By P.T. Bopanna The newly launched book ‘Are Kodavas (Coorgs) Hindus?’ by journalist P.T. Bopanna makes a strong case for a religious minority status for the Kodavas to safeguard their unique culture. The issue...
The ongoing spell of blossom showers in most parts of Coorg and in the coffee growing regions of Karnataka has brought much cheer to the planters. This is time for party as the planters...
By P.T. Bopanna One of India’s top models, Dayana Erappa, is all set to debut in the next Mani Ratnam film which has a star-studded cast. Coorg-born Dayana is a big name in the...
By P.T. Bopanna The immediate threat to Kodagu is from the ‘Daty Express’ between Mysuru and Madikeri which is being pursued by Kodagu-Mysuru MP Pratap Simha. This became evident after industries minister R.V. Deshpande...
By P.T. Bopanna Is Kodagu MP Pratap Simha engaged in a ‘double game’ by playing the role of a savior? While opposing the Mysuru-Thalassery railway line, Simha has not said much about the Mysuru-Kushalanagar-Madikeri...
By P.T. Bopanna The Kodagu district administration has apparently not done its homework before announcing its decision to introduce one-way traffic in Gonikoppal town in Kodagu (Coorg). Traffic movement had become chaotic at Gonikoppal,...
By P.T. Bopanna The coffee planters in Karnataka, especially Coorg, are facing an unprecedented crisis due to falling prices, labour shortage and shoddy policies of the Congress government in Karnataka and the BJP government...
By P.T. Bopanna Will the Dy SP M.K. Ganapathy case come to haunt chief minister Siddaramaiah in the run-up to the Karnataka Assembly elections due in May? Initially, the Supreme Court had given time...
Star Indian badminton player and Olympian Ashwini Ponnappa is the ‘Coorg Person of the year, 2017’. What clinched the title of Coorg Person besides her sporting achievements was Ashwini’s decision to marry a fellow...
By P.T. Bopanna With Bharatiya Janata Party leader and MP Subramanian Swamy (in picture) suggesting an autonomous status for Kodagu, the way forward could be the setting up of the Kodagu Autonomous Council on...
