Mahouts at the Dubare Elephant Camp in Kushalnagar went on strike on Friday against the government  to confirm their services.  Twenty mahouts and assistants protested by sending 16 camp elephants into the forest and denying to work. The Mahouts alleged that of the 26 mahouts working with the Forest Department in the camp, the services of 10 were yet to … Continue reading →

H.C.Nagaraj claims Madikeri Fort as his Property. The Mysore based flour mill owner H.C.Nagaraj is approaching court to claim the ownership of Madikeri Fort which houses most of the government offices including the Deputy Commissioner’s. Nagaraj who calls himself as H.C.N.Wodeyar, Maharaja of Coorg, and owner of the Madikeri palace has a family tree certified by a court. His lineage, … Continue reading →

The 113th birth anniversary of Field Marshal K M Cariappa was celebrated in great splendor in Madikeri on Saturday the 28th this month. The anniversary celebration was organised by the Kannada and Culture department, Field Marshal Cariappa Forum and Karnataka Kodava Sahithya Academy. Indian Army South zone Chief Lt General A.K Singh, Cariappa’s son Nanda Cariappa, his wife Meena and … Continue reading →

The much anticipated ‘Storm Music Festival,’ opened on Friday at Napoklu in Coorg. The music festival which was supposed to begin in November last year was postponed due to heavy rains in Coorg. There was an overwhelming response from the crowd who had come from all over the world to witness this event. The music fest was opened to the … Continue reading →

A flower show has been organized a flower show for public view by the former Rajya Sabha member F M Khan on his Balyantri estate at Boikeri near Madikeri. The flower exhibition will be held on Saturday and Sunday with no entry charges. Mr Khan has been organizing the flower show every year since 1998.The flower garden boasts over 1,000 … Continue reading →

The 16th edition of the Kodava hockey festival in Coorg will commence from April 21st and end on May 13th this year in Ammathi. The Ichetttira family will be organising this year’s Kodava family cup hockey tournament. Around 250 teams and over 3 lakh people are expected to witness this tournament.

Coorg has overtaken Munnar in Kerala as a tourist destination as per the with Karnataka and Kerala tourism departments. According to the tourism departments figures in 2010, Coorg had 5,94,467 tourists among which 7,251 were foreign tourists and Munnar had  2,45,438 tourists. Until November 2011, Coorg saw a leap in tourist numbers with over 15 lakh visitors. With lot of … Continue reading →

The Madikeri Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has prepared a plan to develop four acres of land around Gaddige into a landscape garden at a cost of 45 lakhs. Gaddige will also include a children’s play park and also statues of elephants will be placed on platforms. The area around Gaddige has been fenced off and the main entrance has been … Continue reading →

Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda addressing the gathering in Madikeri after unveiling the statue of the freedom fighter Guddemane Appaiah Gowda and inaugurating multiple projects at a cost of rupees 49 crores.

Coorg district will soon get railway line- assured the state railways Minister K.H. Muniyappa during his visit to Bhagamandala and Talakaveri. A survey will be conducted for the 110 K.ms Mysore-Kushlanagar railway line before the launch. The minister also launched the railway line survey work at Kushalnagar and  inaugurated India post passenger reservation centre at Kushalnagar post office established by south … Continue reading →

The statue of one of Coorg’s brave soldier Appaiah Gowda will be unveiled on Jan 2nd by CM Sadananda Gowda in Madikeri. Subedar Appaih Gowda’s statue mounted on a horse and holding a sword is made of bronze at a cost of 13 Lakhs. Appaiah Gowda served   Chikkavirarajendra the last King of Coorg as a Subedar. When the King was … Continue reading →

Madikeri will get city bus services soon if things go as planned. One bus will run a route in the town as a trial and later more buses will be made available to other routes as well. Thalathmane, Rajarajeshwari Nagara, Mekeri, Vidyanagara and Sampigekatte are the places proposed by the officials for the city buses to ply. This proposal was also … Continue reading →

Coorg has added one more feather in its cap as the environmentalist and former forest officer K M Chinnappa was documented by ‘Jana Gana Mana’ team in celebration of 100 years of the national anthem of India. The team has selected many loyalists in various walks of life for their achievements, Chinnappa was chosen for his service in the field … Continue reading →

The Lokayukta police has registered an FIR against Bopaiah at Madikeri.  Bopaiah is accused of misusing Rs 40 lakhs meant for development of a lake in Coorg in 2006-07. Bopaiah is from Virajpet constituency of Coorg district. The FIR was filed against Bopaiah on the directive of the district and sessions judge Ashok Nijagannanavar on a complaint filed by Congress … Continue reading →

Konganda Sanketh Changappa from T Shettigeri has been selected to participate in World Marathon to be held in New York on November. Only two athletics from India have been selected from the Corporate and are eligible to participate in the marathon.