Congress leaders and workers watched the installation ceremony of D K Shivakumar as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, through a live session on zoom application, at Coorg Community Hall in Madikeri and various other places in the district on Thursday.
The programme was aired live at the gram panchayat levels as well.
Congress leaders and workers took oath on the occasion, towards strengthening the party further.
In the leadership of Congress leader Nandakumar, ration kits were distributed to 200 families on the occasion. Senior leader Chandramouli said that everyone should lend a helping hand to the needy.
The programme at the Coorg Community Hall was inaugurated by Kodagu District Congress Committee President K K Manjunath Kumar. MLC Veena Acchaiah, leaders Appu Ravindra, Kolyada Girish and K P Chandrakala were present.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Top Karnataka Stories / DHNS, July 03rd, 2020
Delegation meets Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das One-man Commission
Madikeri:
Members of Codava National Council (CNC) led by its President Nandineravanda U. Nachappa recently met Scheduled Caste Welfare Department and Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das Commission in Bengaluru urging him to include Kodava tribe in the ST list of the Constitution.
The meeting took place at Yavanika, the One-man Commission’s office on Nrupathunga Road in Bengaluru. Nachappa presented a memorandum explaining the need for the inclusion of Kodavas in the ST list of the Constitution and apprised him about the tribal ancestry and indigenous tribal traits.
Justice Nagamohan Das was told about the need and necessity of statutory protection to preserve the Kodava culture, language, folkloric identity, their age-old hereditary piece of untitled lands, besides their historical continuity.
Also the Commission’s attention was drawn regarding ‘sabotaging’ the genealogical studies being carried out to include Kodavas in the list of ST communities. The studies are being carried out by KSTRI (Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute), Mysuru.
“The ongoing ethnography study of Kodava tribalism is in a diabolic ‘Etic’ approach. We have requested the Commission to direct the KSTRI Mysuru to apply ‘Emic’ approach. We further urged that on the basis of the parameters laid down by Justice Lokur Committee Report, the ethnographic study should be carried out. In this regard the title of the schedule should be “Kulashashtra Adhyayana” or “Ethnographic” study but KSTRI has titled it ‘Kodagu Jilleyallina Kodava Samudayada Arthika-Saamaajika Adhyayana’ (a socio-economic study of Kodavas),” Nachappa said.
There is a clear cut order issued by the Government to conduct an exclusive Ethnographic study. KSTRI has carried out a major portion of socio-economic study and created fake economic status. “The KSTRI neither collected authentic documents nor produced proper income and expenditure sources but collected only verbal statements, marginalising the real ethnographic issue,” Nachappa claimed.
“The KSTRI created a fake exaggerated version with prejudiced mindset which is not acceptable to us. We want the real ethnographic study to explore and establish true tribal ethnicity,” Nachappa told Justice Nagamohan Das.
Almanda Jai, Pattamada Kusha, Pattamada Ashok and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / June 26th, 2020
Rashmika Mandanna has surprised Mahesh Babu and family by sending them a special gift hamper. Rashmika has sent a basket full of delicious goodies including Avocados, Mango pickle and other organically grown foods. Along with the gift hamper, Rashmika has sent a hand-written note to the Superstar couple. This act of Rashmika is winning praise from Superstar’s fans.
None other than Mahesh Babu’s wife and former actress Namrata Shirodkar took to social media and revealed Rashmika’s gift hamper to Mahesh. Namrata has thanked Rashmika for sending such a beautiful gift all the way from Coorg where Rashmika is staying with her family. Namrata said this is the first gift hamper Mahesh Babu has received in Covid times. She also said she got such a lovely gift in this monsoon. Acknowledging the gift received, Namrata Shirodkar wrote, “Thankyou for all the delicious goodies rashmika !! all the way from Coorg #monsoonseason #mangopickle our first gift hamper in covid times happy monsoons !! #stayhomestaysafe”
It can be noted that Mahesh Babu is the first big star hero with whom Rashmika has acted. Rashmika got a big break after working with Mahesh Babu in Sarileru Neekevvaru. Rashmika is now paired up with Allu Arjun in Sukumar’s directorial Pushpa.Rashmika is pinning high hopes on Tollywood and is expecting to pair up with all the big stars in Telugu. Recently, she has turned down a movie alongside Nani as she didn’t want to play second fiddle to Sai Pallavi. Looks like Rashmika is making her moves well.
