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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Udhayanidhi accuses BJP of not releasing funds for TN
Gobichettipalayam (PTI): Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday charged the BJP government at the Centre with not releasing funds to the state and accused it of "snatching" TN's rights.
Addressing a poll rally at Gobichettipalayam in the western Erode district, the DMK youth wing chief claimed the Centre has not released funds to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore for education.
"They (union government) have snatched all our rights," he charged.
With regard to the Centre's proposal for delimitation, he said chief minister M K Stalin was the first person in the country to raise the voice against the union government's move. He claimed that it was a "huge victory" for the INDIA alliance, as the bill was defeated for lack of majority after the opposition voted against it in the Lok Sabha.
Listing out various welfare measures implemented by the DMK government, he said the existing "Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai" (monthly financial assistance for women) will be doubled to Rs 2,000 if DMK was voted to power again.
The deputy chief minister charged that the BJP and AIADMK have tried to stall it by moving the court. "At present more than 1.3 crore women have benefited from the scheme", he said.
"Similarly, the breakfast scheme for the government school students will be extended till Class VIII", he said adding "more than 35 lakh college students across the state will be getting free laptops once the DMK government is formed".
Udhayanidhi also pointed out at the "Illatharasi" poll promise, providing Rs 8,000 worth of coupons to non-income tax paying women where they could buy or replace any household appliances of their choice.
Elections to 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23 and the results declared on May 4 following counting of polled votes.
