Model turned actress, Shubra Aiyappa is all set to make her debut in Tollywood this year. She’ll soon be seen in Nara Rohit-starrer Prathinidhi in which she’s playing the role of a journalist. While it’s not yet clear when the film is going to release, we hear that Shubra has signed yet another Telugu film.
“I’m playing Arvind Krishna’s romantic interest in my next Telugu film. It’s a romantic comedy and I’m lucky to be working with a wonderful team,” Shubra says. The film’s shooting recently began in Hyderabad and Veera Prasad is weilding the microphone for this one. “I’m playing quite a serious role in Prathinidhi and I wanted to do something different this time. I can’t talk much about the role, but I can say that it’s going to be a sweet film,” she adds.
The actress was supposed to make her debut in YVS Chowdhary’s Rey; however, she opted out of the project soon after she signed it. “That was quite unfortunate. In fact, I was happily doing modelling and TV commercials, when YVS Chowdhary saw my portfolio. I became an actor by chance when he called me for an audition. And then more people approached me after that. I’m here to stay,” she avers.
Ask her what she likes about Tollywood and Hyderabad which makes her come back again and again, she confesses, “I’m a Bangalorean and I’ve a soft corner for South Indians. What I love most about Hyderabad is its relaxed pace of life and food. Besides, people are extremely nice. I would love to do more Telugu films in future.
Contributor: Hemanth Kumar
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Telugu> Movies / TNN / February 04th, 2014
Mysore-Kodagu MP H Vishwanath has said that he would also support the legal fight to include Namadari Gowda community in 2(A) category. He was speaking after inaugurating Banashankari community building belonging to Namadari Sangha at Hebbale near Kushalnagar on Sunday.
Without taking the name of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, he indirectly flayed at him for making false allegations on him (Vishwanath) of removing Namadhari Gowda community from 2(A) category during 1994 Lok Sabha elections.
MLA M P Appachu Ranjan who was present at the programme, said that strengthening of associations belonging to different communities will help in the progress of the community. Presiding over the programme, Namadari Sangha Kodagu zone President G L Ramappa expressed happiness over the community members for donating fund to build the community building in Kushalnagar.
ZP former President H S Ashok, Congress leader Natesh Gowda and others were present.Villagers of Huluse submitted a petition to MP H Vishwanath to sanction a Ambedkar community hall, during his visit to the village on Sunday.
Speaking on be half of the villagers after submitting the petition, Karnataka Raitha Sangha Village Committee President Venkatesh said “we have submitted petitions to all the elected representatives, demanding a community hall. But none of them have responded to our demand so far.” The demand to build steps to Kaveri lake in the village too has not been fulfilled, the villagers said and urged the MP to solve their problems.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS / Kushalnagar – February 09th, 2014
We had reported earlier that Kannada actress Harshika Poonacha will be making her Telugu debut in the Surya Teja- starrer Panipuri, and the actress took to Twitter recently to announce that she has started rehearsing for the songs of the film.
Harshika tweeted, “Good morning Darling twps. My Telugu debut #Panipuri song shoots are ahead. At the rehearsals,Dance in my mind” (sic).
The actress, who has worked in Konkani and Kodava films apart from Kannada, is keen on branching out as says is fluent in all South Indian languages. Eager to leave a mark in all the industries, she will also soon debut in Kollywood with the Tamil film Anandha Thollai, apart from her Telugu film Panipuri.
Harshika debuted in 2008 with the Kannada film PUC, and has gone on to play prominent roles in several other films. She won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2009 Shivarajkumar-starrer Thamassu.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Kannada> Entertainment> Kannada> Dance / by Dhwani Desai, TNN / February 01st, 2014
The city police will set up seven more Family Counselling Centres (FCC), two of which will be funded by the Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), in a bid to provide timely help to women in distress.
CSWB chairperson Prema Cariappa, who visited the women’s helpline centre at the City Police Commissioner’s office here on Wednesday, said the Board has sanctioned seven such centres for the State, two of which would be set up in the city.
Lauding the efforts of the helpline in the commissioner’s office, Ms. Cariappa said the city police already have two FCCs and are planning seven more.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Raghavendra H. Auradkar said two of the new FCCs would be set up at Banaswadi to serve South Division and at Malleshwaram to cater to the North Division. This would ensure that people need not come to the Commissioner’s office to seek assistance, he added.
