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Mangaluru: Vijaya Kotian Padu, Bollijira B Ayyappa selected for Pa Go award

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Bollijira B Ayyappa (left) and Vijaya Kotian Padu

Mangaluru :

Dakshina Kannada working journalists association has selected senior reporter of Vijaya Karnataka daily newspaper, veteran Mangaluru Vijaya Kotian Padu and Coorg’s Kaveri Times newspaper reporter Bollijira B Ayyappa for Pa Go awards for 2019. The awards are being presented for rural reporting.

Journalist Vijaya Kotian is selected for his report ‘Savanne Geddu Banda Vidhyarthini’ (a female student who won over death) published in Vijaya Karnataka on November 25, 2019.

Journalist Bollijira B Ayyappa is selected for the award for his news ‘Badukigagi Aduge Utpannagala Tayarikegalli Magnaragiruva Kalurina Santrasta Mahileyaru’ (women victims of Kalooru who are engrossed in the preparations of cookery products for a living) published in Kaveri Times newspaper on July 24, 2019.

The selection committee led by Bantwal queen Abbakka Tulu research study centre president professor Tukaram Poojary, Mangaluru Car street first grade college assistant professor Dr Jayashree B Kadri and Times of India newspaper retired AGM Kadri Navaneet Shetty made the selection.

The awards programme will be held in Mangaluru Patrika Bhavan on December 31 at 11 am. District deputy commissioner Dr K V Rajendra will present the awards. Dakshina Kannada district working journalist’s association president Srinivas Indaje will preside over the programme.

Mangaluru corporation mayor Diwakar and Mangaluru assistant police commissioner Vinay Gaonkar will be the guests of honour states a press release from Dakshina Kannada district working journalist’s association chief secretary Ibrahim Adkastala.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld / Home> Karnataka / by Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP) / December 29th, 2020

New Year celebrations: ‘No restriction on tourist movement’

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B G Ananthashayana

There is no restriction on the movement of tourists from outside the district and state during new year celebrations. No one will be prevented from entering at the border areas, said Homestay Association president B G Ananthashayana and secretary Meena Cariappa.

The deputy commissioner has clarified on the same. The government has not issued any order on stopping tourism activities. However, only guidelines have been issued to check large gatherings during Christmas and New Year celebrations, he said.

The tourist spots are open to tourists. However, the gathering of a large number of people, dancing and music are strictly prohibited. The homestay owners should take utmost care and ensure that guidelines are not violated, he added.

In the meeting, Monthi Ganesh and Ambekallu Naveen urged authorities to initiate action against unauthorised homestays in the district.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / December 20th, 2020

Morivadya artiste Rajappa no more

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Morivadya artiste Rajappa

Morivadya artiste Rajappa (45), who mesmerised people with his Morivadya, the traditional trumpet, passed away on Tuesday.

He was a native of Kodachi village in Harihara.

The sudden demise of Rajappa, who was a household name in Kodagu, has shocked many.

His Morivadya was an indivisible part of the auspicious occasions in the district. People literally danced to the tune of Rajappa’s Morivadya during Kodava weddings.

Rajappa is survived by his wife and a daughter. The final rites were held in his village on Tuesday.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Gonikoppa / December 22nd, 2020

‘Ainmane testimony of Kodava culture’

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Dignitaries during a seminar on Kodava Ainmane held at FMKMC College in Madikeri.

The traditional Ainmane houses are the hubs of Kodava cultural activities and therefore, should be protected. Every family should form a trust to preserve their Ainmane, opined Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy former president Bacharaniyanda P Appanna.

He was speaking during a seminar on Ainmane, organised by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy and Field Marshal K M Cariappa College, at FMKMC College in Madikeri recently.

Expressing his concern over the fading aspects of Kodava tradition, he felt there is a need to take up serious measures to save Kodava language.

Bacharaniyanda P Appanna said that Ainmane houses are testimony of Kodava culture.

