Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration, along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and emergency teams, recently conducted a mock rescue operation at Gajagiri Hill in Talacauvery towards getting acquainted with adverse situations during landslides and floods. Two houses at the foot of Gajagiri Hill with its five residents, including the Chief Priest of the Talacauvery…
Home-alone woman found brutally murdered in Madikeri
February 23, 2021Miscreants hack her to death before decamping with cash, jewels Madikeri: A home-alone woman has been found brutally murdered last night and her body was found hacked in the bathroom of her house at Kalakeri Nidugane village near Madikeri. The deceased is Lalitha, wife of late Byladi Honnappa. She is survived by her son Gopalakrishna,…
Kodagu Medical College gets permission to start B.Sc Nursing Course
February 22, 2021Madikeri: Years after it was formed, the Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences at Madikeri, the District Headquarters, has been granted permission by the Government for introducing B.Sc Nursing Course. The course was a long-standing demand from the people of Kodagu, which did not have any medical institute until 2014, when the Medical College was announced….
Kushalnagar-Srirangapatna Highway works to begin in 15 months: MP
February 18, 2021Madikeri: The works on the new Mysuru-Kushalnagar Highway project to be taken up by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will begin in 15 months. Called the Mysuru-Madikeri Economic Corridor Expressway Project along Mysuru-Madikeri NH-275, the project will directly connect Kushalnagar in Kodagu to Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna, Mandya District. The land acquisition process is already…
Gen. Thimayya Museum at Madikeri dedicated to Nation
February 7, 2021President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates grand museum showcasing memorabilia of the celebrated General Madikeri: A museum celebrating the life of former Army Chief General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, housing a variety of antique weaponry and war relics, was inaugurated last evening by President Ram Nath Kovind. First Lady Savita Kovind was present along with the President….
President in Kodagu
February 6, 2021First Couple offers special pujas at Talacauvery; Ram Nath Kovind to dedicate General K.S. Thimayya Museum at Madikeri to the Nation at 3.15 pm Madikeri: India’s First Citizen President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savitha Kovind arrived in Kodagu this morning. An Indian Air Force chopper carried the First Couple from the HAL Airport…
General’s Museum, Medical College, Heritage Centre
February 5, 2021Last Sunday, 31st January 2021, I went to Madikeri on a bore-breaking trip with my wife and two friends. It was a two-and-a-half-hour journey by car via Kushalnagar. The road being good travelling was comfortable. Kushalnagar is the Gateway to Kodagu, with River Cauvery flowing quietly as a boundary between Mysuru and Kodagu districts. The…
President’s visit on Feb. 6: Madikeri gets quick facelift
February 4, 2021Environmentalists irked over chopping of trees along Madikeri-Bhagamandala-Talacauvery Road Madikeri: Preparations are in full swing for the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind to the hilly district on Feb. 6 where he will inaugurate ‘Sunny Side’, a museum dedicated to celebrated General, Chief of Armed Forces and War Hero General Kodandera S. Thimayya. The museum,…
MLC raises plight of coffee growers in Legislative Council
February 4, 2021Madikeri: Unseasonal rains in the coffee growing district of Kodagu have affected harvest and post-harvest activities. The early rains have affected coffee quality and output as well. The district has received heavy rainfall and cloudy weather persisted in the crucial coffee season, affecting coffee drying. Growers have harvested the crop and have left them in…
Sunny Side Museum to showcase a slice of Indian Military history
January 31, 2021President Ram Nath Kovind to open General Thimayya Memorial Museum in Madikeri on Feb. 6 Madikeri: ‘Sunny Side’, the residence of General Kodandera S. Thimayya that has been converted into General Thimayya Memorial Museum, will be dedicated to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on Feb. 6 at 3.45 pm. The museum is located…
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