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Campaign on inclusion of Kodava language in 8th Schedule gets boost

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Rajya Sabha member B.K. Haprasad movesri Private Bill; To be tabled during ongoing Winter Session or in Budget Session.

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Madikeri :

A Private Bill moved by Rajya Sabha member B.K. Hariprasad on inclusion of Kodava language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution is likely to be tabled during the ongoing Winter Session or in the budget session of the Parliament, said Codava National Council (CNC) President N.U. Nachappa.

Briefing media persons here on Wednesday, Nachappa said that the CNC has been demanding inclusion of Kodava language in the Eighth Schedule for the last 16 years.

Pointing out that genealogy and ethnographic survey of Kodavas will be carried out with the help of Central and State Governments for the next three months (starting from Nov. 16), he appealed Kodavas to co-operate with the enumerators by furnishing details during their visit.

The first phase of the survey will be conducted in Virajpet taluk, second phase in Madikeri taluk and third phase in Somwarpet taluk, he said and added that the CNC thanks Congress Rajya Sabha member B.K. Hariprasad and AICC Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa for extending their support.

Codava National Day:
Nachappa said that the CNC will be celebrate Codava National Day at Madikeri on Nov. 24. The CNC will press for fulfilment of 11-point charter of demands which include declaration of Kodagu as a Union Territory, Inclusion of Codavas in the 340th and 342nd Schedule of the Constitution, special economical, social and political status to Kodavas, security through inner line permit as defined in Article 371 of the Constitution, protection of Kodava land, continuation of gun licence rights for Kodavas and Jamma land holders, construction of Devati Parambu Memorial, global recognition of Kodavas on the lines of Jews, Parsis, Sindhis, Kashmir Pandits etc., establishment of a NIA or RAW unit in Kodagu to check infiltration of outside forces among others, he said.

DC reacts :
Meanwhile, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Richard Vincent D’Souza, reacting to Nachappa’s claims that the genealogy and ethnographic survey would commence from Nov. 16, said that there was no communication to the district administration in this regard. He said that he had not received any government order to conduct such a survey.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / November 17th, 2016

Switching tracks

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

Glamour queen of Indian sports Ashwini Nachappa to tie knot with Datta Karumbaiah, a 32-year-old coffee planter and timber merchant from Coorg whom she met two years ago.

The glamour queen of Indian sports has decided to switch tracks. Ashwini Nachappa, the sprinter, who attracted attention with her figure-hugging Flo-Jo-like one-leggers, is getting married this October.

The 27-year-old athlete, who has been dabbling in films recently, will be sprinting into the world of matrimony with Datta Karumbaiah, a 32-year-old coffee planter and timber merchant from Coorg whom she met two years ago.

Marriage won’t really change things much for Ashwini: she will continue to work for Vijaya Bank though she will call it a day as far as her career in Telugu films is concerned.

source: http://www.indiatoday.intoday.com / IndiaToday / Home> News> Magazines> Eyecatchers / June 15th, 1994

Ashwini Sports Foundation to be inaugurated on April 17

Education, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leaders, Sports
Ashwini Nachappa
Ashwini Nachappa

Madikeri:

Ashwini Sports Foundation, started by the former India sprint queen, Ashwini Nachappa, to promote sports three years ago, will be formally launched at the Karumbaiah’s Academy for Learning and Sports (KALS) school at 4 p.m. in Gonicoppa on April 17.

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs M.S. Gill, will launch the programme at a simple function at the KALS, Ms. Nachappa, who had represented India in Olympics, Asian Games and other international competitions, told The Hindu on Tuesday.

KALS, an ICSE-affiliated institution, is run by Ms. Nachappa and her sports-promoter husband, Maneyapanda Datta Karumbaiah. “We want to produce champions in all disciplines of sports,” she said. The foundation tied-up with the Indian Golf Union (IGU) to train the wards from the KALS in a junior programme at the Coorg Golf Links (CGL) located in Bittangala, near Virajpet town a year and halfs ago. About seven of them had picked up the game to such an extent that they had started taking part in the tournaments, Ms. Nachappa added.

