Coorg DC Charulatha Somal transferred to Raichur
Deputy Commissioner Charulatha Somal has been transferred to Raichur. Raichur DC B C Satish has been transferred to Coorg. He will be taking charge soon.
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Mini Vidhana Soudha to come up at Kushalnagar
With Kushalnagar in Kodagu district becoming a Taluk Centre, a Mini Vidhana Soudha will be built at Kushalnagar at a cost of Rs. 10 crore, according to Revenue Minister R. Ashoka. Replying to a question by Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, R. Ashoka said that the process of identifying land for the…
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Include Kodavas in ST list of Constitution: CNC
Members of Codava National Council (CNC) led by its President Nandineravanda U. Nachappa recently met Scheduled Caste Welfare Department and Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das Commission in Bengaluru urging him to include Kodava tribe in the ST list of the Constitution. The meeting took place at Yavanika, the One-man Commission’s office on Nrupathunga Road in Bengaluru. Nachappa presented…
Read More...Teams from Coorg dominate 8th Palar Challenge
Two teams from Coorg battled hostile terrain and energy sapping weather to return home triumphant from the 8th Palar Challenge which was held in Cheyar near Kanchipuram. It was a 3 days team based event consisting of 6 people in 3 vehicles, there were a total of 12 teams (36 vehicles) the first days competition…
Read More...A Tribute to Ancestry & Heritage – Book on Ainmanes of Kodagu
Inputs courtesy: Boverianda Chinnappa and Nanjamma, researcher-writers P T Bopanna, author and journalist and Mohan Devaiah Ain-manés are the ancestral homes of the native communities in Kodagu, and have an important role in their socio-cultural traditions. Each ainmané belongs to an okka (patrilineal clan) that is identified by its mané péda (name of the okka).…
Read More...Glimpses of Kakkada Padinet Celebrations at Coorg
Image: Madh Kool being served at Kutta
Read More...Duo from Kodagu triumph
Vehicle number 26 (Driver) Kongettira Bopaiah (Co Driver) Konganda Karumbaiah secured the third place in only their second rally at the AVT Premium South India Rally, Chennai.(3rd round of Indian Rally Championship) organised by Madras motor sports club. The overall title was won by Samir Thaper of Jct rally team driving a Mitsubishi evo 10,…
Read More...Rafting in Dubare. A Disaster waiting to happen
The District administration, Police as well as Civil had recently visited Dubare and ordered all raft operators to get themselves registered and licensed. Even two weeks after the deadline set by the district administration has expired, illegal operators are ruling the roost at Dubare. A licensed operator (there are only two) speaking to Coffeeland News…
Read More...Kodagu gets first Lady Police Chief
Vartika Katiyar, a native of Uttar Pradesh and an officer of the 2010 batch took over as the Superintendent of Police of Kodagu on Tuesday. Vartika had earlier served at Gokak in Belagum as a probationary officer. Vartika’s husband Nithin Katiyar is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and is currently posted at the Indian…
Read More...Manepanda Ganapathy promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary
Manepanda Appaiah Ganapathy, an officer of the 1986 batch from the UP/ Uttarakhand cadre, has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary and is presently on the Personal Staff of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. M.A. Ganapathy, is also the spokesperson of the Home Ministry. Ganapathy has been awarded the President’s Medal for Meritorious…
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