Five-time MLA Appachu Ranjan on Friday said he too is an aspirant for a berth in the Chief Minister B.S. Yeddiyurappa-led BJP Ministry in the State.
Speaking to reporters after offering bagina at Harangi reservoir in Kodagu district, Mr. Ranjan, who represents Madikeri Assembly constituency, said he is among the senior MLAs of the BJP in the State and hence is aspiring for a ministerial berth.
However, he said the party high command will be taking a decision in the regard. Mr. Ranjan had served as Minister for Youth Services and Sports during the regime of Jagadish Shettar as Chief Minister.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Mysuru – July 31st, 2020
If rains do not play spoilsport, India’s coffee production this year will be in the range of 3,20,000 tonnes to 340,000 tonnes, according to planters.
This is far better than the last two flood-hit years, when production was way below 3,00,000 tonnes.
As of now, coffee plantations have received only 30% of the rain, including the blossom showers in March and the showers in the following months. Rainfall during August and September will be the deciding factor as excessive rains can lead to floods, landslides, wet-footing (coffee plants standing in water and decaying) and berry-shedding.
“This year’s crop is expected to be much better than last two years,” said Bose Mandanna, a major planter in Kodagu and a former Coffee Board member.
“We have received some rain at the time of spike formation and flowering. Another 50-60% of well-distributed rains are needed for best berry development, spring cultivation and recharging of water tables. If all goes well we will have a bigger crop this year.’’
Ramesh Rajah, President, Coffee Exporters Association said, “The next two to three months will decide the future. We can’t afford to face another year of huge losses.’’
Due to excessive rains, flooding and water logging, the country’s coffee production was below the annual average of 300,000 tonnes in 2018 and 2019. In the current crop year, the planters expect a 40% increase in coffee production, with Robusta at 2,40,000 tonnes and Arabica at around 100,000 tonnes. The Coffee Board’s crop estimate will come out in September/post-monsoon.
Meanwhile, the labour shortage has become even more acute as a large population of workers returned home in the wake of the pandemic.
“We need to have more workers returning by harvest time in December. Labour situation has always been bad and Covid-19 has made it worse. Due to shortage of labour a lot of our operations are on hold,’’ said KPA chairman Shirish Vijayendra.
Harvesting of Arabica will commence in December, while Robusta harvest will be spread across January and February.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Business / by Mini Tejaswi / August 01st, 2020
Karnataka teems with different versions of Kannada. There are more than 30 dialects of the language, which contribute to the linguistic richness of present-day Karnataka.
Kavirajamarga, the earliest available work on rhetoric, grammar and poetics in Kannada, from the 9th century CE, speaks of the two major dialectic divisions of Kannada: Dakshina and Uttara. Sri Vijaya, the author of Kavirajamarga alludes to many varieties of Kannada, hinted at by the use of the phrase “Kannadangal”.
Today, traditional linguists broadly classify Kannada into four geographical regions: Mysuru, Mangaluru, Dharwad and Kalaburagi Kannada. In these regions, various communities use a specific dialect as their mother tongue, whether it is Halakki Kannada, Havyaka Kannada, Kota Kannada, Rama Kshatriya Kannada, Badaga Kannada (spoken by the Badaga community in the Nilgiri region in Tamil Nadu) or even Arebase.
Arebase is a dialect of Kannada spoken by the Gowda community in the Kodagu and Sullia regions of Dakshina Kannada, and also in the eastern parts of Kerala’s Kasaragod district.
Arebase is also known as ‘‘Gowda Kannada”, a term first coined by the late Prof Mariappa Bhat, a renowned Kannada scholar.
In 15th century CE, the Gowdas from the ‘Aiguru Seeme’ of Hassan district migrated and settled down in different regions of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu. However, over the centuries, those who settled amidst the Tulu-speaking communities in Puttur, Belthangady, Karkala, Vitla of Dakshina Kannada adopted the culture of Tulu Nadu, picking up the local language and worshipping deities in the tradition of ‘Daivaradhana’ of coastal Karnataka. In Kodagu, they picked up aspects of Kodava culture.
