Jammada A. Karumbaiah (83), KPCC Member and a resident of Kaikeri in Gonikoppal, South Kodagu, passed away this morning at his residence. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.
Karumbaiah was the first Kodagu Zilla Panchayat President, who served from 1987 to 92 and was also the former President of Virajpet Taluk Board.
Last rites were performed at Kaikeri today, according to family sources.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / April 03rd, 2019
Ashwini Nachappa was a part of the iconic Indian women’s 4×400m relay team. ESPN Photo
A precursor to the good news athletics would bring us at the Asian Games came in July last year. Hima Das was at the heart of it. Her gold medal at the U20 World Championship, the first by any female track athlete, marked her out as a name for the future.
She lived up to it at the Asian Games with a timing of 50.79, her best so far. But the athlete who has announced himself as a serious medal contender for Tokyo 2020 has to be Neeraj Chopra.
His consistency at every major international event last year is not something we see often in the Indian athletics scenario. Of course, there’s still a lot of time between now and the Olympics and we have to bear in mind the vagaries of sport so I wouldn’t stick my neck out and jump to any Olympic predictions yet.
I wouldn’t be surprised though if he returned with a medal.
The other special sporting moment for me from last year was our women winning the 4×400 gold at the Asian Games.
It’s a race we’ve traditionally dominated and just the way we strategized it – taking a gamble with our fastest quarter-miler Hima running the first lap instead of the anchor leg and our most experienced runner MR Poovamma in the second – allowed us to open up at least a 30-yard lead halfway through over Japan and Bahrain, and fetched us our fifth consecutive gold.
Also, it’s no longer just the women, our men’s relay team too have propped themselves up on the big stage with their Asian Games silver medal. Particularly, Muhammad Anas’ blistering third leg run, pulling ahead from fourth to second position and Arokia Rajiv keeping up the momentum in the anchor is more reason why we should really focus on the quarter-mile race.
It’s a distance Indians have always excelled in and though we have some exciting talents like Dutee Chand in sprint, measuring up to world standards in the event can be a major challenge.
(As told to Susan Ninan)
source: http://www.espn.in / ESPN India / Home> Ashwini Nachapppa as told to Susan Ninan / March 2019
Marking the 113th birth anniversary of General K.S. Thimayya, Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, had organised a function at its premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here this morning. Officer-bearers of the Samaja offered floral tributes to a portrait of Gen. Thimayya .
Speaking on the occasion, Samaja President B.M. Nanaiah hailed Gen. Thimayya as a great patriot. Vice-President of the Samaja K.C. Belliappa commended Gen. Thimayya as an epitome of discipline and integrity.
Kodava Samaja, Bengaluru: Office-bearers of Kodava Samaja, Bengaluru, paid their respects to the bust of Gen. K.S. Thimayya near his Samadhi at ASC Centre and College in Bengaluru this morning. Samaja members, military officers and others were present.
Samaja Secretary M.M. Ponnappa, former Presidents Dr. A.A. Kuttappa, K.A. Kariappa, M.M. Karumbaiah, M.K. Kuttappa, Founder-President of Sri Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha Dotty Cariappa and others were present during the occasion.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / April 01st, 2019
Artistes present Kalaripayattu at the craft mela organised by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kodagu Vidyalaya in Madikeri on Saturday
The Craft Mela 2019, organised by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kodagu Vidyalaya, was inaugurated on Saturday with a demonstration of Kalaripayattu of Kerala.
The presentation of Kalaripayattu by artistes from Vallabhat Kala Kendra from Guruvayur in Kerala enthralled the audience.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan administrative board vice president K P Uthappa, who spoke at the inaugural of the mela, said, “It is an opportunity for students of Kodagu district to get trained in various art forms. The students should make use of the opportunities and guide other students as well.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan president K S Devaiah said that the workshops, held as a part of the Crafts Mela, have received good response. “Art experts of international fame will train the children in the district,” he added.
