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Bhavani From Kodagu, First Indian Woman To Get Trained At Mt. Ruapehu In New Zealand

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Madikeri:

After pegging the National Flag atop Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Russia, T.N. Bhavani of Kodagu has one more feather in her cap in being the first Indian woman to have undergone training at the Mount Ruapehu, an acclaimed Stratovolcano in New Zealand.

Bhavani is the daughter of Thekkada Nanjunda (Shambu) and Parvathi (Divya) of Perur village near Napoklu in Kodagu. While studying at Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bhavani joined NCC which paved way to groom her interest in adventure activities.

Having got trained in swimming, horse-riding and mountaineering, Bhavani recently completed a three-month training in skiing at Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand and has been qualified as an International Skiing Instructor and is eligible to undergo advanced training in South Korea.

Mount Ruapehu is a Stratovolcano or a composite Volcano formed by alternate layers of hardened lava and ash.

They are characterised by a very steep profile and periodic explosive emissions. Getting trained in skiing at such mountains is not easy and Bhavani has come out successful in the training in September.

Road to success

Bhavani, having completed her primary education at J.C. School in Srimangala in South Kodagu, finished her secondary education at Jawahar Navodaya School in Galibeedu, Madikeri taluk. She graduated from St. Agnes College, Mangaluru and had worked as an Instructor at Himalaya Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling.

Having attended many NCC camps at school and college, Bhavani had participated in the Republic Day Parade in Delhi in 2016.

She participated in the All India Vayu Sainik Camp held recently in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and won accolades from NCC Director General Lt. Gen. Anirudh Chakravarthy, Karnataka-Goa NCC Deputy Director General Air Commander C. Rajiv and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah.

She got trained in mountaineering at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali and Himalaya Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling. She underwent skiing training in Gulmarg, Kashmir and further in New Zealand.

Bhavani is acclaimed as the first woman to successfully complete the tough First Grade Training at Himalaya Mountaineering Institute climbing tough peaks like Friendship in Manali and others in Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Leh.

She reached the top of Mount Elbrus in 2018 after climbing for 8 hours continuously and was adjudged the first to reach the peak among four mountaineers from various countries.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / November 11th, 2019

‘Bhoomi Puja’ For Stadium At Balugodu In Kodagu

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Virajpet:

‘Bhoomi Puja’ was performed at Balugodu Hockey Grounds in Virajpet yesterday under the aegis of Federation of Kodava Samajas for the construction of the most-desired stadium at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore.

Launching the work, Federation President K. Vishnu Cariappa said that the previous Government had sanctioned Rs. 5 crore for the construction of the stadium which is likely to be completed by March end next. He sought full co-operation from members and office-bearers of the Federation and the people for coming out with a full-fledged stadium.

The monthly meeting of the Federation was also held at its premises in Balugodu. A decision was taken to increase membership for the Federation. Vice-President M.T. Nanaiah, Joint Secretary K.S. Uthappa, Secretary V.S. Poovaiah, former President M.D. Belliappa and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / November 09th, 2019

Golf Open Championship Held In Madikeri

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City-based NR Group organised NR Golf Open Championship 2019 at Mercara Downs Golf Club, here recently. A total of 75 golf enthusiasts participated in the tournament conducted in eight different categories. The tournament was teed-off by I.K. Anil, Captain, Mercara Downs Golf Club. Dwarakanath, National Sales Manager, Cycle Pure Agarbathies presented the trophies to the winners. Harish Appanna, Hon. Secretary, Mercara Downs Golf Club, Tournament Convenor K.P. Ranjith were present.

The Golf Championship witnessed golfers from Mysuru, Bengaluru, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Ooty and Kodaikanal vying for the titles. Below is the list of winners.

K.P. Ranjith receiving the Runner-up Rolling Trophy
K.P. Ranjith receiving the Runner-up Rolling Trophy

Open Strokeplay: Rolling Trophy donated by NR Group: Winner – Amogh Devaiah 75, Runner Up – K.P. Ranjith 76.

Net Strokeplay (0-18): Rolling Trophy donated by NR Group: Winner – Faiz Moosa Kutty 63 Nett, Runner Up – Rahul Kuttappa 66 Nett.

Handicap Stableford 0-18: Winner- Dinesh Cariappa 35 Points (Back 9 -20), Runner Up – Anil Pandey 35 (Back 9 -19).

Handicap Stableford 19-24: Winner – K.P. Kuttappa 34 Points, Runner Up- M.P. Nagaraj 32 Points.

