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Journalism award for Sanjay Saini

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Mandi :

Sanjay Saini, assistant public relations officer, has won this year’s National Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Saini, former correspondent of Dainik Bhaksar in Mandi, will get 2019 National Award under the rural journalism category jointly with Raj Chengappa, former Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune and currently Group Editorial Director of India Today.

Saini said the award would be given at a function being held on National Press Day on November 16 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The other recipients includes Gulab Kothari, Chairman of Rajasthan Patrika, a leading newspaper of Rajasthan. — TNS

source: http://www.tribuneindia.com / The Tribune / Home> Himachal / November 09th, 2019

Lt Gen P C Thimayya visits ‘Sunny Side’

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Army Training Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt Gen P C Thimayya visited the under-construction General K S Thimayya Museum in Madikeri on Saturday.
Army Training Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt Gen P C Thimayya visited the under-construction General K S Thimayya Museum in Madikeri on Saturday.

Army Training Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt Gen P C Thimaya visited General K S Thimayya Museum, which is under construction, in Madikeri on Saturday.

Sunny Side, the residence of late General K S Thimayya is being converted into a museum.

Speaking on the occasion, Lt Gen Thimaya said, “Converting a house to a museum is a challenging job.”

Field Marshal Cariappa and General Thimayya Forum convener Major B A Nanjappa explained about the work.

He appealed to Lt Gen Thimmayya to make efforts to hand over the uniform, war equipment of General Thimmayya to the museum.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS Madikeri / November 09th, 2019

Golf Open Championship Held In Madikeri

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City-based NR Group organised NR Golf Open Championship 2019 at Mercara Downs Golf Club, here recently. A total of 75 golf enthusiasts participated in the tournament conducted in eight different categories. The tournament was teed-off by I.K. Anil, Captain, Mercara Downs Golf Club. Dwarakanath, National Sales Manager, Cycle Pure Agarbathies presented the trophies to the winners. Harish Appanna, Hon. Secretary, Mercara Downs Golf Club, Tournament Convenor K.P. Ranjith were present.

The Golf Championship witnessed golfers from Mysuru, Bengaluru, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Ooty and Kodaikanal vying for the titles. Below is the list of winners.

K.P. Ranjith receiving the Runner-up Rolling Trophy
K.P. Ranjith receiving the Runner-up Rolling Trophy

Open Strokeplay: Rolling Trophy donated by NR Group: Winner – Amogh Devaiah 75, Runner Up – K.P. Ranjith 76.

Net Strokeplay (0-18): Rolling Trophy donated by NR Group: Winner – Faiz Moosa Kutty 63 Nett, Runner Up – Rahul Kuttappa 66 Nett.

Handicap Stableford 0-18: Winner- Dinesh Cariappa 35 Points (Back 9 -20), Runner Up – Anil Pandey 35 (Back 9 -19).

Handicap Stableford 19-24: Winner – K.P. Kuttappa 34 Points, Runner Up- M.P. Nagaraj 32 Points.

Seniors Stableford (Full handicap above 60 years): Winner – Anil I.K 35 Points, Runner up- Dr. Ramesh Bopaiah 31 Points.

Stableford Doubles (Team Event Handicap 0-24): Winners – Faiz Moosa Kutty & Aiyappa M.B 71 Points, Runners Up – Ranjith K.P & Sunil Devaiah N.C 65 Points.

Closest to the Pin: Adithya Somaiah 19.8.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / November 07th, 2019

After rain damage, Kodagu’s historical Nalknad Palace is crying for attention

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A portion of Nalknad Palace in Kodagu district collapsed a few weeks ago following torrential rains. | Photo Credit: M.T. Shiva Kumar
A portion of Nalknad Palace in Kodagu district collapsed a few weeks ago following torrential rains. | Photo Credit: M.T. Shiva Kumar

There is no sign of restoration work being taken up by the ASI.

Nalknad Palace, at the foot of the dense Tadiandamol, the highest peak in Kodagu district, once stood as a symbol of elegance, architecture and style. Today, it is crying for protection.

The two-storeyed building with historical significance, which is also known as Naalnaad Aramane, was built between 1792 and 1794 AD to commemorate the victory of Haleri king Dodda Veera Rajendra over Tipu Sultan. It has precious murals, pillars, various wooden carvings, dark rooms [or hiding rooms], secret passages, bathrooms and galleries of the 18th and 19th centuries.

