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Padma Shri Awardee Rajat Kumar Kar Passed Away: PM Modi Expressed Grief
Padma Shri awardee Rajat Kumar Kar, 88 years old, passed away on May 8. He passed away at a privet hospital in Bhubaneswar. The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief and condolences to Kumar's family. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the demise of an eminent litterateur, said a press release by Prime Minister's office on May 8.
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Eminent Artistes Asked To Vacate the Government Houses by May 2
Eviction proceedings were conducted against 90 years of Padma Shri Awardee Odissi dancer Guru Mayadhar Raut. On April 28, Government asked eight eminent artists such as Bharati Shivaji, Guru V Jayarama Rao, Ustad F Wasifuddin Dagar, Rani Singhal, Geetanjali Lal, KR Subbanna, Jatin Das, and others to vacate the government home by My 2. Notably, their government accommodations were canceled in 2014, along with MPs, MLAs, and other officials.… read-more
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Bengali Cartoonist & Padma Shri Awardee Narayan Debnath Passes Away At 97
Iconic Cartoonist, Narayan Debnath, died at a private hospital in Kolkata on January 18. Debnath (97) had been suffering from various age-related problems for several years. He created many famous characters such as Handa Bhonda, Bantul the Great, and Nonte Phonte for comic strips. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter and said, "An immeasurable loss to the world of literary creativity and comics".
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