He also said, “Ainmane houses are built by our ancestors. The time of construction of the houses can be detected by subjecting the trees used in making the house to carbon dating. One should not completely ignore Ainmane.”

Writer Kambiranda Kaveri Ponnappa said that globalisation has been impacting the local cultures.

The architecture of Ainmane denotes its significance. The ancient Ainmane have always been the centres of financial and political activities, she added.

The devices such as ‘Kaimada’, ‘Kannikamba’, ‘Nellakki Nadubade’, ‘Kaiyale’, rituals on the occasion of ‘Guru Karona’, ‘Tere’, ‘Kaveri Changrandi’, ‘Puttari’ and ‘Kail Pold’ are the indivisible parts of Kodava tradition. Ainmane unites the family. The Takka Heads of the families take the leadership, she said.

Field Marshal K M Cariappa College principal Chowrira Jagath Thimmaiah called upon the Kodava youth to actively take part in the informative programmes organised by the Kodava Academy.

He also requested the elders to enlighten young members of their family with the cultural aspects of the Kodava community.

Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy chairperson Dr Ammatanda Parvathi Appaiah felt for a need to conduct research on Kodava Ainmane.

The research will help Kodava literature to thrive, she added.

A photography exhibition by Kambeyanda Deena, featuring more than 150 Ainmane houses in Kodagu, was inaugurated on the occasion. Kambiranda Kaveri Ponnappa inaugurated the exhibition.

Academy members Machimada Janaki and Kudiyara Muttappa were present.

An exhibition-cum-sale of books published by the academy was held.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / December 24th, 2020

Respect soldiers: Nanaiah

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Dignitaries pay floral tributes to the portrait of Squadron Leader Ajjamada B Devaiah in Madikeri on the occasion of the 88th birth centenary of the latter, on Thursday.

The 88th birth anniversary of Squadron Leader Ajjamada B Devaiah was observed by Kodava Makkada Koota, Ajjamada family and Ajjamada B Devaiah Trust in Madikeri.

Dignitaries paid floral tributes to the portrait of Sq Ldr Ajjamada B Devaiah at Ajjamada Devaiah Circle.

Everyone should remember the sacrifice of our brave soldiers and should respect them, he added.

Sq Ldr Ajjamada B Devaiah Trust chairman Ajjamsada Kattimandaiah said that Ajjamada Devaiah was born in Kurchi village in Srimangalanadu on December 24, 1920.

“He was awarded Maha Vir Chakra posthumously. He is a role model to all of us,” he said and recalled the contribution of Kodava Makkada Koota in installing the idol of Squadron Leader Ajjamada B Devaiah.

Kodava Makkada Koota president Bollajira Ayyappa, Ajjamada family head Ajjamada Lava Kushalapa, leader Tennira Maina and ex-servicemen were present on the occasion.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / December 24th, 2020

Rohan Bopanna to team up with Portuguese Joao Sousa at Australian Open

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Rohan Bopanna will partner Portugal’s World No 75 Joao Sousa to begin the 2021 season, including at the Australian Open.

Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna (File photo)

Chennai :

Rohan Bopanna will partner Portugal’s Joao Sousa (World No 75) to begin the 2021 season, including at the Australian Open. “I was going to play with Austria’s Jurgen Melzer initially but after the dates changed, that wasn’t feasible. So I have decided to play with Sousa,” he told TNIE .

The first event they will play as a pair is at an ATP 250 event in Melbourne, beginning January 31. Post that, they will play at the Australian Open. Because of the regulations, it’s not going to be easy, it’s something the 40-year-old concedes. For him to play the event beginning January 31, he has to be onsite from January 15.

“I am leaving India on January 14, serve my two weeks of quarantine, do multiple Covid-19 tests and get ready for the 250.” The one good thing is that they will be allowed to practice during the quarantine. “We can practice five hours everyday, but the five hours will include everything… gym work, physio, recovery work in the pool as well as playing on the court.”

