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.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
At least 64 people killed in strike on hospital in Sudan: World Health Organization
Cairo: At least 64 people, including at least 13 children, were killed in a strike on a hospital in the western Darfur region of Sudan on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
News agencies have reported that the strike on Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday not only injured at least 89 people but also rendered the hospital non-functional, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the WHO, said in a post on X.
Sudan has been in a state of chaos since April 2023, when a power struggle between the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) developed into war across the country.
The RSF has blamed the military for the strike on the hospital.
The army, however, has denied the attack, but two military officials have said that the strike targeted a nearby police station. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to discuss the matter openly.
The war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to UN figures, but aid groups say that is an undercount and the true number could be many times higher.
The WHO has said that over 2,000 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities since the start of the war.
“Enough blood has been spilled. Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan,” said Ghebreyesus.
.@WHO has verified yet another attack on health care in #Sudan. This time, Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck, killing at least 64 people, including 13 children, two female nurses, one male doctor, and multiple patients.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 21, 2026
As a result of this… pic.twitter.com/RAwDR5YVjd
