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‘Vajrakaya’ heroine Shubra Aiyappa picks ‘Ramana Avatara’ as next

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg

Shubra Aiyappa was to play a crucial role in John Cena, a film by Simple Suni, which didn’t see the light of day.

Kannada actress Shubra Aiyappa
Kannada actress Shubra Aiyappa

Shubra Aiyappa, who made her mark in Kannada with Vajrakaya, will sign her next after almost three years. The model-turned-heroine will be part of Ramana Avatara, which will mark the directorial debut of brothers Vikas and Vinay Pampapathi. Touted to be a comic caper, the film stars Raj B Shetty, Rishi and Danish Sait. While Pranitha Subhash was the first heroine to come on board, Subhra is the next to join the crew.

She was to play a crucial role in John Cena, a film by Simple Suni, which didn’t see the light of day. So, officially Ramana Avatara will be her second film. Shubra, who has made her mark in Telugu and Tamil, was recently in the news for the Kingfisher Calendar 2019, where she was featured in a bold avatar. Considering that she is choosy about her roles, it’s not a surprise that she has taken her own time to choose her next.

The makers had released the title teaser of the rom-com, written by the brothers and produced by Amrej Surja in association with Team Naati Factory, sometime in November 2018. The music for the multi-starrer is by Judah Sandy.

Chaitra Jagadish joins the bandwagon

Also making her entry to Ramana Avatara will be Chaitra Jagadish. She will make her debut in Mahesh Gowda’s upcoming directorial, Mahira, which stars Raj B Shetty in the lead. The film, which is currently rolling will have Rishi featuring as Rama, Danish as Sunny Prasad, and Raj as Alexander. However, character details of the two heroines, who have joined the crew is yet to be revealed.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Entertainment> Kannada / by A Sharadhaa / Express News Service / February 18th, 2019

Basic facilities a mirage for Devarapura residents

Green Initiatives / Environment, Records, All
Huts in the Devarapura tribal hamlet in Gonikoppa.
Huts in the Devarapura tribal hamlet in Gonikoppa.

People belonging to the tribal community in Gonikoppa have been deprived of basic facilities since generations.

The people who were dwelling inside the forest are now compelled to come out of the forests and live in tribal hamlets. However, the living standards of people here are still abysmal.

Devarapura tribal hamlet is one such place where 160 families comprising 120 families of Jenukuruba community and 40 families of Yarava communities are living. Out of these, 40 families were provided with Janata houses with 12×20 feet measurement, by the government in 1988, owing to efforts by the then Zilla Parishat president Jammada Karumbaiah and Devarapura Gram Panchayat president Cheppudira Arun Machaiah.

All these houses are in the dilapidated condition today. The financial situation of the residents is not good enough to repair these houses. Rest of the families live in huts. The people depend upon daily wage work for their livelihood.

As the land is identified as ‘Devarakadu’ in revenue documents, the people have no title deeds. They have been deprived of basic facilities such as electricity, roads, drinking water and toilets. The solar lamps provided to the residents by ITDP have not been working.

Jenukurubara Subramani said that the tribals here have been facing harassment by local landowners. The government is not responding to the woes of the tribals.

Due to water scarcity, the women have to fetch water from a stream situated inside the forest, several kilometres away from the hamlet. Every year, at least two women become victims of wild elephant menace when they go to the forest to fetch water. There is no security for our lives, said Subramani.

Elderly, pregnant and ailing persons face a hard time visiting hospitals as the roads are not fit for the movement of vehicles.

Many residents in the tribal hamlet have been suffering from anaemia. The requests made by the tribal residents to the authorities concerned have fallen on deaf ears, complained residents.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DH News Service, Gonikoppa / February 18th, 2019

Kodagu to see quiet hockey tournament

Records, All, Sports, World Opinion

The event, which has even entered the Limca Book of Records, is being organised by Kodavas for 22 years.

Madikeri :

The highly anticipated annual Kodava Hockey Tournament, which was to be cancelled this year following the suffering caused to people due to the floods in Kodagu, will be held as usual, albeit in a modest manner.

The event, which has even entered the Limca Book of Records, is being organised by Kodavas for 22 years. It started with a handful of families, and attracted fame and popularity with a record-breaking participation of 334 families in last year’s Kulletira Hockey Cup.

Though the tournament was proposed to be cancelled, the tradition was sought to be kept alive. So, Kodava families approached the Coorg Hockey Association to continue the legacy though not in its usual glory.

“The cost of the tournament will be under `20 lakh,” said association secretary B Chengappa, ex-international player.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Express News Service / February 19th, 2019

Youth convention in Madikeri on Feb 22

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Zilla Yuva Okkoota will organise a district-level youth convention on February 22, Okkoota president P P Sukumar said.

He said the convention is being organised jointly by the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports and three taluk Yuva Okkootas. A workshop, a training programme, presentation of the district-level youth awards and the distribution of sports kit will be part of the convention.

MLA M P Appachu Ranjan will preside over the programme while District In-charge Minister Sa Ra Mahesh will inaugurate the convention. Dominos Art and Sports Yuvaka Sangha of Nellihudikeri in Somwarpet has won district-level Best Yuva Sangha Award, he added.

