By P.T. Bopanna The ‘Daty Express’ proposed by Union minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda to bring the railway network to Kushalanagar, his wife Daty’s hometown in Kodagu (Coorg) has derailed. It may be recalled that...
By P.T. Bopanna Lt Gen (Retd) B.C. Nanda (Biddanda), aged 87, a proud son of Kodagu (Coorg), passed away on December 12. His last rites will be held on December 13 afternoon at his...
Dear Shri Nitin Gadkari, On behalf of the people of Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka, I wish to bring to your kind attention that even before we could recover from the huge landslides which devastated...
By Dr Rekha Chinnappa K (in picture) The Modi government recently announced Rs 548 crore special package for Karnataka, mainly for Kodagu, towards flood relief and rehabilitation. Similarly contributions were made to Karnataka Chief...
By P.T. Bopanna It is a matter of concern to note that the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) is planning to put up buildings at the old private bus-stand which was destroyed in the...
By P.T. Bopanna The proposal of the JD (S)-Congress government in Karnataka to build a 125-feet statue of Mother Cauvery (artist’s impression in picture) is unethical as the government headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy has...
By P.T. Bopanna Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (in picture), deputy chief minister Dr G. Parameshwara, and Kodagu district in-charge minister Sa Ra Mahesh should be commended for ‘boycotting’ the Tipu Jayanthi on Saturday....
By P.T. Bopanna Will Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (in picture) spare the people of Kodagu (Coorg) who are recovering from the devastation caused by the landslides from suffering further anxieties that is likely...
By P.T. Bopanna Had Coorg State not merged with Karnataka on November 1, 1956, Kodagu (Coorg) would have been in a better position to take up the rehabilitation of people affected by the August...
By Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa* (in picture) The areas that were most affected by the devastation caused by the recent unprecedented floods and landslides also happen to be the places where Kodava culture has...
