IS KODAGU SP VARTIKA KATIYAR A DICTATOR?
By P.T. Bopanna Though she is a tough cop who has shown the local politicians their place, Kodagu SP Katiyar seems to forget that she is working in a democratic set-up and not a...
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RECORD OF SORTS: THE ‘DISCOVER COORG VIDEO DVDs’ SOLD OUT
In a record of sorts, the first batch of the ‘Discover Coorg Video DVDs’, the first full-fledged DVD on Coorg, has been sold out within two months of its launch. The DVD produced...
FLESH TRADE IN COORG HOMESTAYS: DIST ADMIN TURNING A BLIND EYE?
Is the Kodagu district administration turning a blind eye to the criminal activities, including flesh trade that is going on in unauthorised Coorg homestays? Though senior Kodagu politician M.C. Nanaiah (in picture) had...
FLESH TRADE AND GAMBLING RAMPANT IN ILLEGAL COORG HOMESTAYS?
Do some of the homestay owners in Coorg indulging in nefarious activities like flesh trade and gambling? In a shocking disclosure, Kodagu superintendent of police Varthika Katiyar (in picture) has admitted that illegal...
COORG AIR CRASH VICTIM SECOND TIME UNLUCKY
Ramesh Rao, Managing Director of Bengaluru-based Scion Advertising, who died in an air crash on Saturday in Coorg, was involved in another air crash two years ago when his two-seater aircraft crashed in the...
MARATHON MAN FROM COORG RUNS ALL MAJOR WORLD MARATHONS
In a record of sorts, Pemmanda R. Ganapathy, hailing from Kodagu, but currently living in San Francisco, United States, has perhaps become the first Indian to run all the major world marathons in a...
EXCLUSIVE: STATE FOREST CHIEF SAYS KODAGU FORESTS NOT ‘DISAPPEARING’
Karnataka’s principal chief conservator of forests G. V. Sugur has maintained that forest cover in Kodagu has increased, contrary to the perception that forests have been “disappearing” in the ecologically sensitive areas in the Western...
‘Discover Coorg Video’ DVD launched
‘Discover Coorg Video’, the first full-fledged DVD on Coorg, has been launched. The DVD features tourist spots, homestays, Coorg jewellery, Kodava family hockey festival, facilities for golf in Coorg, and the unique culture of...
WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT COFFEE ‘OUT-TURN TEST’?
Dr. Kanathanda Manjula Aiyappa (in picture), an agriculture scientist, explains in simple language all that you wanted to know about the coffee ‘out-turn test’ which has become a sort of headache for the coffee...
IS ADVENTURE IN THE BLOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF KODAGU?
By P.T. Bopanna My report in my Facebook page Coorg-Kodagu News titled “A Coorg Family’s Priceless BMW Bike: A Daughter’s Tribute To Her Father” has been read by over 10,000 people. On an...