Seniors Stableford (Full handicap above 60 years): Winner – Anil I.K 35 Points, Runner up- Dr. Ramesh Bopaiah 31 Points.

Stableford Doubles (Team Event Handicap 0-24): Winners – Faiz Moosa Kutty & Aiyappa M.B 71 Points, Runners Up – Ranjith K.P & Sunil Devaiah N.C 65 Points.

Closest to the Pin: Adithya Somaiah 19.8.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / November 07th, 2019

River Rafting In Kodagu District 60 Rafts To Be Given Licence

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Madikeri:

Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy, who chaired the White Water River Rafting review meeting at her office on Nov.1, has decided to issue licences to 60 raft operators in the district next season.

The meeting also decided to continue those who were issued licences this year based on the recommendations of a Technical Committee.

Though river rafting is popular among tourists visiting Kodagu, the District Administration had temporarily banned it in early 2018 due to allegations of irregularities and the death of a tourist.

Razi Ahmed, a 21-year-old tourist from Hyderabad, died after he was assaulted with a wooden oar by some rafting crew at Dubare Rafting Camp coming under Nanjarayapatna Gram Panchayat near Kushalnagar.

The ban was imposed in the wake of several complaints from tourists and villagers that adventure activity organisers have no expertise in river rafting and some of them are organising such events just to make money. The ban was imposed as mandatory safety measures were not followed by organisers and lives were at stake. The ban, however, was subsequently revoked.

The DC directed the officials of Public Works Department (PWD), Fire and Emergency Services, Tourism and other Departments to conduct surprise spot inspections and assess the number of rafters operating at various rafting in the district.

A few members of the River Rafting Committee raised objections over the delay in issue of Fitness Certificates for boats following which the DC said that the certificates will be issued within a day from next year.

Tourism Department representatives were instructed to issue an advisory on the terms and conditions necessary to operate rafting including fixing of prices. The DC warned the guides of initiating legal action if they are found levying higher rates.

She instructed the Assistant Director of Tourism Department to issue press release and give publicity about the information pertaining to necessary guidelines. The DC also instructed the officials to put up a board containing the prescribed rates for rafting at Dubare and Barapole for the benefit of tourists.

Superintendent of Police Dr. Suman D. Pennekar instructed the officials to implement the rules that are in force at Barapole at Dubare too. Assistant Commissioner T. Javaregowda, PWD Executive Engineer Ibrahim, District Fire Officer P. Chandan, Tourism Department Assistant Director Raghavendra, River Rafting Committee Members Ritesh, Vishwa, Manjunath and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / November 04th, 2019

B.FC Kodagu Wins Shield’s Football Tournament

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B.FC (Kodagu) defeated Fransa (Mysuru) 2-0 in the finals of Shield’s Football Tournament Season-3 played on Oct.27 at KMFC Turf, opposite K.R. Mill, on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway in city.

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The winning team is seen with the trophy — (standing from left) Nitin, Ranga, Divakar, Annappa and Lohit; (kneeling from left) Raju, Goalkeeper – Mani and Pagin.

Winners were awarded a cash price of Rs.20,000 with a trophy and the runners-up bagged home a cash prize of Rs.10,000 with a trophy in the tournament that saw participation from 28 teams.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / October 31st, 2019

‘Fitter than ever’ squash ace Joshna Chinappa aims to reclaim spot in top-10

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– The 33-year old achieved a career-high ranking of world number 10 in 2016.

– Chinappa will face 42nd-ranked Haley Mendez of USA in the first round followed by either Mariam Metwally (27) or Ho Tze-Lok of Hong Kong.

– The Chennai-based player, who has been spearheading India’s challenge in international events for more than a decade, wants to carry on at least till the 2022 Commonwealth and Asian Games.
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Chennai:

India’s leading female squash player Joshna Chinappa is working harder than ever as the world number 12 aims to break back into the top-10 of PSA rankings, starting with a good showing in the World Championship in Cairo.

The 33-year old, who achieved a career-high ranking of world number 10 in 2016, will be competing at the World Championship starting on Thursday.

“I am looking forward to competing at the World Championship. I would like to break back into top-10 this season, better my career-high rank of 10 and take it from there,” Chinappa told PTI in an interaction.

Chinappa will face 42nd-ranked Haley Mendez of USA in the first round followed by either Mariam Metwally (27) or Ho Tze-Lok of Hong Kong. In the pre-quarters, the Indian could face world number 2 Nour El Sherbini of Egypt.

