Madikeri: Thousands of devotees from Kodagu, across the State and Tamil Nadu congregated at Talacauvery in Kodagu last night to witness Cauvery Theerthodbhava amid chanting of mantras and other religious rituals. The holy event took place exactly at the predetermined Muhurtha of 7.22 pm in Mesha Lagna at the foothills of Brahmagiri inside the Holy…
Madikeri: The Annual Theerthodbhava at Talacauvery will be held today (Oct. 17 ) at 7.21 pm as per the Hindu almanac at Mesha Lagna. While the rituals and rites related to the event will commence at 5 pm, the Theerthodbhava is slated to take place at 7.21 pm. Theerthodbhava celebrates the birth of River Cauvery…
Madikeri: The body of Subedar Napanda C. Mahesh (44), a native of Taakeri in Somwarpet taluk, who was serving in the Indian Army at Joshimath in Uttarakhand and died following a heart attack on Oct. 11, reached his native place. All preparations for the last rites have been done at Taakeri in Somwarpet taluk. The…
Madikeri: A teacher, who was running a Kindergarten in the town and declared ‘brain dead,’ has given new lease of life to eight persons through organ donation after her death. Asha (53), wife of Pandyanda Gappu Ganapathy and a resident of Sudarshan Layout in the town is the teacher, whose organs were donated at Narayana…
Madikeri: Napanda C. Mahesh (46), a native of Taakeri in Somwarpet taluk, who was serving in the Indian Army, passed away following a heart attack at Joshimath in Uttarakhand yesterday. He leaves behind his wife, 10-year-old daughter, six-year-old son and a host of relatives and friends. Mahesh, who was serving in the Indian Army since…
Makes a stopover at Windflower Resorts and Spa at the foot of Chamundi Hill and proceeds to resort in Kabini Mysore/Mysuru: Congress President Sonia Gandhi arrived at Mysore Airport in a special flight from New Delhi at around 12.45 pm today. Mysuru City Police and Special Protection Group (SPG) had provided thick security blanket around…
Madikeri: A Forest Watcher, who had gone missing during combing operation near V. Badaga village in Makuta Reserve Forest limits, has been found dead and his body was fished out from Kokka River yesterday. Police, Fire and Emergency Services and NDRF personnel along with expert swimmers and divers from Mangaluru traced the body of Forest…
Madikeri: A Forest Watcher on duty has gone missing under mysterious circumstances from Makuta Forest limits in Virajpet taluk. The missing Forest Watcher is 23-year-old Pavan, a native of Balele and it is suspected that he may have slipped and fell into the river. A search operation is on to trace the body. Details: Pavan…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Chairman, BVB Mysuru Madikeri: In 2018 Kodagu was struck by a rain disaster never heard of or seen before causing landslides, devastating floods and destroying houses and properties of the people, specially in North Kodagu area of Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks. Thousands of people were homeless and had to take shelter in…
Devayya’s air combat manoeuvres considered remarkable in the post-world war history Madikeri: Madikeri, the capital of Kodagu, the land of soldiers, has a 6-feet-9-inch bronze statue of Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devayya that calls out each passer-by and makes him/her recall his heroic deeds during the Indo-Pak war of 1965. Devayya was just 32 then…
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