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.

Three school drop outs have been arrested by district crime branch police in connection with the desecration of field marshal cariappa statue at Madikeri. Pawan(17) son of late devaraj and his younger brother Sumanth(14), Shivu (16) son of Channa (a ‘d’ group worker in Zilla panchayath), Madikeri are the accused. The trio accepted that after drinking beer and smelling some … Continue reading →

Preparations have begun in full swing for the celebration of historical Dasara in Madikeri. 10 mantaps will go round the town during night hours on October 6th of Vijayadashami day. Madikeri Dasara festival will begin on 28th evening at 5 P.M. with the taking out of the four Karagas, representing the four temples of ‘shakti devatas’ in the town. The … Continue reading →

The holy Kaveri “Thirhtodbhava” (water emerging) in Shri Kundike in Thalacuavery, the birth place of river cauvery occurs on 17th night of October this year. Cauvery emerges from ‘Kundike’ (the holy water source)at 11.43 P.M.on October 17th in ‘Mithuna lagna’ during thula sankramana.

Four elephants from Dubare forest range are transported to Mysore to take part in Dasara procession. Elephants namely Vikram, Gopi and Cauvery were trained well at Dubare elephant camp to take part in the procession and they are sent to Mysore. Harsha and Vikram have been taking part in the Dasara procession since a decade. Gopi and Cauvery are taking … Continue reading →