MDJA new building construction works to be launched on Aug. 29

Mysuru: Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) will be launching the construction works of its new building and celebrating Newspaper Day at an event to be held at the MDJA site in KNS Layout on Nanjangud Road (near JSS College) on Aug. 29 at 10 am. Senior journalists will be felicitated and annual awards will be presented on the occasion.

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch the works. Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the ceremony. MDJA President K. Deepak will preside over the event. Former CM Media Advisor K.V. Prabhakar will felicitate the senior journalists. Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) President Shivanand Tagadur will present the annual awards.

MLAs G.T. Devegowda, T.S. Srivatsa, Tanveer Sait, K. Harishgowda, Anil Chikkamadu, D. Ravishankar, G.D. Harish Gowda & Darshan Dhruvanarayan and MLCs Dr. D. Thimmaiah, C.N. Manjegowda, K. Vivekananda, Madhu Madegowda, Raghu Kautilya & K. Shivakumar will be the chief guests.

Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha, Mysuru Nirmithi Kendra Project Director Mahesh Kumar, GSS Group of Companies Chairman D. Srihari and MDJA former Presidents Amshi Prasanna Kumar, C.K. Mahendra & S.T. Ravi Kumar (RK) will be the special invitees.

Felicitation to senior journalists

The following senior journalists will be felicitated on the occasion: Hello Mysore Editor T. Gururaj, Mysuru Mithra Senior Reporter from Periyapatna P.S. Veeresh, Rajyadharma Sub-Editor B.M. Lavakumar, City Highlights Photographer Hampa Nagaraj, Sri Kannada Channel Editor Surya (Vairamudi) and Zee Kannada Cameraman M. Arun Dev.

Annual Awardees

The following journalists/ photojournalists will be conferred with MDJA Annual Awards on the occasion:

Best Kannada Report: R. Veerendra Prasad of Udayavani and Avinash Jainahalli of Vijayavani.

Best English Report: P. Shilpa of Deccan Herald and K.K. Karthik of The New Indian Express.

Best Photography: M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav (LNY) of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra.

Electronic Media – Best Reporting: K.S. Anand of News 18 and Best Cameraman: P. Rahul of News 18.