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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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.