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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
By P.T. Bopanna With the back-to-back landslides in the last two years and the pandemic throwing the normal life into disarray, Kodagu district in Karnataka should go slow on reopening the tourist spots. Kodagu...
A documentary feature film co-produced by writer Devaiah Bopanna (in picture) has been shortlisted to go to Cannes Film Festival in the category of ‘Work in Progress’. Devaiah co-founded All Things Small (ATS), a...
By P.T. Bopanna Senior IAS officer P. Manivannan (in picture), who was shunted out from his post a couple of days ago by Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa, is a pioneer in using technology...
