Karnataka Honors Icons with Posthumous Awards
The Karnataka cabinet has posthumously awarded the Karnataka Ratna to Vishnuvardhan and B Saroja Devi. It also plans to recommend Bharat Ratna for poet Kuvempu. A special meeting on the Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project is set for September 16, involving 75,000 acres of land acquisition.
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The Karnataka cabinet, on Thursday, posthumously honored the eminent Kannada film personalities Vishnuvardhan and B Saroja Devi with the prestigious Karnataka Ratna award, according to a government announcement.
In addition, the cabinet passed a resolution endorsing poet Kuvempu for the Bharat Ratna honor. Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil confirmed these decisions while speaking to reporters.
Moreover, the cabinet has scheduled a special meeting on September 16 to discuss the Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project, which anticipates the acquisition of 75,000 acres of land.
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