Here's complete list of achievers who have been awarded Karnataka Ratna Award so far
Bengaluru: The ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award was conferred posthumously on Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar in Bengaluru on the occasion of the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava on Tuesday.
The highest civilian award of the state was received by the actor’s wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar on behalf of the late actor at a ceremony on the fore steps of the Vidhana Soudha.
The award was being conferred after 13 years, and Puneeth Rajkumar was the 10th recipient of the award.
The awardees are handed a 50-gram gold medal, a certificate, memento and a shawl.
The ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award has been conferred on achievers in various fields:
Kuvempu (Literature) – 1992
Dr Rajkumar (Cinema) – 1992
S Nijalingappa (Politics) – 1999
C N R Rao (Science) – 2000
Devi Prasad Shetty (Medicine) – 2001
Bhimsen Joshi (Music) – 2005
Dr Shivakumara Swami (Social Service) – 2007
D Javare Gowda (Literature) – 2008
Dr Veerendra Heggade (Social Service) – 2009
Puneeth Rajkumar (Cinema) - 2022
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