Swaccha Bharath Prashasti will be presented to Maldare Kala Matthu Kreeda Yuva Sangha (I), Dominos Art and Sports Yuvaka Sangha (II) and Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Yuva Sangha (III).

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service,Madikeri / February 19th, 2019

Coop society donates Rs 8.52 lakh to flood victims

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Sullia Venkatramana Credit Cooperative Society office-bearers distribute compensation to the natural calamity at a customers' meet in Madikeri on Tuesday.
Sullia Venkatramana Credit Cooperative Society office-bearers distribute compensation to the natural calamity at a customers’ meet in Madikeri on Tuesday.

Sullia Venkatramana Credit Cooperative Society distributed a compensation of Rs 8.52 lakh to the victims of natural calamity in the district.

The financial assistance was given at a customers’ convention organised under the leadership of the society president K C Narayana Gowda in Madikeri on Tuesday.

Kodagu Gowda Samaja President Periyana Jayanand said, “The society has posted profit and the profit has been distributed among the victims. The compensation should be utilised properly.”

Kodagu Gowda Vidya Sangha President Hosuru Ramesh Joyappa said the government should take up rehabilitation work before the monsoon. The money given by the donors should be utilised for the educational requirements of the children, he added.

Society Director P C Jayaram said, “The members from Kodagu region have been responsible for the growth of the bank in the last four years. The membership of the bank should be increased in the future.”

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service, Madikeri / February 19th, 2019

Entries invited for Kodava Sahitya Academy awards

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Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy has invited entries for honorary awards for the year 2018.

One achiever each from the fields of research, art (theatre, film and music) and folk (traditional medicine and folk art) will be considered for the award.

The achievers can apply themselves or their admirers can apply with a recommendation letter on behalf of the achievers.

Those who have applied for the award last year need not apply again. The application should comprise the complete profile of the achiever, photos and the photocopies of the credentials.

Book award

Applications have been invited by the academy from the authors or publishers towards the book award for the year 2018.

Books published between January 1 and December 31, 2018, will be considered. The books should belong to the categories – poetry collection, story collection, novel, play or research on Kodava culture. Works translated from Kodava to other languages or vice versa will also be considered.

The application should be enclosed with four copies of the work. The entries should clearly mention ‘Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy honorary award 2018’ and ‘Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy book award – 2018’.

The applications should be sent to: The Registrar, Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, Bharat Scouts and Guides Bhavan, Man’s Compound, Madikeri, before March 5, 2019.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service, Madikeri / February 18th, 2019

Kodava Students Association-2019 Inaugurated

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leaders, Records, All

Kodava Students Association (KSA), Mysuru, for the year 2019 was inaugurated recently at a function held at Kodagu Sahakara Sangha in Jayalakshmipuram by Dr. Puliyanda Sujatha Bopanna (KSA President) and Puliyanda Nandita Mudappa (Vice-President) in the presence of Ajjamada Muddappa (Student President), Bachira Vaibhavi (Student Vice-President) and the new Committee Members.

KodavaStudentsAssocKF18feb2019

Seen are (from left) Chindamada Mandanna, Pandyanda Kushalappa, Chendrimada Bheemaiah, Kademada Somanna, Palengada Ganapathi, Iychodiyanda Joyappa, Chendanda Belliappa, Mandepanda Greshya, Madanda Sheetal, Nandita Mudappa, Sujatha Bopanna, Pattada Nayanika, Bachira Vaibhavi, Kundhira Nanaiah, Kundranda Medappa, Maletira Somanna, Kanjithanda Kariappa, Ajjamada Muddappa and Iychodiyanda Bheemaiah.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Photo News / February 2019

Initiative to double coffee growers’ income

Coffee News

Brahmagiri Development Society joins hands with Coffee Board

The Brahmagiri Development Society (BDS), a people’s initiative in Wayanad, has joined hands with the Coffee Board to support small-scale coffee growers in the district, a major Robusta coffee growing region in the country.

The BDS recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Coffee Board for preparing a comprehensive business plan to promote coffee-based livelihoods in Wayanad.

“According to the Coffee Board, domestic coffee consumption has shown an annual growth of 8%. But the farming community is yet to benefit from it as the profit is pocketed by middlemen and international corporate giants,” P. Krishnaprasad, chairman, BDS, told The Hindu.

“Hence, we are planning to double the income of the coffee farmers in a time-bound manner by avoiding middlemen,” Mr. Krishnaprasad said.

Value addition
They are planning to execute a project in which the BDS would initiate a set of activities, including collective marketing and value addition, along the entire coffee value chain to increase the income of small-scale coffee growers.

Market study
The board, as the consultant, would conduct a comprehensive market study in south India on the feasibility and viability of the initiative and also specify the marketing strategy.

It would hand over the study to the BDS in a month.

The Kerala Chicken Project of the BDS was a huge success and it inspired us to enter into the new venture, he said.

A team of experts from the Coffee Board will interact with the coffee growers in Wayanad at Kattikulam on February 21 and 22.

