Belthangady, Nov 28: Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Education Institutions vice president D. Surendra Kumar and senior Nagaswara artiste Annu Devadiga got the Rajyotsava award, the list of which was announced by the government on Wednesday.

Surendra Kumar

Surendra Kumar who has been working as the vice president of the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Education Institutions and Indian Jain Milan national president, was born in 1951. He has been working in various institutions  of Dharmasthala including the trustee of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Scheme. He has also involved himself in various other social activities. He is the younger brother of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade.

Annu Devadiga

Senior Nagaswara instrumentalist Annu Devadiga has dedicated his life for the art. Having education only up to 7th standard, he had started learning Nagaswara at the age of 9 from TN Govindaraj Pillai. Later, he had given various programmes in AIR and Doordarshan. In 2011, he was given Nrutya Academy award.

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New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.

"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.

He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.

Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.

During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.

"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.