Madikeri: BJP candidate from Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who will be taking part in a series of election rallies in Kodagu, visited the Bhagandeshwara Temple in Bhagamandala and also Talacauvery, where he offered special puja to Goddess Cauvery, this morning. He was accompanied by MLC Suja Kushalappa, BJP District President Napanda Ravi…
Yaduveer hits the road to meet party workers, voters in Kodagu
March 16, 2024Madikeri: BJP candidate for the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha seat Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has embarked on a journey to engage with party workers and leaders throughout the Constituency. Following his maiden visit to the Mysuru BJP Office on Thursday evening where he had tea with the party workers at a roadside stall gathering public attention,…
General K.S. Thimayya’s statue reinstalled at Madikeri
March 10, 2024Madikeri: The statue of General K.S. Thimayya was reinstalled with full honours at the Circle in Madikeri with hundreds of people taking part in the ceremony organised by the Madikeri City Municipal Council in association with Madikeri Kodava Samaja and other organisations on Friday. The statue was unveiled by offering floral tributes to it by…
Man sentenced to 10 years jail for assaulting Forest Guard
March 5, 2024Madikeri: The Principal District and Sessions Court has sentenced an accused to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of assaulting a Forest Guard with a knife and injuring him (Forest Guard) seriously. The accused, who was convicted, is Thimmaiah, a resident of Gaalibeedu Kaanekandi in Kodagu. On May 11, 2022, when Forest…
‘Ranger Chinnappa’ passes away at 84
February 26, 2024Madikeri: Retired Forest Ranger Kotrangada M. Chinnappa, fondly known as ‘Ranger Chinnappa,’ a resident of Kumatoor Village at Srimangala in South Kodagu, passed away at 11.50 am today. He was 84 and was serving as the President of Wildlife First. Family sources said that the last rites will be held tomorrow. Profile: Born in 1941…
Kodagina Gowramma
February 18, 2024A well-known short story writer, leading feminist and freedom fighter, who met her tragic end at the young age of 27 By C.P. Belliappa Ramaiah couple in Madikeri, Kodagu, welcomed their youngest girl child Gowramma, on 5th March 1912 (not to be mistaken with Victoria Gowramma of Coorg, who was born in 1841). The little…
Elderly man hangs self after youth dies in bike collision
February 12, 2024Kushalnagar: A 57-year-old man took his own life after an accident resulted in the death of a 24-year-old youth. The elderly person, who is said to have taken the extreme step overwhelmed with grief, is identified as H.D. Thammaiah. The incident occurred in Madikeri last Friday when the youth Dhanal Subbaiah’s motorcycle collided head-on with…
Death of a woman due to gas geyser leak: Kodagu home stay asked to pay Rs. 37.5 lakh to family
February 5, 2024Madikeri: In a landmark decision penalising a home stay that was being run without proper ventilation and safety precautions, the Kodagu Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has asked the home stay owner to pay a compensation of Rs. 37.50 lakh to a 55-year-old resident of Mumbai whose daughter, an MBA graduate, died at the facility in…
Republic Day Flower Show at Raja’s Seat in Madikeri
January 25, 2024Paadi Igguthappa Temple to bloom in 5 lakh flowers Madikeri: A vibrant Fruit and Flower Show is scheduled to take place at the renowned tourist destination Raja’s Seat in Madikeri from Jan. 26 to 28 as part of the Republic Day celebrations. The Kodagu Horticulture Department is actively engaged in necessary preparations. The Raja’s Seat…
Kodagu to get Sub-Regional Science Centre, Planetarium
January 25, 2024Kushalnagar: Madikeri, often referred to as the Scotland of India, is on the brink of witnessing a ground-breaking development with the establishment of a state-of-the-art Sub-Regional Science Centre and Planetarium. The Department of Science and Technology is spearheading this endeavour, at an estimated cost of approximately Rs. 12.26 crore. The foundation stone for this significant…
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