‘Ancient War Trench Not Public Property’

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Bangalore :

The High Court has refused to allow public access to the Kadanga, an ancient war trench, which is part of a private property.

A petition was filed by Iynanda K Chinnappa of Yadoor village in Kodagu district claiming exclusive right over the trench, located adjacent to the land he owns.

It is said one Balachanda Thammaiah, a villager, had appealed against Chinnappa and his sons for obstructing free passage through the trench. Thammaiah claimed that the trench belonged to the government due to its ancient origin.

The revenue officials and the Assistant Commissioner dismissed Thammaiah’s application stating that the trench is now private property. The district court, however, ordered for removal of the obstacles. Challenging the said order, Chinnappa moved the High Court.

Hearing the appeal, Justice Anand Byrareddy said the Kadanga is not public property and that over time, it has merged with the land of the petitioners and been in the exclusive possession of the petitioners for more than 50 years.

He also observed that under the Coorg Land Revenue Regulations, the Karnataka Revenue Survey Manual and the Mysore Land Revenue Code, do not define Kadanga in proper terms. Since there is no practical use of these trenches today, the government has not thought it fit to exercise any exclusive right over it, said the judge. The High Court set aside the order of the district court and said the Kadanga was not meant for public use.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Express News Service / October 05th, 2014

Thousands witness Madikeri Dasara

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With the arrival of Dashamantapas and Karagas of four temples to Banni Mantapa in the wee hours of Sunday, curtains were down for the vibrant Madikeri Dasara.

Thousands of people viewed Dashamantapa procession which passed through the main streets of Madikeri on Saturday night and culminated on Sunday morning. Ten tableauxs of Pete Sriram Mandira, Kundurumotte Sri Chowtti Mariyamma, Dandina Mariyamma, Kote Mariyamma, Kanchi Kamakshi, Kote Ganapathi, Chowdeshwari, Kodandarama Temple, Dechur Rama Mandir and Karavale Bhagavathi Temple were taken in a majestic procession.

Main temples, government offices, private buildings, main streets of the city were lit with colourful lights. The procession of Dashamantapas started after 11 pm. Each temple tableaux depicted different story based on mythology. Kote Mariyamma temple Mantapa won the first place in the contest, followed by Chowdeshwari temple (II) and Kodanda Ram temple (III).

Valedictory

Madikeri Dasara is organised in an equivalent manner to that of Mysore Dasara. It has been organised with more grandeur by every passing year, said Home Minister and Kodagu District-in-Charge Minister K J George.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, October 05th, 2014

He was speaking at the valedictory of Dasara cultural programme at Gandhi Maidan on Saturday. “Madikeri Dasara is not just limited to Kodagu district, but also it has been drawing people from neighbouring districts and states. It is a challenging job for the district administration and the police to controlling a large gathering in Madikeri during procession. Yet, all have done a commendable job, he said.

MLA Appachu Ranjan congratulated the State government for granting Rs one crore for the purpose.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, October 05th, 2014

Dashamantapa procession enthrals devotees

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The procession of Dashamantapas marked the conclusion of Madikeri Dasara celebrations on Saturday.

Thousands, including a large number of tourists from outside the district, lined up on either side of the main roads in Madikeri where the tableaux passed through— to get a glimpse of the Madikeri Dasara procession. The city was decked up with lightings.

As per the tradition, the procession was led by Pete Srirama Mandira mantapa. The tableaux on the theme of Mahishasura Mardhini attracted the spectators. The sound and light special effect was centre of attraction. After offering pooja at the temple, the Mantapa passed through College Road, Chowki, private bus stand, Town Hall to reach Gandhi Maidan.

Kundurumotte Sri Chowtti Mariyamma, Dandina Mariyamma, Kote Mariyamma, Kanchi Kamakshi, Kote Ganapathi, Chowdeshwari, Kodandarama Temple, Dechur Rama Mandir and Karavale Bhagavathi Temple tableaux also passed through streets of Madikeri. The procession that started on Saturday night went on till wee hours of Sunday.

A large number of people from outside the district had arrived Madikeri on Friday itself. All the hotels, home stays and resorts were full in Madikeri. After visiting tourist spots in Madikeri on Saturday morning, they arrived the city in the evening. Gandhi Maidan had turned into a mini bazar with eateries, stalls selling clothes. The stalls made brisk business during the night.

Traffic jam

The police had banned the entry of vehicles inside Madikeri town to check traffic congestion. The movement of vehicles on the streets where Dasha Mantapas passed through were banned. It had caused inconvenience to the vehicle users. The police had arranged parking of vehicles at APMC and Dairy.

