Inter-School Sports Meet Held

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Kodagu Model School, Sathagalli, hosted an Inter-School Sports Meet recently. The Meet was inaugurated by Deena Uttappa, Vice-Principal of PPS and International Volleyball Player H.N. Hemalatha.

The Meet was organised to inculcate sportsmanship in the young minds.

Many Schools such as GSSS – Siddarthanagar, St. Paul’s – Yaraganahalli, Government HPS – Yaraganahalli, Viveku Vidyalaya – Alanahalli and Shashwatha Seva Samsthe participated in Throwball and Kho-Kho.

In both the events, GSSS emerged winners and Kodagu Model School secured second place.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / January 14th, 2019

Musical evening mesmerises people

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Music director Arjun Janya entertains the audience as apart of the Kodagu Pravasi Utsav 2019 at Gandhi Maidan in Madikeri.
Music director Arjun Janya entertains the audience as apart of the Kodagu Pravasi Utsav 2019 at Gandhi Maidan in Madikeri.

The sizzling performances by top artistes from the film industry left the crowds spellbound during the cultural programmes organised on the concluding day of Kodagu Pravasi Utsav at Gandhi Maidan in Madikeri on Sunday night.

Music director Arjun Janya and troupe made the audience dance to the beat of popular numbers.

The musical extravaganza which began at 7 pm, went on till 10.30 pm. The venue was totally packed and many witnessed the programme by sitting on the hill situated on the right side of Gandhi Maidan.

Anuradha Bhat, Indu Nagaraj, Sanchit Hegde and Vyasaraj sang super-hit songs while Renuka Swamy created an artwork on the spot.

Plays and dances were organised by Karnataka Arebhashe Sahitya Academy.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya KA / DH News Service / Madikeri / January 14th, 2019

Kodagu Pravasi Utsav concludes, boosts hotel occupancy

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Lodges, resorts and homestays in the district saw 85 per cent occupancy on all three days.

People at a flower show organised as part of Kodagu Pravasi Festival at Raja’s Seat in Madikeri. (KPN)
People at a flower show organised as part of Kodagu Pravasi Festival at Raja’s Seat in Madikeri. (KPN)

Madikeri:

The three-day Kodagu Pravasi Utsav, which ended here on Sunday, attracted a large number of people.

The event was held to revive tourism in Kodagu, the picturesque district which was devastated by floods and landslides in last August.

Lodges, resorts and homestays in the district saw 85 per cent occupancy on all three days. The Department of Tourism and the district administration organised the event for the first time to give flip to tourism.

“This event will go a long way in motivating the people who depend on tourism in Kodagu after the big tragedy in August last,” Kodagu district resorts, hotels and restaurants’ association head Nagendra Prasad said.

“Kodagu Pravasi Utsav should become an annual event henceforth,” P.K. Somaiah, a planter from Murnad near Madikeri, said.

The day-long open street festival on the stretch between MM Circle and Raja Seat in Madikeri on Sunday attracted at least 30,000 people. The event, which began with yoga and zumba, had colourful cultural programmes. Folk artistes performed Chinese lion dance and “maragaalu kunitha”. The event also featured a magic show, live demonstration of pottery making and portrait painting. The venue had shops selling desi clothes, handicrafts and handlooms exhibitions, besides food stalls.

The three-day flower show hosted by the Horticulture Department at the Raja Seat had 15,000 species of plants.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / by Shilpa P, Deccan Chronicle / January 14th, 2019

Cultural Contests By Kodagu Mahila Sangha On Jan. 20

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Mysuru:

Shree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha has organised various cultural competitions like Dance, Drawing, Singing, Kodava Paat and Pick-and-Speak at Kodagu Sahakara Sangha in Jayalakshmipuram here on Jan.20 from 10.30 am.

Chendrimada Sushila Subramani will be the chief guest.

Moovera Bollamma Kuttappa, President, Shree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha, will be preside.

