Legendary actor B Saroja Devi passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran South Indian Actor B Saroja Devi died here on Monday, film industry sources said. She was 87 years old.
She died due to age-related ailments at her residence in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, according to sources.
She was fondly called 'Kannadathu Paingili' (Kannada’s parrot) in Tamil.
The actor, who got her first break when she was 17 years old in Kannada film ‘Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955)’, is also known as the first female superstar of Kannada cinema.
The actor went on to win a National Award for her performance in her debut film.
Her Tamil film with another legendary actor and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M G Ramachandran, ‘Nadodi Mannan (1958)’ made her one of the top actresses of Tamil cinema.
Although she married in 1967, Saroja Devi continued to be in demand, especially in the Tamil film industry. She was also called ‘Abhinaya Saraswathi’.
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