Purusha bhootha, the Kannada speaking deity of Arebase communities. Photos by Lokesha Kunchadka
However, the community also developed its own distinct identity, preserved through its language. For instance, the community worships the daivas (spirits) in Arebase.
Arebase shows differences in phonetics, syntax and morphology when compared with standard Kannada. Some of the vowels not present in the Kannada alphabet are considered phonetic in Arebase. The meaning of a word also changes with a change in pronunciation, an aspect of Arebase that is difficult to capture using standard Kannada font.
There are three major variations within Arebase: Subrahmanya, Peraje/Sampaje and Madikeri/Bhagamandala Arebase.
In literature and theatre
Today, there are earnest efforts to ensure the representation of this dialect in literature and theatre. Prof Kodi Kushalappa Gowda, who was a Kannada professor in Madras University, has written Ramayana in Arebase called Manasa Ramayana. Academician K R Gangadhar had prepared a lexicon for Arebase. Then there are Dr Purushothama Bilimale — who has studied the Gowda community, Dr Vishvanatha Badikana — who studied the folk tales of the language, Dr Poovappa Kaniyuru, A K Himakara, Sanjeeva Kudpaje, Kaveramma and Vidyadhara Baddadka who are prominent writers, poets and scholars in Arebase.
Lokesh Urubailu is a young theatre artist who directs Arebase dramas like Mayaka. ‘Mudupu’ is a popular monthly magazine in Arebase run by Vinod Mudugadde.
“Most of the minor languages like Arebase have been restricted to specific communities or caste. These languages should come out of that frame. All the minor languages in India which have been listed in 2011 census should be empowered. India should develop a proper language policy for that,” says Dr Purushothama Bilimale, Professor of Kannada and Kannada Language Chair at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
However, it would be a mistake to limit this dialect to a particular caste; in Sullia, for instance, almost all the merchants communicate in Arebase.
The best example of this exchange of cultures, perhaps comes from a Yakshagana Prasanga written in Arebase by Kepu Ajala, who is a non-Gowda.
The World Arebase Literary Meet (virtual) scheduled on August 3 is expected to give a push to language enhancement and cultural exchange.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Spectrum> Spectrum Top Stories / by DHNS / August 01st, 2020
Mysuru, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar in urgent need of medical professionals to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, especially after all three districts reported spike in cases
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, doctors’ scarcity is looming large in Mysuru, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts. The vacant positions need to be filled up soon, especially when the cases are surging alarmingly.
Sourcing well-trained doctors has become a challenge in the districts with the health emergency putting more pressure on the infrastructure and the already-stressed staff.
In all three districts, the shortage of nursing and paramedical staff is over 50 per cent. With the backing of temporary/contract staff, hospitals and PHCs are battling the pandemic.
In all three districts government medical colleges and their teaching hospitals are reshuffling doctors and other staff to deal with the situation.
In Kodagu, 120 doctors’ posts are vacant in both the hospitals run by the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Medical Education Department. The Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), which is running the designated COVID-19 hospital in Madikeri, and the CHCs and PHCs of the Health Department are struggling to get doctors on contract basis.
Seven doctors’ posts for the COVID-19 hospital need to be filled up immediately. Likewise, posts of 40 junior resident doctors, 23 senior resident doctors, 16 assistant professors, and 4 associate professors are vacant. Nine posts of anaesthetist are vacant in the Health Department besides the posts of gynaecologist and paediatrician.
The response to the announcement about vacancies has so far been tepid. This perhaps led Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy to urge the doctors of Kodagu origin to return to their homeland and help in managing the crisis.
Kodagu and Chamarajnagar districts have limited healthcare resources. Many large private and corporate hospitals are operated in Mysuru, and these two districts look up to them during emergencies.
