State confers Basava award The prestigious Basava Puraskara was presented to former president A P J Abdul Kalam in a function organised in front of Vidhana Soudha on Friday evening. The award comprises Rs 10 lakh, a citation and a memento.
Kalam sir still students' fave Inaugurating 'Plasma-igniting the young minds,' a confluence of the library week, science fest, inter-collegiate cultural festival and sports fest of Christ Junior College, former president A P J Abdul Kalam gave students pointers on how to evolve into an enlightened citizen.
15 get Bhasha Bharathi awards Bhasha Bharathi awards were presented to 15 writers of different languages at the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), here on Friday.
JD(S), BJP men clash in Bellary During the final stages of Bellary City Corporation elections, BJP and JD (S) workers clashed in Havambavi region. Two vehicles of the supporters of Tourism Minister Sriramulu and MLC G Janardhan Reddy were damaged.
Plea against 'Agrahara' Petitioner K Sunil, a resident of Basaveshwaranagar, said 'Agrahara' was based on his life as per reports in two tabloids, and as per a statement filed by the movie director before State Women's Commission. But neither the producer nor the director had taken his consent for filming the same, he said.
Students vie with each other to shake hands with former president A P J Abdul Kalam during his visit to Christ College in Bangalore on Friday. DH photo/Anantha Subramanyam K
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