Hubballi :

Dr Baba Adhav, veteran activist and president of Mahatma Phule Samata Pratishthan, Pune, will be honoured with the “Rashtriya Basava Krishi Award-2015”.

The award, constituted by Lingayata Panchamasali Jagadguru Mahapeetha of Kudalasangama, will be presented to Adhav at the fifth Krishi Sankranti at Kudalasangama on January 15, said Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Mahaswami of Kudalasangama Lingayata Panchamasali Jagadguru Maha Peetha here on Saturday. The award carries Rs 50,000 in cash and a citation. Agriculture ministers of Maharashtra and Karnataka will be present at the award presentation function, he told reporters.

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