P Lankesh’s writing had power to make or break government: Justice AJ Sadashiva
Bengaluru: Retired Justice A J Sadashiva on Sunday asserted that the writings of noted Kannada Writer, Poet and Journalist P Lankesh had the power to make or break the government.
Speaking at the launch of P Lankesh’s biography at National College’s H. N Auditorium by Pallava Prakashaba and Janshakti Kendra, Sadashiva noted that P Lankesh was a fearless writer and his writing reflected his idea of right and wrong.
“He was a fearless writer, he started his own publication as a revolt against Prajavani when they stopped his colomn. He would never bend before anyone. His writing was always powerful and reflected his idea of what is right and what is wrong” Justice Sadashiva noted.
Shudra Srinivas, the author of Lankesh’s biography spoke about Lankesh and recalled their conversation. He noted that when he wrote an article on Late. Gopal Gowda, Lankesh had asked him to write a similar article on him which he regretted not writing when Lankesh was alive.
“I am relieved now that I have penned his biography” Srinivas said.
Vaddegere Chinnaswamy recalled how Lankesh's writings formed his thoughts and how he was successful in expressing the secular ideas even in the outskirts.
Former minister Prof. BK Chandrashekar said that the book 'Lankesh Mohaka Rupakagala Naduve' reveals minute parts of Lankesh's life. He further stressed on the need of translating Lankesh's writings to English. "This book is a must read for all the Kannadigas" he said.
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Two workers trapped after wall of opencast coal mine collapses in Jharkhand
Hazaribag (PTI): Two workers have been trapped after the wall of an opencast mine collapsed on a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 11 pm on Saturday in the command area of Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) under the Urimari Police Station limits when the highwall of the mine caved in on the coal-loading vehicle, a senior officer said.
A highwall in mining is the face of exposed overburden and coal in a mine, and its stability is important for safety of miners and equipment, experts said.
The trapped coal workers, who were on the truck when the accident occurred, were identified as Sunil Yadav (30) and Raju Paswan (50), Barkagaon sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Pawan Kumar said.
"A rescue operation is underway for the two workers. Another person has already been rescued from the accident site and admitted to a hospital here," he added.
The trapped workers could not be rescued on Saturday night due to darkness, fog and a protest by coal workers there, the SDPO said.
The labourers at the opencast mine stopped their coal extraction activities after the accident, he added.
