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Sandhya D'Souza conferred with Sarojini Naidu National Award-2012

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October 4, 2012
Mangalore, October 4: Sandhya Christabel D'Souza, reporter and sub-editor of Deccan Herald, Mangalore Bureau, was conferred the prestigious 'Sarojini Naidu National Award-2012' for best English reporting on Women and Panchayat Raj by The Hunger Project at India International Centre, New Delhi on Monday, October 1. Sandhya_DSouza_4_copy

 

The prize that carried a citation and prize money of Rs. 2 Lakh was awarded by Gursharan Kaur wife of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, in presence of Krishna Tirath Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Norwegian Ambassador Eivind S Homme and Managing Editor of NDTV Sreevivasan Jain.

 

The winning article 'Laila Ladies Ensure 'Safety' published in Deccan Herald on June 2, 2012 was selected among the 1259 entries for the Sarojini Naidu Prize 2012'.

 

The jury for the Sarojini Naidu National Award 2012 comprised Chairman of Institute of Social Sciences Dr George Mathew, Co-Founder of Kali for Women Padmashree Urvashi Butalia, Director of Women's Feature Service Pamela Philipose, Vice Chairman of MYRADA Dr S S Meenakshisundaram, and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti Director Manimala.

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May 30,2020

Bengaluru, May 30: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has announced that on May 31 (Sunday) there will not be a total lockdown and all activities will be permitted and continue like the rest of the week.

The decision was taken in view of demands from citizens and “keeping their interests in mind,” said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

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