Bengaluru: Kannada and Culture Department Minister, CT Ravi on Monday announced that 64 people will be honored this year with the prestigious Rajyotsava Award for their services in various fields.

The awards will be given by Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on November 1 in a ceremony at Banquet Hall of Karnataka Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.

The list of people who will receive the prestigious honor of the state can be found below.

Literature 

Dr Manjappa Shetty Masagali 

Prof B Rajashekarappa 

Chandrakanth Karadalli 

Dr Saraswathi Chimmalagi 

 

Theatre 

Parashuram Siddi 

Pal Sudarshan 

Hooli Shekhar 

N Shivalingaiah 

Dr H K Ramanath 

Bhargavi Narayan 

 

Music 

Chote Rahmath Khan 

Nagavalli Nagaraj 

Dr Muddu Mohan 

Srinivasa Udupa 

 

Folk Art

Neelgararu Doddagavibasappa 

Holabasaiah Dundaiah Sambalad 

Bheem singh Sakaram Rathod 

Usman Saab Khadar Saab 

Kotresha Chennabasappa Kotrappanavar 

K R Hosalayya

 

Sculpture 

V V Deshpande 

K Jnaneshwar 

 

Painting 

Ramesh Rao 

Mohan Sitanoor 

 

Sports 

Vishwanath 

Bhaskar Ganiga 

Chenada A Kuttappa 

Nandita Naganagoudar 

 

Yoga 

Srimathi Vanithakka 

Kumari Khushi 

 

Yakshagana 

Dr. Shridhara Bhandary 

 

Bayalata 

Y Mallappa Gavayi 

 

Films 

Shailashree 

 

TV 

Jayakumar Kodaganura 

 

Education

N R Gunjaal 

Prof T Shivanna 

Dr K Chidananda Gowda 

Dr. Gururaj Karajagi 

 

Miscellaneous

Dr Vijay Sankeshwar 

N T Shantha Gangadhar 

Dr Channaveera Shivacharya 

LT Gen BNBM Prasad 

Dr N Someshwar 

K Prakash Shetty 

 

Journalism 

B V Mallikarjunaiah 

 

Co-operation 

Ramesh Vaidya 

 

Social service 

S G Bharathi 

Kattige Channappa 

 

Agriculture 

B K Deva Rao 

Vishveshwar Sajjan 

 

Environment 

Saalumarada Veerachar 

Shivaji Chatrappa Kagnekar 

 

Organisations/groups 

Prabhat Art International 

Sri Patanjali Yoga Shikshana Samiti, Hanumanthapura 

 

Medicine

Dr Hanumantharaya Pandit 

Dr Anjanappa 

Dr Nagarathna 

Dr G T Subhash 

Dr Krishna Prasad

 

Judiciary 

Kumar N 

 

Expats 

Jayavanth Mannoli 

Gangadhar Bevinakoppa 

B G Mohandas 

 

Cottage industry 

Navaratna Indukumar 

 

Literary criticism 

K V Subramanyam

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New Delhi (PTI): National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has condemned the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Pune, calling it "deeply distressing" and a "blot on humanity".

The girl was allegedly raped and killed by a 65-year-old labourer, who has a criminal record, in Bhor tehsil of Pune on Friday. The accused allegedly lured the child to a cattle enclosure on the pretext of giving her food. After raping her, he killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to police.

The accused has been arrested.

In a post on X on Saturday, Rahatkar said the incident in the Nasrapur area in Pune was heartbreaking and has shaken society.

"The brutal torture and murder of a four-year-old innocent girl in Nasrapur (Bhor, Pune) is deeply painful, heartbreaking, and shocking. It is a blot on humanity," she said.

She said Pune Rural police has arrested the accused and noted that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar have assured strict action in the case.

Rahatkar said the NCW has taken cognisance of the matter and written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), requesting the body to ensure necessary and prompt action.

It has also been recommended that the case be pursued under stringent provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and be closely monitored from the filing of the chargesheet to proceedings in a fast-track special court to ensure time-bound justice, she added.

Ensuring justice for the victim and stringent punishment for the accused is a collective responsibility, the NCW chairperson underlined.

In a post on X, the NCW said it has taken suo motu cognisance of the extremely "heinous" incident.

"This heinous crime causes profound pain and outrage, and it highlights serious concerns regarding the safety of young girls," it said.

Strongly condemning this grave "inhuman act", the NCW said such crimes constitute a serious violation of children's rights and raise questions about society's security system.