News and pics: Rons Bantwal

Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (EP)

Mumbai, Dec 30: Bharath Cooperative Bank limited opened their 85th branch at Malad east on Monday December 28.

Bharath Bank executive president Jaya C Suvarna inaugurated the branch by cutting the ribbon. Billavara Association Mumbai Malad local office executive president Santhosh K Poojary and film actor, producer
Rajashekar Kotian Mudarangadi lit the traditional lamp. The bank's executive vice president advocate Rohini J Salian inaugurated the ATM service, bank's director Pushpalatha N Salian inaugurated the locker
service and managing director and CEO C R Mulki set in motion computerized services and wished prosperity for the branch.

Businessmen Gopi Didwaniya, C A Prabhu Desai, G B Bellekar, Arun Kotian, Navin Karkera, Suresh Karkera, Rathnakar Shetty Mundkooru, Anand Jatthan, Gunapal Shetty, Ramji Bhai, Somanath Poojary, Vishwanath Shetty, Dayananda Poojary and others were present.

Jaya Suvarna, Rohini Salian, Pushpalatha Salian, C R Mulki felicitated Navin Karkera, Suresh Karkera, Rajashekar Kotian, Gopi Didwaniya and Arun Kotian for their services.

The bank's directors Bhaskar M Salian, Rohith M Suvarna, Harischandra G Mulki, R D Poojary, Gangadhar J Poojary, Suryakanth J Suvarna, bank's chief general manager Anilkumar R Ameen, general managers Shobha Dayanand, Nithyananda D Kotian, deputy general managers Vivek S Shanbhog, Suresh S Salian, Dinesh B Salian, assistant general managers Dr U Dhananjay Kumar, Vasudeva M Salian, Mahesh B Kotian were present.

They honored the new branch manager Prakash R Ameen, branch staff Saritha S Rao, Kishori Poojary, Sudarshini A Nair, Naina N Kotian, Rohan J Poojary and K Pradeep.

Former directors N M Sanil, Mohan G Poojary, Shanker D Poojary, Chembur Malad local office honorary executive president M N Karkera, Malad local office honorary secretary Dinesh C Salian, development
section officer Sunil Gujaran, Avish S Poojary, Vijay Palan and other customers and well wishers present on the occasion wished the branch well.

Ulloor Shekar Shanti conducted Vastu Pooje, Ganahoma, Dwara Pooje and distributed Theertha Prasada. Branch staff Sudarshini A Nair and Anish Nair couple and branch manager Prakash R Ameen were in charge of religious rituals. Deputy general manager and head of the progress department Mohandas Hejmady welcomed, gave details of the bank's achievements, introduced the guests and compered the programme. Prakash R Ameen proposed the vote of thanks.