Veeranna chosen for Valmiki award

October 14, 2016

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Former Minister Veeranna (76) has been selected for the Sri Maharshi Valimiki Jayanti Award, instituted by the State government for the year 2016-17.

The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh and a citation, which will be presented to Mr. Veeranna by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at a function, scheduled to be held at Banquet Hall of the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday.

Born on April 23, 1940, Mr Veeranna hails from Koratagere in Tumakuru district and served as the Minister in the Janata Party government headed by late Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde and he held portfolios of small savings, transport, commerce and industries and prisons.

Owing to his efforts, various communities such as Nayak, Nayaka, Beda, Bedar and Valmiki have been included in the Scheduled Tribe community. He entered politics in 1972 and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1983 from Koratagere constituency. He was re-elected in 1985. He also served as the Deputy Speaker. During his tenure as the Minister for Small Savings, Mr. Veeranna made Karnataka number one in small savings in the country, said an official note.

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Cauvery water, Kodagu mud collected for Ram Mandir

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July 24,2020

Madikeri, Jul 24: Water from river Cauvery, which is deemed as holy, and mud from Kodagu, the birth district of river Cauvery was collected and will be sent to Ayodhya for use during groundbreaking (Bhoomi Pooja) ceremony for the construction of Ram Mandir on August 5.

Workers of Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Hindu Jagarana Vedike collected the soil and water from River Cauvery at Talacauvery Kshetra, the birthplace of river Cauvery.

Special pooja was offered at Talacauvery, praying for the timely completion of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

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Journalist tests covid positive; Press Club sealed

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July 6,2020

Mandya, Jul 6: With a journalist from Srirangapatna testing positive for Covid-19, the Mandya District Journalists Association was sealed as a precautionary measure.

Association President K C Manjunath said on Monday that as the reporter has tested positive for Covid-19, it was voluntarily decided to seal down the premises for another month.

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