In Mysuru, the newly-built district hospital (under Health Department) was converted into the designated COVID-19 hospital. The district hospital was inaugurated without doctors and staff. Sources in the department had said the hospital needed about 400 staff members, including 60 doctors, 207 paramedical staff, 100 staff nurses, and 28 administrative staff.
Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI), which runs the KRH and Cheluvamba hospitals, has diverted doctors and staff from its teaching hospitals to balance the situation until the posts are filled.
“I have to arrange doctors for the COVID-19 hospital, the KRH and the Cheluvamba. The pandemic has doubled the load on our doctors. I am looking for anaesthetists and physicians but I am not getting them. Somehow the situation is being managed with the available doctors,” said MMCRI Dean and Director C.P. Nanjaraj.
Chamarajanagar district, which was in green zone earlier and later reported a spike, is also not getting doctors to deal with the situation. The health authorities have been told to recruit the staff for six months on contract basis but the response is lukewarm. The district is in need of 20-25 doctors immediately. It is facing a 50 per cent shortage of paramedical staff. A senior health official said, “We are ready to recruit doctors beyond the sanctioned limit for the district hospital to handle COVID-19 cases.”
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Shankar Bennur / Mysuru – July 23rd, 2020
Taking yet another step to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by conducting COVID testing on all symptomatic people, it has been decided to establish COVID testing laboratories at all taluk centres in the district.
The decision in this regard was taken at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) general meeting at the ZP auditorium in Madikeri which was chaired by ZP President B.A. Harish.
Speaking at the meeting, ZP Member Madappa said that COVID-19 positive cases were increasing in the district and there is a need to prevent the spread of the virus.
District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. K. Mohan, who also spoke said that COVID testing is being conducted at all hospitals in the district and samples are being sent to the District Medical Sciences Laboratory to get the reports. Stating that doctors are employed on contract basis to all Primary and Community Health Centres in the district, Dr. Mohan said and added that AYUSH doctors have already been deployed.
Meanwhile, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Director Cariappa said that Rs. 1.5 crore was needed to commence COVID testing labs and added that the Government has established COVID labs in all districts and the staff at the labs was working in three shifts.
Mookonda P. Subramani, Mookonda Viju Subramani, Kiran Cariappa, Srinivas, Appachanda Mahesh Ganapathy, C.P. Puttaraju, Kavitha Prabhakar and others also spoke.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Coronavirus Update / July 31st, 2020
4,539 tests per million population done in last 10 days which is higher than Bengaluru Urban, which did 4,091 tests
Kodagu has topped the State in the tests against COVID-19 per million population in the last 10 days.
The district did 4,539 tests per million population which is higher than Bengaluru Urban and Mysuru which have reported a big surge in cases over the last few days.
Kodagu was free from the virus for a long time after the first case was reported on March 19.
The district administration’s efforts for keeping Kodagu safe from COVID-19 for a continuous 28 days were hailed by the Union Health Ministry.
However, cases rose since June-end. Till June 21, the district had only three cases but the cases now stand at 60. The authorities have stepped up testing to combat the infection and stop its spread to the community.
Kalaburagi stands at second spot with 4,478 tests per million and Bengaluru Urban did 4,091 tests per million in the last 10 days, according to statistics provided by the State COVID-19 War Room.
Mysuru, which had once topped the State, is now testing 1,605 per million and Chamarajanagar, 1,289 per million. Till recently, Chamarajanagar was the only district in the State which was free from COVID-19 and was described as “evergreen” district for keeping its population secure from the contagion for such a long time. Today, the cases have spiked there too and have crossed the 50-mark, forcing the administration to bring in various measures to contain the infection rate.
Tests per million in other districts are: Yadgir 2,889; Ramanagaram 2,715; Davangere 2,704; Chikkamagaluru 1,837; Dakshina Kannada 1,740;, Ballari 1,228; Mandya 1,141 and Hassan 897.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Mysuru – July 02nd, 2020
Cooperation Minister S T Somashekhar distributes the cheques to Asha workers during a programme held at the Zilla Panchayat auditorium in Kodagu on Thursday. DH Photo
A scheme will be launched by the government to provide financial stability to Asha workers in the state, Cooperation Minister S T Somashekhar said.