Art forms
Trainers have been teaching over 800 students from different parts of the district in various art forms as a part of the Craft Mela till Monday.
Artistes Vyjayanthi Kashi will train the students in dance. Srinivas Asthan will train in Yakshagana; Nageshwar from Andhra Pradesh in making Cherial masks in clay; Ishwar Nayak from Sagara in Chittara art; Venkataraman Singh Shyam in Ghonda art; Basanthi from Ballari in embroidery; Manjunath and Nagaraj from Mysuru in music; Revanna in Kamsale and Krishnadas in Kalaripayattu.
Artistes Vyjayanthi Kashi and Prathiksha Kashi will present a Kuchipudi recital on March 31 between 6.30 pm and 8 pm.
A variety of artefacts will be exhibited at the mela.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service / Madikeri – March 31st, 2019
Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy inspects arrangements at Talacauvery.
‘Brahmakalashotsava’ and ‘Srirudra Homa’ will be held at Talacauvery from April 5 to 11, said Bhagandeshwara and Talacauvery Temple Committee President B S Thammaiah.
Speaking to mediapersons here, he said as per the decision taken by the temple management committee, ‘Ashtamangala’ and other rituals had been completed.
Schedule
Giving details about the rituals that will be held during the period, he said on April 5 ‘Bimba Parigraha’, ‘Punyaha’, ‘Vastu Rakshjna Homa’, ‘Vastu Bali’ and others will be held.
On April 6, ‘Ganapathi Homa’, ‘Ankura Pooje’, ‘Bimbashuddi’, ‘Kalasha Pooje’, ‘Bimbashuddi Kalashabhisheka’ and others will be held.
On April 7, ‘Ganapathi Homa’, ‘Ankura Pooje,’ ‘Shanthi Homa’, ‘Durga Namaskara Pooje’ and ‘Mantapa Samskara’ will be held.
On April 8, ‘Trikala Pooje’, ‘Ankura Pooje’, ‘Tatva Kalasha Pooje’, ‘Anujna Kalashabhisheka’, ‘Anujna Pooje’ and others will be held.
On April 9, ‘Samhara Tatva Kalashapooje’, ‘Samhara Tatvahoma,’ ‘Jeeva Kalashapooje’ and others will be held.
On April 10, rituals like installation of ‘Ratnanyasa Agastyeshwara Sanidhya,’ ‘Ashtabandha Lepana’, ‘Nidra Kalashabhisheka’ and others will be held.
On April 11, ‘Srirudra Homa’ will be held, he added.
DC visits
Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy visited Talacauvery to inspect the arrangements for ‘Brahmakalashotsava’. After offering pooja at Talacauvery, the deputy commissioner visited Brahmagiri Hill and collected details about arrangements being made from Thammaiah.
She directed Thammaiah to paint the temple premises to give a new look to ‘Brahmakalashotsava’. Arrangements should be made for parking of vehicles too, she added.
The DC took officials to task for failing to demolish KSTDC old building at Talacauvery. She also inspected toilets and changing rooms. Later, she visited Bhagamandala temple and Triveni Sangama.
On rainwater entering santum sanctorum of Bhagamandala temple, Annies directed the officials to take repair works. She also urged the temple committee to install CCTV cameras at Talacauvery.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service / Madikeri – March 31st, 2019
The initiative was announced by Suresh Prabhu, Union minister for commerce and industry, in Delhi in September, 2018. Mint
– The project was announced by Suresh Prabhu, minister for commerce
and industry, in Delhi last September
– The blockchain platform will allow a coffee producer to directly
transact with multiple buyers.
The Coffee Board on Thursday launched the pilot of the country’s first blockchain-based marketplace app for trading in Indian coffee, aimed at getting growers better returns by removing myriad middlemen.
Known as the Coffee Blockchain initiative, the pilot was activated simultaneously by Jose Dauster Sette, executive director of the International Coffee Organisation from Nairobi and Anup Wadhawan, India’s commerce secretary from New Delhi.
