Author: Coorg News

By P.T. Bopanna The neglect of the Kodagu (Coorg) segment of the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency by the sitting BJP member Pratap Simha (in picture) could prove costly for him this time. Journalist-turned politician...

By P.T. Bopanna The people of Coorg (Kodagu), once known as the land of the generals, have been reduced to the status of the foot soldiers of the Hindutva brigade. Perhaps Coorg is the...

Jammada A. Karumbaiah (in picture), former president of the Kodagu zilla parishat and senior Congress leader, passed away at his residence at Kaikeri near Gonikoppal in Kodagu district on April 1.  Karumbaiah (82), popularly...

By P.T. Bopanna As the major political parties have failed to field candidates from Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka, the people of Kodagu should exercise the NOTA (none of the above) option in the forthcoming...

By P.T. Bopanna Though Coorg is a BJP fortress, the Modi government has been an unmitigated disaster for Coorg, especially the planters. The steep fall in the price of pepper, triggered reportedly by the...

By P.T. Bopanna If merit is the criterion, then Congress leader Brijesh Kalappa (in picture) is the right candidate to represent the Mysuru-Kodagu seat. Brijesh is a Supreme Court advocate and has been an...

By P.T. Bopanna Coorg-born pilots have been the flavour of the season ever since Wing Commander Abhinandan shot down the Pakistan Air Force’s F-16 last month, proving the point that it is not the...

By P.T. Bopanna Is Kodagu MP Pratap Simha playing fraud on the people by getting approval for the Mysuru-Kushalanagar railway line just to garner votes in the coming Lok Sabha election? There is reason...

By P.T. Bopanna After playing a game of ‘musical chair’ by shuffling top officials of the Kodagu (Coorg) administration, the Karnataka government finally appointed Annies Kanmani Joy (in picture), a qualified nurse-turned IAS officer...