However, World No 39 isn’t complaining. “I am just happy because playing amid the pandemic is not easy, so, yeah.” He had been subjected to about 40 Covid-19 tests while he was playing from August to November. More tests await. “There will be one before I leave, one upon arrival and five tests in two weeks before quarantine finishes.”

His plans — including finding a partner — after the Australian swing is evolving. “The one good thing is I am not defending a lot of points in that three-month stretch right to the French Open. I have to play with somebody which will enable to play in the Masters events.” Right now, though, his focus is on Melbourne. Do well there and he will begin an important year — his 23rd on the professional circuit — with the right foot forward.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Sport> Tennis / December 25th, 2020

All set for second phase of Gram Panchayat polls

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Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy

The district administration has made all preparations for the smooth conduct of the second phase of Gram Panchayat elections on December 27.

In the second phase, elections will be held in 35 Gram Panchayats in Virajpet taluk. As many as 54 candidates have been elected unopposed. The elections will be held in 183 polling booths from 7 am to 5 pm, said Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy.

The taluk has 50 sensitive, 18 hypersensitive, four Maoist infected and 111 general polling booths.

A total of 54 buses, 24 maxi cabs and 29 jeeps will be utilised to ferry polling officials to the polling booths. The mustering will be held at St Annamma PU College in Virajpet on December 26, she the deputy commissioner.

Each polling booth will have a presiding officer and three other polling officials. A total of 220 PROs, 220 APROs and 440 polling officials have been deployed.

The district has 128 polling booths in the areas affected by the wild animals’ menace.

Owing to the model code of conduct, the shandy markets and fairs have been banned from midnight of December 26 to midnight of December 27. Section 144 has been clamped within a 200-meter radius of the polling booths.

The use of sound system is banned in the restricted area. The candidates cannot engage in wooing the voters within a 100-meter radius of the polling booths.

In the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, the State Election Commission has issued a Standard Operating Procedure. Arrangements will be made for the Covid-19 infected to exercise his/her franchise at the polling booths.

Ban on liquor

The deputy commissioner said that the district administration has imposed a ban on the sale of liquor in the Gram Panchayat jurisdiction where elections will be held, till 5 pm of December 27.

The sale and transportation of liquor have been banned. Bars, liquor outlets, clubs and hotels cannot supply liquor during the period.

Annies Kanmani Joy said that candidates can only visit houses for campaigning on Saturday. They cannot hold rallies or public meetings in connection with the elections.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / December 15th, 2020

Two cadets from FMKMC College selected for R-D parade

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Two NCC cadets from Field Marshal K M Cariappa College in Madikeri have been selected for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26.

The students are Indrajith M S and Yashaswi C T. They were trained by NCC Officer Major Dr B Raghav and Karnataka 19th battalion officials.

Indrajith is a second-year BBA student, while Yashaswi is a second-year BSc student.

Principal Dr Chowreera Jagat Thimmaiah said that cadets from the college are being selected for the Republic Day parade for the last several years. This year, two students have been selected.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / December 26th, 2020

Virajpet: 905 candidates in fray for 370 GP seats

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As the various Gram Panchayats in Virajpet will go for polling on December 27 in the second phase, a total of 905 candidates are in the fray.

Earlier, a total of 1,186 nominations were submitted for 424 seats in 35 Gram Panchayats in the taluk, out of which 69 nominations were rejected. Out of the remaining 1,117 candidates, 162 withdrew their nominations and 50 candidates were elected unanimously.

Now, 905 candidates are in the fray. No nominations have been submitted for the four seats of Arakeri constituency in Titimati Gram Panchayat limits. Elections will be held for the rest of the 370 seats.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Virajpet / December 21st, 2020

Kannada Vikasa Rathna award to Geetha Chengappa

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Cheshire Homes India Coorg president Geetha Chengappa was presented the Kannada Vikasa Rathna award by Rajya Vokkaligara Vikasa Vedike recently.

The award was given away at a programme in Mysuru, after recognising her service towards the welfare of physically challenged people. 

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Ponnampet / December 21st, 2020