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Republic Day 2026: Ex-bus conductor, musician among those awarded Padma Shri

Republic Day 2026: Ex-bus conductor, musician among those awarded Padma Shri

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On the occasion of Republic Day 2026, 45 people including an ex-bus conductor and musician from across India have been selected for the Padma Shri award under the “unsung heroes” category, officials said, reported the PTI. The awardees include people who have dedicated their lives to serving society in areas such as education, healthcare, art, culture, and social welfare. One of the most notable recipients is Anke Gowda, a former bus conductor from Karnataka. He founded Pustak Mane, the world’s largest free-access library, housing more than two million books in 20 languages, including rare manuscripts. His initiative has empowered learners across the country and earned him the Padma Shri, according to the PTI. Another recipient is Dr Armida Fernandes, a Mumbai-based paediatrician who established Asia’s first human milk bank. Her work has significantly improved the survival chances of infants, especially those in critical condition. Celebrating cultural heritage The awards also recognise individuals preserving India’s rich cultural heritage, such as Bhagwandas Raikwar, a Bundeli war art trainer from Madhya Pradesh, Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda, a 90-year-old tribal musician …

Bike-Borne Miscreants Open Fire On Rajasthan-Bound Bus In Punjab, Conductor Injured | Cities News

Bike-Borne Miscreants Open Fire On Rajasthan-Bound Bus In Punjab, Conductor Injured | Cities News

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Last Updated:December 02, 2025, 21:50 IST Panic erupted on the Firozpur–Fazilka road as assailants fired at a bus in Punjab, injuring the conductor. An image to represent a crime spot (Credit: PTI) Panic gripped passengers in Punjab on Tuesday after three motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at a state-run bus, leaving the conductor injured and the driver narrowly escaping harm. The incident was reported on the Firozpur–Fazilka stretch, when the Punjab Roadways bus, travelling from Firozpur to Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, was targeted by the attackers, who fired two shots at the vehicle before speeding away, according to a report in NDTV. A video from the scene shows bullet holes on the bus’s front portion and damage to the driver’s side window. The conductor sustained injuries to his leg from shattered glass. Shaken by the firing incident, the driver halted the bus immediately, while passengers, stunned by the sudden attack, screamed in fear as they tried to decide whether to remain inside or flee. “We were travelling along peacefully when some men on a bike fired …

Karnataka Bandh Today Over Belagavi Bus Conductor Attack, Security Tightened

Karnataka Bandh Today Over Belagavi Bus Conductor Attack, Security Tightened

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Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada groups have called for a 12-hour statewide shutdown in Karnataka today to protest last month’s alleged assault on a bus conductor in Belagavi for not knowing Marathi. According to officials, elaborate security arrangements have been made across the state by deploying home guards and the city armed reserve units for the shutdown from 6 am to 6 pm. The statewide shutdown is likely to disrupt transport services as some auto-rickshaw, cab, and private driver unions have extended their support. However, state-run transport corporations such as Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), will remain operational. While hotel associations, malls, bars, and restaurants have only offered “moral support”, essential services-including pharmacies, hospitals, ambulances, petrol pumps, and metro services remain operational. Despite the 12-hour shutdown, schools and colleges across the state will remain operational. However, with some transport services likely to be disrupted, the bandh is likely to impact Class 10 students who are appearing for the exams today. Earlier, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the state government …

Amid language row, minor’s kin to drop Pocso case against conductor | Latest News India

Amid language row, minor’s kin to drop Pocso case against conductor | Latest News India

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The family of the 17-year-old who accused a bus conductor, at the centre of the latest flare-up in the Karnataka-Maharashtra language dispute, of misbehaving with her on board a Karnataka state bus issued a video statement on Tuesday withdrawing their complaint filed under the Pocso Act. Pro-Kannada activist TA Narayana Gowda meets an injured person at a hospital following incidents of attacks on buses and their crew in Belagavi district onTuesday. (PTI) In the video statement, purportedly released by the girl’s family, a woman, believed to be the girl’s mother said that an altercation happened over a bus ticket but it was being falsely projected as a language dispute. “We are also affectionate about Kannada, there is no discrimination in this. Unnecessarily false propaganda is being done in the name of Kannada and Marathi,” she said in the video. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. Also Read | Bus services between Maharashtra, Karnataka suspended amid border language row in Belagavi On Friday, four people were arrested for allegedly assaulting the conductor, …

Fresh Protests In Karnataka Over Attack On Bus Conductor In Belagavi

Fresh Protests In Karnataka Over Attack On Bus Conductor In Belagavi

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Belagavi: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike leaders and workers held protest on Tuesday over ongoing tensions between pro-Kannada and pro-Marathi groups in Belagavi. A KSRTC bus conductor was beaten up in Belagavi on February 22 allegedly for not speaking in Marathi. #WATCH | Belagavi, Karnataka | Karnataka Rakshana Vedike leaders and workers hold protest over ongoing tensions between pro-Kannada and Pro-Marathi groups A KSRTC bus conductor was beaten up in Belagavi on Feb 22 allegedly for not speaking in Marathi. pic.twitter.com/c1IfmJfJMf — ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2025 DCP Belagavi, Rohan Jagadeesh said, “Praveen Shetty (Leader of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike) has been taken under preventive custody to maintain law and order and in the public interest. The protest was being held in the middle of a busy road.” Earlier on Monday Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy visited Belagavi BIMS Hospital and enquired about the health of Mahadevappa Hukkeri, the bus conductor who was assaulted following a dispute over language in Belagavi. Mahadevappa Hukkeri has been receiving treatment at Belagavi BIMS Hospital for the past three days. The bus …

