Rajyotsava award to Varthabharati columnist GN Ranganath Rao
Bengaluru, November 28: Senior journalist and Varthabharathi columnist GN Ranganath Rao was given the Rajyotsava award for 2018 considering his contributions to the media field.
Ranganath Rao had started his career in journalism as a sub-editior in Samyukta Karnataka Bengaluru edition in 1962. Later, he joined Prajavani and retired as Executive Editor of the group. When he took over the charge of weekly supplement of Prajavani and Sudha weekly magazine, he had encouraged hundreds of young writers.
He has a multi-faceted personality. He has written novels, satires, short stories, dramas, critical essays under the pen name of ‘Navaranga’. As a poet, he has encouraged budding poets. Besides teaching in journalism colleges, he has also prepared syllabus. Even today, he attends all Kannada and cultural programmes. He has got Khadri Shamanna award in 2009. Currently, his column ‘Nesara Nodu, Nesaara Nodu’ is appearing in Varthabharati.
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Fire at mass marriage event attended by Dy CM Shivakumar, nobody affected
Raichur (Karnataka) (PTI): Fire broke out near the stage of the mass marriage event that was attended by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar here, police said on Sunday.
Nobody was affected, and the fire was immediately put out, they said.
The fire was noticed shortly after Shivakumar and other dignitaries left the stage, and Forest Minister Eshwaran Khandre was speaking to the media at the venue in Sindhanur, officials said.
According to officials, wires, speakers, and cloth materials near the stage caught fire, allegedly due to a short circuit.
Police personnel present at the spot quickly swung into action and extinguished the fire.
The programme was halted for some time and resumed later, they said.
Several ministers, legislators and political leaders from the region, and actor Sudeep had attended the event.