source: http://www.gulte.com / Gulte.com / Home> Movie News / by Gulte Desk / June 29th, 2020
Lieutenant General (retd) Codanda N Somanna (93) was laid to rest in Panjarpet in Virajpet on Sunday, with state honours.
He had breathed his last at his residence on Saturday.
The final rites were held, as per Kodava tradition, on Sunday at around 12.15 pm, at the coffee plantation belonging to his family, in the presence of his relatives and retired army officials.
Codanda N Somanna’s wife Renu, daughter Sharun Pemmaiah and grandchildren were present on the occasion. His son Dr Nived, who is currently based in the US, could not take part in the funeral as the flights have been cancelled following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lt Gen C N Somanna’s friends and well-wishers paid their respects to his mortal remains, on Saturday evening as well.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Virajpet / June 14th, 2020
Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy holds a meeting with the stakeholders of the tourism department in Madikeri on Tuesday.
Permission has been given to reopen 800 homestays in Kodagu district, said Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy.
Chairing a meeting with the stakeholders of the tourism department in Madikeri on Tuesday, she said that homestays should follow all safety guidelines issued by the government with regard to the control of Covid-19 without fail and the complete details of visitors should be registered.
“However, there is no permission to conduct meetings, functions and parties,” she added.
She also said that currently, there are no containment areas in the district. However, it cannot be predicted that there will not be any in future. If any person arriving at a homestay is tested positive for Covid-19, then the entire premises will be declared as the containment area.
Therefore, the role of visitors and the owners of hotels and homestays is crucial, she said.
Any issues in this regard can be addressed to the DC office control room number 1077 or WhatsApp number 85500 01077.
District Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Dr Sneha, Assistant Commissioner T Javaregowda, Health and Family Welfare officer Dr K Mohan, Homestay Association President B G Anantashayana, Resort Association President B R Nagendra Prasad and Tours and Travels Association President Cheyyanda Satya were present in the meeting.
India: Netizens praise Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu for COVID-19 efforts
Annies Kanmani Joy Image Credit: Twitter
Growing up, her family did not have enough money to buy her school books. Today, Annies Kanmani Joy, the daughter of a poor farmer in Kerala, is the Deputy Commissioner of the Kodagu district in the Indian state of Karnataka. And, netizens are appreciating her efforts in leading the district’s fight against COVID-19.
Kodagu’s efforts to contain the spread of novel Coronavirus have been admired nationally since it is one of the few districts in the entire country where no new COVID-19 case had surfaced for 28 continuous days even as cases were soaring in other states, including other parts of Karnataka.
The first case in Kodagu, a tourist hill station, popularly known as Coorg, was reported on March 19. After this, there were zero cases subsequently for nearly five weeks. Many have said that it was Joy’s alertness that has enabled the district to maintain low number of cases.
According to the updated numbers on covid19india.org, as of today, Kodagu has registered three coronavirus cases, two of which are active and one recovered.
Joy also announced yesterday that while many tourist sites across the country are opening today, those in Kodagu may take a few more days to reopen.
Reportedly, only registered homestays are allowed to operate, while hotels and resorts have been told to maintain records on guests with details of travel history, and information on whether they have completed quarantine.
She fought poverty to become a Civil Services officer
Poverty did not stop joy from clearing one of the toughest entrance exams for Civil Services in the country in 2012. Joy secured the 65th rank nationally in the latest Union Public Service Commission examinations.
