K.G. Bopaiah files Police complaint Madikeri: In an act of blackmail, Virajpet BJP MLA K.G. Bopaiah was demanded to pay a ransom of Rs. 1 crore by a caller who telephoned him in the guise of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuth. The MLA has lodged a complaint with Madikeri Town Police in this regard. The person,…
Don’t wear Kodava traditional dresses for political events
December 30, 2021Akhila Kodava Samaja appeals not to trivialise tradition to appease politicians Madikeri: The Akhila Kodava Samaja has unanimously decided not to use the Kodava traditional dresses to appease any political party and not wear it to any event that is political or have any connection to politics. Samaja President Mathanda Monnappa had recently issued a…
Suja Kushalappa of BJP wins in Kodagu
December 14, 2021Dr. Sooraj Revanna bags Hassan seat Madikeri: Suja Kushalappa of the BJP won the Kodagu MLC seat. He defeated his nearest rival Dr. Manthar Gowda of the Congress by a margin of 105 votes. Kushalappa was the first winner to be officially declared in the State, after the counting ended at St.Joseph’s School in Madikeri,…
Indian Naval prowess on display at ‘Sunny Side’
December 14, 2021Vice Admiral adds new Navy attractions to Gen. K.S. Thimayya Museum at Madikeri Modules of INS Shivalik, Sindhughosh Class submarine and AK230 Navy gun mount Madikeri: The INS Shivalik (F47) ship module was declared open for public viewing at ‘Sunny Side,’ General Kodandera S. Thimayya’s house in Madikeri that has been converted into a Museum…
Kodava Heritage Centre works to be completed by end of this month
December 14, 2021Tourism Minister replies to Congress MLC at Belagavi session Madikeri: Tourism Minister Anand Singh said that the roofing works of two Ainmanes of Kodava Heritage Centre near Madikeri in Kodagu district has been completed and the rest of the works will be completed by the end of this month. Replying to a question by Congress…
Gen. Bipin Rawat had a special bond with Kodagu
December 9, 2021Madikeri, Dec. 9 (Agencies)- Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu yesterday, had a special bond with Kodagu, the district that has given to India Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa and Army Chief General Kodandera S. Thimayya and many Lieutenant Generals, Major Generals, Brigadiers, Air…
Wild elephant attacks car
December 3, 2021Madikeri: Five occupants of a car including three children had a miraculous escape when a wild elephant attacked their car near Aane Kaadu. The couple and their three children were on their way to Madikeri and when they were proceeding near Aane Kaadu at about 8 pm yesterday, an elephant attacked and tried to overturn…
Jinxed work on Kodava Heritage Centre: Looking at Parsis, Kodavas may introspect
December 2, 2021Madikeri: Rathi Vinay Jha, former Secretary, Union Ministry of Tourism, in an article in the Coffeeland News Weekly, published from Madikeri, Kodagu, in its 26th November 2021 issue, has regretted the inordinate delay in completing the Kodava Heritage Centre civil work and wondered why Kodavas did not resonate to this work like the Parsis did….
INS Shivalik model, submarine, anti-aircraft gun at Madikeri
December 1, 2021New war machines brought to Sunny Side, General K.S. Thimayya Museum Madikeri: In a landmark move that will draw tourists and visitors in droves to Sunny Side, General Kodandera S. Thimayya’s house in Madikeri that has been converted into a Museum and a War Memorial, a huge model of INS Shivalik, an anti-aircraft gun and…
Submit Sports Varsity proposal: Kodagu DC to DYES
December 1, 2021Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Dr. B.C. Satish has asked the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) to submit a proposal to the Government to establish a Sports University in Kodagu District. He was chairing a meeting of the District Stadium Committee at the Office of Assistant Director, DYES in Madikeri yesterday. He said that…
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