By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The sudden passing away of the apparently ‘Fit as a Fiddle’ film actor, Puneeth Rajkumar , the ‘Apple of the Eye’ of every one of his fans, has not only shocked them but most other people too. This is so not only because of the suddenness of the event…
Basava Shree Award for Puneeth Rajkumar
November 6, 2021Chitradurga: In yet another honour for late Sandalwood actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed away recently, Chitradurga-based Murugha Mutt will confer ‘Basava Shree’ award posthumously on the actor. Speaking to presspersons here on Thursday, Murugha Mutt Pontiff Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana said that the award will be posthumously conferred on Puneeth Rajkumar marking Basava Jayanti next…
KPCC President demands Padma Shri for Puneeth
November 4, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar has demanded ‘Padma Shri’ award for Sandalwood star Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed away in Bengaluru last week following a massive cardiac arrest. Addressing a press meet at KPCC office here yesterday, D.K. Shivakumar said that Puneeth Rajkumar, who was popularly known as ‘Appu’, very much deserves…
Echo of Puneeth Rajkumar’s sudden death: Rush for heart checks at many city hospitals
November 3, 2021State to issue guidelines for gyms; all precautions taken, say gym owners Mysore/Mysuru: The untimely death of seemingly healthy and fit Sandalwood star Puneeth Rajkumar due to cardiac arrest appears to have triggered a sudden spike in the number of people queuing up for cardiovascular check-ups across Karnataka and the same trend is being witnessed…
Sales dull; cracker dealers pin hopes on clear skies
November 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID crisis, rain and the sudden death of Puneeth Rajkumar seem to have dampened the spirits of people celebrating Deepavali this year, going by the trend of sale of crackers in the city. However, cracker sellers are hoping that business will pick up from now on, with the 3-day festival of lights commencing…
Puneeth Rajkumar’s eyes give sight to four youths
November 3, 2021Transplants carried out at Narayana Nethralaya with the help of advanced technologies Bengaluru: Actor Puneeth Rajkumar’s eyes have been transplanted to a woman and three men and this is probably for the first time in the State, that the eyes of a deceased person has given sight to four persons. Chairman and Managing Director of…
Puneeth Rajkumar laid to rest
October 31, 2021Over 10 lakh people pay last respects from Friday noon till today early hours Bengaluru: Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who died on Oct. 29, was buried with State honours next to his parents Dr. Rajkumar and Parvathamma Rajkumar at Sree Kanteerava Studios this morning in the presence of family, friends, colleagues from the film industry…
Puneeth’s death: Three more commit suicide; three die of heart attack
October 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Three more persons have committed suicide, while three others have died of heart attack on learning about the death of sandalwood actor Puneeth Rajkumar (Appu). While Ashok (40), an auto driver at K.R. Nagar, Rahul Gadivaddar (26), of Belagavi and Sharath (30), of Chikkamagalur reportedly committed suicide, Lokesh (47), an artist of K.R. Pet,…
Baana Dariyalli Surya Jaari Hoda…
October 31, 2021By Dr. Veena Bharathi When I met Puneeth Rajkumar for the very first time, it was on the occasion of the Grihapravesham function (house- warming ceremony) of The Lohit Farm House of Dr. Rajkumar, 30 miles from Bengaluru (on the Mysuru Road), during May-1983. Puneet’s original name was Lohit, which was also the name of…
State mourns Puneeth Rajkumar
October 30, 2021Last rites tomorrow; 15-km procession route to be cordoned off Bengaluru Police on high alert; Actor’s daughter reaches Delhi Bengaluru: Shrill cries of “Appu Appu, Yuvarathna, Paramathma” rent the air as thousands of grieving fans are continuing to flock Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium to pay their final respects to ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar whose last…
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