Sangha members and their children interested in taking part in the contests may contact Bollamma Kuttappa on Mob: 99012-39798 or Nirmala Subramani on Mob: 94487-53767 or Shanthi Kuttappa on Mob: 94498-29143, according to a press release.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / January 14th, 2019

Araku coffee aroma to spread far and wide

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Femina Miss India runner-up and actress Sakshi Gulati launching Araku Aroma cafe at Panjagutta in the city on Thursday.
Femina Miss India runner-up and actress Sakshi Gulati launching Araku Aroma cafe at Panjagutta in the city on Thursday.

The aroma of Araku Arabica coffee beans grown in the Agency belt of Visakhapatnam would soon be wafting through the country and abroad.

After the Coffee Board acquired the geographical indication (GI) for Arabica coffee, to protect its unique identity, grown by the tribal communities of Araku valley, S. Krishna Chaitanya, a coffee aficionado, decided to open a chain of the brand, ‘Araku Aroma’ cafes, across the country.

“The unique property of Arabica coffee comes with different flavours of spices and other condiments grown in Araku valley. Grown organically in the highest elevations of eastern ghats by local communities, the Araku variety of coffee beans has a niche market in France, Sweden, Dubai and Switzerland,” he said on Thursday.

Mr. Chaitanya, founder and CEO, Krish Food and Fun (India), saw a huge potential to popularise the Araku Aroma brand across the country and opened the first Araku Aroma cafe at Punjagutta spread over 1,200 sq. ft. He said he plans to open one of the biggest coffee shops in 6,000 sq. ft. at Banjara Hills or Jubilee Hills soon.

Fifteen more Araku Aroma cafes are to come up in different parts of the city and 10 outlets in the U.S. this year. An added attraction in these coffee shops is ‘Make your own coffee’ concept.

With the blends of their choice of beans to suit individual tastes, strong or lighter, customers can choose a variety of roasted Arabica beans, grind them afresh in a hand grinder and brew the coffee for a refreshing experience, he said.

The cafe also has a collection of books in Telugu and English for those who like to read while sipping a hot cuppa.

The Araku Aroma coffee is free of chicory and has two exclusive varieties – Arakuccino and Lovelatte.

Femina Miss India runner-up and actress Sakshi Gulati is the brand ambassador of the cafe.

“Having travelled the world and tasted many coffee varieties, I feel Araku coffee is the best. I also appreciate the fact that the company is giving back 40% profits to tribals from whom the coffee beans are procured,” she said. Mr. Chaitanya has now applied for patent for his exclusive brews.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities / by M.L. Melly Maitreiyi / Hyderabad – January 10th, 2019

SKDRDP gives help to natural calamity victims

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Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade hands over a cheque to a victim of natural calamity, as a part of the assistance programme under SKDRDP, in Madikeri on Thursday.
Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade hands over a cheque to a victim of natural calamity, as a part of the assistance programme under SKDRDP, in Madikeri on Thursday.

Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade launched a programme to assist flood victims through Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) in Madikeri on Thursday.

He handed over cheques to those affected by the recent floods and natural calamities to assist the flood victims in rebuilding their lives.

Heggade urged the government to construct houses for the needy and to rebuild the infrastructure in Madikeri which was destroyed by flash floods and landslides.

“Loans up to Rs 450 crore have been released to Kodagu through IDBI bank. Monthly interest on the loans during the months when flood victims were rendered homeless and jobless was paid by the SKDRDP. There is a need to waive the interest during this period and bank officials should think and act in this regard,” stressed Heggade.

He said SKDRDP will encourage flood-affected women to become self-employed by providing training in the making of handicraft items and processed food among other measures.

SKDRDP executive director L H Manjunath said that every homeless and landless family will receive financial assistance of a maximum of Rs 65,000. The amount will be transferred to the bank accounts of 2,106 families within a week. A total amount of Rs 8 crore had been set aside. An amount of Rs 2 crore was also contributed to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, he added.