A portion of the palace collapsed a few weeks ago following torrential rains. There is no sign of restoration works being undertaken, according to sources in the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). An ASI source said repair work can be taken up only after the rains subside fully. As such, the chance of miscreants damaging the precious artefacts and structures at the palace is high, as the lone caretaker leaves after closing time (6 p.m.).

Hiding place
According to the ASI, Dodda Veera Rajendra decided to construct the palace at Yavakapadi at the foot of Tadiandamol as the place was thickly wooded. Although he won a battle against Tipu, he was still under the threat of enemy troupes. The legendary ruler saw the need for constructing an elegant structure with safety features in the dense forest area to use as a hiding place. Thus, Nalknad Palace was built, according to a history lecturer in Hunsur.

A sign put up outside the palace gives brief details of the building, including that Dodda Veera Rajendra built it to protect his family from enemies.

He married again in 1796 to Mahadevamma at the same palace and lived there until she died in 1807. An elegant wedding mantap, constructed for his marriage, still exists there and is the cynosure of all eyes arriving at the palace.

It was also the hiding place and last residence of Chikka Veera Rajendra before he surrendered to the British in 1834 AD.

The palace was a rendezvous point for miscreants till a few years ago, before the ASI took it under its wing. Later, the palace was restored. Unfortunately, irreparable damage has been caused to the murals and paintings on the walls, according to ASI sources.

The Haleri kings might have left precious artefacts at the palace when they deposed to the British. Sources say the artefacts might have been shifted elsewhere or stolen.

According to the visitor register, footfall at the palace is sometimes nil and at other times reasonable.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by M. T. Shiva Kumar / Mandya – November 04th, 2019

Centre Extends Gun Licence Exemption To Kodavas Till 2029

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New Delhi:

The Centre has decided to continue the British-era rule of exempting Kodavas and Jamma land holders in Kodagu district from obtaining licence for firearms such as pistols, revolvers and double-barrelled shotguns. The exemption has been given for 10 years, till 2029.

Kodavas worship weapons and guns are part and parcel of every festival and ceremony — be it birth or death — and the decision has been taken considering the cultural and religious sensitivities of the community. “Those who have been given the exemption are every person of Kodagu by race and every Jamma land tenure holder in Kodagu,” according to a Home Ministry notification.

Kodavas are the only community in India who are exempted from obtaining arms licences. “The arms or ammunition carried or possessed by any person being from Kodagu by race and every Jamma tenure holder in Kodagu and herein exempted while residing or travelling outside the district of Kodagu shall not exceed one rifle with 100 rounds of ammunition for the same and one smooth bore breech or muzzle-loading gun with 500 cartridges or the equivalent in leaden shot and gunpowder,” the notification said citing conditions of the exemption.

Case in High Court

Kodavas have been getting the exemption of obtaining arms licence since the British era and the Centre has provided exemption in the rules issued under the Arms Act, officials said. However, Captain (Retd.) Yaladalu K. Chethan, son of Yaladalu D. Keshavananda filed a Writ Petition in the Karnataka High Court on Jan. 8, 2018.

Chethan questioned the exemption granted by the Government of India to a certain class of people in the district in obtaining licence to possess firearms under Section 3 and 4 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959.

In his petition, (WP No. 1386/2018), Chethan, a resident of R.T. Nagar in Bengaluru, claimed that the continuation of the exemption, granted to some class of persons by the British Government in pre-Independent India in furtherance of their divide-and-rule policy, was unconstitutional, as it was based on irrational, fictitious and discriminatory grounds, such as race and ancestral land tenure.

Centre’s stand

Responding to the notice issued by the High Court, the advocate representing the Centre had informed the Court that a committee had been constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs to review the Arms Act, including notification granting exemption to people of Kodagu. After receiving comments from all stakeholders, the Centre has now extended the exemption for 10 years.

Bengaluru Kodava Samaja, Akhila Kodava Samaja and Federation of Kodava Samajas backed the move to convince the Home Ministry on retaining and extending the exemption. Prominent persons from Kodagu in New Delhi and Bengaluru including Machimanda Thamoo Cariappa, Maneyappanda Pavan Ganapathy, Palecanda Nanju Nanjappa, Ithichanda M. Devaiah, Annalamada Sunil Achaiah, Mukkatira T. Nanaiah and Maletira Dhyan Chinnappa played a key role and also worked to retain this provision.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / November 02nd, 2019

‘Include a lesson on Appaiah Gowda in syllabus’

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Tributes were paid at Guddemane Appaiah Gowda Memorial in Old Fort, Madikeri, on Friday.
Tributes were paid at Guddemane Appaiah Gowda Memorial in Old Fort, Madikeri, on Friday.

