VEENA RAO, A SAVIOUR!
By P.T. Bopanna One of my recent posts on Facebook about my cousin Biddanda Daisy Achia (wearing specs), a cancer survivor, had a huge response. Nearly 10 years ago, Veena Rao (in pink dress)...
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BOOSTER: A.S. PONNANNA NEW FACE OF CONGRESS IN COORG
By P.T. Bopanna Former additional advocate-general A.S. Ponnanna (in picture), who was recently appointed chairman of the state Congress legal, human rights and RTI departments, has been tasked by the Congress leadership to strengthen...
IS HINDUTVA KILLING THE SOUL OF THE KODAVAS (COORGS)?
By P.T. Bopanna Is saffronisation killing the soul of the Kodavas (Coorgs), a microscopic community in the state of Karnataka? Not long ago, because of their high literacy rate and their long exposure to...
NEW COORG SP KSHAMA MISHRA MEANS BUSINESS
By P.T. Bopanna The newly appointed Kodagu (Coorg) superintendent of police Kshama Mishra (in picture), a 2016 batch IPS officer, has taken her job seriously. The people of Kodagu were taken by surprise by...
COVID-19 THREAT: GOVT BANS TOURIST ACTIVITIES IN COORG WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
By P.T. Bopanna With the coronavirus cases shooting up in Karnataka’s most famous hill station, the state government on Tuesday banned all tourism activities in Kodagu (Coorg) district with immediate effect. This follows 14...
MEDIA MATTERS: IS DECCAN HERALD LOSING ITS INDEPENDENCE?
By P.T. Bopanna* I subscribe to only one newspaper. That is Deccan Herald. Being an independent journalist, I want to read a paper which is independent. At least, almost independent. However, I was taken...
HUMANE POLICING: OUTGOING COORG SP WON HEARTS OF PEOPLE
By P.T. Bopanna Dr Suman D. Pennekar, the outgoing SP of Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, had won the hearts of people in this hill district through hard work and fearless policing. Suman, an...
SPURT IN COVID-19 CASES IN COORG. 14 NEW CASES ON SINGLE DAY. RESORTS, HOMESTAYS CLOSED.
P.T. Bopanna Suddenly there has been a spurt in Covid-19 cases in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, leading to fears that the coronavirus pandemic has entered the community transmission phase. On June 24 alone,...
BACK-TO-BACK LANDSLIDES: IS THE COORG DIST ADMIN TURNING A BLIND EYE TO ILLEGAL HOUSING LAYOUTS?
By P.T. Bopanna Though landslides have occurred for the third year in a row in Karnataka’s Kodagu (Coorg) district, located in the fragile Western Ghats, there is lack of transparency in the land use...
LOCKDOWN EFFECT: JOURNALIST P.T. BOPANNA’S NEW WEBSITE
By P.T. Bopanna After promoting five Coorg-centric websites, I had no plans to go in for one more website. However, the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus, pushed me into go in for one more...
