‘Not invited formally’, Siddaramaiah will not attend ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award event
Bengaluru: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah has accused the state government of not inviting him to the program to confer the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award posthumously on late Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar on Tuesday evening.
Addressing a press meet at his official residence in Bengaluru, the former chief minister said, “My name has been included in the invitation for the program. The Opposition leader should have been formally invited to the event as per protocol. I would have been interested in attending the program were I invited so.”
Siddaramaiah then stated, “Since I was not invited, however, I do not wish to attend the ceremony to confer the state award.”
He also said, “I am delighted that the award is being conferred on Puneeth Rajkumar. I would, therefore, have attended the event enthusiastically, had I been formally invited.”
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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.