This weekend, many Indian social media users shared the story of how Joy fought poverty and achieved her dream.
Facebook user Rajan P shared her story and wrote: “This shows that hard work, dedication, and persistence pay off… everything else is just an excuse.”
Ennis Kanmani Joy of Kerala fought poverty and cracked UPSC Civil Services Exam. She secured 65th rank in her second attempt and when on to become an IAS officer. Know her story. Not all are fortunate enough to get all the basic amenities in their lives. Some of them have to struggle to get simple things in life too. Ennis Kanmani Joy of Kerala is one such person who did not have enough money to buy books for study. Coming from a very poor family, Ennis cracked the UPSC Civil Services exam in her second attempt and secured 65th rank with very limited means. Ennis comes from a small village in Pirvom in Kerala. Her father is a farmer and her mother works as a farm laborer. Ennis was a bright student since childhood and so aspired to become a Doctor. She completed her Kerala SSLC Exam from her village and her Class 12 from Ernakulam District. After her 12th she appeared for her MBBS exam but could not crack the exam. Later, she completed her graduation in B.Sc Nursing course and became a nurse. Working as a nurse did not make her happy and so she wanted to do something different that could help others. She was thinking of a new way to lead life when she met two people while traveling to somewhere on the train. From them, she came to know about the UPSC Civil Services Exam. Soon after reading and getting details about the IAS exam, Ennis shifted her focus on the exam. The biggest problem she faced while preparing for the exam was a lack of books and competitive magazines. Without this, the preparation for the exam was proving to be a far-fetched distance for her, but Ennis decided that she would do her preparation only through the newspapers. She started reading newspapers and spend enough time on the editor’s page and current affairs. Her determination, will power and dedication gave back the result she had worked hard for in her first attempt. She secured 580th rank in her first attempt but was not very happy about it. She again appeared for the second attempt and this time she cracked the exam and secured 65th rank in it. #SundayFunday #sundayvibes #SundayMotivation #SundayThoughts #SundayThoughts #upsc #uppcs #ias #ips #lbsnaa #upscaspirants #upscprelims #upscforever #motivationalquotes #read #study #generalknowledge #followme #upscmotivation #IASEXAM #IFS #bank #ssc #book #irs #india #police #Gk #motivation #success #love #life #school #Iasmotivation #india
Reportedly, Joy belongs to a small village in Piravom, Kerala. Growing up her family did not have enough money to buy books for her education. As a child, Joy was apparently a bright student who aspired to become a doctor. After finishing her schooling, she wrote the MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) examination but did not pass. So, she went on to complete her graduation in nursing and became a nurse.
But, working as a nurse did not make her happy. Joy wanted to do something different to help others. Reportedly, while traveling to somewhere on the train, she met two people who enlightened her about the UPSC Civil Services Exam.
That was it. Joy shifted all her focus to clearing the exam. According to thetimesnow.com: “The biggest problem she faced while preparing for the exam was a lack of books and competitive magazines. Without this, the preparation for the exam was proving to be a far-fetched distance for her, but Annies decided that she would do her preparation only through the newspapers.”
Joy started reading newspapers, spending more time on the editorials and current affairs. In the examination, which is written by tens of thousands of students every year, she secured the 580th rank, the first time she wrote the test. Unsatisfied, joy made a second attempt at the test the following year, and secured the 65th position.
And tweep @Sandeep1288 added: “There are people like her, who put example of hard work, dedication and success. They need to be followed…”
source: http://www.gulfnews.com / Gulf News / Home> Asia> India / by Evangeline Elsa, Deputy Social Media Editor / June 08th, 2020
District In-charge Minister V Somanna chairs a meeting at Zilla Panchayat auditorium in Madikeri on Friday. DH Photo
The houses built for the flood victims in Made and Jamburu are of best quality according to my knowledge, said Kodagu District In-charge Minister V Somanna.
