Karnataka announces Rajyotsava Awards lists for 2024
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has announced the winners of this year’s Kannada Rajyotsava Awards, with Kannada and Culture Minister Shivraj S. Thangadagi revealing the list at a press conference on Wednesday.
Minister Thangadagi shared that the government received a total of 1,575 physical applications and an additional 7,438 nominations through the Seva Sindhu portal, covering 1,309 candidates. After thorough review, the committee selected 69 achievers for the prestigious award, ensuring representation from each district and maintaining social justice principles.
In recognition of the Golden Jubilee Year of Karnataka’s formation, a special "Suvarna Sambhram-50 Suvarna Mahotsav" award will also be conferred. This special category honors 50 distinguished men and 50 women, bringing the total awards to 169 this year.
Additionally, over 20 individuals who have made significant contributions to society have been recognized and awarded, even if they did not formally submit applications.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