Stating that each police division would have one counselling centre, Mr. Auradkar said the aim is to have one centre at each police station.
Meanwhile, Ms. Cariappa said the CSWB had hiked the salary of counsellors from Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 13,500 a month at the city level and from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 12,000 in rural areas.
Counsellors told Ms. Cariappa that they were finding it difficult to provide information under the RTI Act as a major part of the counselling is done under confidentiality, to which she said the CSWB would take a decision.
SOS calls
It was also brought to her notice that the helpline gets SOS calls from women facing mental distress. Though the State has around 29 short stay homes to rehabilitate victims, there is no provision to house mentally distressed women, the helpline centre’s co-ordinator, Rani Shetty, said.
Replying to this, Ms. Cariappa said the Board would earmark one short stay home for such persons.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bangalore / by Special Correspondent / Bangalore – January 29th, 2014
Ace shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa has been a force to reckon with in doubles. Now, she wants to try her hand in singles. The 24-year-old will participate in the singles category at the all-India ranking tournament in Bangalore next week.
“I’d like to give a shot at singles,” Ponnappa told dna in Panvel, where she attended Alegria, a college fest organised by Pillai Group of Institutions, on Tuesday.
“I love doubles. But I’d like to play singles. I stopped playing singles because of circumstances. I feel I don’t want to sit around but play singles in national circuit and have fun. Singles is easier and I don’t have to worry about. However, I am not sure whether I would take it seriously but I would certainly like to win some titles so that it will help my confidence,” she said.
“Incidentally, I will be playing singles next week since Jwala is not taking part in the tournament. This gives me a chance to explore. Anyway, I don’t have anything to lose,” Ponnappa added.
This year will see two of the biggest events — Commonwealth Games and Asian Games – and Ponnappa has set her eyes on both. “Jwala and I will be looking to defend the CWG title. Every tournament is important and we take it as a preparation. The more we play, the better we get. Asian Games, on the other hand, is neither going to be easy nor difficult. We have beaten Asian players and aim to do well in that competition as well,” added Ponnappa.
Ponnappa, who was partnerinig Pradnya Gadre during the time Gutta was away from the sport for a while, is back with her old partner. “We needed that break. Jwala has been playing for long and she needed a break, especially after she went through a lot. However, we are back now with better understanding, respect and a lot more hungry,” she said.
“It is important to get along off the court. We have to understand each other and have to be friendly, otherwise you can’t expect magic to happen on court. We are pretty good friends off the court. With both of us having different characteristics, it creates a kind of balance,” she said.
“The controversies (surrounding Gutta) affect us, especially what happened post Indian Badminton League. But, when we get on court, we leave everything aside.”
With the new leagues coming in every sport, Ponnappa believed they will develop a sporting culture in India. “These leagues give a bigger platform for sports. If you are passionate, you can use these platforms to prove yourself. It also helps one to earn money and play some quality matches. It is a really nice concept as you get to travel, be part of a team, compete with your friends and doing well for your teams,” she said.
source: http://www.dnaindia.com / DNA / Home> Sport / by Taus Rizvi, Place: Mumbai, Agency:DNA / Tuesday – January 28th, 2014
At 28, many may believe that Robin Uthappa’s best days are well behind him. Uthappa differs; he strongly believes that he is just a few good knocks away from making it back to the Indian team. The swashbuckling batsman played his 38th one-day international in July 2008. A comeback six years on would beggar belief, but then, Uthappa’s conviction is unwavering.
While the thought of making it back to the pinnacle of cricket is constantly on Uthappa’s mind, he has for the time being put those thoughts on the backburner to focus on an equally worthy goal. Leaner and fitter, Uthappa is focused on ensuring Karnataka returns home with the Ranji Trophy. They take on Maharashtra in the final starting in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
In the 2009-10 season, an Uthappa-led side slumped to a heartbreaking six-run defeat against Mumbai and since then, Karnataka hasn’t come close to winning the Trophy, until now. Uthappa is convinced his team is ready for coronation.
