Man attempts suicide outside Joida Police Station in Karwar alleging harassment by local police
Karwar: In a tragic incident, Bhaskar Bandolkar, a resident of Ramanagar in Joida taluk, attempted suicide by setting himself on fire outside the Joida Police Station on Friday. Bandolkar alleged that he had been continuously harassed by the local police over a case, which drove him to take this drastic step.
Bandolkar was quickly rushed to a hospital in Belagavi for treatment. Following the incident, Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishnuvardhan visited the Ramanagar Police Station for an inspection.
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In a video clip reportedly recorded in the ambulance, Bandolkar accused the Ramanagar Sub-inspector (SI) of severe misconduct. According to Bandolkar, during an investigation five months ago, the SI confiscated Rs 3.5 lakh but officially reported seizing only Rs 30,000. Bandolkar claimed that despite informing the SP about the false report and the SI's actions, no disciplinary measures were taken against the officer. Instead, Bandolkar said he continued to face harassment from the SI for several months.
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
