find coffee picking, masonry more profitable Kushalnagar: Since the last five to six days there has been a tourist boom in the hilly district of Kodagu but the hotels, resorts and home stay industry is finding it extremely difficult to handle tourist…
Kushalnagar Taluk formed; Kodagu now has five taluks
January 1, 2021Government issues final notification; process of infrastructure identification, appointment of officers set in motion Bengaluru/Kushalnagar: The Government has notified — final notification — Kushalnagar Taluk and with this, a new Taluk has come into existence in Kodagu. Kodagu now has five Taluks — Madikeri, Virajpet, Ponnampet, Somwarpet and Kushalnagar. The Government had recently notified Ponnampet…
Tourists head towards Kodagu for year end holiday
December 26, 2020Heavy rush at Dubare, Nisargadhama Hotels, resorts report full occupancy Kushalnagar: Craving for a break and a year-end trip, several tourists from Mysuru and Bengaluru are heading towards Kodagu to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Hotels and resorts have reported full occupancy while tourist destinations are seeing heavy footfalls — the first after the emergence…
River rafting resumes at Dubare
December 14, 2020Popular tourist activity was closed since March following COVID outbreak Kushalnagar: River rafting, a popular activity among tourists coming to Dubare near Kushalnagar in Kodagu, has resumed after a long break. This comes in the wake of Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy permitting operators to resume rafting after stringently following COVID precautions. The activity began…
Hanging Bridges of Kodagu: Reality Check – 5: Govt. rejects proposal to repair Abbey Falls hanging bridge
December 1, 2020Kushalnagar: The State Government has rejected the proposal of repairing the hanging bridge located at Abbey Falls in Madikeri due to safety concerns. Very different from other hanging bridges of Kodagu is the one at Abbey Falls. While the other hanging bridges in the hilly district are built for people to cross from one river…
River rafting to resume at Dubare
November 30, 2020Madikeri: In a move that could bring cheers to river rafting enthusiasts, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has permitted resumption of river rafting at Dubare near Kushalnagar. The DC who chaired a meeting of River Rafting Management and Monitoring Committee at her office here recently, said that river rafting at Dubare will be allowed…
Hanging Bridges of Kodagu: Reality Check – 4 – Theppadakandi bridge a boon for villagers, school children
November 30, 2020Kushalnagar: The only one hanging or suspension bridge that is in proper shape and is useful to people of Kodagu is the Theppadakandi Hanging Bridge near Guddehosur in Kushalnagar. This bridge connects Mysuru district (Periyapatna taluk) with Kodagu. Theppadakandi is a small village in Guddehosur and earlier, people used to cross River Cauvery using improvised…
Hanging Bridges of Kodagu: Reality Check – 2
November 27, 2020Second hanging bridge to come up at Kaveri Nisargadhama Kushalnagar: The Kodagu Forest Department has sent a proposal to the District Administration to build another hanging bridge across River Cauvery at Kaveri Nisargadhama near Kushalnagar. The existing 90-metre hanging bridge has been declared unsafe. The proposal has been submitted and is in the estimation stage…
Harangi Dam now open to tourists
November 20, 2020Entry Ticket: Adults : Rs. 10; Children : Rs. 5 Kushalnagar: Harangi Reservoir, one of the important tourist places in Kodagu district, was thrown open for tourists from Nov. 16. MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan inaugurated a new ticket counter. Speaking on the occasion, he said opening of this dam has added to the list of…
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