MATRIMONY: WHAT A KODAVATHI LOOKS FOR IN A SUITABLE KODAVA BOY?
Bavna Achayya (in picture) tries to answer the question: Women today demand the right to be treated as equals. It is less a fight of feminism and more one of the right to dream...
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ROAD CRACKS:HEAVY VEHICLE BAN ON SAMPAJE-MADIKERI-SUNTIKOPPA ROUTE
Heavy vehicles on Sampaje-Madikeri-Suntikoppa route has been banned from Tuesday following the road developing cracks at two places in the wake of heavy motor traffic on this route following the closure of the Shiradi...
WHAT AILS THE FEDERATION OF KODAVA SAMAJAS?
Major General Codanda K. Karumbaya (Retd) (in picture) has levelled serious charges against the Federation of Kodava Samajas headed by Mallengada Dada Belliappa. He said the Federation was an illegitimate body and does not...
“THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL UPSIDE-DOWN, NOT YOUR FUTURE”!
“The world is still beautiful, upside-down, not your future!”, says a hand-painted wildlife message card sent to me by my friend and Virajpet-based physician Dr S.V. Narasimhan. Dr Narasimhan’s message is very true...
DOES INTERMARRYING DILUTE KODAVA CULTURE?
By Bavna Achayya Progress: We progress every day, progressing exceeding the expectations we set for ourselves. Building bridges; man on the moon, life in outer space, robots to replace man’s best friend. Despite all...
MP PRATHAP SIMHA BREAKS UNITY AMONG KODAGU POLITICOS
The Mysore-Kodagu BJP Lok Sabha member Prathap Simha’s comments at the mega convention at Madikeri on Friday to oppose the Kasturirangan report has led to cracks in the unity of Kodagu politicians allegedly backed...
FEMALE FOREIGNER WITH ‘DRONE’ IN KODAGU STIR TRIGGERS ALARM BELLS
The presence of a female foreigner with a ‘drone’ during the agitation against the high-tension power line in Kodagu on November 19 has given a new twist to the controversial project involving the felling...
SQUASH CHAMP JOSHNA CHINAPPA IS COORG PERSON OF THE YEAR 2014
Coorg-born Joshna Chinappa, winner of the gold medal at the last Commonwealth Games in women’s squash doubles, is the ‘Coorg Person of the Year, 2014’. Joshna along with Dipika Pallikal won the...
TIPU JAYANTI: CHIEF MINISTER SIDDARAMAIAH PLAYING VOTE BANK POLITICS?
Is Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah playing vote bank politics by announcing his plans to celebrate ‘Tipu Jayanti’? Siddaramaiah announced recently that “there has been pressure from various quarters” to celebrate the birth...
KASTURIRANGAN REPORT: COL MUTHANNA TAKES ON THE TIMBER LOBBY
Col. C.P. Muthanna (Retd), the President of the Coorg Wildlife Society, has demanded that entire Kodagu district should be declared as eco sensitive area (ESA) to maintain the ecological balance in the district. ...
