Sir, On Saturday morning I decided to go on a long drive. It was a wonderful drive from Mysuru to Kukke Subramanya via Kodagu; the road is good throughout. As I descended the ghats of Madikeri, there was a pothole which could neither be seen nor was there any kind of signboard. I drove into…
An ocean of nostalgia on Coorg of the Raj, now Kodagu, smallest district in Karnataka, will kindle the memories of Kodavas of the old generation as one reads this highly potent literary capsule, a compendium of Kodagu and Kodava history by Rahul Singh published in Outlook magazine dated June 12, 2017. I found it most…
Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration has condoled the death of IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, who had served as Kodagu DC from Aug. 15, 2013 to June 22, 2015. Speaking at the condolence meeting at the DC’s office here yesterday, Congress Office sitesaid Tiwari’s untimely death had brought grief to the people of Kodagu. He pointed…
The State-level NR Golf Open organized at Mercara Downs Golf Club, Madikeri will be held from June 4. The tournament, hosted completely by Cycle Pure Agarbathies is hoping to witness more than 250 golfing enthusiasts participating in 7 categories. The tournament will be teed off by Arjun Ranga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathies. Interested golfers…
Madikeri: Three persons of a family, committed suicide by hanging themselves in separate rooms of the house they were residing in Bhagamandala last night. The deceased have been identified as Gopal (65), his son Pradeep (35) and daughter in-law Manjula (28). The incident came to light, when Gopal’s daughter Pavithra came to the house at…
By Raghu Hebbale Kaveri Nisargadhama, a beautiful 64-acre island near Kushalnagar on the Mysuru-Madikeri Highway, has been renovated and beautified by the Forest Department. The nature park, surrounded by River Cauvery, is an ideal weekend getaway for those who yearn to be amidst nature, far from the madding crowd. This Weekend Star Supplement presents an…
Suntikoppa – A homemaker was killed by a wild elephant at 7th Hoskote village near Suntikoppa yesterday. The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Saroja, wife of late Mani. The incident happened at 6.15 am when she went to the backyard of her house to dump kitchen waste and fetch some drinking water from a…
Principal Civil Court (Junior Division) in Madikeri has granted permission to four family members of Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy to file objections to the ‘B’ report submitted by the CID, which probed the suicide of the Police officer. Ganapathy’s father Kushalappa, mother Ponnamma, brother Machaiah and sister Sabitha had filed an application in the court on…
An army recruitment rally will be held from May 27 to June 4 at Madikeri Sports Stadium by Headquarters Recruiting Zone, Bengaluru. Interested youth may fill the applications online from Mar. 30 to May 14 by logging on to: www.joinindianarmy.nic.in The recruitment will be for the posts of Soldier (writer), Warehouse-Keeper (Technical), Soldier (General Duty),…
Members of Kodagu District Coffee Growers Federation led by Kodagu District JD(S) President Meriyanda Sanketh Poovaiah met former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at the latter’s residence in Bengaluru and apprised him of the problems being faced by coffee growers over a long period. Giving a patient hearing to the grievances of the coffee growers,…
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