He was speaking after distributing financial assistance of Rs 3,000 each to Asha workers, provided by the Department of Cooperation, in the district during a programme held at Zilla Panchayat Bhavan on Thursday.
“Meetings have been held at the government level for providing loans to the Asha workers on the lines of self help groups and Stree Shakti groups. The decision will be taken soon. Around 42,000 Asha workers are working in the district and 21,000 of them have been given financial assistance,” he said.
Lauding the efforts of the Asha workers in collecting the details from people with international travel history, Somashekhar said that the workers had played a big role in containing novel coronavirus.
Rs 20,000 crore loans
The minister said there was a target to provide Rs 20,000 crore loans to the farmers in the state next year. A whopping Rs 13,500 crore loans were provided to the farmers during last year. Loans to the tune of Rs 14,500 crore will be provided to the farmers this year, he said.
Somashekhar said, “A letter has been written to the Department of Finance to extend the date of repayment of farmer’s loans till December this year. A discussion in this regard was held with the chief minister as well.”
Minister S T Somashekhar called on veteran politician M C Nanaiah, at the residence of the latter in Kodagu on Thursday. DH Photos
Services lauded
MLA K G Bopaiah, MLA Appachu Ranjan and MLC Sunil Subramani too appreciated the valuable service of the Asha workers.
Relief fund
Two ventilators will be purchased with an amount of Rs 8 lakh. Various cooperative societies have raised an amount of Rs 33 lakh and have handed it over to the relief fund, he added.
Kodagu Zilla Panchayat Vice President Lokeshwari Gopal, DCC Bank Vice President Ketolira Harish Poovaiah and Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy were present on the occasion.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Top Karnataka Stories / DHNS / July 04th, 2020
So what if the cozy coffee bar is a thing of the past? With little imagination and lots of enthusiasm, coffee outings can be replicated at home.
“A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent.”
Coffee dates in a cozy cafeteria with background music are what youngsters of Ludhiana are missing the most during this pandemic.
With the graph of Covid-19 cases rising, city’s coffee lovers are avoiding going out. They are making their own coffee corners and coffee stations at their homes instead.
Friends are the ones with whom we love to enjoy our sip. Meet, Jasmeen and Harleen, an engineering and medical student, who are back to their hometown as colleges are shut.
“Harleen is attending a medical college and I am an engineering student and we both study in Patiala. Best pals since childhood, though we study at different colleges, we often met in the evenings over coffee. We both used to share our college life, exciting projects, hostel life over a cup of coffee and the evening would just pass away in a blink. Now, coffee evenings are what we are missing the most since the outbreak of the pandemic,” says Jasmeen.
So, the idea of creating their own coffee corner came to their mind. And now, both the girls have resumed their coffee evenings. Since they live just a couple of houses away, coffee evenings have become a regular affair with these two.
Coffee dates in a cozy cafeteria with background music are what youngsters of Ludhiana are missing the most during this pandemic.
With the graph of Covid-19 cases rising, city’s coffee lovers are avoiding going out. They are making their own coffee corners and coffee stations at their homes instead.
Friends are the ones with whom we love to enjoy our sip. Meet, Jasmeen and Harleen, an engineering and medical student, who are back to their hometown as colleges are shut.
“Harleen is attending a medical college and I am an engineering student and we both study in Patiala. Best pals since childhood, though we study at different colleges, we often met in the evenings over coffee. We both used to share our college life, exciting projects, hostel life over a cup of coffee and the evening would just pass away in a blink. Now, coffee evenings are what we are missing the most since the outbreak of the pandemic,” says Jasmeen.
So, the idea of creating their own coffee corner came to their mind. And now, both the girls have resumed their coffee evenings. Since they live just a couple of houses away, coffee evenings have become a regular affair with these two.
