The trailer of the third installment of action-franchise Commando 3 is out and Vidyut Jammwal has upped the ante once again by performing some new innovative stunts.
The actor makes an entry in the kushti akhada (wrestling ring), doing back-flips, kicks and using props to destroy his opponents. And he is up against baddie, Gulshan Devaiah this time around.
While in the first film, Vidyut’s character was seeing fighting for love and in the second one he stood up against black money rackets, this time around he will be fighting for the country.
Commando 3|Official Trailer|Vidyut, Adah, Angira, Gulshan|Vipul Amrutlal Shah|Aditya Datt|29 Nov
Directed by Aditya Datt, the film also stars Adah Sharma and Angira Dhar. Produced by Vipul Shah, Commando 3 is slated to release in theatres on 29th November.
source: http://www.thequint.com / The Quint / Home> Bollywood / by Suparna Thombare / October 24th, 2019
The first screening of ‘Kodagura Sipayi’, a movie in Kodava language produced and directed by Kottukathira Prakash Cariappa was held at Mysuru Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar First Stage this morning.
The movie, presented by Coorg Coffeewood Movies, is based on a novel and narrates the story of a soldier, played by former international athlete and personality development speaker Theethamada Arjun Devaiah.
The special screening of the movie will be held today and tomorrow (Oct. 27). There will be three shows (11 am, 2 pm and 6.30 pm) on both the days and tickets are priced at Rs. 100 each.
After the screening, a stage programme was scheduled to be held, presided by Mysuru Kodava Samaja President Kekada M. Belliappa. Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club President Machimada P. Nanaiah was to be the chief guest.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / October 26th, 2019
Special screening of ‘Kodagura Sipayi,’ a movie in Kodava language.
Produced and Directed by Kottukathira Prakash Cariappa, Mysuru Kodava Samaja, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 11 am, 2 pm and 6.30 pm
[Note: There will be three shows on both the days (Oct.26&27) and tickets priced at Rs. 100 will be available at the Office of Mysuru Kodava Samaja and special ticket counters at the Samaja premises.]
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Events Tomorrow / October 25th, 2019
The new building of Kodagu Zilla Panchayat in Madikeri.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa and Housing and Kodagu In-charge Minister V Somanna inaugurated the new building of Kodagu Zilla Panchayat at K Badaga village, near Madikeri, on Friday.
The groundbreaking for the new building, constructed at a total cost of Rs 30 cr, was done in 2016.
Speaking on the occasion, Eshwarappa said that a grant of Rs 30 crore would be given to each Assembly constituency under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana.
“Also, grants will be released for solving drinking water problem,” he added.
The minister meanwhile assured of providing Rs 20 lakh each to 28 gram panchayats towards solid waste management unit.
“Task Forces will be formed for ZP members and every task force will be granted a fund of Rs one crore”, he said.
“Floods have ravaged the state. The Central government has provided Rs 1,200 crore for relief measures and the state has already released Rs 1,500 crore. Another Rs 1,500 crore will be released soon. It has been decided in the Cabinet meeting to utilise Central government grants for compensating the loss of crops,” Eshwarappa said.
He also assured of providing integrated funds towards the rejuvenation of lakes in Kodagu.
Lauding the job done by top officials of the district — Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K Lakshmipriya and Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar, the minister said the district was peaceful as women adored all the key posts in Kodagu.
He also mentioned that he has four daughters and a son.
District In-charge Minister V Somanna said there had been loss of life, both human and animals, in the district due to floods.
Agriculturists in the district have incurred a huge loss. A package of Rs 532 crore has been announced to Kodagu out of which Rs 100 crore has been released. The problems of flood victims will be duly addressed, he added. Somanna meanwhile added that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was supposed to be take part in the programmes of handing over houses to flood victims and the inauguration of new building of the ZP. But the chief minister could not attend due to unfavourable weather conditions.
MLA K G Bopaiah urged the state government to provide 350 acres of ‘C’ and ‘D’ (categories) land to those who have lost their agricultural land in Mudigere, owing to landslides.
