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A 12-HOUR MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO DR. RAJKUMAR
Celebration of the 79th birthday of Kannada film in-dustrys icon Dr. Rajkumar will feature a 12-hour musical show organised by Amogh TV Channel. The event is on April 24 and the venue is Kalamandira.R. Raghu, former Chairman of Karnataka Exhibition Authority disclosed the above information at a press meet here on Friday. Prof. D. Javaregowda, [...]
To Raj with love, fans get philanthropic
The Raj fan clubs have lined up various programmes in the City on the occasion of the actor’s first death anniversary. These include mass feeding programmes, eye and blood donation camps, and distribution of clothes and fruits to patients in hospitals.
Raj Memorial plan hits legal road block
One year after the death of thespian Rajkumar, the long-delayed and much-ballyhooed Raj Memorial proposal has stuck in a legal tangle. The question before the Kannada and Culture Department is: Can the memorial come up at Kanteerava Studio in Bangalore, where mortal remains of Rajkumar is buried? Is it legally okay to handover land belonging [...]
Annavru samadhi lies still
It was exactly a year ago that the State lost one of its illustrious, iconic sons and the Kannada filmdom its lodestar. April 12 marks the first death anniversary of thespian Rajkumar. His family and fans have lined up various programmes in the City as well as in other parts of the State. A steady [...]
GTD’s promise on naming park after Dr. Raj
District in-charge Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) promised to consider the demand to name the Curzon Park-III after Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar.He was responding to Dr. Raj fans” memorandum while participating in Dr. Rajkumar”s birth anniversary at Kalamandira yesterday. The memorandum demanded installation of Dr. Raj”s statue also in the park.
Parvathamma Rajkumar leads Padayatra
The Cauvery agitation against the Tribunals verdict got a shot in the arm when Parvathamma Rajkumar, wife of Kannada matinee idol late Dr. Rajkumar, took out a padayatra in city demanding justice in Cauvery dispute. She led the inmates of Shaktidhama, a home for destitute women run by her and activists numbering about 400, in [...]
Jayanti gets prestigious Dr Rajkumar award
At a glittering function here on Tuesday night, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy accompanied by Govind Karjol and Basavaraj Horatti Ministers, Veeranna Charantimath MLA and officers of Information department presented state film awards for 2005-06. ‘Abhinaya Sharade’ Jayanti received the prestigious Dr Rajkumar award, V Ravichandran, Puttanna Kanagal award, S Ramchandra, lifetime achievement award, Shivarajkumar [...]
Tension over defacing of Raj’s bust
Tension prevailed for some time on Chamaraja double road after a few persons allegedly defaced the bust of the late thespian Rajkumar on Sunday. The residents of the area beat up four persons said to be involved in the incident — Krishna, Uday, Avinash and Madeva — and handed them over to the police. The [...]
Fans demand renaming of circle after Dr Raj
Dr Rajkumar’s fans took out a big procession here on Monday in support of the municipality’s decision to rename Chandramouleshwar circle as Dr Rajkumar circle. The pro Raj organisations argued that the claims of the Chandramouleshwar temple committee members that the circle name should not be changed do not hold water as there is nothing [...]
Mistake made in homage section in guide book
The guide books for the 37th International Film Festival of India whose distribution was delayed for over three days, today made appearance, however with a major mistake. The Homage section in one of the guide books which included a Kannada film ‘Bangarada Manushya’ paying tribute to the Kannada superstar, Dr Rajkumar, has a glaring error. [...]
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