Ayesha Khanum appointed Chairperson of Karnataka Media Academy
Bengaluru: The State Government has appointed Ayesha Khanum as the chairperson of Karnataka Media Academy.
Khanum’s name was recommended by CM’s media advisor K V Prabhakar. He also brought it to the attention of the CM. This is the first time that a person from minority community and a woman is being elected to the post. “As Ayesha is from Kalaburagi which falls in the Kalyana Karnataka region, her appointment upholds social justice, regional justice and gender equality”, Prabhakar said. Accordingly, CM Siddaramaiah has ordered for her appointment as the Chairperson of the academy.
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Ahobalapathi, another appointed member, entered journalism as an advocate of people’s struggle and has always upheld social concerns in his profession. Bengaluru photojournalist K Venkatesh and Senior journalist K Ningajja from Koppal have also been appointed as members of the academy.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
