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ZP CEO admits child to Kadagadalu school

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Kodagu Zilla Panchayat CEO K Lakshmi Priya and Madikeri Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Lakshmi speak to a child in Kadagadalu.
Kodagu Zilla Panchayat CEO K Lakshmi Priya and Madikeri Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Lakshmi speak to a child in Kadagadalu.

Kodagu Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K Lakshmi Priya visited various places in Kadagadalu Gram Panchayat limits in Madikeri on Thursday and collected information on children who have dropped out of school.

As a part of the special enrollment drive by the education department, the ZP CEO and Madikeri Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Lakshmi convinced the parents to send their wards to schools. A school dropout was admitted to the eighth standard in Government High School in Kadagadalu.

Kadagadalu Gram Panchayat Vice President Madettira Timmaiah, Kadagadalu Panchayat Development Officer B D Devika, Government Higher Primary School, Kadagadalu, Headteacher Neelamma were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> States> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service, Madikeri / June 07th, 2019

‘Sinkholes to Stars’ Monday at GLMHC in Sanctuary Series

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Professor Bopi Biddanda
Professor Bopi Biddanda

On Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. is the next program in the Sanctuary Lecture Series, “Sinkholes to Stars: Diving into Lake Huron’s Sinkholes while Reaching for the Heavens.”

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for this free program at Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, 500 West Fletcher St., Alpena.

Grand Valley State University Professor Bopi Biddanda will share the excitement of over a decade of exploration of life in Lake Huron’s sinkholes carried out in collaboration with Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and ponder the relevance of these findings to major issues of both scientific and societal interest such as Earth’s current biologic and physiologic diversity, oxygenation of early Earth in the distant past, and humanity’s ongoing search for extra-terrestrial life.

Biddanda is an aquatic microbial ecologist studying the movement of carbon driven by microbes at the Annis Water Resources Institute at GVSU. He grew up in the lush subtropical mountains of Southwest India, and came to the U.S. in the 1980s to obtain a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Georgia. Subsequently, he went on research and teaching adventures at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Germany), National Institute of Oceanography (India), University of Texas Marine Science Institute, University of Rio Grande (Brazil) and University of Minnesota.

For the last decade and a half at GVSU, he has been studying the microbial cycling of elements in the Laurentian Great Lakes — exploring life in extreme environments such as Lake Huron’s sinkholes and operating a world-class time-series buoy observatory in Muskegon Lake.

Courtesy Photo A diver navigates a sink hole in Lake Huron.
Courtesy Photo A diver navigates a sink hole in Lake Huron.

He teaches classes in marine biology and aquatic ecology, and directs NASA’s Michigan Space Grant Consortium programs at GVSU. He hopes to continue to study Earth’s lakes — one of our most vital freshwater commons — as sentinels of change.

For more information, contact Stephanie Gandulla at steph.gandulla@noaa.gov or 989-884-6200.

source: http://www.thealpenanews.com / The Alpena News / Home> Life / June 06th, 2019

University of Hyderabad professor awarded

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Dr Sowmya Dechamma
Dr Sowmya Dechamma

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Dr Sowmya Dechamma C C, Associate Professor at the centre for comparative literature, University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship for the year 2019-2020.

Hyderabad:

Dr Sowmya Dechamma C C, Associate Professor at the centre for comparative literature, University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship for the year 2019-2020.

She will be hosted by the Department of Comparative Literature, Queens College, The City University of New York where she will teach a course on “Modern Indian Literary Cultures” and work on her research project “Understanding the Modern: Of Oralities and Languages”.

Dr Sowmya Dechamma’s Fulbright proposal aims to look at how and in what ways issues concerning languages spill-over and charge other spheres of our lives. By foregrounding minority languages (specifically Kodava language) and its relationships with major languages (Kannada and English), the project seeks to understand the nature of modern for speakers of minority languages.

Emerging from this concern around the modern is the course she plans to teach – “Modern Indian Literary Cultures”. Her research and teaching aim to investigate the notions of modern that emerge through these texts; the manner in which they are connected to ideas of community and of region, nation; Ways in which texts engage with the constant presence of oralities in their own cultures; and what acts of writing tell us about the cultures written about.

source: http://www.thehansindia.com / The Hans India / Home> Hans> Young Hans / by Hans News Service / May 31st, 2019

Second phase of study on Kodava genealogy begins

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The second phase of the study on Kodava Genealogy began on May 1, said Codava National Council President Nandineravanda U Nachappa.

Addressing reporters in Madikeri on Friday, he said that the features of Kodava community are being studied. The objective of the study is to provide statutory protection to the Kodavas.

The study is being done under the supervision of the Central and the state governments, he said.

