Senior Kannada Actor Shankar Rao passes away at 84
Bengaluru: Senior actor in the Kannada film industry, TV Series, Shankar Rao (84) passed away on Monday morning. The actor is known for his character in ‘Paapa Paandu’
Originally from Tumkur, Shankar Rao has acted in various roles and is an experienced actor in the industry. He had acted in various comedy roles and entertained Kannadigas over the years.
He had a great interest in the field of acting since school days and arrived in Bengaluru in 1956. Shankar Rao was recognized as part of the ‘Nataranga’ team. As an amateur theatre artist, throughout his career, he has also acted in various cinematic roles.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