Veerendra Heggade visited the six flood-affected villages and listened to the woes of residents.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service, Madikeri / January 10th, 2019

Bengal mulling coffee cultivation in Darjeeling

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Kolkata :

West Bengal is exploring the possibility of coffee cultivation in Darjeeling on a large scale, encouraged by the success of some self-help groups, a state minister said on Tuesday.

“Some of our self-help groups (SHGs) in Darjeeling are involved in coffee cultivation but not on a large scale. We are exploring the possibility of large scale coffee cultivation in Darjeeling and Dooars,” State Consumer Affairs, Self Help Group and Self Employment Minister Sadhan Pande told IANS.

He said early trends have been “encouraging” and the state officials are in touch with the Coffee Board of India to find out ways and means to develop it on a large scale.

About 200 marginalised farmers based in Bungkulung area under the Manju tea estate in Darjeeling’s Mirik, have recently cultivated raw coffee of about 200 kg as an effort to find alternative livelihoods.

They received appreciation from officials of the Board who visited the area on more than one occasion in recent times.

“Three teams of officials from the Board visited the place in recent times and appreciated the quality of produce. They were highly impressed with the taste of coffee grown by these farmers,” said Mustafa, founder and general secretary of Sunderbans Dream, a civil society organisation working for the marginalised and tribal farmers in the area.

“We are expecting assistance from the Coffee board in terms of providing certified seeds and technology adoption for processing the raw coffee,” he said, adding that a consignment of 5 kg of certified seeds from the board is expected in a week.

source: http://www.punjabnewsexpress.com / Punjab News Express / Home> National / January 08th, 2019

Nellakki Kodava Koota Wins Throwball Tourney For 10th Consecutive Year

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The Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club, Mysuru, conducted an Inter-Kodava Association Games and Adengada Seethamma & Achaiah Memorial Throwball Tournament recently at Sree Cauvery School Grounds in Kuvempunagar.

Adengada Tara Aiyamma of Neela Estate, Devanoor village, Balele, South Kodagu, who was the chief guest, inaugurated the event. Balyamanda M. Nanaiah, President, Kodava Samaja, Mysuru and Moovera K. Kuttappa, Chairman, Sree Cauvery Educational Institutions, Mysuru, were the guests of honour.

Machimada P. Nanaiah, President, Kodava Samaja Cultural & Sports Club, presided over the function. The valedictory was held in the evening at the same venue with Dr. Adengada A. Kuttappa and his wife Geetha Kuttappa as chief guests.

In all, eight teams participated in the Throwball Tourney which was won by Nellakki Kodava Koota team of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage for the 10th consecutive year while the team of Igguthappa Kodava Kshemabhivriddhi Sangha, Hebbal, emerged runners-up.

source:http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / January 05th, 2019

CAD initiative donates 100 ECG machines in remote areas

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An ECG machine being handed over to a remote Primary Health Centre in Kodagu district.
An ECG machine being handed over to a remote Primary Health Centre in Kodagu district.

The PHCs in Guthigar, Bellare and Aranthodu in Sullia taluk can now boast of well-equipped ECG machines thanks to the efforts of like-minded doctors led by Dr Padmanabh Kamath, HoD of Cardiology and professor at KMC, Mangaluru.

Dr Kamath, who started CAD (Cardiology at doorsteps), a crusade against coronary artery disease initiative— a WhatsApp network of over 450 like-minded doctors across eight doctors in Coastal Karnataka and Malnad region, is engaged in screening poor patients for cardiac problems in remote areas for free. The group was set up in February 2018 and has installed 100 ECG machines in the PHCs of interior villages with the help of donors. “When a patient visits with a symptom of a heart attack, an ECG is immediately carried out and the results are shared on WhatsApp. If it’s a heart attack, then the patient is referred to the nearest hospital for treatment,” Kamath told DH.

He said, “We want to instal 250 ECG machines by 2020 and cover three more districts including Hassan and Kasargod. The PHCs in Humcha, Koppa, Muniyala, Shikaripura, Sajipanadu will get ECG machines next week. In fact, one of the pilgrims who suffered a cardiac arrest, supported the CAD initiative to instal ECG machine at Humcha,” Kamath added.