MLA Appacchu Ranjan urged the government to release Rs 1 crore for the restoration of historic Old Fort in Madikeri.
MLC Veena Acchaiah said the government should construct houses for flood victims of 2019 at a cost of Rs 9.85 lakh each, instead of Rs 5 lakh.
For the last two years, Bengaluru-based start-up Beforest has not only been investing in land, but also turning it into a green cover, reviving and restoring the ecosystem
Chennai :
I didn’t want to just buy a piece of land and then sit on it for 20 years. I joined Beforest because that way I can ensure a clean sustainable second home for my children,” said Rajvel Manoharan, member of the Coorg collective of Beforest. Many city dwellers like Rajvel want to live in a home nestled in the flowery arms of nature but the truth is that only a few are willing to take the effort to maintain it. Sameer Shisodia and Sunit Reddy nipped the problem in the bud by introducing Beforest in 2017, an initiative to create sustainable living within a self-sufficient ecosystem.
“The people gave us the idea to start something like this,” said Sameer. Most city folks are looking to invest in a home away from the city. Some want to live amid nature while others may just want holiday homes. “We are looking for people who are not only ready to invest in the land but are also ready to buy into the idea of rejuvenating it first. The idea is to revive a self-sustaining forest ecosystem and then create pockets for agriculture in between” he said. The two-year-old initiative is currently working with three functioning collectives, two in Karnataka and one in Telangana, while two more are in the pipeline.
Testing waters, Sameer initiated the first project called Tamarind Valley, in Bengaluru with a group of 15 people in 2017. They invested in a piece of land and collectively came up with a plan on how to restore the ecosystem. “Most of the farms we work on advocate forests or a good ecosystem,” said Praveen Ram, general manager, Farm Ops. “There is a lot of land that does not list under forest cover in government records but has thriving forests growing there. We pick land where traces of a healthy ecosystem remain, and improve them,” he explained.
At the Tamarind Valley initiative, maximum effort is being put into reviving the ecosystem. “Because the land was dry and barren, we borrowed functioning ecosystems from neighbouring farms and introduced them to the land. We don’t know what crops we will grow because our priority is to first set up a self-sustaining forest ecosystem over 75 per cent of the land, before thinking about the harvest,” said Sunit Reddy, co-founder.
Success project
Every project they take-up requires a different renewal plan because of the diverse local ecosystems. While their projects in Tamarind Valley and Hyderabad involve rejuvenating the ecosystem, their project in Poomalee, Coorg is a whole new story. “With a rainforest cover and coffee plantation that pans across the 130-acre farm, we are still learning about what resources we can gather and use sustainably,” said Sunit.
The 30 to 40 members part of the Coorg collective actively participate in maintaining the ecology at their farm. Many members meet regularly on the fifth of every month while the rest share inputs on their WhatsApp group. “The streams and hills in the forest are already producing a lot that we didn’t know about. We recently made tamarind jam which was distributed among the members and the ground team stationed there,” added Sameer.Praveen said, “The biggest challenge we face is the illegal extraction of resources from forest ecosystems. It makes the land dry and loose fertility.”
What’s new
“Hyderabad is our latest project. Due to the water scarcity, we are able to retain very little of what the land has to offer. We started from scratch by first setting up a mono-culture, once that grows, we will convert it into a natural food farming ecosystem by introducing it to the land,” said Sameer.
Ground team
They hired a ground team to carry out the day-to-day steps to care for the land. “We generally hire locals and provide them with accommodation,” he said. The ground team is in charge of implementing all revival plans designed by the members — collective and the founders.
“We consider our ground force as stakeholders in our project too. Most are accustomed to living in the forest and share homegrown ideas of improving the lands’ ecosystem,” he said.Beforest is looking forward to beginning work in the Krishnagiri district. “We have received a lot of requests to set up there,” said Sunit. They are also working on converting a mono-culture into a natural forest ecosystem at Alphonso By The Lake, another project set up in Bengaluru.