The project was announced by Suresh Prabhu, minister for commerce and industry, in Delhi last September. So, why did it take six months for the project to go live?
“There were more than 20 stakeholders from three different countries. We had to get all of them on board, and then test the platform. We believe this is perhaps only the third attempt at a coffee blockchain after France and Ethiopia,” said Srivatsa Krishna, chief executive officer and secretary of the Coffee Board, a government organisation tasked with promoting Indian coffee.
The blockchain platform will allow a coffee producer to directly transact with multiple buyers.
In India, coffee is cultivated in about 454,000 hectares by 366,000 coffee farmers — 98% of them small farmers — whose returns are meagre. Krishna said the aim of using blockchain is to “premium-ise” coffee, add “bean-to-cup traceability” and cut the role of middlemen.
The blockchain-based solution was developed in coordination with Eka Software Solutions. Manav Garg, the company’s CEO and founder, said the idea of using blockchain is to “record the first smart contract on a blockchain with the 20-odd stakeholders, and establish trust in the marketplace”.
“With this activation, we are confident that the Coffee Board of India will help the Indian coffee trade make more inroads into the premium market internationally and make India one of the top three coffee producers in the world,” Garg added.
Krishna said the Coffee Board is also “testing” blockchain-based solutions from a couple of other vendors but added that “the one from Eka Software was the most suitable at this moment”.
Blockchain is no longer a technology that is just about powering cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether. A distributed digital ledger technology (DLT), it is also being used by manufacturing companies to improve their supply chains; by healthcare and electricity companies; and by the financial sector to make transactions more transparent.
source: http://www.livemint.com / Live Mint / Home> Explore / by Leslie D’Monte / March 29th, 2019
Global praise: Tribal women harvesting organic coffee on a plantation near Girliguda in Araku, Visakhapatnam.The Araku Valley coffee which is processed and marketed with the help of the tribal farmers cooperative society recently won the gold medal for the best coffee pod in the Prix Epicures OR 2018 Award in Paris. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak
The government on Friday said it has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag to five varieties of Indian coffee including Coorg Arabica.
The move is expected to help the growers get maximum price for their premium produce.
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has recently awarded this tag to — Coorg Arabica coffee from Karnataka, Wayanad Robusta coffee from Kerala, Chikmaglur Arabica from Karnataka, Araku Valley Arabica from Andhra Pradesh, and Bababudangiris Arabica coffee from Karnataka.
The Araku coffee is produced by the tribals, who follow an organic approach in which they emphasise management practices involving substantial use of organic manures, green manuring and organic pest management practices, the ministry said in a statement.
Similarly, it said, Bababudangiris Arabica coffee is selectively hand-picked and processed by natural fermentation.
In India, coffee is cultivated in about 4.54 lakh hectare by 3.66 lakh coffee farmers of which 98 per cent are small farmers.
Coffee cultivation is mainly done in the southern states of India including Karnataka, which accounts for 54 per cent of the total production. It is followed by Kerala (19 per cent), Tamil Nadu (eight per cent).
It is also grown in non-traditional areas such as Andhra Pradesh and Odisha (17.2 per cent) and North East states (1.8 per cent).
India is the only country in the world where the entire coffee cultivation is grown under shade, hand-picked and sun dried, it said adding the country produces some of the best coffee in the world, grown by tribal farmers in the Western and Eastern Ghats, which are the two major bio-diversity hotspots in the world. Indian coffee is highly valued in the world market and sold as premium coffee in Europe.
“The recognition and protection that comes with GI certification will allow the coffee producers of India to invest in maintaining the specific qualities of the coffee grown in that particular region. It will also enhance the visibility of Indian coffee in the world and allow growers to get maximum price for their premium coffee,” it added.
A Geographical Indication (GI) is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical territory.
Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness, which is essentially attributable to the place of its origin.
Darjeeling Tea, Tirupathi Laddu, Kangra Paintings, Nagpur Orange and Kashmir Pashmina are among the registered GIs in India.
Experts said that award of GI tag gives protection to the producer of those genuine products, which commands premium pricing in the markets both domestic and international.
“Once the GI protection is granted, no other producer can misuse the name to market similar products. It also provides comfort to customers about the authenticity of that product,” National Intellectual Property Organisation (NIPO) President T.C. James said.
Such products also get premium pricing in the markets, he added.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Business> Industry / by PTI / New Delhi – March 29th, 2019
– Thomas will replace the current MD and CEO Sanjiv Sarin following
his retirement effective 31 March
– He currently works as the executive director and deputy CEO of the
Tata Group firm
Tata Coffee on Friday announced the appointment of Chacko Purackal Thomas as the managing director and chief executive officer. He will replace Sanjiv Sarin, who retires on 31 March. He will assume the charge from April 1, 2019.
Thomas, currently working as the executive director and deputy CEO of the Tata Group firm, has been associated with the company since 2015.
In a statement to the NSE, Tata Coffee said Thomas has a Bachelor degree in Science, with a specialisation in Computer Science from the University of Jodhpur. He has over 27 years of experience in the plantation industry.
Before joining Tata Coffee, Thomas was managing director, Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Company Private Limited, Munnar.
Students of the Mechanical Engineering Department of SDM College, Ujire, showcase their innovation – a coconut dehusking machine – during ‘Anveshane-19’, the state-level exhibition organised by Halligattu Coorg Institute of Technology in Gonikoppa.
Scientific technology was put to useful applications by the students of various technical institutes during ‘Anveshane-19’, the state-level exhibition organised by Halligattu Coorg Institute of Technology in Gonikoppa recently.
Around 400 students from the branches of civil, electronics and communication, computer science and mechanical engineering from various polytechnic colleges across the state took part in the event.
Several innovations displayed at the scientific expo featured devices which enable surveillance, remote access and management through mobile phones.
A machine capable of dehusking 260 coconuts in an hour was developed by the mechanical engineering team of SDM College, Ujire. Another team from the same college came up with a solution to plastic waste by designing interlocks out of plastic waste.
A milling machine made by Kaveri Polytechnic College, Gonikoppa, was developed to carve letters on hard substances. Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda College, Sullia, students designed an automatic jumper system, which makes use of mobile technology to easily identify the problems in electric lines.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Districts / by DH News Service, Gonikoppa / March 22nd, 2019
Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has appointed Nodal Officers for Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency, to facilitate Electoral Officers and staff to cast their votes through Postal Ballots.
The details are as follows: Tourism Department Deputy Director H.P. Janardhan has been appointed as District Nodal Officer, Mob: 96119-21927.
Madikeri Assembly segment – Shamsuddin, Assistant Director of Land Records (ADLR), Mob: 98862-69299 and Gayathri, Madikeri Block Education Officer, Mob: 94806-95260.
Virajpet Assembly segment – H.D. Lokesh, Head Master, Government High School, Byrambada – Chembebellur, Mob: 99803-98152; Periyapatna segment – Baby, Lecturer, S.K.S.T. Government Girls PUC College, Mob: 84536-24343.
The DC has also appointed Exclusive Postal Nodal Officers, the details of which are as follows: Madikeri and Virajpet Assembly segment – Vishalakshi, Assistant Post Master; Periyapatna segment – V.S. Vanitha, Post Master Grade-1; Hunsur segment – P.M. Naveen Kumar, Post Master Grade-2, Chamundeshwari segment – R.P. Pratima, Post Master Grade-1, Krishnaraja segment – N. Vishwanath, Post Master Grade-1; Chamaraja – R.M. Johnson, Post Master Grade-1; Narasimharaja – Vijay of Head Post Office, Mysuru.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / March 2019
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