An athletic development programme was being organised at the KALS involving more than 50 students drawn from all schools in the district. It would also involve 25 students from the Parikrma Humanity Foundation in the days to come, she said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Jeevan Chinnappa / April 14th, 2010

‘Hockey tournament is a unifying force’

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Sports

Madikeri :

Sadananda Gowda inaugurates 20th Hockey Utsav; procession, exhibition match held Union Minister for Law D V Sadananda Gowda inaugurated the 20th Hockey Utsav between Kodava families – Shantheyanda Cup Hockey – at the FMC College grounds in Madikeri on Sunday.

He said that the hockey tournament is being organised to bring together Kodava families under one roof. “At a time when values of love and trust are fast declining, the Hockey Utsav helps in bringing together the families,” he added.

MLA K G Bopaiah said that the state government too is supporting the Kodava Hockey Utsav.

Shantheyanda Ravi Kushalappa, Hockey Utsav Samithi president, said that around Rs 1 crore is being spent to organise the Utsav.

MLA Appachu Ranjan, MLC Sunil Subramani, Kodava Hockey Utsav Founder Pandanda Kuttanni Kuttappa, Hockey Coorg President Paikera Kalaiah, former Indian hockey goalkeeper A B Subbaiah, Olympian Arjun Devaiah and others were present.

A total of 299 teams are participating in the tournament.

Fourteen matches will be held daily. The final match will be held on May 8.

Procession Prior to the inauguration of the Utsav, the flags of the past 19 tournaments were exhibited on a motorbike.

After offering prayers at the Kote Ganapathy temple, the Shantheyanda family members took out a colourful procession to the venue, exhibiting Kodava culture and tradition.

In the exhibition match, the Karnataka Senior team beat the Karnataka Junior team, 5-1.

The Karnataka Senior’s Palanganda Machaiah scored two goals, Puliyanda Thimmanna, Vikrankantha and Vishwas scored one goal each.

In the Junior team, the one goal was hit by Bharath.

source: http://www.m.dailyhunt.in / DailyHunt.in / Home> English News> Deccan Herald> District / Madikeri – DHNS, April 11th, 2016

Rising international coffee prices pressuring local market

Coffee News

Seoul (Yonhap) :

Rising international coffee prices this year could hit South Korea soon, industry officials said Tuesday, although major franchises and coffee companies say they have no immediate plans for a markup.

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) in its October report noted the significant rise in coffee prices, with Robusta, used mostly for instant coffee, increasing 30.1 percent compared to last year. Arabica, used by Starbucks and other brands of premium coffee, is priced 30.1 percent higher than last year.

The prices have been driven by serious droughts in major coffee producing nations like Vietnam and Brazil, coupled with increasing demand in developing countries, including China.

Industry officials say firms and franchises have purchased their coffee through futures contracts that will last for up to a year and help keep the local coffee price stable. When coffee prices continue to rise, however, there will be pressure for a hike, they say.

Starbucks has already marked up its coffee prices in China and the United States this summer. It hasn’t raised its prices in South Korea for over 28 months after the last hike in 2014.

“It is true that there are factors for a price increase, such as the price of coffee beans, monthly lease fees and employment costs,” an official at Starbucks Korea said. “At this point, however, we are not considering a price hike.”

“Most of the coffee beans at our stores have been purchased through futures contracts. The international price increase is not necessarily immediately reflected in our products,” he said.

Namyang Dairy Products Co. and Maeil Co., leading local producers of coffee drinks, both indicated they are not planning to raise prices for now, but industry officials say they are being pressed by poor corporate performance.

“We are looking at the price graph after coffee prices began to rise this year,” said an official at Maeil, the operator of the coffee franchise Paul Bassett. “If this trend continues for the long term, the effect is inevitable.”

source: http://www.english.yonhapnews.co.kr / Yonhap News Agency / Seoul – November 15th, 2016