Farangipete Krishna Kumar Punja gets Rajyotsava award
Sevanjali Foundation Managing Trustee
Mangaluru, November 28: Managing trustee of Farangipete Sevanjali Foundation, Krishna Kumar was given the Rajyotsava Award. He would receive the award at Ravindra Kala Kshetra in Bengaluru on Thursday. Through Sevanjali Foundation, he has been doing various social services in Health, Education, Religious and other sectors.
He was an employee of Vijaya Bank and got voluntary retirement in 2001 and involved himself in social service. For the last 20 years, he has been conducting free health check up camps, 99 blood donation camps, Eye check up camps, Dental check up camps, Scholarships to poor students, Insurance scheme under Janashree Insurance scheme and other services.
He has been encouraging the art and cultural activities. He has got various other awards for his service. Now, the state government has given him the Kannada Rajyotsava award for this year.
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Attacks on Christians contradict PM's message of harmony, visit to church: Gehlot
Jaipur (PTI): Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday expressed concern over the reported attacks and disruptions in prayer gatherings of the Christian community in different parts of the country, saying such incidents were "worrying and condemnable".
In a post on X, Gehlot said that while the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting a church and giving a message of peace and harmony, news of attacks on members of the Christian community from various regions reflected a serious contradiction.
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"Symbolic gestures would not be enough, and strict legal action was required against those spreading hatred," the senior Congress leader said.
He added that Indian culture has always upheld the spirit of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", where every citizen has full freedom to practise their faith.
Gehlot urged the Centre and state governments to uphold the rule of law and ensure that no citizen is forced to celebrate their festival under fear.
