Kannur International Airport

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Kannur International Airport (IATA: CNN, ICAO: VOKN) is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located 28 km (17 mi) east of Kannur town, and 24 km (15 mi) east of Thalassery town, near the municipality of Mattannur in Thalassery taluk of Kannur district in Kerala. It is owned and operated by Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened for commercial operations

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K. G. Bopaiah

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Kombarana Ganapathy Bopaiah (born 17 October 1955) is an Indian politician who was also the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been appointed as pro tem speaker of the Legislative Assembly by the Governor of the Karnataka. Contents   1Early life 2Political career 3Controversies 4References Early life

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Holeya

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Holeya are a scheduled caste of India, mainly belonging to present day Karnataka State, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and also Madhya Pradesh. The Mysore Gazetter claimed the Holeyas were the first to settle the villages. In Medieval period of India History, they were the warrior classes of fallen Kingdoms, hence were made & treated as, out-caste, commonly an agricultural labor. The term Hola means an agricultural field and term Holeya is

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History of Kodagu

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The district of Kodagu in present-day Karnataka comprises the area of the former princely state of the same name. Contents   1Early history 2The Haleri dynasty 2.1Early Haleri 2.2Mysore Sultan 2.3Later Haleri 3British rule 4Independent India 5See also 6References 7Further reading 8External links Early history A Megalithic burial or “cromlech” near Virarajendrepet, Joshika in 1868 Portico of the Coorg Rajah’s Palace

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Hassan district

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Hassan  is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan. Hassan District contains the cities of Hassan, Arsikere, Channarayapatna, Belur, Holenarasipura, Sakleshpur, Alur and Arkalgud. Contents   1Governance 2History 2.1Modern 3List of Temples 4Geography 5Administrative divisions 6Demographics 7Transport 7.1Air 7.2Road 7.3Rail 8Education 9Gallery 10People from the Hassan district 11See also 12Notes 13References 14External links Governance Current Member of Parliament from Hassan is Prajwal Revanna who is

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Gudalur, Nilgiris

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Gudalur  is a municipality and taluk in Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Gudalur is one of the major towns in West Tamil Nadu and is located at 52 km from Ooty and 48 km from Nilambur in the hilly terrain of The Nilgiris district. It is situated at the junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Tea plantations dot the whole region, and the regional economy is heavily dependent on the tea

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Gaud Saraswat Brahmin

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Gaud Saraswat Brahmins  (also Goud or Gawd, archaically as Shenvi) are a Hindu ethno-religious community that is part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin varna that migrated to Konkan from Gaud, as per the Skanda Purana in ancient India. They belong to the Pancha (five) Gauda Brahmana groups.They primarily speak Konkani and it’s various dialects, as their mother tongue. Contents   1Etymology 2History 3Diet and culture 3.1Diet 3.2Classification

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Coorg State

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Coorg State was a Part-C state in India which existed from 1950 to 1956. When the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, most of the existing provinces were reconstituted into states. Thus, Coorg Province became Coorg State. Coorg State was ruled by a Chief Commissioner with Mercara as its capital. The head of the government was the Chief Minister. Coorg State was

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Christianity in Karnataka

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Christianity is a minority religion within Karnataka, a state of India. Mangalorean Catholics are a community of centuries, though there also are Mangalorean Protestants. Christians in Karnataka Year Number 2001 1,009,164 2011 1,142,647 Contents 1Denominations 2Regional bodies 3See also 4References Denominations Apostolic Church Bible Believing Churches in India Blessing Youth Mission Karnataka Baptist Convention Hindustani Covenant Church New Life Churches United Basel Mission

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