Senior Journalist Ravish Kumar to receive first 'Gauri Lankesh Award'
The award will be given in a ceremony in Bengaluru on Sept 22
Bengaluru: Gauri Memorial Trust President H S Doreswamy and Secretary K L Ashok on Thursday told reporters that senior journalist and executive editor of NDTV India, Ravish Kumar will receive the first ‘Gauri Lankesh Award’ which will be given in a ceremony on September 22.
“Gauri Lankesh was a voice against the establishment and always supported development and investigative journalism. The award will recognise one such journalist,” K.L. Ashok, secretary of trust had earlier told reporters on Wednesday, a day before announcing the recipient of the award.
A selection committee comprising Siddharth Varadarajan, editor of TheWire.in, activist Teesta Setalvad, and academic Rahamat Tarikere finalised the award winner.
“Ravish Kumar upholds the democratic values and ethics of journalism in his coverage. At a time when the country is witnessing such hard times, especially the media industry, Ravish has been able to strive towards securing secular and democratic values. That is why the trust has decided to give the first Gauri Lankesh Award to him.” KL Ashok said on Thursday.
The national award that carries a purse of ₹1 lakh will be presented on September 22 in the city’s town hall. The event will be attended and addressed by Prof. Ganesh N Devy.
The announcement was made on a day that marks the second death anniversary of Gauri Lankesh who was shot dead outside her residence in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017.
Ashok while addressing reporters on Thursday demanded that the investigations should be completed at the earliest and the accused should be punished under strict law. He further added that the investigation so far indicates that the accused in Kalburgi murder case and Gauri Lankesh case were linked and belonged to Sanathana Sanstha.
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Schools in Mizoram's nine districts closed due to rain
Aizawl (PTI): All schools in nine districts of Mizoram remained closed on Tuesday due to heavy rain that has been lashing the northeastern state since the day before, an official said.
School Education Director Angela Zothanpuii said administrations of nine districts, including Aizawl, Kolasib, Lunglei and Mamit, announced school closure on Tuesday as a precautionary measure for students' safety.
However, schools in the southern districts of Hnahthial and Lawngtlai remained open following a slight improvement in weather conditions there, she said.
According to the India Meteorological Department, Serchhip recorded the highest rainfall at 70.5 mm in a 24-hour period, followed by Hnahthial 55 mm, Siaha 37.5 mm, and Aizawl 36 mm.
Khawzawl district reported 30 mm of rainfall, Mamit 25.9 mm, Kolasib 25 mm, Lawngtlai 17.5 mm, and Lunglei 2.2 mm during the same period, it said.
The weather department has forecast light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning in Mizoram on Tuesday.
