Protest against land acquisition by MRPL
Mangaluru, November 5: Condemning the land acquisition process of the MRPL, Karavali Karnataka Janabhivrudhi Vedike and Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samiti members staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Monday.
The MRPL has planned to acquire 1011 acres of land through Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) and now, the agitators condemned the action.
Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil visited the spot and received the memorandum from the agitators and promised of looking into it.
Vedike spokesperson TR Bhat and Vidya Dinakar, Samiti vice president William, secretary Lawrence, Prakash VN and Shabir of the Autorickshaw Drivers-Owners Association were present.
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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.