State initiative
Meanwhile, the State government has initiated a three-pronged strategy, including selling coffee of Wayanad under the brand name ‘Malabar’ to support and double the income of coffee farmers in the district.

The State government allocated a budgetary provision of ₹150 crore to set up a KINFRA mega food park with KIIFB funding in the district.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> State> Kerala / by E.M. Manoj / Kalpeta – February 12th, 2019

Coffee cultivation training in Longleng

Coffee News
Participants with department officials at the one day training program organized by the Land Resources department at PBCA Centre in Longleng on February 15. (NP)
Participants with department officials at the one day training program organized by the Land Resources department at PBCA Centre in Longleng on February 15. (NP)

In collaboration with the Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA) Longleng, the department of Land Resources Longleng conducted a one day training on ‘Package of practices for coffee plantation and Management’ on February 15 at PBCA Conference Hall with John Tsulise Sangtam, Deputy Commissioner Longleng as the guest of honour.

Appreciating the PBCA for taking up the joint venture which is the first of its kind in the state, the DC said that Nagaland was coming up as a favorable land for cultivating coffee in the country. He explained that the state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Coffee Board of India recently to boost the State’s economy through supplying coffee.

Tsulise also said that Churches in Nagaland have an important role to play. According to the DC, preaching from the pulpit and collecting from the congregation alone will not better the Church economy. He urged Churches to encourage people to venture into income generating activities.

He also urged the people to not only look for subsidies alone but take up coffee farming so that they may build for themselves a sustainable source of income.

District Project Officer (DPO) Longleng, Kughalu Chishi, in his welcome note advocated for use of improved technologies to increase yield.

He said that coffee production in Nagaland was still in its infancy even if it has been blessed with an ideal climate to yield the best quality coffee in the country. He therefore urged all stakeholders to nurture and grow the industry.

In the technical session, resource person Rongsenkoba Ao, inspector of the Land Resources department Longleng, spoke on the principles of Coffee plantation and its management.

According to Rongsenkoba, there are two different species of Coffee — Arabica and Robusta. He said Arabica grows well at altitudes, and requires gentle to moderate slopes. It is less tolerant to pest and diseases. Robusta grows well in lower altitudes, in plain to gentle slopes and is more tolerant to pest and diseases.

He also explained that coffee is a permanent cultivation and can be grown under the shade of a tree or any other high rise plantation. He said in order to grow healthy coffee plants and for better yield, it is very important to pay attention to soil health.

Speaking about harvest, Rongsenkoba said that to maintain quality, aroma, brew thickness, taste, and acidity, the right kind of coffee beans have to be harvested in the right time adhering to proper suggested guidelines.

During the interactive session, many queries were raised by the participants which were clarified by the resource person.

During the training, more than 50 people from 16 Churches under PBCA and well wishers were in attendance in the program which included a field demonstration and distribution of coffee seeds.

The program was chaired by N. Tialemba Phom, executive secretary, Phom Baptist Christian Association and invocation prayer was pronounced by Nganlang Phom, PBCA Longleng.

source: http://www.nagalandpost.com / Nagaland Post / Home> State / February 15th, 2019

Kodagu DCC opens up for changes

Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leaders
K Manjunath
K Manjunath

Significant changes have been ushered in the rank and file of the district Congress party.

A week ago, the party high command had appointed Surayya Abrar as the president of the district Congress women’s wing. Now, K Manjunath has been appointed as the new president of the District Congress Committee.

Following the defeat of the Congress candidates in Madikeri and Virajpet constituencies during the 2018 Assembly elections, there had been a demand from the party workers to strengthen the party base in the district by reshuffling the top leadership. The demand was made in order to draw excellent results in the Parliamentary elections.

As Kodagu has been a strong base of the BJP, the Congress party high command has bowed before the demand and carried out major changes.

Replacement

District Congress Committee president Shivu Madappa has been replaced by K Manjunath. Shivu, a sitting members from the Kuttu seat in Kodagu Zilla Panchayat, had been appointed the District Congress Committee president before the Assembly elections were announced. Although his term as the DCC chief was set to end in 2020, Shivu has been forced to step down, sources said.

The newly appointed president K Manjunath hails from Kudluru village near Kushalnagar. He earlier served in the Education Department and in various capacities in the teachers’ association. He took voluntary retirement from government service in 2012 to join the Congress party, in which his family members had been actively involved for many years.

New president

Manjunath had also served as a personal assistant to former Zilla Panchayat president K P Chandrakala. Manjunath unsuccessfully contested the MLC elections twice from the teachers’ constituency. He also earlier contested as an independent candidate and later on Congress ticket in 2018.

In spite of a chequered career in politics, he has been selected by the Congress party high command as DCC president in appreciation of his active involvement in the party, sources in the Congress said.

Manjunath, when contacted, said that his immediate priority was to organise the party members from the booth-level. He would strive to ensure victory for the Congress candidate contesting the Parliamentary elections, Manjunath added.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Adithya K A / DH News Service, Madikeri / February 14th, 2019