TIGER ATTACKS IN COORG: TIME TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE
By P.T. Bopanna The time has come to look at the big picture on why tigers are on the prowl in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka and how to deal with the tiger attacks...
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OPRAH INTERVIEW FALLOUT: PARALLEL DRAWN BETWEEN MEGHAN AND COORG PRINCESS
By P.T. Bopanna* The explosive Oprah Winfrey interview with British royals Harry and Meghan Markle which made waves across the world has suddenly brought into focus the life and times of a Coorg Princess...
GARBAGE MESS: COORG NO MORE A NATURE’S PARADISE
By P.T. Bopanna Kodagu (Coorg), one of India’s top tourist destinations known for its greenery, has lost its charm because of the garbage menace. Most of the tourist spots are littered with garbage. While...
PRESIDENT KOVIND VISIT: COORG ADMIN GOES BONKERS CHOPPING TREES
By P.T. Bopanna The Kodagu (Coorg) district administration in Karnataka has gone bonkers and axed greenery recklessly in the name of security for President Ram Nath Kovind who is visiting the district on February...
SAFEGUARDING COORG ECOLOGY: KARNATAKA HC PUTS RESTRICTIONS ON LAND CONVERSION
By P.T. Bopanna In a major decision to safeguard the fragile ecology of Kodagu (Coorg) district, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ruled that a ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) issued by the technical committee...
PEOPLE SET THE AGENDA FOR NEW COORG DC. ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE No.1 PRIORITY
By P.T. Bopanna The appointment of Charulata Somal (in picture), a committed environmentalist, as the new deputy commissioner of Kodagu (Coorg), has raised a lot of hope among the people of this hill district...
CHARULATA SOMAL OF ‘ANTARCTICA FAME’ IS NEW DC OF COORG
By P.T. Bopanna Charulata Somal (in picture), IAS, the first IAS officer to have gone on an expedition to Antarctica, on Saturday took over as the new deputy commissioner of Kodagu (Coorg) district. Interestingly, two previous DCs...
WAKE UP CALL: KARNATAKA GOVT SHOULD APPOINT A FULL-TIME DC FOR COORG
By P.T. Bopanna Even as Kodagu district is facing a plethora of problems following three years of back-to-back landslides, the district is without a full-time deputy commissioner. After the previous DC Annies Joy went...
DC ANNIES JOY EXITS FROM COORG. HER PERFORMANCE WAS A MIXED BAG
By P.T. Bopanna Kodagu deputy commissioner Annies Joy (in picture) who served the district in one of the critical moments is taking a leave of absence to join her husband who has been recently...
HOMAGE: P.G. HALARNKAR, FORMER BANGALORE CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER
By P.T. Bopanna I had the rare privilege of crossing the paths of two outstanding individuals, that too a father and son, in my journalistic career. When I was covering the crime beat in...
