The Forest Department distributed ration to over 60 Mahouts and Kavadis of Dubare Elephant camp near here on Saturday.
Speaking after distributing ration, Madikeri Sub-Division Conservator of Forests (CF)Prabhakar said that the families of Mahouts and Kavadis who live in tribal hamlets were facing a lot of difficulties due to the lockdown.
The Department, taking note of their plight, decided to distribute ration and essential items kits to them. Asking the Mahouts, Kavadis and their family members to stay at home in order to maintain their health in the wake of COVID-19, he highlighted the need for everyone to maintain social distance in order to be safe.
Somwarpet ACF Nehru, Virajpet ACF Dayanand, Kushalnagar RFO Ananyakumar, Dubare Sub-Division Forest Officer Ranjan and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / April 12th, 2020
Soon after launching an online supermarket for door delivery of essentials to the people confined to their houses during lockdown, the Kodagu district administration has taken its e-initiative forward by offering telemedicine facility.
Making use of technology, the Kodagu district administration has started a website www.kodaguedoc.letstart.in for the benefit of dispensing telemedicine at a time when most health facilities, including clinics, across the State have shut.
People feeling unwell or having flu symptoms need to sign up, fill in details, sign in, and register before making appropriate selections for self or a family member and call the doctor. Patients or their attendants registering on the website through a mobile phone can make use of the option to call the doctor available on the website or call 9480610807.
The doctor, who will receive the call at the control room of the telemedicine facility, will provide consultation to the caller after taking the registration ID and prescribe necessary medication through an SMS. The prescription can also be downloaded from the website.
Though the doctors offering telemedicine facility will mostly address common complaints of flu and cough, necessary guidance will also be provided to patients with symptoms of COVID-19.
The telemedicine facility is also aimed at checking the rampant practice of self-medication among the people since the neighbourhood clinics have been closed.
After a large number of people begun taking medicine over the counter, the district administration has directed drug stores in the district to stop dispensing medicine without a prescription that is less than a week old.
To popularise the telemedicine facility, the district administration has come out with a short video which provides new users with details on how to sign up and register.
The facility offered by the Kodagu district administration follows the launch of an online supermarket to deliver groceries, vegetables, fruits, and milk to doorsteps by involving grocery stores and other establishments dealing with essentials.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Mysuru – April 17th, 2020
Codava National Council (CNC), which is aspiring for Codavaland Geo-Political Autonomy and ST tag for Kodava tribalism, celebrated its 26th Annual Codava (Kodava) New Year Day Edmyar-1 as per Kodava tribal almanac by ritualistic ploughing of paddy fields.
CNC President N. U. Nachappa offered prayers to Guru-Karonas at Koopadira clan and reverential prayers to Mother Earth, Sun, Moon before two bullocks named Karianna – Kulla, ploughed a few rounds in the wetlands of Koopadira clan.
To herald the unbreakable bondage of Kodava tribal world with mother soil to entire universe, CNC is determined to showcase and display the age-old folkloric cultural traits and genus of Kodava tribal ancestry. In other words, all these ancient festivities enriched the civilisation of Kodava martial tribe.
CNC also prayed for the well-being of all the people of this world that is reeling under the pandemic COVID-19. Koopadira Sabu, Koopadira Mohan Muthanna, Lt. Col. Parvathi, Kompulira Myna Purandara and Koopadira Pranam participated in the celebrations.
Due to Corona pandemic, CNC’s Annual Edmyar-1 evening’s torchlight (pombolak) procession at Gonikoppal, is not being celebrated today. Speaking on the occasion, Nachappa said, “All Codava folkloric festivities and rituals mirror the agro-pastoral commitment, hunting skills and warrior hood of Codava tribal folk from time immemorial which depicts that we are above the tenets of caste and religion who are living in the rustic hills, mountainous terrain in the midst of rivers and rivulets.”
“We are happy that the Founding Father of the Constitution of India, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s birthday coincides with Codava New Year. We are ever grateful to Dr. Ambedkar for his yeomen contribution of accommodating space for expressing grievances of micro-minority tribes like Codava tribe,” he observed.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Covid News / April 14th, 2020
The district administration has launched an online telemedicine fever clinic, for consultation with doctors.
The website is www.kodaguedoc.letstart.in
A control room has also been set up with a doctor and the number is 9480610807.
People having fever and other symptoms of Covid-19 can log into the website and register. Later, with the help of the registration ID number, the person should call the control room number.
The doctor in the control room will obtain the registration ID and will prescribe the medicine through the website.
The person should later log into the website again and download the prescription and consult the doctor online.
The website will be operational soon, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy said.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Karnataka Districts / by DHNS / April 15th, 2020
District and Sessions Judge V V Mallapura and Legal Services Authority Member Secretary Noorunnisa visited district hospital in Madikeri.
District and Sessions Judge V V Mallapura and Legal Services Authority Member Secretary Noorunnisa visited the district hospital and Ashwini Hospital in Madikeri and inspected the facilities at the hospitals.
The judge collected details about the measures taken to check the spread of Covid-19 from doctors, paramedical staff and nurses.