“Cozy chairs, few books, background music, candles for the aesthetics and voila, here we are! With our very own coffee corner! The weather decides the place and the flavour of the coffee. If the weather is pleasant, we sit outside, otherwise we have a small corner near the window in our rooms. Coffee date means we both get dressed up and catch up, which has actually added zing to the otherwise boring routine. We decided not to meet in our casual comfy pyjamas but get ready for the evening,” says Harleen.
Whether the brew will be hot or cold also depends on the weather. Both of them have numerous flavours to add to their coffee. Apart from regular Nescafe, they relish the hazelnut, vanilla, cappuccino, caramel flavours and sometimes South Indian filter coffee brought specially from Coorg. Both of them know the art and craft of making coffee and are well versed with the flavours.
Their discussion over coffee ranges from college to friends to Netflix, movies to books. Both the girls love collecting coffee mugs as well and buy them as souvenirs whenever they visit a new place. They both have an interesting collection. But then, that’s another story.
source: http://www.tribuneindia.com / The Tribune / Home> Lifestyle / by Manav Mander / July 03rd, 2020
India’s highest-ranked squash player Joshna Chinappa is hoping to get access to courts sooner than later after almost five months away from the game.
India’s highest-ranked squash player Joshna Chinappa is hoping to get access to courts sooner than later after almost five months away from the game even though the sport’s national body has ruled out any activity till September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Squash Racquet Federation of India (SRFI) secretary and former national coach Cyrus Poncha had told PTI that he does not see any tournament being conducted before September. According to him, chances of resumption of training at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai were also very low.
Joshna seeks access to squash court
” Joshna is, however, keen to get back to the courts.
“It is not easy, not being able to get back on court. It is soon going to be five months since I have not been on a court. I personally love training at the academy (ISA). Just hope that as top athletes, we do get to train before September.
“It is important because we are preparing for something really big eventually (2022 CWG and Asian Games). It is important to be able to be to connected to the game. Hope we are allowed to play in a controlled atmosphere, an hour a day or something like that,” said Joshna, who broke back into the world’s top-10 earlier this month. ”
The coronavirus case count continues to rise rapidly in the country but a lot of top athletes have resumed training under strict safety protocols set by the Sports Authority of India. Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have been badly hit by the virus and all three are major squash centres. Following the central government guidelines on the resumption of training, the Tamil Nadu government too allowed the reopening of stadiums and sports complexes without spectators. However, most sporting facilities in Chennai, including the ISA, remain shut. Joshna, who entered the world’s top 10 for the first time in 2016, is back in the group following the unexpected retirement of world number one Raneem El Welily last month.
” It is my hardwork and a bit of luck that has got me here but I want to prove it on court, beating the top players consistently,” said the 33-year-old, who has been on a strict fitness regime since the began lockdown in March.
Image credits: Twitter / PTI
source: http://www.republicworld.com / RepublicWorld.com / Home> Sports News / by Press Trust of India / July 18th, 2020
Tollywood actress Rashmika Mandanna may he a household name in Telugu right now. But essentially, she’s a Kannadiga. This coorgis beauty made her debut in Kannada with Rakshit Shetty who she later got engaged to and broke up too. But that’s a story for another day.
Rashmika was seen in hit Telugu movies like Vijay Deverakonda’s Geetha Govindam and Dear Comrade, Nithiin’s Bheeshma and recently in Mahesh Babu’s Sarileru Neekevvaru. While the movie hit upon soldier sentiment, another parallel plot was a love story even though it was one-sided.
Rashmika plays a girl who falls head over heels with Mahesh and tries several means to win his heart. Those who watched the movie must be familiar with Rashmika’s song for Mahesh ‘He’s so sweet, hot and handsome’.
Now, what if we told you Rashmika was even heard using a Kannada pick up line to woo Mahesh?
source: http://www.thehansindia.com / The Hans India / Home> Entertainment> Sandalwood / by Manjula / Hans News Service / July 25th, 2020
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