From Pawan Kumar's special social media initiative to Sandalwood stars amplifying Covid-related requests, here are the newsmakers of this week

Kannada film industry saw some deaths due to COVID-19

The Kannada film industry saw some deaths due to COVID-19. Among those included director Renuka Sharma, actor Shankhanada Aravid and Arjun Janya's brother Kiran.
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone hospitalised

Badminton legend Prakash Padukone was hospitalized as he tested positive for Covid-19. He is currently recovering.
Kaavya Shastry shares her experience of donating plasma

Actress Kaavya Shastry shared her experience of donating plasma this week and urged others to do so.
Director AP Arjun was blessed with a baby boy on Friday.

Bigg Boss Kannada has been suspended; Divya Uruduga was hospitalized earlier this week

In Bigg Boss Kannada, this was the fourth consecutive week without Kichcha Sudeep filming the weekend episodes due to the lockdown restrictions. Actress Divya Uruduga was taken for medical treatment from the Bigg Boss house.
Pawan Kumar's special initiative on social media

Filmmaker Pawan Kumar began a special initiative to spread positivity on social media, where he asked people to share happy memories with the hashtag I lived my life.
Sandalwood survivors share Covid experience with Bangalore Times

Bangalore Times's daily live talk show Positive Conversations has seen many Covid survivors share their experiences and also talked about being positive during this time. These included Nayana Nagaraj, Shwetha R Prasad and Kaavya Shastry.
Sandalwood stars amplify Covid-related requests

Many of the Sandalwood stars including Samyukta Hornad, Shraddha Srinath, Shwetha R Prasad, Anupama Gowda, Aarohi Narayan, Krishi Thapanda and Iti Acharya are amplifying requests for help and going an extra mile to help patients.
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