The 182nd commemoration day of freedom fighter and martyr Subedar Guddemane Appaiah Gowda was jointly organised by district administration, Department of Kannada and Culture and Guddemane Appaiah Gowda Memorial Monitoring Committee, in Madikeri on Friday.

Dignitaries paid floral tributes to the statue of Appaiah Gowda at Field Marshal Cariappa Circle. Later, a silent procession was taken out till Old Fort.

Tributes were also paid at Subedar Guddemane Appaiah Gowda memorial, where he was hanged. Women sang ‘Lavani’ songs depicting the life and achievements of Appaiah Gowda.

District Congress Committee President K K Manjunath said that Guddemane Appaiah Gowda bravely fought against the British to save the people of Kodagu.

“Nobody can change history. One should not make efforts to misinterpret history. Instead, one should lead lives with peace and cordiality,” he added.

Advocate Vidyadhar said that more and more people need to know about the greatness of Appaiah Gowda, who laid down his life during the freedom struggle.

Karnataka Arebhashe and Literary Academy President Lakshminarayana Kajegadde said that a lesson on Guddemane Appaiah Gowda should be included in school curriculum. He fought against the British even before the Sepoy Mutiny, he added.

MLA K G Bopaiah, MLC Veena Achaiah, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy, Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar and others were present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> States> Mangaluru / by DH News Service, Madikeri / November 01st, 2019

B.FC Kodagu Wins Shield’s Football Tournament

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B.FC (Kodagu) defeated Fransa (Mysuru) 2-0 in the finals of Shield’s Football Tournament Season-3 played on Oct.27 at KMFC Turf, opposite K.R. Mill, on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway in city.

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The winning team is seen with the trophy — (standing from left) Nitin, Ranga, Divakar, Annappa and Lohit; (kneeling from left) Raju, Goalkeeper – Mani and Pagin.

Winners were awarded a cash price of Rs.20,000 with a trophy and the runners-up bagged home a cash prize of Rs.10,000 with a trophy in the tournament that saw participation from 28 teams.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / October 31st, 2019

Mysuru: Stone weighing 800 gm removed from 37-yr-old

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An ultra sound scan indicated he had a kidney stone

Mysuru:

In a rare surgery, doctors at a government hospital in Virajpet removed a kidney stone weighing 800 grams from a 37- year- old man’s bladder on Tuesday.

Mohammed Rafiq, a daily wage worker from Kadanga village in Virajpet, was treated at the hospital after he complained of difficulty in passing urine and severe pain. “An ultra sound scan indicated he had a kidney stone. And an X- ray revealed it could be 8cm to 10cm in size, but we could not get the exact dimensions of the stone as its posterior length could not be measured. But when we opened up, we found it was much bigger. It was not easy, but after an long hour procedure, we succeeded in removing the stone. When we weighed it, we found it was 800 grams,” said Dr Vishwanth Chimpi, a general surgeon, who operated on Rafiq.

Speaking to the Deccan Chronicle, he added that while Rafiq must have had the stone for the past four to five years for it to have grown so big, it was only since the past one year that he had been getting intermittent pain, which intensified more recently. “As it was a calcium phosphate stone, it did not explode , but could not come out in the urine either as it was so huge,” he explained.

Dr Vishwanath admitted that the stone found in the daily wage worker’s body was the biggest he had come across, although three years ago he had removed a stone weighing 600 grams from a patient. Rafiq is now doing well.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / by Shilpa P / October 24th, 2019

Subramanian Swamy asks Yediyurappa to initiate ‘Codava Development Council’

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BJP MP Subramanian Swamy (File photo: PTI)
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy (File photo: PTI)

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– Swamy said that it was about a year ago that he had the discussion
with BJP leaders to set up a development council for the ethnic
group in Karnataka

– The ethnic race can be found at Kodagu, a a rich coffee- and
pepper-growing district of the southern state
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Bengaluru:

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday wrote to the Karnataka government requesting it to grant an autonomous development council for the Kodavas, a small race native to Kodagu, a rich coffee- and pepper-growing district in the southern part of the state.

Swamy said that it was about a year ago that he had the discussion to set up a development council for the ethnic group in Karnataka with BJP leaders like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and the late Anant Kumar.

