Dr. Babina currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at the 550-bed Jindal Nature Cure and Yoga Hospital in Bengaluru. Bengaluru: Dr. Babina N.M., a native of Kodagu and a member of the Nellamakkada clan from the Kodava community, has been conferred with the prestigious Karnataka Rajyotsava award for her distinguished contributions to yoga, naturopathy, health, and nutrition under the AYUSH medical division. The State government announced 70 recipients of the annual awar

The company stated that these exclusive single-origin coffees will now be part of Starbucks’ global portfolio. (Photo Courtesy: Starbucks) Bengaluru: Tata Starbucks — a 50:50 joint venture between Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Consumer Products Limited has entered the estate-exclusive, single-origin coffee segment by introducing three speciality coffees sourced from the Nullore, Margolly, and Karadibetta estates in Karnataka’s Kodagu district. Mitali Mahesh

The counting, covered donations made between September 20 and October 29, 2025 Bhagamandala : A total of ₹18.05 lakh was collected during the first hundi (offering box) counting held at the Sri Bhagandeshwara–Talacauvery Temple in Bhagamandala, Kodagu district, following the recent Sri Cauvery Theerthodbhava festival. The counting, which covered donations made between September 20 and October 29, 2025, was conducted on Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. in the presence of officials