Parking of vehicles in a haphazard manner caused inconvenience. To prevent the entry of additional vehicles inside the city, more than 100 buses from Mysore and other districts had to park their vehicles in Kushalnagar. The passengers from Kushalnagar were ferried to Madikeri in special buses. DH News Service

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / Madikeri – DHNS, October 05th, 2014

Robin Uthappa completes 4000 T20 runs

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Uthappa also became the highest run-getter in CLT20 2014 © IANS
Uthappa also became the highest run-getter in CLT20 2014 © IANS

Robin Uthappa recorded 4000T20 career runs in the final match of the Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2014 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Bangalore on Saturday.

Uthappa became the sixth Indian to register 4000 runs in this format. Suresh Raina has scored 5000 runs in this format and is the only Indian to touch this figure. Overall, Chris Gayle has scored the most runs in the format.

The Karnataka batsman had a sublime IPL 2014 and also ended up as the highest run-getter in the tournament after which he was also selected in the Indian squad for the Bangladesh tour.

source: http://www.cricketcountry.com / The Cricket Country / Home> News / by Cricket Country Staff / October 04th, 2014

Genes decide if you will love coffee or not

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Genes decide if you will love coffee or not (Thinkstock Photos/ Getty Images)
Genes decide if you will love coffee or not (Thinkstock Photos/ Getty Images)

In a first, researchers have identified six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking, suggesting why some people love to have coffee while others hate to sip it.

The genome-wide large study, led by the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, helps explain why a given amount of coffee or caffeine has varied effects on different people.

“Our findings identifies sub-groups of people most likely to benefit from increasing or decreasing coffee consumption for optimal health,” said Marilyn Cornelis, research associate in department of nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health.

To reach this conclusion, researchers, part of the Coffee and Caffeine Genetics Consortium, conducted a genome-wide meta-analysis of more than 120,000 regular coffee drinkers of European and African-American ancestry.

They identified six variants that mapped to genes in areas involved in caffeine metabolism, influencing the rewarding effects of caffeine and involved in glucose and lipid metabolism.

“The findings suggest that people naturally modulate their coffee intake to experience the optimal effects exerted by caffeine and that the strongest genetic factors linked to increased coffee intake likely work by directly increasing caffeine metabolism,” Cornelis explained.

Genetics have long been suspected of contributing to individual differences in response to coffee and caffeine.

“Like previous genetic analyses of smoking and alcohol consumption, this research serves as an example of how genetics can influence some types of habitual behaviour,” added Daniel Chasman, associate professor at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

The study appeared online in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Life & Style> Health & Fitness / IANS / October 08th, 2014

Smriti Mehra wins golf title in Coorg

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Smriti Mehra won the Hero-CGL Women’s Professional Golf Championship amidst tough weather conditions to clinch the third title of the season here Friday.

With a score of 8 over 78 on the last day, Smriti grabbed her second win in successive weeks. Delhi’s Vani Kapoor and the Kapurthala’s Gursimar Badwal finished tied second with an identical score of 224.

Smriti, who carded an impressive 2 under 68 in the second round, struggled with the conditions and holed four bogies in her front nine on the second, fourth, fifth and seventh.

She carded three more bogies on the 12th, 17th and 18th with a double bogey on the 10th. Her only birdie came on the 12th to finish with a total of 222.

Gursimar carded the day’s lowest score of 3 over 73. At one stage she looked set to force a play-off but a double bogey on the 18th pushed her to second spot.

She started off with an impressive front nine which included just one bogey on the third along with two birdies on the eighth and ninth. She carded two more bogies on the 11th and 15th to finish second with Order of Merit leader Vani.

Vani had an off day, starting with a double bogey on the first. She tried to make a comeback with a birdie on the second but faltered again to card two more double bogies on the third and fifth along with a bogie on the ninth and a birdie on the seventh.

She tried to control her game on the back nine but with three more bogies on the 10th, 12th and 14th, she finished with 8 over 78.

Kolkata’s Neha Tripathi finished fourth with 231. Her score of 6 over 76 on Friday included two double bogies, five bogies and two birdies.

Jaipur’s Pallavi Jain, Delhi’s Ankita Tiwana and Chandigarh’s Saaniya Sharma finished fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.

After the Rs.5 lakh event here, the caravan moves to Prestige Golfshire, Bangalore.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Sports> Golf> Top Stories / IANS / September 19th, 2014

Starbucks to promote Indian coffee blends

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Global coffee retailer Starbucks which had set shop in India in joint venture with the Tata Group, is keen to send more of Indian coffee blends, which it sources from around Coorg, to its stores in the US and other Asian countries.

“We have taken two very popular blends from India, to the US and Asia Pacific markets. India is a very long term market for us and we see such initiatives only growing in the future,” said Avani Davda, chief executive officer, Tata Starbucks.

