Senior Actor Rajesh passes away
Bengaluru(PTI): Noted film actor Rajesh (82), who had earned the fame of 'Kala Tapasvi', passed away after age related complications in a private hospital on Saturday, family sources said.
The actor was undergoing treatment in a private hospital for multiple ailments where he breathed his last, they added.
Born as Muni Chowdappa in Bengaluru, Rajesh had also come to be known as Vidyasagar during his days in theatre. The actor changed his name to Rajesh in 1968 following his movie 'Namma Ooru' (Our town).
Rajesh who debuted in 'Veera Sankalpa' in 1960 had acted in over 150 movies, including 'Kappu Bilupu', 'Aradu Mukha', 'Punya Purusha', 'Kanike' and Brundavana.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, former chief ministers Siddaramaiah and H D Kumaraswamy and many ministers in the Karnataka government condoled the demise of Rajesh.
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Karnataka Assembly Speaker seeks probe after Aadhaar cards found on riverbank in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Wednesday sought an inquiry after a large number of Aadhaar cards were found on the banks of the Nethravathi River here.
The cards were found at Farangipete in Pudu village of his Mangaluru Assembly constituency.
Khader, in a note to the Project Manager of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Bengaluru, sought immediate intervention and necessary action against those responsible.
In the note dated March 4, he said that local residents noticed the Aadhaar cards along the riverbank on March 3.
Following information received from the public, the Pudu Gram Panchayat president and villagers collected the Aadhaar cards found scattered in the area. They subsequently brought the matter to his attention and the concerned authorities, he said.
Expressing concern over the incident, the Speaker has directed that a thorough investigation be conducted to ascertain how such a large number of Aadhaar cards ended up on the riverbank and to identify those responsible.
He instructed officials to initiate appropriate legal action through the concerned department at the earliest.
