B S Yediyurappa bags first-ever 'Best MLA Award', instituted by Karnataka Assembly
Bengaluru, Sep 24: The Karnataka Assembly on Friday conferred its first-ever 'Best MLA Award' on former Chief Minister and ruling BJP MLA B S Yediyurappa recognising his long stint in electoral politics and best performance as member of the House.
Karnataka speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said the award was instituted on the suggestions of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who had said that all the legislative assemblies and councils should honour their best members.
On Birla's suggestion, a committee has been constituted under the Assembly Speaker's chairmanship which comprises Chief Minister, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister and members from the opposition parties.
He added that this award, which will be given annually, is only for the members of the House and not Ministers.
Yediyurappa, who had served the state as chief minister four times, stepped down on July 26 this year.
He got elected to the Karnataka assembly in 1983 for the first time. He also was a member of the legislative council and Lok Sabha MP.
ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಯಾಗಿ, ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ ದೇಗುಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರ ಆಶೋತ್ತರಗಳ ಈಡೇರಿಕೆಯ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯ ಅರಿವಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗದ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ರಾಜ್ಯದ ವಿಧಾನಮಂಡಲದ ಇತಿಹಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾದ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಶಾಸಕ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ವಿನೀತ ಭಾವದಿಂದ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. pic.twitter.com/gd2P6gmNuS
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3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported.
The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.
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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.