The one blend, Indian estates blend, sourced from various plantations around Coorg and processed at the company’s roasting facility at Kushalnagar in Karnataka. Launched only in September, the blends may see a pick up after the US Autumn season.

In the two years of its presence in India, the Nasdaq listed Starbucks has set up 58 stores. Davda was in Hyderabad on Tuesday to set up their first store in the city. “We wont grow to prove store count. There have been a couple of international players who tested waters and shut down. But Starbucks is an iconic and respected brand and are here to understand the Indian consumer,” she said.

According to her, the coffee joint would customise itself to local tastes, even as the changes may not appear on the menu. “We look at social trends and it is definitely about coffee. We are not focused on the Indian competition but on how well we could weave a customer centric coffee experience,” she said.

The coffee retailing space is growing at around 12-15 per cent every year.

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source: http://www.mydigitalfc.com / mydigitalfc.com / Home> My Brand / by Trushna Udgikar / Hyderabad – September 30th, 2014

Vehicles to Madikeri banned from Saturday

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The district police have banned the entry of vehicles to Madikeri and Abbi Falls from Saturday 2 pm to regulate traffic in view of the Dasara procession.

“Dashamantapa” procession (a procession of the mantapas made by 10 major temples of Madikeri) is a major attraction of the Dasara festivities in Kodagu.

People who witness Jamboo Savari at Mysore travel to Madikeri to take part in the procession leading to traffic congestion. “The entry of vehicles and visitors to Abbi Falls and Golf course has been prohibited after 2 pm on Saturday.

One-way rule has been imposed on several roads in the town. The restrictions will be in place till 10 am on October 5 (Sunday),” Deputy Superintendent of Police Prasanna V Raju said. Security has been beefed up by setting up a checkpost at the town entrance, he added.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / DHNS – Madikeri, October 02nd, 2014

Starbucks to take Coorg coffee global

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Hyderabad:

Tata Starbucks Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between Tata Global Beverages and Starbucks Coffee Company, is planning to take its Indian coffee blends global. For this, the world’s largest coffee retailer plans to send its Coorg sourced coffee blends to its stores in the United States and other Asian countries.

Speaking on the sidelines of launch of its flagship outlet in Hyderabad, the firm’s chief executive officer (CEO) Avani Davda said, “We have taken two very popular blends from India Indian estate blends and Indian espresso roast to the United States and Asia Pacific markets. India is a very long-term market for us and we see such initiatives only growing in the future.”

The coffee retailer, which has almost 58 stores spread across six cities in the country, has about 15-17 coffee estates spread in the Coorg region and out of this four are of the India estate blends. Processed at the company’s roasting facility at Kushalnagar in Karnat-aka, the blends may see a pick up after the United States autumn season, opined Ms Davda.

Elaborating on the expansion plans and also on their competitors, the chief executive said, “We look at social trends and it is definitely about coffee”.

“We are not focused on the Indian competition but on how well we could weave a customer centric coffee experience,” Ms Davada added.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Business> Companies / DC Correspondent / October 01st, 2014

India wins gold in 4x400m women relay

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Mandeep Kaur (second from left), who ran an impressive third leg was part of that gold-winning quartet in the 2010 Guangzhou Games. File Photo / PTI
Mandeep Kaur (second from left), who ran an impressive third leg was part of that gold-winning quartet in the 2010 Guangzhou Games. File Photo / PTI

India continued their stranglehold in women’s 4x400m relay event in the Asian Games as its quartet ran a brilliant race to win the gold for the fourth time on the trot in Games record time in the 17th edition in Incheon on Thursday.

The quartet of Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and M.R. Poovamma won an easy race in 3:28.68 to improve upon the earlier Games record of 3:29.02 which was also in the name of the gold-winning Indian team in 2010. This was the second gold for India from athletics after Seema Punia bagged the yellow metal in women’s discus throw.

Japan won the silver in 3:30.80 while China bagged the bronze in 3:32.02. The first lapper, Panwar was, however, lagging behind her Japanese counterpart but Luka, who won a silver in 800m race, ran a brilliant race to recover the loss ground for India.

India took a small lead after two laps before Mandeep widened the gap in the third lap after holding out a strong challenge from her Japanese counterpart. Poovamma, who won a bronze in 400m race, then anchored India to gold by blasting her way to the finishing line.

This was the fourth time India has bagged gold in women’s 4x400m relay in Asian Games as the country has been winning the event since the 2002 Busan Games.

Mandeep Kaur, who ran an impressive third leg was part of that gold-winning quartet in the 2010 Guangzhou Games.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Other Sports / PTI / Incheon – October 02nd, 2014