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Kodagu Records Sharp Spike in Drug-Related Cases in January 2026
According to police data, nine people were arrested for drug peddling and 53 residents were booked for consumption of narcotic substances in January 2026. (The image is for representative purposes only.) Madikeri : Kodagu district has seen a sharp rise in drug-related offences, with police registering as many as 63 cases of drug peddling and consumption under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in January 2026 alone. Superintendent of Police R.N. Bindu M
Kodagu Express Bureau
40 minutes ago2 min read
January Showers Hit Robusta Harvest, Raise Fears Over 2026–27 Coffee Crop
Planters’ associations point out that the timing of the rain has compounded existing challenges. Madikeri : Unseasonal rainfall during January has emerged as a major setback for India’s coffee sector, particularly for growers cultivating robusta, who are in the midst of harvesting operations. Untimely showers across key coffee-growing regions in Karnataka and Kerala have not only disrupted harvesting and post-harvest drying but have also raised fresh anxieties about the outlo
Kodagu Express Bureau
2 days ago3 min read
‘My life has been about Kodagu and its people’: Bollajira B. Aiyappa
Bollajira B. Aiyappa has worn several hats; he is a social worker, journalist, publisher, editor and actor. He is well-known in Kodagu as the founder president of the Codava Makkada Coota organisation which has published more than 120 books so far. Q: Can you tell us about your family members and your education? A: We are originally from Hudikeri. My father Bollajira Bopaiah is a retired sub-inspector. My mother Yasodha was born in the Ajjamada family. My wife Yamuna was born
Nitin Kushalappa
2 days ago4 min read