Four arrested for assaulting bus conductor for not speaking in Marathi

Four arrested for assaulting bus conductor for not speaking in Marathi

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Four people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a conductor of the state-owned transport corporation bus for not replying to a passenger in Marathi, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday on the outskirts of the district headquarters town of Belagavi bordering Maharashtra, they said. The conductor has also been booked under the POCSO Act, police said. With tears in his eyes, the 51-year-old conductor Mahadevappa Mallappa Hukkeri on Friday told reporters that a girl who boarded the bus with her male friend at Sulebhavi village spoke in Marathi. Hukkeri said he told her that he did not know Marathi and asked her to speak in Kannada. “When I said I don`t know Marathi, the girl abused me saying that I must learn Marathi. Suddenly a large number of people gathered and assaulted me on my head and all over the body,” the conductor said. The injured bus conductor was admitted to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, police said adding he got minor injuries and is out of danger. “A case was …

4 Arrested For Assaulting Bus Conductor For Not Speaking In Marathi In Belagavi

4 Arrested For Assaulting Bus Conductor For Not Speaking In Marathi In Belagavi

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Belagavi: Four people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a conductor of the state-owned transport corporation bus for not replying to a passenger in Marathi, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday on the outskirts of the district headquarters town of Belagavi bordering Maharashtra, they said. The conductor has also been booked under the POCSO Act, police said. With tears in his eyes, the 51-year-old conductor Mahadevappa Mallappa Hukkeri on Friday told reporters that a female who boarded the bus with her male companion at Sulebhavi village spoke in Marathi. Hukkeri said he told her that he did not know Marathi and asked her to speak in Kannada. “When I said I don’t know Marathi, the girl abused me saying that I must learn Marathi. Suddenly a large number of people gathered and assaulted me on my head and all over the body,” the conductor said. The injured bus conductor was admitted to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, police said adding he got minor injuries and is out of danger. “A case …

On camera, retired IAS officer assaulted by bus conductor over ₹10, FIR filed | Trending

On camera, retired IAS officer assaulted by bus conductor over ₹10, FIR filed | Trending

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Jan 13, 2025 07:17 AM IST A retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was assaulted by a bus conductor in Jaipur, allegedly over his refusal to pay an extra ₹10. A retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was assaulted by a bus conductor in Jaipur, allegedly over his refusal to pay an extra ₹10. In a shocking video that has emerged on social media, the conductor was seen raining blows on the 75-year-old retired IAS officer. Retd IAS officer RN Meena was assaulted by a bus conductor in Jaipur. According to Times of India, Jaipur City Police has initiated an investigation into the incident. Jaipur City Transport Services Limited has also ordered the suspension of the conductor with immediate effect. Here’s what happened On Friday, retired IAS officer RN Meena was travelling on a bus from Jaipur to Nayla. An argument between Meena and the conductor began when the bus did not stop at the destination where the IAS was supposed to get off. According to Kanota Station House Officer (SHO) …

Two arrested for assault on BMTC conductor and driver in Bengaluru

Two arrested for assault on BMTC conductor and driver in Bengaluru

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Two men were arrested on Wednesday for assaulting a Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) conductor and driver during a road-rage incident on October 26. The suspects, Karthik and Kiran, both in their twenties, allegedly assaulted the bus crew on Tannery Road. Preliminary investigation suggests that they were in inebriated condition when they assaulted the bus crew. The incident occurred around 5.25 p.m. when the Yelahanka-Shivajinagar bus (290E/26) had stopped at the Canara Bank bus stop, according to police officials. As per the FIR lodged at the police station, the suspects forcefully entered the bus, unleashed a barrage of abuses and punched the driver Gagan M.V. Conductor Shivakumar attempted to intervene but was dragged out of the bus, verbally abused, and physically assaulted. According to the complaint, Mr. Shivakumar suffered injuries to his face, neck, and waist. Following this incident and a string of recent assaults on BMTC staff, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy directed Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda to take strict measures to protect the city’s bus crew. In a note sent on October 28, …

Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral

Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral

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HELSINKI — The prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, who was one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene, will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following his funeral next month, his family said Monday. Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral His son Jan Segerstam told The Associated Press that the Nov. 8 memorial for his father, who died in Helsinki on Oct. 9 at age 80 from complications following pneumonia, will showcase his musical history and include musical tributes for the artist who composed his first work at age 6 and was also a violinist. As a composer, Segerstam became known for creating 371 symphonies, which he claimed was a world record. The large number is partly explained by the brevity of many works. Even illness didn’t stop his composing. “He was creating music at the hospital, together with visiting music friends, still a few days before his death,” his son said. The last …