By P.T. Bopanna ‘Brand Coorg’ has taken a hit following the revelation made by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) managing director Dr K.V. Rajendra, IAS, that cases of “poor-quality wine being sold in Kodagu”(Coorg)...
By P.T. Bopanna Unlike Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah who is on a collision course with Raj Bhavan nowadays, the then governor of Karnataka Hans Raj Bhardwaj (in picture) came to my rescue in November,...
By P.T. Bopanna The statement of Congress leader Salman Khurshid that there was a possibility of a coup in India has triggered a storm. Former Union minister Khurshid was quoted as saying: “What’s happening...
By P.T. Bopanna In the light of reports of “illegal” sale of Jamma lands/sites in Kodagu (Coorg), both the buyers and sellers need to be aware of the fact that the matter is before...
By P.T. Bopanna I had warned last year against giving permission for glass bridges in landslide-prone Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, without proper safety audit, as it could endanger lives of tourists. Now,...
By P.T. Bopanna I have removed the post on cricketer Robin Uthappa’s relocation to Dubai from my Coorg-Kodagu News Facebook page because of the toxic nature of the debate. The post had garnered over...
By P.T. Bopanna This piece is written half in jest. Being a journalist, I have covered most of the elections, including the mother of all, the 1999 Bellary election which was won by Congress...
By P.T. Bopanna Sitting Kodagu-Mysuru MP Pratap Simha (in picture) was mainly denied BJP ticket because he dented the carefully crafted strongman image of prime minister Narendra Modi as a man with a 56-inch...
By P.T. Bopanna Coorgtourisminfo.com, Coorg’s first tourism and news portal started in 2005 is being relaunched in a new avatar. With Coorg district in Karnataka emerging as a prime eco-tourism destination in South India,...
By P.T. Bopanna When Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah visited Kodagu (Coorg) in January, he was accorded an unprecedented welcome. Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna went out of his way to extend the legendary hospitality of...
