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Army plans to build regional hospitals for veterans
Close to 2,000 veterans attend rally in Kodagu
It was a day of celebration for Army veterans from Kodagu and neighbouring areas who showed up in large numbers braving rain to listen to Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh at rally, on his first visit here after assuming charge, on Saturday.
At a gathering of close to 2,000 veterans, General Singh said the Army had plans to build regional hospitals for veterans as it was found that falsified bills were being submitted by empanelled hospitals.
“We have proposed to build 10 regional hospitals, of which four or five have been cleared and the rest will follow,” he said.
He said there was no shortage of funds for veterans, but it was the delivery and procurement mechanisms that had to be fine tuned.
General Singh also spoke about a tie-up with the National Skills Ministry where teams from the Ministry would visit Army units and provide certification for eligible Army staff. “We have identified many skill sets which can be certified and this will help those who retire get jobs,” he said.
On the issue of One Rank One Pension, he said a judicial commission which is set to visit 20 locations to interact with ex-service men will begin with its first visit to Chandigarh next week.
Earlier, the Army chief paid a visit to the memorial park for Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and ‘Sunny Side’, the residence of late General K.S. Thimayya. General Singh promised to provide tanks and other possible war trophies for the memorial park.
He announced several initiatives for Kodagu region, which has historically sent several youngsters to the armed forces. General Singh said a recruitment rally would be held here in 2017.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Avinash Bhat / Madikeri – August 06th, 2016
Army chief to address veterans’ rally in Madikeri on Saturday
Chief of Army Staff Gen. Dalbir Singh is slated to visit Karnataka on Friday and Saturday. He will inaugurate a rally of more than 1,000 veteran soldiers and war widows in Madikeri on Saturday.
The General took office in July 2014. This will be his second visit to the State after the Aero India held in February 2015.
A statement from the Ministry of Defence said the rally would be a platform for thousands of ex-servicemen and war widows from the area to air their grievances directly to top Army officers. The rally is expected to benefit over 4,700 ex-servicemen from the region.
Former soldiers and widows form a sizable population in and around the Kodagu region. The district has also produced a large number of past and present service personnel.
Also present will be top Army brass including Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat, Southern Army Commander; Lt. Gen. Jagbir Singh, General Officer Commanding, Dakshin Bharat Area; Major General K.S. Nijjar, General Officer Commanding, Karnataka and Kerala Sub-Area, and other senior military and Rajya Sainik Board officials.
The event will include a medical camp, pension clinic, canteen service, stalls of the Army Welfare Education Society, the Army Welfare Placement Organisation, the Army Veterans’ Cell, Aadhaar Card Registration and bank loan facilitation.
The Army Chief, along with his wife Namita Suhag, who heads the the Army Wives Welfare Association, and Madhulika Rawat, regional president of the association, will facilitate the veer naris.
“The focus of the rally will be to resolve anomalies in disbursement of pension, land and legal cases being confronted by the veterans and veer naris. It will re-touch the lives of retired army personnel and arrange benefits of various welfare schemes of the Government and Army at a single venue.”
Homage to two heroes
After the rally, the General and senior officers are slated to have a Sainik Bhoj with the gathering. The gesture is to reaffirm the Army’s solidarity with its retired fraternity and reassure it that the government and the Army remain sensitive to their needs, the statement said.
Gen. Suhag will also pay homage to two former Army chiefs from the State – Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa at the Cariappa Memorial Park and visit ‘Sunny Side’, the former home of the late General K.S. Thimayya.
The rally has been organised by the Karnataka & Kerala Sub-Area.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities. Bengaluru / by Special Correspondent / Bengaluru – August 04th, 2016
Two-Day ‘Arebhashe Aisiri ’ meet begins in city
Mysuru :
Hundreds of Kodagu Gowdas including women and children, dressed in their colourful best were present at the inauguration of the two-day cultural extravaganza with the title ‘Arebhashe Aisiri’, organised by Karnataka Arebhashe Samskruthika Sahitya Academy and Kodagu Gowda Samaja, Mysuru at the Scouts and Guides grounds behind the DC’s office here this morning.
Inaugurating the cultural event, Kodagu Gowda Samaja President Kudupaje K. Kushalappa said there is a need for propagation of 500-year-old Kodagu Gowda Culture, Tradition and Language which was being used by 5 lakh people to keep our future generations abreast.
Calling upon Kodagu Gowdas to shun inferiority complex and compete with other people to achieve their goals, he added that there were more than 2,000 Kodagu Gowdas residing in Mysuru who should get together and unitedly propagate their rich culture.
Chamaraja MLA Vasu, speaking on the occasion, said that frequent organisation of such programmes would go a long way in preserving and propagating the virtues of Kodagu Gowda culture.
