Puneeth Rajkumar to be conferred Karnataka Ratna posthumously

Puneeth Rajkumar to be conferred Karnataka Ratna posthumously

• Karnataka Chief Minister, BasavarajBommai has announced that Kannada film star PuneethRajkumar, who died last year, will be conferred with the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award posthumously. On November 1, which happens to be Kannada Rajyotsava, the state’s formation day. He will be the 10th recipient of the state’s highest civilian honour.
• Considered the Kannada cinema’s reigning star, Puneeth, the youngest of five children of Kannada matinee idol Dr Rajkumar, died of a cardiac arrest on October 29 at the age of 46. Interestingly, Puneeth’s late father Rajkumar is among the first recipients of the Karnataka Ratna award in 1992, along with poet Kuvempu.

Weekly Current Affairs (Important Dates) Bitbank: What was the theme of the 'World Environment Day 2022'?

                         >> Download Current Affairs PDFs Here

                              Download Sakshi Education Mobile APP

Published date : 10 Aug 2022 05:29PM