Following the directions of the High Court, the judge also gathered information on stock of medicines, masks, hand gloves, sanitisers and ventilators at the hospitals.
Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Dean Dr Cariappa and others were present.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / April 11th, 2020
COVID-19 hospital in Madikeri gets novel sample collection kiosk; doctors claim it saves on the use of one-time PPE kits by the sample collector
In a bid to make collection of throat swabs from persons with COVID-19 symptoms secure, a walk-in sample kiosk for the collection of samples has been developed in the COVID-19 hospital of the Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri.
The box-shaped see-through structure has been set up in a separate room at the hospital’s isolation ward where a health worker collects samples from each person from inside the protected compartment, without exposing himself or herself to the patient.
A pair of gloves is attached to the booth from outside through which the sample is drawn. This evades the person from wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit to collect the sample as the kiosk’s protective shield minimises the use of PPEs during sample collection, a doctor claimed.
The waste generated from the use of the one-time kit was reduced as well.
The frontline medical worker enters the kiosk under protection wearing mask, gloves and shoes as per the sample collection guidelines and inserts his or her hands into the sticking out gloves. The patient with symptoms will be sitting on a chair in front of the gloves. Using the collection tubes, the throat secretions are collected. The patient has to throw the disposable items into the dustbin kept next to the kiosk before leaving the sample collection room.
After each patient gives his or her throat secretion, the room is disinfected and the gloves are changed before the next patient gets in. The sanitizing is done by a person wearing PPE.
KIMS Director and Dean K.B. Cariappa told The Hindu that the kiosk gives a kind of confidence to the health worker collecting the sample from the patient since the cabin had a sealed protective shield.
“The kiosk saves on the PPE kits used while collecting the samples. If necessary, the health worker can also wear the PPE kit for additional safety. Even without the kit, the kiosk is safe and prevents the possible threats of infection,” he said.
The kiosk in Madikeri has been set up at a cost of ₹20,000.
The teaching hospital of KIMS has been converted into the 250-bed COVID-19 hospital and the in-patients of the hospital (non-COVID-19 cases) had been shifted to a private hospital taken over by the district administration in view of the pandemic.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States / byShankar Bennur / Mysuru – April 10th, 2020
Koodige milk dairy in Somwarpet taluk, which is a branch of Hassan Milk Producers Union Ltd, has been supplying milk to 3,000 families in the district free of cost.
Financially deprived people who are affected by the lockdown will benefit from the scheme.
Koodige dairy has been supplying 860 litres of milk to Madikeri, 656 litres to Virajpet, 685 litres to Kushalnagar and 715 litres to Somwarpet.
The free supply of milk started from April 4 and will continue till the end of the lockdown, said Koodige dairy marketing officer Mallesh.
Currently, free milk is supplied to destitutes, migrating labourers and construction workers. Health inspectors, civic workers and volunteers from the Red Cross have been supplying milk to the houses, under the supervision of taluk level officers, he said.
MLA Appachu Ranjan, while distributing free milk to people in Kushalnagar on Wednesday, said that the district is now free of Covid-19 as the person infected by the disease has been cured.
However, it is mandatory for everyone to follow the rules of lockdown, he added.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Kushalnagar / April 09th, 2020
Mobius Foundation, a Delhi based NGO, handed over four ventilators to Kodagu district administration, for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Also, essential items for daily wage workers and the financially deprived, who are affected by the lockdown, were supplied by the NGO.
The items were handed over to the ‘Hasida Hottege Tanivu Pettige’ initiative, conceptualized by District Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar.
Mobius Foundation convener Madhu Bopanna also handed over masks and medical kit for the medical staff, police and journalists.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that the organisation has contributed an amount of Rs 1 crore for PM CARES Fund on COVID-19. About 2,000 kg of lentils and 2,000 litres of oil have been contributed to ‘Hasida Hottege Tanivu Pettige’ initiative.
“It is the duty of every individual and organisation to help the needy during such a situation,” he added.
Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy, Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar and Kodagu Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K Lakshmi Priya were present.
Mobius Foundation had also lent a helping hand to the district during the flash floods and landslides.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Aditya K A / DHNS, Madikeri / April 07th, 2020
Kodava is a small and beautiful mountain district of Karnataka and is well known in the world for coffee and its ‘brave warriors’, men and women, serving in all services.
File photos of Lt Gen CP Cariappa, Lt Gen CB Ponnappa (R) and Lt Gen PC Thimmaya (L). (Photo | KodaguConnect Twitter handle)
New Delhi :
It was a proud moment for the people of Kodava district when Lt Gen CP Cariappa took command of India’s elite 1 Strike Corps at Mathura on Friday. Lt Gen Cariappa became the Corp Commander and the District boasts of rare distinction of three Lieutenant Generals serving the army simultaneously.
Kodava is a small and beautiful mountain district of Karnataka and is well known in the world for coffee and its “brave warriors”, men and women, serving in all services. Talking only of Indian Army there are 90 posts at the rank of Lieutenant General.
