Karnataka Nataka Academy to confer Shashidhar Adapa to be with lifetime achievement award
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Nataka Academy has announced the annual awards for the year 2025–26, and Shashidhar Adapa B. of Dakshina Kannada district has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Twenty-five achievers including journalist and writer G.N. Mohan, and Sugandhi Umesh Kalmadi have been selected for the Annual Award.
Annual awardees: G.N. Mohan, Malatesh Badiger, T. Raghu, Venkatachal, Murtujasaba Ghattiganura, Channakeshava Murthy M., Gopal Yallappa Unkal, Chickappaiah, Devaraj Halageri, Y.S. Siddaramaiah Gowda, Arun Kumar R.T., Rohini Raghunandan, Ratna Sakleshpur, V.N. Ashwath, Shivayya Swami Bibbli, K.R. Poornendra Shekhar, Bheemanagowda B. Katavi, K. Murali, Muthuraj, Mallesh B. Konal, Sugandhi Umesh Kalmadi, Mahesh V. Patil, Shivaputrappa Shivasimpi, Sadyojata Shastri Hiremath, and Dr. Uday S.R. (Sosale) have been selected for the award.
For the Annual Award pending for the year 2024–25, Shankar Bhatt, H.V. Manjappa (P.A. for Venkatasubbaiah Endowment Award), Kiran Ratnakara Nayka (B.R. Arishinakodi Endowment Award), K.C.V. Lokesha (Ramachandraiah Endowment Award), H.P. Iswarachari (Malathisree Mysuru Endowment Award), Doddamane Venkatesh (Natarathna Chindodi Veerappan Endowment Award), and P.V. Krishnappa (Padmashree Chindodi Leela Endowment Award), Cultured Comedian K. Hirannaya Endowment – Nagendra Prasad has been selected for the award.
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Attack on Indian-flagged merchant ship off Oman coast unacceptable: MEA
New Delhi (PTI): An Indian-flagged commercial vessel has come under attack off the coast of Oman but all its 14 crew members are safe, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
It is not immediately known who carried out the strike on the vessel on Wednesday.
The MEA described the attack as "unacceptable".
"The attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman yesterday is unacceptable and we deplore the fact that commercial shipping and civilian mariners continue to be targeted," it said.
"All Indian crew on board are safe and we thank the Omani authorities for rescuing them," it said.
The MEA said India reiterates that targeting commercial shipping and endangering innocent civilian crew members, or otherwise impeding freedom of navigation and commerce, should be avoided.
The vessel was sailing from Somalia and the strike triggered a fire that led to sinking of the vessel, it is learnt.
The crew members were rescued by Oman's Coast Guard and taken to Diba port.
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the war between the US and Iran began on February 28.
The latest attack came amid the fragile security situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
