The tentacle solar fencing project, aimed at reducing man-elephant conflict in Kodagu district, kick started in Kushalnagar-Thithimathi forest range.
Madikeri :
The tentacle solar fencing project, aimed at reducing man-elephant conflict in Kodagu district, kick started in Kushalnagar-Thithimathi forest range. The 67.91 lakh project will have improved fencing hanging from 20 ft above and promises to keep the check the conflict.
Green tall posts were planted beside the roads bordering Maldare and Chikka Reshme forest area and steel wires were hung from these posts as opposed to the earlier fences that ran across the polls vertically. Solar power generation systems too were connected and had a tagline ‘save wildlife, save forest’ imprinted on them.
Forest officials confirmed that the fencing would be carried out across 24 km of the stretch. One km fencing with two posts will cost `2.80 lakh and the tender for this project was grabbed by Mysuru bidder Ambarish Gowda.
While the old solar fences in the range were blamed for their under-maintenance, the new project promises to overcome this issue as the bidder has signed the contract agreeing upon to maintain the installed solar fences for a span of three years.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Express News Service / April 20th, 2018
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been smitten by the natural beauty of Kodagu’s landscape. “I have not seen such a beautiful place in India earlier,” Mr. Gandhi said before starting his speech at a Congress rally at Gonikoppal on Friday.
Before winding up his address, Mr. Gandhi again referred to the hilly district’s fascinating scenery and regretted that he was leaving such a beautiful place in a short period as he was on an election tour.
But, he promised that he would return soon and stay for one or two days and spend time with the people of Kodagu.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / Gonikoppal (Kodagu District)- April 28th, 2018
Hockey Karnataka earned themselves promotion to the A Division as they beat Hockey Bihar 5-4 in an entertaining final of the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2018 (B Division) here today.
The final match saw Hockey Karnataka take an early lead in the 5th minute through Pavan Madiwalar which was cancelled out three minutes later by Hockey Bihar’s Sachin Dungdung (8th). Hockey Bihar then took the lead in the 10th minute through Johnson Purty but Hockey Karnataka equalised in the 13th minute through CS Shamanth.
The two teams played well in the opening half and scored a goal each as Pavan Madiwalar (27th) scored his second goal for Hockey Karnataka while Hockey Bihar’s skipper Anand Kumar Bara (35th scored for his team. The second half saw Hockey Bihar take a 4-3 lead after 46 minutes through Sanchit Horo’s goal but Hockey Karnataka struck back in the final 11 minutes to score twice through BN Chelsea Medappa (59th) and Pavan Madiwalar (65th) and seal the victory.
Whereas, the 3rd/4th classification match saw Hockey Coorg defeat Andhra Hockey Association 4-3 in another close encounter here in Bhopal.
Hockey Coorg went into the half-time break with a 2-1 lead as MP Ashik Uthappa (6th) and F Noel Robinson (15th) scored for them while Siva Boya (10th) scored the goal for Andhra Hockey Association. The second half saw both teams score two goals each which meant that Hockey Coorg won the match 4-3.
Goals for Hockey Coorg were scored by F Noel Robinson (41st) and skipper B Yathish Kumar (66th) while Loknath Uravakonda (61st) and Jaswanth Kumar Yamala (68th) scored for Andhra Hockey Association.
Observing that it would not be wrong to say that Appacha Kavi was a treasure of knowledge, writer Addanda Cariappa said that it was indeed a fortune to get an opportunity to speak about the great Kodava poet and writer.
He was speaking at Amara Kavya musical programme organised by city’s Shree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha as part of Appacha Kavi’s 150th birth anniversary at Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here on Sunday.
Noting that Appacha Kavi was the greatest of Kodagu poets, Cariappa said that some of the Kodagu writers’ plays were comparable with that of Shakespeare and Kalidasa.
Pointing out that Appacha Kavi is widely known as Kalidasa of Kodagu, he said that the writer was the first to script plays in Kodava language based on Mahabharatha and Ramayana epics.
Stating that Appacha Kavi’s writings were not limited to Kodagu alone, he said that the Kodava writer stands among renowned writers and philosophers of the world.
Madrira Sanju Belliappa rendered Appacha Kavi’s songs while Addanda Cariappa and Anitha Cariappa performed the musical feature.
The duo was assisted by Srinivas on the keyboard, Chandru on the tabla and Andira Kusum Madappa.
Earlier in the day, a food fest and funfair which featured a variety of entertainment including fun games was held.
