Noted Kannada poet Jayath Kaikini gets Dr. Shivarama Karanth Balavana Award
Puttur, Sep 21: Noted Kannada poet and story writer Jayath Kaikini has been chosen for the Dr Shivarama Karanth Balavana Award.
The decision to present the award to Kaikini was taken at a preparatory meeting on novelist and playwright Karanths birth anniversary celebrations.
The anniversary would be observed on October 10.
Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary will inaugurate the programme to be presided over by Sanjeeva Matandoor, MLA.
A seminar and cultural programmes would also be held, assistant commissioner H K Krishnamurthy said.
Karanths house at Balavana has been renovated at a cost of Rs 30 lakh.
A sum of Rs one crore was sanctioned for the comprehensive development of Balavana and the work has been entrusted to INTACH, Bengaluru, he said.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
