Nadoja award: Thinker Dr. G Ramakrishna refuses to accept honour from Governor Gehlot
Vijayanagar: Thinker Dr. G Ramakrishna, who was recently selected for the ‘Nadoja’ award by the Kannada University of Hampi, has called the selection an honour but has refused to receive the award from Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot.
Ramakrishna, however, clarified in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday that his refusal to accept the award during the formal event did not mean that he was refusing the award itself.
He has stated that he held a long-term relationship with the University, starting with being professor there for two years three decades ago. He not only wrote a book published by the University, he also participated in several programmes there.
Speaking further about his relationship with the University, Ramakrishna said, addressing the Vice Chancellor, “If the syndicate there confers on me the degree of 'Nadoja', I will consider it an honour, there is no question of refusing. I have already written to you and informed you that I will accept the honor. Not going to the graduation ceremony is not a refusal of the degree. I have told everyone there and I think they all appreciated it. I humbly wish to convey this to all of them and all my friends.”
He added in his post, “I did not receive the award from the person from whose hand I was supposed to receive it and will not receive it in the future. There is another strong reason for not going and receiving the honor. I was not ready to receive the honor from the current Governor of the state, and I am still not.”
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Kadaba: Police rescue 20 cattle transported illegally, case filed against three
Mangaluru: Kadaba police rescued 20 cattle that were being allegedly transported in an unlawful manner and registered a case against three individuals in connection with the incident, Deccan Herald reported.
Acting on a tip-off in the early hours, a team led by Police Sub-Inspector Jamburaj Mahajan intercepted a container lorry near Kanvare in Noojibalthila village. The vehicle was reportedly travelling from Periyashanthi towards Mardhala.
During inspection, police allegedly found the cattle tightly packed inside the container under poor conditions. The driver was identified as Irfan (26), a resident of Belur in Hassan district. During questioning, he failed to produce any valid permit for transporting the cattle and admitted that the animals were being transported from Hassan to Kerala.
Police seized the vehicle along with the cattle.
A case has been registered at Kadaba Police Station under Sections 4, 7, and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and Sections 4 and 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Further investigation is underway.