“I’m looking forward to the final and it is going to be exciting,” Uthappa said. “A lot of us believe we are going to win this tournament. It is a huge belief that is going around in the team, simply because we are having so much of fun together. I can’t think of a guy who hasn’t performed when given the opportunity this season. The players are literally having dreams that we are going to win this tournament. That happens when it’s a happy group without any inhibitions. And that’s the unit we have today.”
The players, Uthappa said, are determined to get it right this time. “That defeat in the final still pinches,” he admitted. “In the last four years, what has happened is that we have progressed to the knockout stages and then one department fails to fire. That batch has stuck together and has gone through the rigour. When I look back I think the past years was a process when everybody went through their ups and downs and its culminated beautifully at this stage.”
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Sports> Cricket> DC / by Manju Veerappa / January 28th, 2014
The 115th birth anniversary of the first commander-in-chief of independent Indian armed forces, Field Marshal K M Cariappa, will be observed at the Bangalore Kodava Samaj on Tuesday. Major general Dr K M Bheemaiah will be the chief guest.
Enlisted in the Army in 1917, Cariappa fought the World War II from 1939 to 1944. He served as Indian high commissioner in Australia and New Zealand till 1956. He was honoured with the Field Marshal rank on April 28, 1986. Kodava Samaja Bangalore, which is organizing the birth anniversary celebrations, was established in the year 1911 after Cariappa donated one acre of land to it at Vasanthnagar. He had got this land from Mysore Maharaja in recognition of his distinguished military service to the nation.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bangalore> Field Marshal / TNN / January 28th, 2014
Rohan Bopanna. / File photo: R. Ragu / The Hindu
‘Rankings do not matter in the Davis Cup’
He may have reached world No. 3 in doubles and made a fabulous start to the season with a fine run at the Australian Open, but Rohan Bopanna was the first to reach Indore on Sunday for the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tie.
“It is great to be back in the team. I always like to come on Sunday or Monday, in case I play a final. We play Davis Cup only two or three weeks in a year. It is unique and special. We need to prepare well the whole week.
“I don’t take my spot for granted. We have a lot of young boys and the camaraderie is great. It is nice to prepare early with them and I am happy to be here,” said the 33-year-old, who is the seniormost member of the Indian squad, after a training session on Monday.
Though Chinese Taipei would be without its two leading players — Yen-Hsun Lu and Jimmy Wang — Bopanna said it was important to stay focused and get the job done on court, despite being the favourite for the tie.
“We have proved it many times, and many other teams have done so. The rankings do not matter in the Davis Cup. We cannot afford to take anything for granted. It is great that we have seven players here and the youngsters will benefit from the experience.
“When I came into the team in 2002, I was raw. I have matured over the years and look forward to sharing my experience and motivating the others,” said Bopanna.
Having started as a singles specialist in the team, after waiting for his turn, Bopanna was soon given the responsibility to play both singles and doubles. Now, he may have to focus only on doubles against Taipei.
“I play only doubles on the professional circuit and it suits me to play only doubles here. But, I will be ready to play a singles rubber if the situation demands. Playing at a high level in doubles had helped my singles game.
“Though it is just one point out of five, doubles is very important in the Davis Cup and often proves decisive. I look forward to bringing my experience and helping my partner stay relaxed, confident and play at his best,” said Bopanna.
With Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri being strong candidates for the singles matches, Saketh Myneni may be the logical choice to play doubles with Bopanna.
Bopanna saw a bit of himself in Saketh, particularly after having a close look at his game during the quarterfinal doubles loss in a super tie-break against him at the Chennai Open.
“Saketh has all the tools. He has a huge serve and a big forehand. His backhand is solid. He has obviously benefited from the collegiate tennis in the US.
“He is easily capable of jumping another 150 spots in the rankings. It is just a matter of time before he starts stringing a few matches together at the higher level. He needs to have the belief.
“The three Challengers at home after this Davis Cup are a great opportunity for him and a lot of other players like Jeevan (Nedunchezhiyan) and R. Ramkumar,” observed Bopanna.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Tennis / by Special Correspondent / New Delhi – January 27th, 2014
Photo: Jithendra M
With its soft, rolling hills, green vistas cloaked in mist and charming houses flanked by coffee and pepper estates, Coorg is rightly called ‘Scotland of the East’.