Cost with vision
“According to the current model, we charge an initial payment of `45 lakh for a 2- to 3-acre property with a house on it,” said Sunit. Both founders insist that the members renovate the houses on their land,“This ensures minimal intervention in the ecosystem,” said Sameer. At a time when everyone is looking for speed in their lives, many may stop to smell the flowers but even fewer make sure that the flowers are still there.
In a nutshell
Beforest was started in Bengaluru in 2017 with a 15-member team
The two-year-old team is currently working on three collectives
They charge an initial payment of `45 lakh for 2-to 3-acre property
They started with an investment in a piece of land and came up with a plan on how to restore the ecosystem.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Naaz Ghani / Express News Service / October 26th, 2019
Indian expats of ‘Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru Dubai Family’ organized a cultural, heritage and sporting event in the heart of Dubai with Dasara doll competition, rangoli, Dasara cup cricket tournament, along with the final showdown event of athletics, badminton, throwball, volleyball, kabaddi, and football at the prestigious Etisalat Sports Academy on October 11.
Over 3,000 participants including children, women and men joyfully took part in the various age categories starting from 4 up to 35 plus years. The competitors were cheered by their family, friends and the loved ones. A mammoth crowd motivated the participants to give their best to secure gold, silver, bronze medals and team trophies.
Indian Olympic athlete Ashwini Nachappa inaugurated the event and honoured the medal winners. Mohammed Mustafa, MD of M Square, Sheik Bu Abdulla Bib Abdellah, M S Khan CEO of Caprice, Mohan Uppin, Zafarullah Khan, former minister Karnataka and Praveen Shetty, MD, Fortune Group, Mohan Uppin, CEO, Evolve Interior, Dr Guru Madhava Rao, president, RAK Medicals, Chethan, MD, Virgin Tours, Shekar Reddy, Dr Rashmi, CEO, Riva Laser Hospital, and other honourable UAE dignitaries graced the occasion and appreciated the spirit of the events.
Ashwini Nachappa was honoured by prestigious Dubai Kreeda Rathna Award. The organizing committee honoured former Indian Volleyball player Dr Kavitha Paiyadi Rao who currently works in Dubai. Former Indian Kabaddi captain Pooja Hassana who also works in dubai banking sector, was also honoured.
Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru organizers RafiqAli Kodagu, Sudeep Davanagere, Senthil Bengaluru, Madhu Dvg, Vishnu Mysore, Mamatha.Ragavendra, Pallavi Davanagere, Mamatha.Sharja, Dr Savitha Mysore, Anitha Bnegaluru, Hadiya Mandya, Shashidhar and game organizers heartily thanked the father of UAE nation, respected rulers of UAE for the opportunity the great nation has created to celebrate culture, sports spreading tolerance and humanity.
They thanked the participants for their overwhelming response making the event successful.
source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Middle East / by Media Release / October 23rd, 2019
The name PT Usha is sure to ring a bell for us. Of course, why not, she pretty much put us on the map in athletics once again after Milkha Singh had quit. But now take the name of Ashwini Nachappa, most people shall draw a blank.
This is the lady who outran Usha not once but twice and yet very few of us actually know who she is. Though that is the case with many athletes who have been forgotten by the country and lost in the sands of time. So let’s find out a little more about Ashwini.
DNA / THE BRIDGE
Her name shot to prominence in the 1980s when she outran Usha on two separate occasions. That certainly made the world sit up and take notice of her. The lady was quick and had a lot of speed under her.
In 1984 she won 2 silver medals at the South Asian Federation Games. Ashwini followed it up with 2 silvers and 3 gold medals in the 1986 and 1988 editions respectively. Another highlight was the 1990 silver medal at the Asian Games.
But sadly, due to lack of support and infrastructure and seeing no positive future in the sport, Ashwini quit athletics and turned to acting. She acted in her own biopic but her movie career did not last long in regional cinema.
She is currently the president of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association, but living a life away from the public eye. She is just another name in the list of forgotten Indian athletes who are hardly known to us. Ashwini certainly deserved better. They all did.
source: http://www.indiatimes.com / India Times / Home> Sports / by Somak Adhikari / October 22nd, 2019
Dr Parvathi Appaiah took charge as the chairperson of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy in Madikeri.