The study in the second phase includes the subjects of ‘Devanele’, traditional healing methods in Kodagu, tribes, folk sports, agriculture, Kodava almanac, festivals, ‘Oor mand’, ‘Nadmand kol’, ‘Manepatt’, ‘Kail poldh’ and ‘Kaveri Changradi’.

Nachappa added that the study of the social, educational and financial conditions of Kodavas was carried out in the first phase.

CNC office-bearers Pullera Kalappa, Chambanda Janat and Kandera Suresh were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service / May 03rd, 2019

‘IRCS known for peace, community service’

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Kits were given to the victims of natural calamity by IRCS Kodagu, in Madikeri, on Wednesday
Kits were given to the victims of natural calamity by IRCS Kodagu, in Madikeri, on Wednesday

International Red Cross Society (IRCS) has played a vital role in spreading humanitarian values, opined Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Principal Dr Vishal Kumar.

He speaking after inaugurating the World Red Cross Day programme, organised by Indian Red Cross Society and Youth Red Cross of Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences here, on Wednesday.

Kumar said the organisation was known for peace and community service and has been inspiring youth for voluntary service.

He meanwhile opined that every responsible citizen should register with the Red Cross Society.

IRCS Kodagu branch Head B K Ravindra Rai said that the Kodagu unit of Red Cross has planned various programmes in future. The unit has already provided assistance to many villagers during the natural calamity last year.

Youth Red Cross units have been initiated in many colleges in Kodagu. The IRCS is also organising blood donation and health check-up camps.

Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Chief Executive Officer Mary Nanaiah said that the Youth Red Cross units in the colleges will create awareness among youth on social service.

Institute’s Community Medicine department Assistant Professor Dr B M Shivaraj, Indian Red Cross Society – Kodagu Honourary secretary H R Muralidhar, Vice President Anil H T and IRCS District Director K D Dayanand were present during the programme.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service, Madikeri / May 08th, 2019

Old students relive past moments

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Students of the 1986-87 batch, with their teachers, at the St Antony School, Suntikoppa.
Students of the 1986-87 batch, with their teachers, at the St Antony School, Suntikoppa.

While refreshing the memories of the past, the teachers and the old students turned nostalgic on the campus of the St Antony Higher Primary School in Suntikoppa on Wednesday.

The senior teachers and the headteacher of the school, who witnessed the reunion, had tears of joy in their eyes when they walked down the memory lane along with their old students.

The school alumni of 1986-87 batch organised a reunion to ‘relive’ their primary school moments.

At the sports events organised to mark the day, the alumni exhibited joy and enthusiasm, which took them back to their school days.

Presiding over the formal programme, St Clara Sisters’ Carmel Mother Superior Sr Violet said that the gesture by the old students in supporting their education institution, is laudable. The students must carry forward the moral values they learnt in the school, throughout their lives, she advised.

Old student Suresh Gopi said that the 1986-87 batch students will institute a fund for waiving the school tuition fee of economically less privileged students of the school, along with providing them with school uniforms.

The old students contributed a band-set to the school. School teachers were felicitated on the occasion. The reunion of the seventh standard students of 1986-87 batch, was held for the second consecutive year.

Alumni association representatives Pradeep and Javamane Mustafa were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Ashwani Kumar NKR / DH News Service, Suntikoppa / May 01st, 2019

Charita tops Kodagu in II PUC exams

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Students rejoice after checking their results in the II PU examinations in their college on Tuesday.
Students rejoice after checking their results in the II PU examinations in their college on Tuesday.

N Charita Poonaccha has emerged topper in Kodagu in II the PU Science stream, scoring 584 marks (97.33%).

Charita is a student of Vidyaniketana PU College, Gonikoppa.

B D Vidyashree of St Joseph PU College, Madikeri, has stood second in the district with a total of 582 (97%) and T N Vaishnavi of St Annamma PU College, Virajpet, has secured the third position with 581 (96.83%).

In Commerce, Safwana from St Joseph Girls’ Composite PU College, Madikeri, has scored 588 (98%) to secure in the first position.

B C Janith, student of Vidyaniketana PU College is the second topper with 584 marks (97.33%). A S Poovamma from St Mary’s Composite PU College is in the third position with total marks of 583 (97.17%).

In Arts, K P Sanjiv of Government PU College, Palibetta, has topped the district with 565 marks (94.17%). S K Divya of Government PU College, Shirangala, has secured the second position with 542 marks (90.33%) while N C Chetan from the same college has scored 540 marks (90.10%) and is in the third place.

Government PU College, Sampaje; St Mary’s Composite PU College, Somwarpet; Shantamalla PU College, Virajpet; and Lions PU College, Gonikoppa; have achieved 100% results.