“Right now, I am seeded 12 in the tournament. I have a couple of tough first and second-round matches. I have the current world No 2 in my pre-quarter, so, right now, I am just looking forward to taking it match by match,” she said.

Chinappa said she is also looking forward to representing her country in the upcoming SAF Games starting in December.

“After the World Championships I will go to the UK to train for few weeks. We have been informed that we have SAF Games coming up. And hopefully I can be part of the Indian team that plays there in Nepal.”

Indian players have been training without a full-time coach ever since Egyptian Achraf Karargui left on a bitter note ahead of the Commonwealth Games last year.

Talking about the standard of Indian squash presently, Chinappa, who won her 17th national title in June, said the competition at the domestic level has got a lot stronger.

“I have been playing nationals for a long time, the competition has gotten me a lot stronger especially in the last few years. You have Sunayna (Kuruvilla), Tanvi Khanna, and a bunch of other girls who have improved a lot and they are playing in the professional tour.”

The Chennai-based player, who has been spearheading India’s challenge in international events for more than a decade, wants to carry on at least till the 2022 Commonwealth and Asian Games.

“At the back of my mind, I still have the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in 2022, that I would like to compete in and win medals for India there. Yeah… that is what motivates me, and exciting times in squash and I really hope to do more for the game,” Chinappa added.

source: http://www.firstpost.com / FirstPost / Home> Latest News> Sports News / by Press Trust of India / October 24th, 2019

Dubai Dasara sports meet held in grandeur

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Dubai:

Indian expats of ‘Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru Dubai Family’ organized a cultural, heritage and sporting event in the heart of Dubai with Dasara doll competition, rangoli, Dasara cup cricket tournament, along with the final showdown event of athletics, badminton, throwball, volleyball, kabaddi, and football at the prestigious Etisalat Sports Academy on October 11.

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Over 3,000 participants including children, women and men joyfully took part in the various age categories starting from 4 up to 35 plus years. The competitors were cheered by their family, friends and the loved ones. A mammoth crowd motivated the participants to give their best to secure gold, silver, bronze medals and team trophies.

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Indian Olympic athlete Ashwini Nachappa inaugurated the event and honoured the medal winners. Mohammed Mustafa, MD of M Square, Sheik Bu Abdulla Bib Abdellah, M S Khan CEO of Caprice, Mohan Uppin, Zafarullah Khan, former minister Karnataka and Praveen Shetty, MD, Fortune Group, Mohan Uppin, CEO, Evolve Interior, Dr Guru Madhava Rao, president, RAK Medicals, Chethan, MD, Virgin Tours, Shekar Reddy, Dr Rashmi, CEO, Riva Laser Hospital, and other honourable UAE dignitaries graced the occasion and appreciated the spirit of the events.

Ashwini Nachappa was honoured by prestigious Dubai Kreeda Rathna Award. The organizing committee honoured former Indian Volleyball player Dr Kavitha Paiyadi Rao who currently works in Dubai. Former Indian Kabaddi captain Pooja Hassana who also works in dubai banking sector, was also honoured.

Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru organizers RafiqAli Kodagu, Sudeep Davanagere, Senthil Bengaluru, Madhu Dvg, Vishnu Mysore, Mamatha.Ragavendra, Pallavi Davanagere, Mamatha.Sharja, Dr Savitha Mysore, Anitha Bnegaluru, Hadiya Mandya, Shashidhar and game organizers heartily thanked the father of UAE nation, respected rulers of UAE for the opportunity the great nation has created to celebrate culture, sports spreading tolerance and humanity.

They thanked the participants for their overwhelming response making the event successful.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Middle East / by Media Release / October 23rd, 2019

Ashwini Nachappa Outran PT Usha Twice, But Left The Sport Due To No Future. She Certainly Deserved Better

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The name PT Usha is sure to ring a bell for us. Of course, why not, she pretty much put us on the map in athletics once again after Milkha Singh had quit. But now take the name of Ashwini Nachappa, most people shall draw a blank.

This is the lady who outran Usha not once but twice and yet very few of us actually know who she is. Though that is the case with many athletes who have been forgotten by the country and lost in the sands of time. So let’s find out a little more about Ashwini.

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Her name shot to prominence in the 1980s when she outran Usha on two separate occasions. That certainly made the world sit up and take notice of her. The lady was quick and had a lot of speed under her.