Retired DCP and Kodava Samaja President Balliyamanda M. Nanaiah inaugurated the day-long event.
Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club President Machimada P. Nanaiah, Shree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha President Jerry Ponnappa, Vice-President Bollu Kuttappa, Secretary Kavya Kuttappa and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News> April 2018
Yuki Bhambri achieved a career-high rank of 83 in men’s singles and Rohan Bopanna is the French Open mixed doubles champion.
AFP
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has nominated country’s top singles player Yuki Bhambri and doubles expert Rohan Bopanna for the Arjuna award.
AITA Secretary General Hironmoy Chatterjee confirmed that they have nominated the two players.
Yuki recently reclaimed his place in top-100 after a string of impressive performances, achieving his career-best rank of 83.
“It’s an honour to be nominated. It’s acknowledgment of my hard work,” said Yuki.
Bopanna, who had won the French Open mixed doubles title last year with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, was nominated last year after the deadline had passed.
Since only one athlete is presented the award from a discipline, most likely it will be Bopanna who will bag the award if a tennis player gets it this year.
Winning a Grand Slam is equal to winning a World Championship as per the points system.
“There are definitely many players who deserve it and Rohan is one of them. He has done well over the years,” said Yuki.
source: http://www.scroll.in / Scroll.in / Home> Indian Tennis> The Field / April 27th, 2018
A nonprofit organization that organizes a biennial conference on the science and technology of coffee throughout the coffee value chain, the Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC) is hosting its conference in the United States this year for the first time since 1991.
The 27th conference of the ASIC will be held Sept. 16-20 in Portland, Oregon, at the Oregon Convention Center in collaboration with the Specialty Coffee Association. The conference — which most recently gathered more than 400 scientists from 53 countries in Kunming, China, in 2016 — was last held in the U.S. in San Francisco.
“SCA is proud to host the ASIC conference this year in Portland, Oregon. ASIC is the world’s foremost coffee science institution, and this conference is the key place for sharing new scientific breakthroughs on coffee,” Peter Giuliano, chief research officer for the SCA, told Daily Coffee News. “Coffee science is a key part of SCA’s research mission, and we’re proud to have developed a deep collaboration with ASIC, and to share this learning opportunity with our members.”
Chahan Yeretzian is the Scientific Secretary on the ASIC board and leads the Research Advisory Council on the Board of Directors of the SCA. Photo by Yong-Gu Bae.
Chahan Yeretzian, who currently serves on the board of both SCA and ASIC, told Daily Coffee News that the two organizations have a shared goal to build bridges connecting industry and academia, along with a belief that facilitating constructive dialogue will lead to continued success and ensure the readiness of the coffee industry to recognize and address future challenges.
“The Specialty Coffee Association represents thousands of coffee professionals, from producers to baristas, all over the world, so it made sense for both of these global organizations, and leaders in their respective fields, join forces in organizing the upcoming ASIC conference,” said Yeretzian. “Portland, a booming coffee city known for its bridges, seemed to be a natural choice for a location to host the conference in the U.S.”
The conference features presentations with cutting-edge information and advanced coffee science, as well as exhibits and social events. ASIC is accepting abstract submissions through June 3 for papers to be presented on specific program topics, such as chemistry, agronomy and pest management, genomics, sustainability, physiology, coffee and health, and sensory science.
“Future success for the coffee industry will rest on solid science, technology, and innovation in breeding, post-harvest technologies, roasting, grinding, packaging, extraction, consumer understanding, health, climate change, and genomics,” said Yeretzian. “Research is moving into the spotlight, as industry leaders are becoming aware that their future depends on mastering the technologies and chemistry of coffee. We are also increasingly interested in better understanding the needs and challenges of the industry, in order to orient the efforts and resources — and connect those in the industry who will champion the implementation — of scientific insight into successful and profitable applications.”
Registration for ASIC Portland is now open, with early bird pricing available through Aug. 1, 2018.
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Lily Kubota
Lily Kubota is the digital content manager of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. She is based in Southern California.
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source: http://www.dailycoffeenews.com / Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine / by Lily Kubota / April 24th, 2016
Cherumandanda Kamini Joyappa (Mandachanda), wife of C.K. Joyappa and a resident of V.V. Mohalla in city, passed away at her native place Parane in Kodagu on Sunday. She was 77.
She leaves behind her husband, two sons, a daughter, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
Last rites were performed in Kodagu yesterday, according to family sources.