Somwarpet taluk has got 86.71%, Virajpet has 84.59% and Madikeri has 84.49% results in the district.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service, Madikeri / April 16th, 2019

War Memorial & Wall Of Heroes Inaugurated At Sainik School

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Madikeri:

A War Memorial and Wall of Heroes was inaugurated at the Sainik School premises in Kudige village near Kushalnagar in Kodagu district last Thursday. The memorial was built to invoke patriotism among students and to show gratitude to the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the nation.

The memorial comprises graphic panels, stone murals and an inverted bayonet with a helmet structure. The ‘Wall of Heroes’ depicts details of all the 21 Param Veer Chakra awardees and quotes of brave martyrs are engraved on the memorial.

The memorial also pays homage to the martyrs of the 1962 Indo-China War, martyrs of 1947, 1965 and 1971 Indo- Pak Wars and Kargil War.

Inaugurating the war memorial, Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, called upon students of Sainik School to work with dedication, honesty and unity. Appreciating the efforts of the management of the School for installing the memorial, he asked them to focus on intellectual and physical stability apart from impacting quality education. War memorial must inspire the students to join Indian Army, he added.

Speaking as the guest of honour Air Marshal K.C. Nanda Cariappa, PVSM VM (retd), lauded the school for its significant growth in a short period.

Sainik School Principal Group Captain R.R. Lall, Vice-Principal Lt . Col. Seema, 19 Kar NCC Battalion(Coorg Battalion) Commanding Officer Col. V.M. Naik, Teaching Staff and Cadets were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / April 08th, 2019

Science expo brings students’ skills to fore

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Students of the Mechanical Engineering Department of SDM College, Ujire, showcase their innovation - a coconut dehusking machine - during ‘Anveshane-19’, the state-level exhibition organised by Halligattu Coorg Institute of Technology in Gonikoppa.
Students of the Mechanical Engineering Department of SDM College, Ujire, showcase their innovation – a coconut dehusking machine – during ‘Anveshane-19’, the state-level exhibition organised by Halligattu Coorg Institute of Technology in Gonikoppa.

Scientific technology was put to useful applications by the students of various technical institutes during ‘Anveshane-19’, the state-level exhibition organised by Halligattu Coorg Institute of Technology in Gonikoppa recently.

Around 400 students from the branches of civil, electronics and communication, computer science and mechanical engineering from various polytechnic colleges across the state took part in the event.

Several innovations displayed at the scientific expo featured devices which enable surveillance, remote access and management through mobile phones.

A machine capable of dehusking 260 coconuts in an hour was developed by the mechanical engineering team of SDM College, Ujire. Another team from the same college came up with a solution to plastic waste by designing interlocks out of plastic waste.

A milling machine made by Kaveri Polytechnic College, Gonikoppa, was developed to carve letters on hard substances. Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda College, Sullia, students designed an automatic jumper system, which makes use of mobile technology to easily identify the problems in electric lines.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Districts / by DH News Service, Gonikoppa / March 22nd, 2019

Kodagina Gowramma award presented to Kaveri Prakash

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Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s daughter Tarini and writer Chidananda Gowda presented ‘Kodagina Gowramma Endowment Award’ for the year 2018-19, to Government First Grade College Napoklu principal Dr Kaveri Prakash, in Madikeri on Wednesday.
Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s daughter Tarini and writer Chidananda Gowda presented ‘Kodagina Gowramma Endowment Award’ for the year 2018-19, to Government First Grade College Napoklu principal Dr Kaveri Prakash, in Madikeri on Wednesday.

Kodagina Gowramma Endowment Award for the year 2018-19 was presented to writer and Government First Grade College Napoklu principal Dr Kaveri Prakash.

Rastrakavi Kuvempu’s daughter Tarini and writer Chidananda Gowda presented the award to Dr Kaveri, during a programme organised by Kannada Sahitya Parishat, on the birth anniversary of litterateur Kodagina Gowramma, in Madikeri on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, Tarini said that the nature of Kodagu has inspired many writers and poets, including her father Kuvempu. “Malnad was close to his heart,” said Tarini.

Tarini further said that Kodagina Gowramma was known for her short stories in Kannada. Her writings reflected noble values.

Tarini recalled reading Gowramma’s stories during her childhood. Unfortunately, Gowramma’s lived only for 27 years, she added.

Writer Chidananda Gowda said that young writers of today should read the works of writers of yesteryear like Kodagina Gowramma.

Speaking after receiving the award, Dr Kaveri Prakash said that Kodagina Gowramma’s thoughts were rational and mature.

Her short stories came after a deep thought process and research, she added.

Dr Kaveri Prakash’s book ‘Kodavara Samskaragalu’ was selected for Kodagina Gowramma award by Kannada Sahitya Parishat.

Kannada Sahitya Parishat district president B S Lokesh Sagar, Kodagu Zilla Lekhakiyara Balaga president Kasturi Govinda Mayya and writer Susheela were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> States> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service / Madikeri – March 13th, 2019