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Krishi Mela in Shivamogga from October 18 to 21 • Oct. 15, 2024, 7:30 AM ET (The Hindu)
Jamboo Savari in Shivamogga draws crowd • Oct. 13, 2024, 12:22 AM ET (The Hindu)
Flight services from Shivamogga to Hyderabad, Chennai launched • Oct. 10, 2024, 6:38 AM ET (The Hindu)
Sahakar Bharathi criticises protest by PACS, SDCC in Shivamogga over refinance from NABARD • Oct. 10, 2024, 12:33 AM ET (The Hindu)
Roads inundated following heavy rains in Shivamogga district of Karnataka • Oct. 9, 2024, 12:33 AM ET (The Hindu)

Shivamogga, city, western Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated in an upland region on the Tunga River (a headstream of the Tungabhadra).

Shivamogga is a road and rail junction, reexporting areca nuts, rice, coffee, and pepper. Industries include rice and oilseed milling and cotton processing. Cloth is hand-loomed as a cottage industry. The city’s schools of education, commerce, arts and science, and law, Kamala Nehru Memorial National College for Women, and other colleges are affiliated with the University of Mysore in Mysuru. Pop. (2001) 274,352; (2011) 322,650.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.