Sir David Attenborough, 99, breaks record as oldest Daytime Emmy winner
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Pasadena (AP): Sir David Attenborough broke Dick Van Dyke's record for oldest Daytime Emmy winner on Friday, taking the trophy for daytime personality, non-daily as host of Netflix's "Secret Lives of Orangutans".
Attenborough, who is 99, was not on hand. The Brit's career as a writer, host and narrator spans eight decades.
Van Dyke was 98 when he won as guest performer in a daytime drama series for "Days of Our Lives" in 2024. He is the oldest actor to win a Daytime Emmy.
Jonathan Jackson of "General Hospital" and first-time nominee Susan Walters of "The Young and the Restless" won supporting acting honours.
Jackson accepted the trophy for playing Lucky Spencer, a role he originated in 1993 and has played on and off ever since.
The ABC show also claimed trophies for Alley Mills as guest performer in a daytime drama and its writing team.
It was Mills' second career win for playing Heather Webber. The 74-year-old, who first won in 2023, is best known as the mom on "The Wonder Years".
"We are living in really dark times right now. Everything is crazy," Mills told the audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. "We just got to keep our spirits high."
Walters plays Diane Jenkins on CBS' "Y&R", which she has appeared in during three different stints.
"I am so happy that I won so I can thank my husband of 40 years," she said, singling out Linden Ashby, who has appeared on the same show.
"The Young and the Restless" brought a leading 19 nominations into the 52nd annual show. It is just one of three shows nominated for best daytime drama, along with "General Hospital" and "Days of Our Lives".
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Have sanctioned 1,000 buses for next fiscal, says K'taka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday said the government has sanctioned procurement of 1,000 government buses in the next year’s budget.
According to him, in the current fiscal, 2,000 buses were sanctioned and many of them have already arrived.
Speaking in the Legislative Council, he alleged that the previous BJP government neither bought a single bus nor recruitment was done in the state transport department.
He was replying to BJP MLC Y M Satish’s request for buses for Ballari and Vijayanagara districts.
“From 2019 to 2023, not a single bus was purchased in the four corporations. Not even one bus. If buses are not purchased continuously for four years, what will happen to the organisation?” Reddy asked.
He recalled that the last time buses were procured and recruitments took place were in 2016, when he was the transport minister during the previous Congress government from 2013 to 2018.
“After we came to power (from 2013), we procured 6,080 new buses. Then last year, 2,000 buses were provided, and many of them have already arrived. This year too, 1,000 buses have been sanctioned in the budget,” Reddy told the House.
He noted that 9,000 people were recruited and 1,300 people were appointed on compassionate grounds during the Congress tenure.
The Minister added that around 2,000 to 2,500 buses have been refurbished.
“In total, 6,080 buses came in two years. Last year’s 2,000 buses, and now 1,000 more. Altogether, we have about 26,000 buses. Out of these, nearly one-third have been added in the last two-and-a-half years,” Reddy said.
Satish told the Minister that at least 100 red buses and about 20 Volvo buses are required for Ballari and Vijayanagara districts.
In response, Reddy said in 2022-23, 720 buses were given, and in 2024–25, 307 buses; in 2026, 140 buses—totalling 1,173 new buses were given to Kalyana Karnataka region.
There are around 4,000-odd buses in Kalyana Karnataka region, he said adding that another 400 buses have been tendered and funds have to be released.
“Additionally, 56 high-end buses—sleeper AC, non-sleeper AC, and Volvo buses—are also coming. Now, 400 buses are coming. Priority will be given to Ballari and Vijayanagara districts,” Reddy said.