Dr Parvathi Appaiah assumed charge as the chairperson of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy recently.
Meanwhile, the newly appointed members Janaki Machaiah, Babbira Saraswathi, Shambhaiah, P Prabhukumar and Mechira Subhash Nanaiah also assumed charge as the members of the academy.
Dr Parvathi Appaiah said that there is a need to conduct programmes in rural areas towards popularising Kodava art forms among the youth.
“There is a plan to organise Kodava Sahitya Vishwa Sammelana,” she said.
Member Babbira Saraswathi said that the ‘Kembatti’, ‘Meda’ and ‘Kudiya’ communities which have immensely contributed to Kodava art and culture should be brought to the mainstream of society.
Another member Mechira Nanaiah suggested organising programmes at ‘Mund Mane’ and ‘Ain Mane’, directed towards the progress of Kodava linguistic communities.
He felt there is a need to digitally preserve the aspects of Kodava tradition.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service / October 22nd, 2019
Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, celebrated Cauvery Sankramana festival at its premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here this morning by performing Kani Puja and Theertha Puja.
Arrangements were made to distribute Holy Water brought from Talacauvery to all those present on the occasion.
Kodava Samaja President K.M. Belliappa; Hon. Secretary M.M. Ponnappa and others joined the women members of the Samaja in the Puja rituals.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Photo News / October 18th, 2019
Rwanda’s Ngamba Coffee Washing Station, represented by Ms. Celine Niwemugeni, awarded “Coffee Lover’s Choice” for second consecutive year
The Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award celebrates excellence in growing coffee beans of the highest quality through sustainable means to offer the best coffee to the world
New York :
illycaffè, the global leader in high-quality, sustainably grown coffee, announced ‘Spirit of Peace Ex-Combatants’ – Asacafè (represented by Carlos Arturo López Guarnizo and Oscar Rodrigo Campo Hurtado) is the “Best of the Best” at the fourth annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award, held yesterday night in New York City. An independent jury of 9 top culinary and coffee connoisseurs from around the world gathered on October 15 for a series of blind coffee tastings, brewed individually from the harvests of nine different countries, to thoughtfully determine the best bean of the 2018-2019 season.
(PRNewsfoto/illycaffè)
Twenty-seven top grower representatives from the nine countries, including this year Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Nicaragua and Rwanda, were recognized and celebrated in New York City for their sustainable quality. Each lot, before being examined by the independent jury in New York, was selected through intensive analysis at illy’s Quality Lab and then judged on aromatic richness/complexity, balance/elegance and aroma intensity/strength. Carlos Arturo Lopez, Oscar Campo, Gerardo Montenegro, Andrea Illy, Anna Illy
“It is an honor and a pleasure to recognize Colombia, ‘Spirit of Peace’ and Asacafè for their achievement, as well as applaud all of our finalists who are focused on producing the highest-quality coffee through sustainable methods,” said Andrea Illy, Chairman of illycaffè. “This award celebrates and honors the Spirit of Peace project, that we supported since the very beginning, with the aim to give a chance to the rural Colombian community of coffee to become the engine of a bigger transformation through the economic reintegration of the ex-combatants and their victims in the Cauca region.”
A separate “Coffee Lover’s Choice” honor was awarded to Rwanda’s Ngamba Coffee Washing Station, represented by Ms. Celine Niwemugeni, for the second consecutive year.
The Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award, named after illycaffè’s visionary, second-generation leader, celebrates the company’s hand-in-hand work with farmers for nearly 30 years to offer the best sustainably grown coffee to the world, as well as its commitment to improving the wellbeing of the world’s coffee growers. The top growers in attendance also participated in a coffee-specific seminar hosted at the United Nations in New York by Chairman Andrea Illy and representatives from the ICO – International Coffee Organization, covering topics including best agronomical practices, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and long-term sustainability of the coffee sector.
