Sullia: Sullia court has issued a warrant against KPCC President D. K. Shivakumar for not complying with previous summons orders related to a case that was made against the Congress leader when he was the Energy Minister. During his tenure as the Minister for Energy DK Shivakumar had gotten into a conflict with a man from Ballary, who had contacted him regarding energy-related issues. He had been issued several summonses related to the case but the Congress leader had been a no-show, it is learned.
The Judge has declared the case of miss-attendance to the court summons by DK Shivakumar as a serious matter and also sent an order to the IGP and DIGP to present him before the courts. The next session of the court has been scheduled for September 29.
On February 28th of 2016, the former President of Ballary’s Association of Traders Sai Giridhar had phoned D. K. Shivakumar who was the Minister of Energy during the time, to relay about the relentless power cuts happening in the region. It is learned that a war of words had ensued between the two and that some unsavoury words were also used in the altercation. Concerning this, Energy Minister D. K. Shivakumar had facilitated the MESCOM MD through the then Sulya Mescom’s A.E.E Harish Naik to register a complaint with the police against Sai Giridhar. The police who had registered the complaint against Giridhar had then arrested him.
In this case, DK Shivakumar had been a witness but he had not attended the court session to give his witness statement, it is learned. Three summons had been issued for his attendance in this regard and a warrant had also been issued. However, he had still not presented himself before the court. Now, the newly appointed judge has issued an order for D. K. Shivakumar to present himself before the court.
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Working Journalists Association has announced the recipients of the KWJ Endowment Fund Awards. BM Basheer, News Editor of 'Vartabharati', has been honored with the 'Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Award', while Sanath Kumar Belagali, a columnist of Vartabharati, has been awarded the 'Dr. M. M. Kalaburgi Award'.
A total of 21 individuals have been recognized, with four receiving special awards. Each endowment award carries a cash prize of Rs 5,000, along with a plaque and honorary recognition. The awards ceremony will take place on April 1 in Chitradurga, as announced by Sivananda Tagadoor, President of the Karnataka Working Journalists' Association.
The recipients of this year's awards are as follows:
- Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Award: BM Bashir from Mangaluru
- Dome Media Award: Kuntinath Sri Kalamani from Belagavi
- DVG Award: V. Venkatesh from Bengaluru
- C.R.Krishna Rao (CRK) Award: CG Manjula from Bengaluru
- Yashodhamma G Narayana Award: Mallige Machamma from Mysuru
- SV Jayashila Rao Award: Mohana Hegde from Hubballi
- Dr. M. M. Kalaburgi Award: Sanat Kumar Belagali
- Kidi Sheshappa Award: BM Nandish from Hassan
- HS Doreswamy Award: R. Jayakumar from Bengaluru
- PR Ramaiah Award: CK Mahendra from Mysuru
- HK Veeranna Gowda Award: Ashok Ram from Ramnagar
- Rajasekharakoti Award: Sasikumar B Kerura from Bagalkote
- P. Ramaiah Award: Manohar Mallada from Ranebennur
- M. Ramamurthy Award: HK Basavaraju from Bengaluru
- Garudanagari Nagaraj Award: Prabhulinga Shastri Math from Bengaluru
- Mahadev Prakash Award: Vijayakumar Warna from Kalaburagi
- Minchu Srinivas Award of Shimoga: N. Babu from Bhadravathi
- HS Rangaswamy Award: Namdev Watkar from Yadagiri
- M. Nagendra Rao Award: Ravi R from Davanagere
- Girijamma Rudrappa Talikote Award: K. Gopika Mallesh from Kolar
- Gurulingaswamy Holimath Award: RC Puttaraju from Chamarajanagar
Special Awards were also given to Chikppanalli Shanmukh, S. B. Ravikumar, Manjunath, and Ravi Mallapur.
The awards highlight the dedication and excellence of journalists in Karnataka and their contributions to the field of journalism.