VB’s Editor-in-Chief Abdussalam Puthige, A.C. Shivanna receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Karnataka Media Academy Awards
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar inaugurated the Karnataka Media Academy's annual awards ceremony for the years 2023 and 2024 at the J.N. Tata Auditorium on the IISc campus in Malleswaram on Monday.
At the event, veteran journalist A.C. Shivanna was honoured with the Special Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023, while Abdussalam Puthige received the Special Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024. Both awards were presented by D.K. Shivakumar in recognition of their significant contributions to the field of journalism.
Among other awardees, Ibrahim Adkasthala, a reporter for Vartha Bharati, was presented with the Annual Award, and Muhammad Akhil received the Endowment Award for their outstanding work in journalism.
The event was attended by several dignitaries, including Chief Minister’s Media Advisor K.V. Prabhakar, Secretary to the Chief Minister and Secretary of the Information and Public Relations Department B.B. Kaveri, Chairperson of the Karnataka Media Academy Ayesha Khanam, and Commissioner of the Information and Public Relations Department Hemant M. Nimbalkar, along with senior officials and members of the media fraternity.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