In 1984 she won 2 silver medals at the South Asian Federation Games. Ashwini followed it up with 2 silvers and 3 gold medals in the 1986 and 1988 editions respectively. Another highlight was the 1990 silver medal at the Asian Games.

But sadly, due to lack of support and infrastructure and seeing no positive future in the sport, Ashwini quit athletics and turned to acting. She acted in her own biopic but her movie career did not last long in regional cinema.

She is currently the president of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association, but living a life away from the public eye. She is just another name in the list of forgotten Indian athletes who are hardly known to us. Ashwini certainly deserved better. They all did.

source: http://www.indiatimes.com / India Times / Home> Sports / by Somak Adhikari / October 22nd, 2019

India’s coffee growers share history with Nobel winner Michael Kremer

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The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics in the screen grab — Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer (AP file)
The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics in the screen grab — Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer (AP file)

– Michael Kremer, a Harvard University professor, was the co-Founder of ‘Precision Agriculture Development’ or PAD

– It advised the Coffee Board to pilot a missed-call enabled service to help coffee farmers in Karnataka
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Bengaluru:

India’s Coffee Board, a state-run body that promotes coffee production and drinking, shares a slice of history with Michael Kremer, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics along with Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee.

Kremer, a Harvard University professor, was the co-Founder of ‘Precision Agriculture Development’ or PAD, which advised the Coffee Board to pilot a missed-call enabled service to help coffee farmers in Karnataka. The IVR call service can give precise advise to the grower from scientists at Central Coffee Research Institute.

“Under his guidance and leadership, Team PAD have been working with Coffee Board of India and the coffee ecosystem for more than one year now. Thanks to the stellar efforts of Michael, Shawn, Madhur, Niriksha and Team Coffee Board, we have been able to have a positive impact on the lives of 15000 coffee farmers using a simple missed call service, free of cost to coffee farmers,” said Srivatsa Krishna, Chief Executive Officer of Coffee Board, in a statement to the media.

The service, Coffee Krishi Taranga, gives registered growers a weekly advisory on critical farm operations and daily market statistics through an automated push call when a farmer places a missed call on the helpline (080-37685000) run by the Board. It has helped growers improve productivity, profitability and environmental outlook, and will be expanded to cover 50000 growers shortly, according to the Coffee Board.

The PAD’s journey in India begun as an academic experiment in Gujarat with cotton farmers in 2011, when Narendra Modi, then chief minister of Gujarat, encouraged testing a similar service in his state called Krishi Tarang, said Srivatsa. “On behalf of the entire Indian coffee ecosystem, the finest shade-grown, hand-picked rainforest Coffees in the world, we congratulate Dr.Kremer and thank Team PAD for their contributions,” said Srivatsa Krishna.

source: http://www.livemint.com /Live Mint / Home> Explore / by Nidheesh M.K. / October 15th, 2019

Boxing coach sure of good Olympics show

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The second selection round will be held in Paris in May and training will be held for this in Patiala.

Chenanda A Kuttappa (centre) with boxers Amit Panghal (right) and Manish Kaushik (left) | Express
Chenanda A Kuttappa (centre) with boxers Amit Panghal (right) and Manish Kaushik (left) | Express

Madikeri :

“India will surely win many medals in the boxing category in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” said Chenanda A Kuttappa, the coach of the Indian boxing team. A native of Kodagu, Kutappa is the recipient of the Dronacharya Award.

Boxer Amit Panghal, who won silver medal and Manish Kaushik, who won bronze medal, in the recent boxing championship in Russia were trained by Kuttappa. He also holds pride in training famed boxer Vijendra Singh.

“For the very first time, India has won two medals in an international boxing event like Russian Boxing Championship. A total of 78 countries took part and India was ranked 6th,” Kuttappa, a former boxing champion, told The New Indian Express over phone.“India will definitely win many medals and carve a niche for itself in the Olympics.

Meanwhile, an international boxing championship will be held in India in 2021 and I am confident that we will excel in this championship. Rigorous training is going on to achieve this goal,” Kuttappa said.
The training for Olympic is going on and first round of selection will be held in China in February. “Training is being held for the first round in Ballari’s Jindal Centre,” he said.

The second selection round will be held in Paris in May and training will be held for this in Patiala.“The boxing scene in India is improving. Many championships are being held at national and international levels, which is a boon to the players. Also, boxing techniques have changed recently and this has resulted in brisk training,”opined Kutappa.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Prajna G R / Express News Service / October 11th, 2019