Karnataka Sahitya Academy announces 5 'Honorary,' 10 'Sahitya shri Awards'; List here
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Sahitya Academy on Wednesday, March 25 announced its annual ‘Honorary Award' and the 'Sahitya Shri Award' for the year 2025.
While five individuals will receive the annual 'Honorary Award,' 10 will be conferred with the ‘Sahitya Shri Award’.
The academy, in its release, stated that the decision was taken unanimously at a meeting of all members held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Academy President L. N. Mukundaraj.
The list of awardees:
The academy’s Honorary Award for 2025 will be presented to Prof. Sivaramaiah - Bengaluru, Chandrashekar Talya - Chitradurga, Dr. Chandrakant Pokale - Belagavi, Dr. Vasundhara Bhupathi - Ballari, Dr. S. Tukaram - Mysuru.
The academy will present its Sahitya Shri Award for 2025 to Vartha Bharati’s News Editor B.M. Basheer - Mangaluru, Dr. Nishti Rudrappa - Ballari, Dr. Veeresh Badiger - Bagalkot, Dr. C. G. Lakshmipathi - Tumkur, Kannadiga Narayana - Bengaluru, Roopa Hassan - Hassan, Jayaram Raipur - Vijayawada, Kumuda Sushil - Davangere, Dr. O. Nagaraju - Tumkur, Dr. Jyothi - Bengaluru.
Vartha Bharati Editor-in-Chief A.S. Puthige has been awarded the 'B.V. Veerabhadrappa Endowment Award' for 2024 for Vartha Bharati’s collection of editorials.
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Food delivery agent intervenes to stop street fight in Delhi's Dwarka, stabbed to death
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old food delivery executive was stabbed to death when he allegedly intervened in a violent altercation between two groups in southwest Delhi's Dwarka, police said on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Govind Jha, a resident of Mohan Garden.
Three others sustained stab injuries in the incident and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, they said.
Authorities also cautioned against attempts to give the incident a communal colour.
According to the police, Jha was on his way to work on Sunday night when he noticed a street fight taking place at Rajapuri in Madhu Vihar area of Dwarka. The altercation involved two men pitted against three others, who were later identified as Parvesh, Anish and Rohit.
"Jha stopped at the spot and attempted to intervene. During the scuffle, the two men allegedly pulled out knives and began stabbing Parvesh, Anish and Rohit. When Jha tried to intervene, he was also attacked," a police officer said.
All four injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, where Jha succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The other three men are under medical observation.
Police said the accused fled the spot after the incident, and multiple teams have been formed to identify and apprehend them.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Kushal Pal Singh, in a statement, said that some messages circulating on social media are attempting to give a communal angle to the incident.
"In the incident, four people suffered stab injuries and were admitted to the hospital. One person died at the hospital, and the remaining three are undergoing treatment. The victims belong to two different communities. The accused stabbed all four victims. Dwarka Police is conducting a search for the accused," the DCP said.
"There is no communal angle to the incident. Strict action will be taken against those spreading false information," he said.
