Overview

• Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H. K. Patil said the cabinet approved posthumous Karnataka Ratna awards for the two film icons.
• The government will send a letter recommending Jnanpith laureate Kuvempu for the Bharat Ratna.
• Vishnuvardhan and Saroja Devi become the 10th and 11th recipients of Karnataka's highest civilian honour.
• The announcement on Vishnuvardhan follows public criticism after his Bengaluru memorial was demolished under a High Court order.
• A special cabinet meeting on September 16 will take up the Upper Bhadra/Upper Krishna irrigation project, which could affect about 75,000 acres through acquisition and submergence.