Lt Gen PC Thimmaya and Lt Gen CB Ponnappa are the other two generals. Lt Gen Thimmaya is the Army Commander at the Army Training Command and Lt Gen Ponnappa is the Chief of Staff at the Northern Army Command. All three officers are a product of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and joined the army at different times.
Lt Gen CP Cariappa is the junior-most among the three generals and was commissioned on 09 June 1984 into the 4th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles. He served in UN Peace Keeping Force at Mozambique (Africa) and Iraq – Kuwait. Prior to taking over command of elite 1 Corps, he was the Military Secretary to the President of India at New Delhi. The officer on taking charge emphasized that his priority is ’fight against COVID-19 threat.’
Number of Kodava Lieutenant Generals in Indian Army at present: 3 File photos of Lt Gen CP Cariappa, Lt Gen CB Ponnappa (R) and Lt Gen PC Thimmaya (L). (Photo | KodaguConnect Twitter handle)
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At present Lt, Gen PC Thimmaya is the seniormost coorgi officer, who became Army Commander on 1 November 2018. He was the best cadet in pre-commission training at Indian Military Academy and was awarded the Sword of Honour. He got commissioned into 5th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry in June 1981.
He commanded Army’s 10 Corps and was the Commandant, Army War College at Mhow before becoming Army Commander. Like the other two officers he also had UN Stint, was a Military Observer in UN Mission, Angola. He also was Defence Attache in the High Commission of India in Bangladesh. He assumed the command of Army Training Command in Nov 2018.
Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa is Chief of Staff of the prestigious Northern Command since Feb 2020. He was commissioned into 2 MAHAR Regiment in Jun 1985 and later commanded the same unit. The officer had two UN Tenures. He was in Somalia under UNOSOM-II and North Kivu Brigade of UN Peace Keeping Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
These officers follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors like Field Marshal K M Cariappa and General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya. Field Marshal Cariappa was first Indian Commissioned Officer, first Indian General and then first Commander-in-Chief of India.
A total of eleven officers from Kodagu have occupied top posts in the Army so far. This apart, Kodagu also boasts of having 20 Major Generals and four Air Marshals, which undoubtedly makes Kodagu, the Land of Generals.
Although, with time the numbers of people joining forces from the district have fallen, steps are being taken to regain it. The district has its own War Memorial with names of all martyred soldiers of Kodagu. A museum in the name of former Army Chief General Thimmaiah is also being constructed. The Kodava Legacy in the Army will continue.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Nation / by Mayank Singh / Express News Service / April 06th, 2020
Dr. Nima Poovaya-Smith, who hails from Mysuru, was conferred the prestigious Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2016 for her contribution in the field of Arts and Museums.
Recently, Nima was bestowed with another unique honour. She has been appointed as one of the Deputy Lieutenants (DL) of West Yorkshire County in the United Kingdom (UK).
Deputy Lieutenants assist the Lord-Lieutenant in carrying out his role as the Queen’s representative. Historically, the duty of the Lord-Lieutenant used to be in organising the county’s militia! In 1871, the Lieutenant’s responsibility over the local militia was removed.
Dr. Nima Poovaya-Smith with the insignia of Office of Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.
The current Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire is Sir Ed Anderson. The responsibilities of the Lieutenancy includes making arrangements for Royal visits to the county and for hosting those visits; representing the Monarch at a wide range of events across West Yorkshire; presenting British Empire Medals and other awards; advising on submissions for honours nominations; submitting nominations for Royal Garden Parties; and maintaining close links with regional armed forces. He is assisted by the Vice-Lord-Lieutenant, the Clerk to the Lieutenancy and a team of Deputy Lieutenants.
Nima’s father Ammanichanda Poovaya and mother Biddanda Muthie Poovaya (my mother’s sister) were in Belgaum for many years and that’s where she and her siblings had their early education. The family settled in Mysuru and Nima earned her Ph.D in English literature from the University of Mysore under the mentorship of well-known academician Prof. C.D. Narasimhaiah (late). She was also a student of Prof U.R. Ananthamurthy (late).
In 1981 Nima went to the University of Leeds, UK, on a scholarship for post-doctoral studies. Nima is married to Paul Smith, who besides being a Sociologist specialising in the Sociology of Knowledge, is an authority on the Theosophical Society founded by Colonel Olcott and Madame Blavatsky.
Dr. Nima Poovaya-Smith with her nephew Dr. Kodimanianda Ajit Belliappa in front of Yinka Shonibare’s acclaimed piece The Wanderer that she was instrumental in purchasing for Bradford Museums and Galleries in 2007.
Nima has been actively involved in collecting art and in curating museums. One of her assignments was collecting rare textiles for Cartwright Hall Museum, Bradford. Various noteworthy collections are currently being celebrated at the ‘2 Temple Place’ Gallery in London (till 19th April 2020). Seven top women collectors of textiles for public collections are being showcased and Nima’s contemporary South Asian collection is one of them.
For more details visit website: https://twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/unbound/
Nima is the Founder-Director of Alchemy Anew, an organisation involved in confluence of cultures. Currently, she is the Senior Visiting Research Fellow, School of Fine Arts, History of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / by C.P. Belliappa / April 04th, 2020
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