Translation award
Kamala Goenka Foundation has announced the award- ‘Pitashree Gopiram Goenka Hindi-Kannada Translation Award 2008’ for the best literary translation work from Hindi to Kannada or vice-versa. The award includes Rs 21,000 cash along with a citation. Entries can be works published from 1998 to 2007 on or before January 10.
For details, call: 080-28461902, 28561255 or mail kgf@gogoindia.com.

State-level essay competition
Gandhi Peace Foundation is hosting Gandhian, K S Narayanaswamy Memorial State-Level  Essay Competition for degree students on ‘Relevance of Coalition Governments.’ Essays in Kannada or English, not exceeding 5 pages, can be sent to Sri Siddharth Sharma, Secretary, Gandhi Peace Foundation, Gandhi Bhavan, Kumara Park East, Bangalore-560001 or or before January 20. For details call: 22281414, 22261967.

Judges appointed
The Centre on Monday appointed two additional Judges of Karnataka High Court Justice Narayanappa Ananda and Justice Jawad Rahim, as full time judges.