Addressing mediapersons here, on Friday, he said it was not right to make allegations for political reasons. He said that he had checked the quality of the houses.
The minister said that the programme of handing over the houses, scheduled on May 29, had been postponed. The houses will be handed over to the beneficiaries before June 5, he added.
Leaders and elected representatives will be invited to the programme as per the protocol, he said.
Replying to a query, Somanna said, “What is important is that the facility reaches the beneficiaries. It is not important who has implemented the project.”
The minister meanwhile stated that there was a plan to construct 10 lakh houses in urban and rural areas in the next two years.
450 people under quarantine
Later speaking at a meeting, the minister said that 450 people had been quarantined in the district.
“Our district cannot be compared to Bengaluru. People have given their cooperation to the district administration in implementing the lockdown guidelines.”
Somanna further stated that migrant labourers in the district had traveled to Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand and other states. Many other labourers have requested the district administration to send them to their native places. But, the respective states are yet to give their permission, he added.
MLA K G Bopaiah said that the vehicles transporting fish and pork into the district should be subjected to thorough checking at the check posts, as there are chances of beef being transported in these vehicles. He requested the people coming from other districts to get themselves voluntarily tested for COVID-19.
MLC Veena Acchaiah said that the rainy season was approaching. But, the driftwood have not been cleared. “If the wood is not cleared, I will hold a dharna in front of the forest department office,” she added.
Mobix organisation Kodagu branch manager handed over 14,000 masks to the minister, for distribution among students taking SSLC examination.
MP Prathap Simha, Kodagu Zilla Panchayat President B A Harish, MLA Appachu Ranjan, MLC Sunil Subramani, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy, District Superintendent of Police Suman D Pannekar and Zilla Panchayat CEO K Lakshmipriya were present.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / May 22nd, 2020
Field Marshal KM Cariappa (Photo Credits: indianarmy.nic.in)
It is the 27th death anniversary of Field Marshal KM Cariappa on May 15 this year. He was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in Independent India. KM Cariappa is widely regarded as one of the most-decorated Indian Army officers of all times. There’s a lot to know when it comes to his life and achievements of his illustrious military career. If you are looking for interesting facts about Lt Gen KM Cariappa, his life, career, etc., then you have to come to the right place. We, at LatestLY, bring you some of the lesser-known facts about General Cariappa as we observe his 27th death anniversary.
1. KM Cariappa was born in a family of farmers, on January 28, in 1899, in Coorg. Not many people know that his childhood pet name was ‘Chimma’.
2. During his college days around 1917, he came to know about the Indian Army’s recruitment exercise. KM Cariappa was one of the 42 applicants out of 70 who were selected. The rest, they say, is history.
3. In 1925, KM Cariappa was sent on a world tour, where he came across a lot of foreign cultures, soldiers, and public. He was nicknamed ‘Kipper’ by a wife of a British officer who couldn’t pronounce his name.
4. In 1942, when he was promoted as the acting lieutenant colonel and the commanding officer of 7th Rajput Machine Gun Battalion, KM Cariappa became the first Indian to do so, in the Indian Army.
5. In the same year, i.e. 1945, he was promoted to the post of Brigadier. This made KM Cariappa the first Indian officer to fully attain this rank.
6. Not many people know that KM Cariappa was the officer-in-charge of the division of Army and its assets during the time of India’s independence in 1947.
7. During the First Indo-Pakistani War 1947-48, when the Indian Army HQ had strictly instructed to not conduct any operation in the Kashmir Valley, KM Cariappa didn’t obey the orders and instead launched offensive strikes in the region. The result of it was that India was able to assert its control over Ladakh and nearby regions.
8. In 1949, when Indian Army had to appoint the first Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), there were two other contenders, i.e., Shringanesh and Nathu Singh, along with KM Cariappa, who was in contention too. However, it was KM Cariappa who eventually took over as the first Indian C-in-C of independent Indian Army.