The jury – a panel of tasting, culinary and coffee experts from around the world who took on the task of choosing this year’s “Best of the Best” bean – was comprised of:
Matthew Accarrino: Accarrino is the nationally recognized chef known for his unique culinary style drawn from his Italian heritage, personal experience and classical training. He was named a Star Chefs “2010 Rising Star,” a James Beard Foundation semi-finalist for “Best Chef: West” for four consecutive years, and Food & Wine’s “People’s Best Chef California” in 2013 and “Best New Chef” in 2014.
Jaquelin Adriana Mednilla de Águila: Aguila is QGrader and Barista from Anacafe Coffee School.
Victor Cadenas: Cadenas is a QGrader and professional coffee roaster in Costa Rica, roasting for Cup of Excellence for five years. He evaluates genetic materials and varieties for ICafe, Catie, World Coffee Research and others.
Berhanu Gezahegn: Gezahegn is Director of the Coffee Quality Inspection and Certification Center (CQICC) at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoANR) in Ethiopia. Previously, he served as its director for training and advisory service.
Anthony Giglio: Giglio is a writer, educator and storyteller focused on wine, spirits and other beverages. He writes a weekly “Wine Wise Guy” column for Food & Wine, is the wine reporter for CBS News Radio, and is a contributor for Departures, Esquire and other major media outlets. Additionally, he serves as Wine Director for The Centurion Lounge at LaGuardia airport.
Maria Loi: Loi is a Greek food ambassador, author and healthy lifestyle expert. She is a popular TV chef in Greece, and the author of more than 36 cookbooks and 150 magazine editions. She has been recognized as the Global Ambassador of Greek Gastronomy by The Chef’s Club of Greece and has since earned a reputation as the U.S. leader in authentic Greek cuisine.
Sunalini Menon: Menon is Asia’s first female professional in the field of coffee tasting, also known as coffee cupping. She has been called “Asia’s first lady of coffee.” Formerly, Menon was director of quality control for the Coffee Board of India, and founder of her own company, Coffee Labs, in Bangalore.
Spencer Turer: Turer is the Director of Coffee Operations at Coffee Enterprises. He has dedicated his career to creating coffee quality and has become a pioneer for roaster certification. He is also a writer and technical editor for ROAST Magazine and Tea & Coffee Trade Journal.
Francesco Apreda: Apreda is a renowned Italian chef and recipient of a Michelin star, securing his status as a world-class chef. His talent lies in the ability to recreate a modern Italian cuisine full of flavors and turn them into incredible dishes for a sensory eating experience like no other.
The “Coffee Lover’s Choice” award, presented by illycaffè CEO Massimiliano Pogliani, was determined by a demanding jury of its own: more than 1,000 discerning visitors to flagship illy cafès locations in London, Milan, Paris, Shanghai and San Francisco.
“The Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award starts with the unique illy blend, developed consistently year after year, which gives us a deep knowledge of the coffee origins. We then combine this expertise with our direct sourcing model, working hand-in-hand with coffee growers to produce the highest quality Arabica beans sustainably,” said Massimiliano Pogliani, illycaffè CEO. “Coffee lovers and connoisseurs around the world are becoming more and more interested in learning and understanding not only about aromatic and taste profile typical of a specific terroir – very similarly to what happens int the wine world – but also how their coffee is produced and who produces it. This is the deep meaning of this Award, which wants to shorten the distance and bring together growers & consumers.”
Direct Sourcing Pioneering
The Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award is rooted in a program that illy established 28 years ago in Brazil, called Premio de Qualidade do Cafè para Espresso, that drove illy’s transformation to a company that today purchases nearly 100 percent of its coffee beans directly from producers able to meet its exacting quality standards, at a guaranteed premium over market prices averaging 30 percent. Today, illy stands as one of the world’s major purchasers of top-quality Arabica coffee directly from producers, whereby many coffees continue to be purchased on commodity markets, which can guarantee neither consistent quality nor a living wage to the coffee chain’s most important stakeholders: its 25 million families of growers.
source: illycaffè
source: http://www.prnewswire.com / CISTON PR Newswire / by illycaffe / October 17th, 2019
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