LT GEN (RETD) B.C.NANDA (BIDDANDA) PASSES AWAY
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...
Category: General News
OPEN LETTER TO UNION MINISTER FOR HIGHWAYS NITIN GADKARI AGAINST WIDENING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY BETWEEN KUSHALANAGAR AND MADIKERI IN COORG
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...
CHIEF MINISTER’S RELIEF FUND FOR COORG: IS THERE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY?
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...
OLD MADIKERI PRIVATE BUS-STAND IN COORG SHOULD BE RETAINED AS A ‘GREEN SPACE’
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...
THOSE WHO HAVE TREATED CHILDREN OF KAVERY BADLY HAVE NO RIGHT TO BUILD ‘MOTHER’ CAUVERY STATUE
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...
COMMENDABLE: KARNATAKA CM, DEPUTY CM, COORG MINISTER ‘BOYCOTT’ TIPU FEST
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....
CM SHOULD SPARE COORG RECOVERING FROM LANDSLIDES FROM TIPU CELEBRATION
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...
RAW DEAL: NOVEMBER 1 BLACK DAY FOR COORG
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...
FALLOUT: COORG LANDSLIDES COULD IMPACT KODAVA CULTURE
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...
BAND-AID APPROACH: REHABILITATION OF COORG LANDSLIDE VICTIMS YET TO TAKE OFF
By P.T. Bopanna The rehabilitation of people affected by the major landslides in Kodagu (Coorg) has failed to take off because of the ‘band-aid’ approach of the district administration led by the deputy commissioner...