“Shri Anant Kumar then said that if the council is not being separated from Karnataka, he would welcome the Codava Development Council with certain financial autonomy,” Swamy said in his letter. Using the colonial spelling, Coorg and Codava, to refer to the ethnic group, Swamy’s request reflects the sentiments of a section of Kodava’s, who have long since demanded a special status and a separate state.

The district that measures over 4,100 square kilometers and known for its coffee and spices growing regions spread across hilly terrains, has a population of over 5.54 lakhs and according to the 2011 census. The people of this race have excelled in the armed forces and in the field of sports, especially hockey among other areas.

“I think it will be good if you now take up this matter with the centre and see that this idea of Development Council as asked for by the Codavas is implemented at the earliest,” Swamy said.

Though there have been earlier proposals to include Kodava’s into the list of Scheduled Tribes and other categories of special status, this has not yet been implemented. Swamy mentioned the contribution of Kodavas in the Indian armed forces. The first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army was Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and was conferred the rank of Field Marshal on 28 April 1986. General K.S. Thimayya was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954 and took over as Chief of the Indian Army on 07 May 1957. There have been several people from this district who have joined the army. Swamy goes on to say that the race has been exploited by politicians with black money purchasing their coffee estates.

Currently, the Kalyana-Karnataka (formerly known as Hyderabad-Karnataka) region has been accorded special status to help overcome the regional disparity as these parts are home to some of the most backward regions in the country.

source: http://www.livemint.com / LiveMint / Home> Explore / by Sharan Poovanna / October 29th, 2019

Madikeri Fort, Palace Restoration

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High Court orders contempt petition against officials

Bengaluru:

The Karnataka High Court has expressed its displeasure over the neglect of the historic Madikeri Fort and has directed the Government Advocate to register a Contempt of Court Case against officials for not obeying Court directives.

The Court was hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by J.S. Virupakshaiah, a retired IAS Officer and a resident of Somwarpet. The petitioner contended that the Fort and Palace premises are heritage sites, dating back to more than three centuries. They are neglected and the exterior walls of the Palace are infected with fungus.

The government is running its offices on the Palace premises and despite this the monuments are neglected with no action plan initiated by the officials. The petitioner had prayed before the Court to issue directions to the Government to vacate its offices and hand over the monuments to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to maintain it.

Saving the monuments

The petitioner had said that the Government officials under the Zilla Panchayat had been functioning from the old Palace for many years. There are also offices of two MLAs and MLCs of Kodagu. A request was made to the ASI to take measures to preserve the Palace. The Government office buildings should be vacated first in order to take up the repair work. It was therefore inevitable to approach the Court, he contended. Also, there is an urgent need to save the historic monuments as incessant rains were causing harm to the structures.

Virupakshaiah said that the District Administration had promised to hand over the Palace by October end, to take up a temporary makeover. There is, however, no use of temporary work. In order to inspect the present condition of the Palace and the Fort, the officials from the ASI visited the Fort premises and have submitted a report to the Court on the matter, he added.

Roof Collapse

The petitioner told the Court that in January this year, the roof of the Palace in the Fort premises suddenly collapsed. The walls of the Palace are discoloured and the soldiers’ quarters have totally collapsed. The leaking roof of the main building was covered with plastic sheets as a temporary measure.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Krishnakumar noted that despite the Court order to shift the Government offices by Oct. 30, nothing has been done so far. Upset at the officers’ attitude, the High Court has directed the Government advocate to name the officials and file a Contempt of Court Case against them. The High Court has now posted the hearing to Oct. 31.

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Glorious history

History of the old Fort dates back to the 17th century AD. It was built by King Mudduraja of Haleri dynasty. Tipu Sultan rebuilt the Fort with stone. The Palace was built by Lingaraja Wadiyar II in 1812. The Fort was acquired by Dodda Veera Rajendra in 1790 and later came under the rule of British in 1834.

Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner’s office too was housed in the same building. However, it was shifted to the present building four years ago.

The offices of the Agriculture Department, District Library, Court complex and Balamandira are functioning in the Old Fort premises.

The officials said that if the entire Palace is handed over to the ASI, the Central Government will release funds.

Offices must be shifted before Oct. 31: DC

Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has directed the Assistant Director of Land Records to shift the Government offices from the Old Fort to the new building of Zilla Panchayat, before Oct. 31 as per the High Court orders.

After shifting, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will take up renovation works of the historic monuments. Officials from the ASI visited the Fort premises and inspected the condition of the Old Fort building. The team of officials also furnished a report to the Court, on the probable steps towards the repair of the building. Following the same, the officials from various Government Departments agreed to vacate their offices.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / October 27th, 2019