9. It is a little-known fact that the phrase ‘Jai Hind’, which was the slogan of Subash Chandra Bose-led Indian National Army (INA), was adopted by KM Cariappa, and has since then been the formal phrase to greet each other in the armed forces.
10. KM Cariappa retired from the post of Commander-in-Chief in 1953, after serving the position for 4 years.
11. Not many people know that he has also served as the Indian High Commissioner to Australia, New Zealand, after his retirement, until 1956.
12. KM Cariappa was also honoured with the Legion of Merit by American President Harry S Truman – one of the rare feats.
13. After being persuaded a lot by his friends and family members, KM Cariappa also tried his luck in politics. In 1957 Lok Sabha Elections, he contested unsuccessfully from North-east Bombay seat, against Krishna Menon.
14. In 1986, the government conferred the rank of Field Marshal on KM Cariappa as a mark of honour and recognition of his illustrious career spanning over three decades. He, along with Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, are the only people who have been accorded this honour, till date.
15. As per a legend, when his son, KC Cariappa was captured as a prisoner-of-war (POW) in the Indo-Pakistani War 1965, KM Cariappa was contacted by Pakistani General Ayub Khan informing him about his son’s safety, and even offered his release. However, KM Cariappa proudly replied, “He is my son no longer. He is the child of this country, a soldier fighting for his motherland like a true patriot. My many thanks for your kind gesture, but I request you to release all or release none. Give him no special treatment.”
KM Cariappa breathed his last on May 15, 1993. After suffering from arthritis and heart problems, he died in his sleep at Bangalore Command Hospital. As India observes the 27th death anniversary of the decorated soldier of the Indian Army, we at LatestLY, thank KM Cariappa enough for his selfless services, and wish his soul rests in peace!
source: http://www.latestly.com / LatestLY / Home> Lifestyle> Festivals and Events / May 17th, 2020
Machaiah will join Wavemaker as the president – special initiatives and will handle the ITC business.
After spending nearly eight years at Mindshare, M K Machaiah has moved on. He has joined Wavemaker as the president of special initiatives and will be responsible for handling the agency’s ITC business account. The account was previously handled by Sanchayeeta Verma.
Machaiah has over 20 years of experience in the industry. At his previous role in Mindshare, he was the chief innovation officer. He spent nearly eight years at the agency. Through his career, he has worked at Mindreach OMD, World Sport Group, Dentsu, McCann Worldgroup, Madison and Mudra Communications.
At his last role at Mindshare, Machaiah was responsible for setting up ‘Innovations Lab’ through systemic integrations of Content+, Social and Activations and building sports practice.
source: http://www.afaqs.com / Afaqs’ / Home> by afaqs’ news bureau / May 01st, 2020
Members of Kodagu district Growers’ Federation submit a memorandum to MLA Appachu Ranjan. DH Photo
Coffee growers in the district have demanded special package from state government, as planters are facing hardships in the wake of Covid-19 lockdown.
Members of the planters’ association have submitted a memorandum to the MLAs of the district in this regard and have urged chief minister to come to their rescue.
Kodagu district is affected by floods for past two years and the lockdown has worsened the situation, they said and pointed out that harvesting of coffee and pepper in most of the plantations had come to a standstill, resulting in the loss of crops.
It is feared that next year’s yield too will be lost as the growers are finding it difficult to maintain of their plantations.
The growers urged the government to provide special package for the coffee growers.
Vegetable and plantain cultivators too sought assistance from the government, stating that most of the cultivators in the district have been dependent on Kerala market. But, due to the lockdown, the fruits are getting rotten and has led to a huge loss.
The government should announce support price and should procure ‘Nendra’ banana and other fruits from the farmers, the growers said and also requested the government to waive the interest on the loans availed by them.
“A committee of elected representatives should be formed towards formulating plans to encourage farmers to take up cultivation in barren lands,” the memorandum stated.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / May 08th, 2020
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