Media Academy announces awards for 2018
Varthabharathi Chikkaballapur reporter Winston Kennedy chosen for 'Annual Award'
Bengaluru: After considering performances in the field of media during a meeting of members chaired by state media academy President M. Siddaraju, various media journalists have been selected for the Special Award of 2018, Lifetime Achievement and Media Annual Awards.
While the special award will carry Rs 50,000, the annual award will carry Rs 25,000 along with mementos. 51 journalists have been selected for the Academy Award for 2018.
Senior journalist Dharmavarapu Balaji has been selected for the special award for lifetime achievement. For the annual awards, Winston Kennedy (Varthabharathi), Abdul Khalik (Daily Passban), Aisha Khanam (DD), Prema Kumar Hariabbe (Prajavani), Vishwanath Suvarna (Photographer) have been chosen.
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Nine killed, 25 injured as state transport bus overturns in Maharashtra's Gondia district
Gondia (PTI): At least nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district on Friday afternoon, police said.
Citing preliminary information, a senior police official said the MSRTC bus 'Shiv Shahi' was carrying 36 passengers and heading to Gondia district from Bhandara when it flipped over at Davva village under Sadakarjuni taluka while trying to overtake another vehicle.
Nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident which took place at around 12.30 pm, he said.
The injured passengers were shifted to hospital, the official added.
