By C.P. Belliappa Educational institutions were first started in Kodagu after the British takeover in 1834. People took to education most enthusiastically. In 1909, St. Joseph’s Convent was founded by Catholic nuns in Madikeri. It was primarily for girls, but boys were allowed till 7th standard. I recently came across a remarkable group photograph taken…
Madikeri: The Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested five persons, who were trying to sell a Sand Boa snake at Thithimathi in Virajpet taluk on Feb. 12 and have rescued the snake from them. The accused are 57-year-old Mulla Mehaboob Vali, 45-year-old Sheik Mulla Chand Pasha, 27-year-old S. Fayaz, 45-year-old Boya Rangaswamy and 29-year-old Sheik…
Madikeri: The Virajpet Second Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a CRPF Soldier to 20 years imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs. 96,000 after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl last year. The CRPF Soldier who has been sentenced is C.B. Nithin, a resident of Manandawadi in Kerala….
Madikeri: The annual fruit and flower show which began at Raja’s Seat in Madikeri, Kodagu District yesterday has proved a crowd-puller as thousands of tourists are thronging the venue. The special feature of the flower show is the depiction of the lifestyle and traditions of Kodavas through floral depiction of ‘Kodava Ainmane’ or ancestral homes…
Madikeri: The annual Flower Show will be held from tomorrow till Feb.10 at the Raja Seat Garden here. A preliminary meeting was chaired by Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy yesterday to review the preparations for the event. Horticulture Deputy Director Chandrashekar disclosed that cultural shows will be presented by the Department of Kannada and…
Madikeri: Following third Novel Coronavirus (nCOV) case reported in Kerala, the Kodagu District Administration has warned planters against engaging labours from neighbouring State for coffee picking season which is on now. Authorities have asked coffee planters not to send their workers to Kerala or bring new workers to their plantations till Feb. 15. Kodagu shares…
Celebrated Restaurateur is on a culinary adventure featuring native chefs and dishes of Malabar, Kodagu regions Madikeri: Imagine Kadumbutt Pandi Curry, Akki Otti, Baimbale Curry and other popular Kodava cuisines prominently figuring in the Michelin-starred restaurants in the dining capitals of New York, Dubai and London. Going by the looks of it, this will be…
Kodava lifestyle, traditions to bloom Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration and the Department of Horticulture will conduct a Flower Show at Raja’s Seat in Madikeri from Feb. 7 to 10 in order to attract tourists, an official statement said. A special feature of the Flower Show will be the depiction of the lifestyle and traditions…
Madikeri: Asserting that the Government was committed to the reconstruction of flood-devastated Kodagu district, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa said that the Government will announce measures for tapping the tourism potential in Kodagu to the full. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for a new block(450-bed) of the District Hospital here yesterday. Noting that 2,033…
Madikeri: A decommissioned MiG-21 fighter jet has been added to General K.S. Thimayya Museum in Madikeri thus adding to the existing collection of war relics at the war memorial. The fighter jet had been in use by the Indian Air Force. The continuous effort of Retired Air Marshal Nanda Cariappa, son of late Field Marshal…
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