Senior Journalist Ravish Kumar to receive first 'Gauri Lankesh Award'
The award will be given in a ceremony in Bengaluru on Sept 22
Bengaluru: Gauri Memorial Trust President H S Doreswamy and Secretary K L Ashok on Thursday told reporters that senior journalist and executive editor of NDTV India, Ravish Kumar will receive the first ‘Gauri Lankesh Award’ which will be given in a ceremony on September 22.
“Gauri Lankesh was a voice against the establishment and always supported development and investigative journalism. The award will recognise one such journalist,” K.L. Ashok, secretary of trust had earlier told reporters on Wednesday, a day before announcing the recipient of the award.
A selection committee comprising Siddharth Varadarajan, editor of TheWire.in, activist Teesta Setalvad, and academic Rahamat Tarikere finalised the award winner.
“Ravish Kumar upholds the democratic values and ethics of journalism in his coverage. At a time when the country is witnessing such hard times, especially the media industry, Ravish has been able to strive towards securing secular and democratic values. That is why the trust has decided to give the first Gauri Lankesh Award to him.” KL Ashok said on Thursday.
The national award that carries a purse of ₹1 lakh will be presented on September 22 in the city’s town hall. The event will be attended and addressed by Prof. Ganesh N Devy.
The announcement was made on a day that marks the second death anniversary of Gauri Lankesh who was shot dead outside her residence in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017.
Ashok while addressing reporters on Thursday demanded that the investigations should be completed at the earliest and the accused should be punished under strict law. He further added that the investigation so far indicates that the accused in Kalburgi murder case and Gauri Lankesh case were linked and belonged to Sanathana Sanstha.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
