Bengaluru: Kannada and Culture Department Minister, CT Ravi on Monday announced that 64 people will be honored this year with the prestigious Rajyotsava Award for their services in various fields.

The awards will be given by Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on November 1 in a ceremony at Banquet Hall of Karnataka Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.

The list of people who will receive the prestigious honor of the state can be found below.

Literature 

Dr Manjappa Shetty Masagali 

Prof B Rajashekarappa 

Chandrakanth Karadalli 

Dr Saraswathi Chimmalagi 

 

Theatre 

Parashuram Siddi 

Pal Sudarshan 

Hooli Shekhar 

N Shivalingaiah 

Dr H K Ramanath 

Bhargavi Narayan 

 

Music 

Chote Rahmath Khan 

Nagavalli Nagaraj 

Dr Muddu Mohan 

Srinivasa Udupa 

 

Folk Art

Neelgararu Doddagavibasappa 

Holabasaiah Dundaiah Sambalad 

Bheem singh Sakaram Rathod 

Usman Saab Khadar Saab 

Kotresha Chennabasappa Kotrappanavar 

K R Hosalayya

 

Sculpture 

V V Deshpande 

K Jnaneshwar 

 

Painting 

Ramesh Rao 

Mohan Sitanoor 

 

Sports 

Vishwanath 

Bhaskar Ganiga 

Chenada A Kuttappa 

Nandita Naganagoudar 

 

Yoga 

Srimathi Vanithakka 

Kumari Khushi 

 

Yakshagana 

Dr. Shridhara Bhandary 

 

Bayalata 

Y Mallappa Gavayi 

 

Films 

Shailashree 

 

TV 

Jayakumar Kodaganura 

 

Education

N R Gunjaal 

Prof T Shivanna 

Dr K Chidananda Gowda 

Dr. Gururaj Karajagi 

 

Miscellaneous

Dr Vijay Sankeshwar 

N T Shantha Gangadhar 

Dr Channaveera Shivacharya 

LT Gen BNBM Prasad 

Dr N Someshwar 

K Prakash Shetty 

 

Journalism 

B V Mallikarjunaiah 

 

Co-operation 

Ramesh Vaidya 

 

Social service 

S G Bharathi 

Kattige Channappa 

 

Agriculture 

B K Deva Rao 

Vishveshwar Sajjan 

 

Environment 

Saalumarada Veerachar 

Shivaji Chatrappa Kagnekar 

 

Organisations/groups 

Prabhat Art International 

Sri Patanjali Yoga Shikshana Samiti, Hanumanthapura 

 

Medicine

Dr Hanumantharaya Pandit 

Dr Anjanappa 

Dr Nagarathna 

Dr G T Subhash 

Dr Krishna Prasad

 

Judiciary 

Kumar N 

 

Expats 

Jayavanth Mannoli 

Gangadhar Bevinakoppa 

B G Mohandas 

 

Cottage industry 

Navaratna Indukumar 

 

Literary criticism 

K V Subramanyam

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Bengaluru: The Adani Group has become the lowest bidder for both packages of the proposed 16.75-km tunnel road project in Bengaluru, according to sources familiar with the bids opened by Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd (B-SMILE).

According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Monday, the government estimated the entire project to cost Rs 17,698 crore, while the Adani Group has quoted Rs 22,267 crore. The ports-to-power conglomerate’s bid is about 24% higher for the first package and 28% higher for the second than the government’s estimates, a gap that could prompt authorities to seek the state Cabinet’s approval on the tenders’ fate.

M Maheshwar Rao, Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), who is also the Managing Director of B-SMILE, declined to comment.

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In all, four infrastructure companies had participated in the tenders for the project, which has been proposed under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, with 40% funding from the government and the remaining investment to be raised by the private concessionaire.

During the technical evaluation, the Adani Group and the Hyderabad-based Vishwa Samudra Engineering Ltd qualified for the financial round.

According to the report, Dilip Buildcon was disqualified due to a clause that bars firms linked to collapsed bridges or tunnels, while Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) was rejected because its joint venture (JV) partner did not meet technical requirements.

With only two companies left in the fray, the Adani Group emerged as the lowest bidder, ahead of Vishwa Samudra.

The tunnel project officially named the North–South underground corridor, is part of the Congress government’s ambitious to ease Bengaluru’s traffic congestion by building two major underground roads (totalling 40 km) along with 13 flyovers and elevated corridors.

The project is the brainchild of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru development minister.

The proposal, however, has faced criticism and political opposition, especially from senior BJP leaders, who object to the alignment that requires acquiring six acres of Lalbagh Botanical Garden, a historic green space.

As per the report, Urban mobility experts have also warned that the tunnel corridor may clash with the alignment of Namma Metro’s Phase 3A, possibly affecting the metro expansion.