ECG machines are already installed at PHCs in Gonikoppa, Suntikoppa and Siddapura in Kodagu. The CAD initiative wanted to instal it in 15 places in Kodagu. Owing to natural calamities that wreaked havoc in Kodagu district, the initiative saw a setback, he said.

So far, cardiac diagnosis was achieved in more than 1,000 patients and 985 cases of ischaemic heart disease and 345 of unstable angina have been detected. About 124 heart attack patients were picked up and 95 angioplasties have been conducted, said Dr Kamath.

Dr Kamath said 71-year-old Leelavathi, a resident of Sullia and a heart patient, responded to Kamath’s mission of installing ECG machines and donated money from her pension to instal the ECG machine at Guthigaru. Sri Veera Venkatesh Charitable Trust has paid for five ECGs to be installed in village PHCs recently.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> States> Mangaluru / by Naina J A / DH News Service / Mangaluru / June 05th, 2018

War Hero, Son Of Kodagu Lt. General B.C. Nanda Passes Away

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Madikeri:

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Biddanda Chengappa Nanda passed away last evening in Madikeri. He was 87. Family sources said that he was suffering from age-related ailments and died en-route to a private hospital in Mysuru. He is survived by his wife and four daughters and one of his daughters Shalini Nanda Nagappa is a well-known Canada-based food blogger.

The last rites were scheduled to be performed after 3 pm today at his residence on Abbey Falls Road, with full military honours. Senior officers of the Army are expected to pay their last respects to the decorated soldier.

One of the most loved military officers from Kodagu district who served in the Indian Defence, Nanda rose to eminence in the Army. He served as the Army Commander, Northern Command and settled down in Kodagu after his retirement and was involved in many social service activities.

He was born to Biddanda S. Chengappa and Bollavva couple on May 12, 1931. Bollavva was the sister of Field Marshal (first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army) Kodandera M. Cariappa. Nanda had served in the Army between 1951 and 1989.

Nanda’s father Chengappa was the Chief Conservator of Forests, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Chengappa also served as a forest officer in Commonwealth Nations and had given priority to forest conservation.

A college in Coimbatore is named after Chengappa. Also, the biggest bridge in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Austin Bridge) connecting Middle and North Andaman Islands is named as Chengappa Bridge as Chengappa, in the capacity of a forest officer, prepared a working plan for these islands.

After completing his primary schooling in Madikeri, Nanda moved to Madras and later to Dehradun for his higher education. He also did his higher education in Royal College of Defence in London.

Close associates of Nanda said that the Indian Military Academy was situated in front of his house while he was pursuing his post-graduation at Dehradun. He was inspired by military officials at the Academy. Though his family wanted him to be a doctor, Nanda was attracted to the military and subsequently joined the Indian Army.

When Nanda was the Army Commander, Siachen was occupied by Pakistan in June 1987. He ordered his troops to evict them from Siachen and for the first time Siachen, the world’s highest Army post, was occupied by the Indian Army. Subedar Bana Singh captured “Quaid Post” after defeating Pakistan and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra. Today, “Quaid Post” is named as “Bana Singh Post”.

For his contribution to India’s military might, Lt. Gen. Nanda was honoured with Param Visishist Seva Medal (PVSM) and Athi Visishist Seva Medal (AVSM). He was an ardent lover of sports and attended hockey, football and cricket tournaments in various parts of Kodagu, post his retirement. Nanda was a voice of ex-servicemen and pressed for various demands for the benefit of ex-servicemen.

General Nanda headed the Kodagu Natural Sciences Society which was set up to trace the origin of Kodavas by ascertaining the ancestry, customs, culture, language and a study of genealogy by the Kodagu Natural Sciences Research Society. He spent his autumn years in his residence at Abbey Falls Road.

General Nanda had participated in the function held last year to unveil the statues of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and Gen K.S. Thimayya at Cauvery College, Gonikoppal. He was seen wearing traditional Kodava dress, greeting Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / December 13th, 2018