And Dr S V Narasimhan knows the place like the back of his hand—from north (Somwarpet) to south (Kutta). And this is chiefly because of the demands of his hobby, bird watching, which he has sustained for the last 28 years, and his various other exploits in the field of conservation and wildlife that have made him a mini celebrity (he was Coorg Person of the Year 2013) in the land of the Kodavas.
Just two years shy of turning 60, Narasimhan reveals that birding happened almost by accident. “A friend of my friend kept needling me to accompany him for bird-watching. Finally, I agreed and once I went I was totally hooked,” he says.
“Also, on the same day, it so happened that I was presented with a Salim Ali book on birds and then there was no looking back,” he laughs.
Though bird watching and bird photography go hand-in-hand for most birders today, Narasimhan is content with just watching birds. Rather than a camera, it’s a binocular that he carts around. His two daughters are bird lovers too and accompany him on birding trips.
To say that he is devoted to his hobby would be putting it mildly. And here’s why—for the last 25 years or so, to commemorate India’s Wild Life Week that falls in the first week of October, Narasimhan has been sending out hand-painted cards featuring pictures of birds, butterflies and animals to a whole lot of people. “Every month, there was a small cultural function in our town, which is when the idea of giving people cards struck me. The first year I sent out 1,000 cards. My target has been 3,000 cards and the closest I came to achieving it is when I sent out 2,700 cards in one particular year,” he shares.
By any standard, it’s a mammoth undertaking and Narasimhan attempts the work in stages, by first selecting pictures of roughly 18-20 birds, animals and butterflies.
Then one outline of a particular picture is made on some 100 cards with the process getting replicated for the others as well. The painting happens in-between. The doctor is quick to point out that he may not a good artist, but a lot of love goes into each card. Recipients who acknowledge his cards are kept on his mailing list the next year as well.
His birding activities culminated in his book titled Feathered Jewels of
Coorg published by the Coorg Wildlife Society in 2004.
“It took me four and a half years to collect data for the book. I travelled to different parts of Coorg to acquaint myself with the Kodava names. The first edition was published in 2004 and the second in 2008,” he says. President of the Coorg Wildlife Society, Colonel C P Muthanna (retd) is all praise for Dr Narasimhan and his book, a bi-lingual guide (Kannada and English) to the birds of Coorg.
A show on Akashwani, in Madikeri, titled Kodagina Banadigalu had Naraimhan talk about Coorg’s rich wildlife. The reach of the show was tremendous with the programme running for 52 weeks, reveals the doctor, who says the bird with seven colours—Indian Pitta—is his favourite.
Besides birding, Narasimhan is also interested in astronomy. But with Coorg enjoying only two months of clear sky, it certainly puts a damper on this hobby. Nevertheless, he is quite happy with the knowledge gained, and explains the link between astronomy and birds.
“Birds migrate by looking at the constellations, they ignore the moon which changes every day, but rely on the stars which remain constant,” he says.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Magazine / by Sunita Raghu / January 25th, 2014
Govt. urged to expedite construction of War Memorial in city
Mysore :
Kodava Samaja, Mysore, had organised a function to celebrate the 115th Birth Anniversary of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa at the Circle named after him here this morning.
Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) C.K. Karumbaya, SM, paid glowing tributes to the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and urged the Government of Karnataka to expedite the construction of the War Memorial near the DC office in city. Capt. Sharma urged to include the life story of the Field Marshal in the school curriculum.
Earlier, the gathering offered floral tributes to the portrait of the Field Marshal.
Samaja President M.M. Karumbaiah welcomed. Samaja Hon. Secretary K.M. Belliappa, former Presidents of the Samaja Dr. A.A. Kuttappa, K.A. Kariappa and P.S. Ganapathy, Chairman of Cauvery Educational Institutions Prof. K.C. Belliappa, Sri Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha Hon. Secretary P. Lovely Appaiah, Kavya Kuttappa, office-bearers and members of the Samaja and also of the Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club were present at the programme along with some public. On the occasion, sweets were distributed.
It may be recalled, VeKare Ex-Servicemen Trust, Mysore, headed by M.N. Subramani as its President, was the first Ex-Servicemen NGO to propose a War Memorial in city way back in the year 2000 and the same was accepted by the district administration which earmarked a plot in front of ncc Gp hqs behind dc office. The NGO, which pursued the matter till 2007, had also suggested installing a statue of the Field Marshal at the Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 28th, 2014
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