Family can be contacted on Mob: 98456-36948.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Obituary / April 25th, 2018
A file photo showing group of female plantation workers walking on the road in the Kuppamundi Coffee Estate in Kolagapara near Sultan Battery, a location in the Wayanad dsitrict of Kerala. (Photo: iStock)
Coffee exports from India, Asia’s third-largest producer and exporter, reached an all-time high at 3.95 lakh tonnes in the 2017-18 fiscal on strong demand for instant coffee, according to state-run Coffee Board.
Coffee exports from India, Asia’s third-largest producer and exporter, reached an all-time high at 3.95 lakh tonnes in the 2017-18 fiscal on strong demand for instant coffee, according to state-run Coffee Board.
The country had exported 3.55 lakh tonnes of coffee in the previous year.
“The coffee exports were at all-time high in FY 2017-18 because of increased shipments of value-added products, especially instant coffee,” a senior board official told PTI.
There was an increase in instant coffee output because of improved production capacity with setting of up new units.
The country largely exports Robusta variety of coffee, the volumes of which also showed a jump in the 2017-18 fiscal in view of strong demand and record domestic production.
The top three export destinations are Italy, Germany and the Russian Federation.
The board has pegged coffee output at a record 3.50 lakh tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year ending September 2018 as against 3.12 lakh tonnes in the previous year.
source: http://www.thestatesman.com / The Statesman / Home> Business / by PTI, New Delhi / April 19th, 2018
Getting my name on the voter list was no hassle at all, especially since my parents are always on top of such things.
If we want to better our lifestyles, then voting is a huge step in that direction.
It is important to remember that the step we take in less than a month’s time (to vote) will determine what happens for the next five years at least.
It may be just one day and just one act of casting a vote, but that will decide how much the chosen candidate does to make the city safer and better to live in.
The only way to secure a better future is to vote in large numbers.
I think that doesn’t happen in big cities like Bengaluru because people don’t really know who to vote for. We read so much negative news and wonder where the people we elected are at such times, and what they are doing to ensure that these things don’t happen. I think that that attitude deters people from voting.
Having said that, voting for the right person is the only way to solve this problem.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> Entertainment> Kannada> Movies> News / by Dhwani Desai / TNN / April 22nd, 2018
The issue was discussed at a meeting of Federation of Kodava Samajas at Balugodu
Madikeri:
The Federation of Kodava Samajas has unanimously decided to take over the administration of the English Medium High School at Nariyandada Village near Cheyyandane in Kodagu District. The decision was taken at the Federation’s meeting held on Apr. 12 at its headquarters at Balugodu near Virajpet.
The school was established decades ago in a 15-acre land that was donated by patrons to further the cause of education. The school has celebrated its golden jubilee and the English Medium was started five years ago. The decision of the Federation of Kodava Samajas comes at a time when there is a move to hand over the school to a religious mutt by citing lack of strength.
At the Federation meeting, President Kallichanda Vishnu Cariappa said that some vested interests were supporting the move to hand over the school to the Mutt against the wishes of the land donors.
Vishnu Cariappa said that if the school management committee passes a resolution that the school should be handed over to the Kodava Samajas instead of the religious Mutt, the Federation of Kodava Samajas is ready to take over the responsibility of taking over the school administration.
Addressing the meeting, Cheyyandane Kodava Samaja President and the President of Nariyandada High School Development Committee Chenanda Suresh Nanaiah informed the meeting about the decision of a preliminary meeting that was earlier held where a decision was taken to hand over the school to a Mutt.
Responding to this, members unanimously announced that if the school management committee hands over the school property, all the Kodava Samajas led by the Federation were ready to take over the school administration and they would not allow the move to hand over the educational institution to the Mutt.
The Bangalore Kodava Samaja offered to take over the school administration. Later the meeting decided to take a final call regarding the issue after the election.
It was also decided to hold the Annual General Body Meeting of the Federation in the month of June. This apart, the new members for Kodava Pommakkada Koota were selected.
Honorary President of Federation of Kodava Samajas Mathanda Monnappa, Vice President Malachira Bose Chittiappa, President of Bengaluru Kodava Samaja Mandeyada Ravi Uthappa, Former President Mallengada Dada Belliappa, Secretary Shankari Poovaiah, Joint Secretary Kodanda Sannu Uthappa, Editor-in-Chief of Star of Mysore and Mysooru Mithra Kalyatanda B. Ganapathy and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / April 2018
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