Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (KR)
Udupi, Jul 30: Udupi Zilla Vartakara Hitarakshana Vedike (r) here, awarded the prestigious Vartaka Ratna Award 2018 to Gregory DSa of Mysore Medical Stores in the city.
Gregory DSa served as senior dispenser and founder Of Ozanum Home for the aged in Kalianpura. He was recognised for his extensive service to the Udupi comunity and for his social service, since the last fifty years.
On this occasion, Gururaj Sanil, a famous snake catcher, writer and environmentalist who works extensively to save the natural naga bana (snake forests) which are now transformed into concrete forests in this modern world which kills natural flora and fauna was also awarded the Seva Ratna Award.
Students who excelled in their academic performances, namely Simron Flora Saldanha D/o Donald Saldanha, Leon Glen Saldanha s/o Maxim Saldanha, Jessica Lewis D/o Dolfi Lewis, Pavithra D/o S V Bhat, Ashika Sanil D/o Divakar Sanil, Rashmita Shenoy grand D/o Narendra Pai were also felicitated with gift coupons sponsored by members of the Vedike.
The function was held at Hotel Diana auditorium presided over by Raghupati Bhat MLA and honorary president of Udupi Zilla Vartakara Hita Rakshana Vedike.
Raghupati Bhat honoured all the awardees and said he will see to it that once BJP gets the Udupi muncipal administration, he will take up the issue of high licensing fee charged by the present administration which is unacceptable and will bring it down to maximum of Rs 500.
Vedike president Walter Saldanha addressed the gathering and thanked all the members who supported them financially to get their own premises in the basement of Mandovi Tradre Centre Kadiyali, Udupi and requested the members to introduce new members to the association to strengthen the entire district of Udupi as Vedike also proposes to launch a co operative society to fund its members.
Secretery Sri Ganesh Kini, treasurer Gandadhara Birthi, founder president Dolfi Lewis, past president Narendra Pai, members Donald Saldanha, Srinivas Rao, Maxim Saldanha, Oswald Saldanha, Yashwant B K, Divakar Sanil, Anand Carnad, Radha Krishna and other members were present on the occasion.