Karnataka: Padma Shri award to be conferred on Tulasi Gowda
Bengaluru, Jan 25: Karnataka’s Tulasi Gowda also known as "encyclopedia of forests" and Harekala Hajabba, education pioneer among unsung heroes awarded the coveted Padma Shri award this year, officials said on Saturday.
Seventy-two-year-old Tulasi Gowda from Honnali village, Ankola taluk in Karnataka, she has planted 100,000 saplings and looks after the nurseries of the Forest department, who earned the sobriquet "encyclopedia of forests" because of her vast knowledge of diverse plants species in spite of lacking formal education, has also been given the award, they said.
21 people have been conferred with Padma Shri Awards 2020 including Jagdish Jal Ahuja, Mohammed Sharif, Tulasi Gowda and Munna Master. #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/7blGTjxe9q
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Man kills 12-year-old nephew over property dispute in Karnataka’s Sindhanur
Sindhanur: A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked his elder brother’s family with a knife over a property dispute in Alabanur village of Sindhanur taluk on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj Siddappa Alvi (12). Amrutha Siddappa (42) sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police said the accused is Basavaraj Rudrappa Alvi, the younger brother of the victim boy’s father.
According to preliminary information, Basavaraj had arrived in Alabanur village on Tuesday and was staying at his mother’s house.
On Wednesday morning, he allegedly went to the house of his brother Siddappa carrying a knife. At the time, Siddappa’s wife Amrutha and children Nagaraj and Dhanush were present in the house.
Police said the accused allegedly attacked them with the knife. Nagaraj died in the incident, while Amrutha and Dhanush suffered serious injuries.
The injured were shifted to the government hospital in the city for treatment.
Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Chandrashekhar visited the spot and gathered information.
Sources said Chinnamma Rudrappa of Alabanur village has two sons Siddappa, who lives in Alabanur, and Basavaraj, who resides in Alliganur village of Siruguppa taluk.
Police suspect the long-standing property dispute between the two brothers led to the fatal attack.
