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President Droupadi Murmu presented 66 Padma awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Violinist N Rajam received Padma Vibhushan. Actor Dharmendra was honored posthumously with Padma Vibhushan. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee received Padma Shri. The ceremony recognized distinguished service in various fields. A total of 131 Padma awards were approved for 2026.

BANGALORE: Noted Kannada poet Prof K.S. Nissar Ahmed has been selected for the A.Na. Krishnaraya Nirmana Award for 2001, according to a press release.

BANGALORE: Sugam sangeeth school Upasana has started Geetha Vahini, a programme to take Kannada light music to the doorstep of people and popularise Kannada poets.

A 20-year-old mason suffered severe burns when he suffered an electric shock while trying to tie the poster of Sahoo movie starring Tollywood actor Prabhas at Tirumala cinema hall in Mahbubnagar town on Wednesday.

Kannada short-story collections Doora Theera by Anupama Prasad (Kasaragod) and Maayaavi Maangi by Chinthamani Kodlekere (Bangalore) have been selected for the 2012 Masti Katha Puraskara.

BANGALORE: From Basavanagudi Union in 1901 at a rented building to a cosmopolitan club in 2004, the Basavanagudi Club celebrated more than 100 years of existence.

After his father’s business went bankrupt, Meet Thakkar (20), a student of LD Engineering College, Ahmedabad didn’t have more than two pairs of clothes as he grew up.

After his father’s business went bankrupt, Meet Thakkar (20), a student of LD Engineering College, Ahmedabad didn’t have more than two pairs of clothes as he grew up.

After a long holiday in the US, Trisha is back to work.

A grand musical evening -- C Ashwath in Mumbai -- by noted singer C Ashwath will be held at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai on April 19 at 6 pm.

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BANGALORE: In view of Kanakapura parliamentary elections on February 21, the engineering examinations of Visveswaraiah Technological University have been postponed. The revised schedule is as follows:

'Malegalalli Madumagalu ' (Kuvempu), 'Prashne' (U R Ananthamurthy), 'Yayaathi,' (Girish Kranad), 'Complete works of Masti Venkatesha ...

Sammohanam has indeed won the hearts of the audiences with its theatrical as well as the OTT release. To garner the attention of a much bigger audience, the makers of the action drama are gearing up for the television premiere on a popular Telugu television channel.

The state government has offered medical assistance to renowned litterateur and Jnanapith awardee Masti Venkatesha Iyengar's grandson, who was recently spotted in Kolar in a pitiable condition.

Dakshina Kannada district has selected 54 achievers , who will be given District Rajyotsava Award 2022 on the occasion of Rajyotsava on November 1.

Young writers should be encouraged, their work nourished and taken to new heights, writer and critic LS Seshagiri Rao said.

Megastar Chiranjeevi gave a glimpse of his look from his upcoming movie 'Bholaa Shankar' on Saturday. In the film’s poster, Chiranjeevi looks intense yet cool as he poses with Damarukam (A sort of drum) holding in his hand. He can be seen wearing a denim shirt with trousers and sneakers.

Mysore celebrates Navratri- a festival which disperses a wide spectrum of festivities expressed in diverse ways. However, at the core level it is the same essence revealed in good many ways

Gowd Saraswath Brahmin (GSB) Sabha, 48-day free yoga training camp in association with Sri Pathanjali Yoga Shiksana Samiti, Sri Veera Venkatesha Bhajan Mandir, Kodikal, 5am-6.30am.

BANGALORE: In the rarefied realms of classical literature, the Jnanpith awardees are the big stars. Literary masters who married words and thought into a compelling duet that held millions of people in their immortal spell through decades.

Yeshwantpur, a suburban station of Bangalore, now has a Medical Center, which will treat the cases of medical emergency for free.

Once a much-sought- after performance space, Masti Rangamandira at Shankarapuram in south Bengaluru is today lying in a shambles.

In keeping with tech-savvy times, several Kannada writers are turning to the audio book format to promote their works in an innovative way.

Veteran actor Dharmendra and former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren will be honored with Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan posthumously, respectively. India announced 131 Padma Awards for 2026, including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri, recognizing distinguished service across various fields.

Chikkaballapura police have registered a criminal case against two police personnel, a clerk in the district police headquarters and three others for allegedly filing a false case of sandalwood theft against a landlord in southeast Bengaluru to help their friend settle a property dispute.