The big B of industry Amitabh Bachchan has been honored with DadasahebPalkhe Award 2019, on Sunday by Indian President Ram NathKovind. The award was presented to him in a ceremony that took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
DadasahebPalkhe award is given for excellent contribution in the field of cinema but Amitabh Bachchan has received it not only for this purpose but also for inspiring generations to set a foot in the world of theater. The award which was earlier given to actor Vinod Khanna in 2017, comprised of a golden lotus, a shawl and a cash price of rupees 10,00,000.
Press Information Bureau (PIB) has released a video showing the actor receiving the award in a grand ceremony which he attended with his wife Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan. Big B also expressed his gratitude by sharing a picture on social media.
Though, Union Information Minister announced in September that the 77-year-old actor will receive the honor at the National Film Award Ceremony, which was held in New Delhi last week. But as he has been suffering from health issues for a long time, the actor was left with no choice but to skip the ceremony.
Prakash Javadekar tweeted earlier ” The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for two generations has been selected unanimously for DadasahebPhalke award. The entire country and the international community are happy. My heartiest congratulations to him”
Prime Healthcare Foundation and College Health Enterprises Expand Award-Winning Behavioral Health Services for the Glendora Community as College Health Enterprises Acquires Glendora Oaks Behavioral Health Hospital Prime Healthcare Foundation, a non-profit health system, recognized the need to provide behavioral health services to the Glendora community, establishing award-winning behavioral health and geriatric behavioral health services.Prime Healthcare Foundation chose College Health Enterprises, an industry leader in the provision of behavioral health services, to continue operating Glendora Hospital and expand needed behavioral health services in Glendora and the surrounding communities.In collaboration, Prime and College Health expanded the number of licensed behavioral beds to expand community services.College Health specializes in behavioral health services and has committed to maintaining charity care and community benefit services, retaining hospital staff and intends to expand the number of staff, beds and patients.
During the sale close process and beyond, Glendora Hospital will remain focused on its mission of providing the community with high-quality behavioral healthcare services.
(Glendora, CA – June 9, 2021) – College Health Enterprises and the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, are completing the sale of Glendora Oaks Behavioral Health Hospital after receiving conditional approval by the California State Attorney General.
In response to the growing need for inpatient behavioral health services, Prime Healthcare Foundation established Glendora Oaks Behavorial Health Hospital in 2019.
Prime invested more than $14 million in Glendora Oaks through substantial facility and equipment upgrades, including a recent bed expansion.
The Prime Healthcare Foundation recognized the need for inpatient psychiatric services for seniors and invested resources to establish one of the only inpatient geriatric psychiatric facilities in East San Gabriel Valley at Glendora Oaks, earning awards for its clinical excellence, including accreditation from The Joint Commission and the Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades.
The award winners from TCA have been announced while we are days away from the much-awaited Jimmy Kimmel hosted Emmy Awards.
HBO shows have won half of the major honors.It was the 36th Annual TCA award function in which they honored, as per custom, the best TV series, and programs in the 2019-20 season.
The coming of age DC comics series Watchmen stole the night, bagging four out of eleven major awards.A CBC fan-favorite sitcom “Schitt’s Creek” created by Dan Levy and Eugene Levy is the only other contender to have won more than one award; the Canadian series bagged two awards at TCA.
Beating Netflix by miles, HBO’s other hit shows “Succession” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” also received their due recognition making it the winner of six among all major honors at TCA.The winners were decided by voting in TCA’s network comprising more than 250 journalists across the United States and Canada.“Watchmen” won the “Program of the Year” award, and a TCA announcement that honored the HBO series said that they have singled out Watchmen in recognition of the efforts done by the production team to carve their own legacy while also staying true to the original legendary DC source material.TCA also bestowed “heritage” award upon Star Trek for the tenacity and endeavors of the production team to delineate present-day issues of bigotry, sexism, religion, politics, and human rights in a futuristic world of space wars while also sketching positive emotions of love, intrigue, and adventure.
TCA’s announcement also acknowledged Star Trek’s inclusive approach to casting an African American in a leading role (the first one to do so).The TCA also presented a career achievement award to tv icon Alex Trebek in recognition of his “unparalleled legacy as one of television’s most enduring and beloved personalities.”The President of TCA, Sarah Rodman, who is also an editor at Entertainment Weekly, said about the 2019-20 season as something that mirrors reality outside.
The content helped viewers reflect on tough times and also provided a “rabbit hole” to escape the noise and creepiness outside.Watchmen bagged four awards, which include Individual Achievement in Drama (Regina King), Outstanding New Program, Outstanding Achievement in Movie, Miniseries or Special, and Program of the Year.Another mega-hit HBO show “Succession,” starring Jeremy Strong, got the nod in Outstanding Achievement in Drama.
The 66th National Film Awards will be organized in Delhi in Vigyan Bhawan on Monday.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will give away the awards in presence of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, and other senior dignitaries.
The function will observe film celebrities being awarded for their outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema.Conventionally, the National Awards are handed out to the winners by the President of India, but this time President Ram Nath Kovind will not attend the ceremony.
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan to be awarded the prestigious 50th Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema`s biggest honor in his 50th year in the Indian film industry.But Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday announced his regret in attending the awards due to his health limitations.
Earlier, it was was announced that Gujarati film `Hello` won Best Feature Film Award.
`Badhaai Ho` bagged the award for Best Popular Film and Hindi movie `Padman` declared Best Film on Social Issues.
