Renukaswamy murder case accused asks Karnataka HC bench not to shift him to Hindalaga jail
Bengaluru: Pradosh, who is an accused is the Renukaswamy murder case, has approached the Karnataka High Court requesting for a quashing of the order to transfer him from Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru to the Hindalaga Central Jail in Belagavi.
The advocate representing the accused requested the High Court bench, consisting of Justice M Nagaprasanna, to retain Pradosh at the Parappana Agrahara Jail and not get him shifted to Belagavi.
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When asked by the judge if the accused was making the request to remain in Bengaluru in relation to the Renukaswamy murder case, the advocate replied in the affirmative. He added that Pradosh only requested the HC to cancel the order to shift him from the A14 Parappana Agrahara Jail as he had no role in the video clip on the jail inmates’ activities that went viral on social media.
The HC bench has adjourned the hearing of the petition to the second week of September.
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
