1. Senior journalist Vinod Dua dies at 67
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Vinod Dua was a prominent Hindi journalist who worked in Doordarshan and NDTV India. In 1996, he became the first electronic media journalist to be bestowed with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award. He was awarded the Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008 by the Government of India.
2. Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Rosaiah passes away
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Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah passed away in Hyderabad . He belonged to the Congress party.
He became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 2009 after the death of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in 2009 in a helicopter crash.
- The Telangana Government has declared a three-day mourning from December 4 to 6.
3. Veteran Kannada actor Shivaram passes away
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Shivaram was associated with the Kannada film industry since the late 1950s, first as an associate director and later as a character and comedy actor. He was the recipient of several awards, including Padma Bhushan, Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award.
4. Padma Shri awardee ‘Sirivennela’ Seetharama Sastry passed away.
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Veteran Telugu film lyricist 'Sirivennela' Sitarama Sastry (66), a recipient of the Padma Shri and numerous other awards, died due to lung cancer-related complications on November 30.
- He has penned about 3,000 songs and bagged the Andhra Pradesh government's Nandi award several times
- His interpretation of his Lyrics & Poetry has been published as a book named Sirivennela Tarangalu.