Academy Chairman Kolyada Girish, Mysuru Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Kodagu Gowda Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association President U. Janardhan, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Kodagu Gowda Women’s Association President Uluvarana Ghanavathi, Mysuru Kodagu Arabhashe Gowda Yuva Vedike President Mukkati Punith, Dakshina Kannada Kodagu Gowda Samaja President Naveen Devaragunda, Kodagu Gowda Kshemabhivrudhi Sangha President Nedumane Chengappa, Assistant Director, Directorate of Information and Publicity, New Delhi, Dr. T.C.Poornima and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 14th, 2016
Kavigoshti and Seminar mark Second Day of Kodava Sahitya Meet
Mysuru :
The second and concluding day of the two-day State-level Kodava Sahitya Samskruthika Mela organised by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, Madikeri, in association with Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, at the Scouts and Guides Grounds behind the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here, began with Kavigoshti (poets meet) this morning.
Poet Kiriyamada Raj Kushalappa of Hudikeri recited poems on ‘Kodava land’, while poetess Mukkatira Akkamma Nanjappa from Ammatti recited poems with the theme ‘Mother’ and poetess Maluvanda Nalini Bindu from Arameri, recited poems on ‘Selfless service’.
Senior writer and poetess Badakadamanda Kasthuri Govindammayya, chaired the Kavigoshti session. Commenting on the recited poems, Kasthuri Govindammayya said that Raj Kushalappa’s poems highlighted the sacred relationship between the mother and land.
Observing that it was fortunate to be born in Kodagu, which is a rich mix of nature and unique culture, she regretted the migration of Kodavas to far off places.
Noting that Akkamma Nanjappa’s poems were based on the theme ‘Mother’ and focussed on the hardships faced by a mother in bringing up her children, she lamented the growing tendency of children sending their aged parents to old age homes, with least regard for them.
Bemoaning the declining interest among Kodavas, especially the younger generation, for Kodava Sahitya, Govindammayya cautioned that Kodava Sahitya would lose its identity if immediate measures were not taken for attracting the youth towards Kodava Literature and Culture.
The Kavigoshti was followed by a seminar in which senior advocate Pandanda D. Medappa presented a paper titled ‘Varthamanathara Kodag’, while Ponjanda Lovely Appaiah presented a paper titled ‘Kodavada Samskruthi.’
Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief Kaliyantanda B. Ganapathy, who presided over the seminar, said that Kodagu has unique geographical features, which needs to be preserved at any cost. He was summing up the talks given by P.D. Medappa and Lovely Appaiah.
Regretting that not much was being done for retaining Kodagu’s unique identity and culture, which he said was fast changing, Ganapathy called for serious thoughts over the issue at least in the future.
Highlighting the need for the involvement of more youths in politics in order to fight for the geographical identity of Kodagu district and for protecting the political rights of the Kodavas and other 18 Kodava language speaking people in Kodagu, Ganapathy urged the youngsters to be politically conscious. He called upon the youth to join any political party and strive to identify themselves in politics. The valedictory of the two-day event will take place later this evening.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / March 13th, 2016
Rally legend Jagat Nanjapa wins south chapter of Force Gurkha RFC India 2016
The south chapter of the Force Gurkha RFC India 2016 have completed, with rally legend Jagat Nanjapa achieving first place in the off-roading challenge event
After the completion of the north chapter of the Force Gurkha RFC India 2016 last week, the south chapter have also completed now. Off-roading rally expert Jagat Nanjapa along with Chethan (co-driver) has achieved podium finish in the inaugural south chapter of the RFC India 2016 event. Nanjapa, who is an experienced rallyist, is also a nine time winner of the Indian National Rally Riders Championship. Nanjapa and Chethan, representing the V5 Offroaders of Coorg, have been able to achieve an overall score of 525 out of 600 points. The south chapter was held for two days, comprising of rigorous stages with six extremely tough sections or Special Stages (SS). With 11 teams participating in the south chapter of the RFC India 2016 challenge, it was an extreme test of driver skills, coordination, patience, and recovery techniques under extreme off-road conditions.
The winner of the south chapter, Jagat Nanjapa, will be offered the second wild card entry to the mother event which will be held from 22nd July to 29th July in Goa. Tejinder Pal Singh from Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh is the winner of the north chapter of RFC India 2016, and will also be participating at the main event in Goa.
Speaking about his achievement, Jagat Nanjapa, member of V5 Offroaders of Coorg, said, “It was a superb experience. Certain obstacles that we did in a few Special Stages were completely new experiences for us. They made us push our vehicle to its limit and also made us realize that a lot of upgrade is required on our Jeep to make it ready for the Goa event. Apart from vehicle modification, I am also going to work on my physical fitness over the next few months to be completely ready for the competition ahead.”
The Force Gurkha RFC India is part of the international Rainforest Challenge of Malaysia. The Indian leg of the Rainforest Challenge is owned by the Delhi-based Cougar Motorsport Pvt Ltd. The company feels that with such events like the north and south chapters, the off-roading sport will receive further publicity, which in-turn will attract more participants in the future events.
source: http://www.zigwheels.com / ZigWheels.com / Home> News & Features / by Janak Sorap / January 29th, 2016
