Press Day-2025, felicitation to senior journalists and MDJA Annual Award Presentation, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar inaugurates, MDJA President K. Deepak presides, MLA G.T. Devegowda felicitates senior journalists, CM’s Media Advisor K.V. Prabhakar presents awards, Journalist A. Hariprasad main speaker, MLAs Anil Chikkamadu ad K. Harishgowda, KUWJ President Shivananda Tagadur and D. Srihari of GSSS chief guests; Awardees are V. Mahesh Kumar (Chief Editor of Just Kannada, Mysuru) – Senior Journalist Award (City); T.A. Sadiq Pasha (Andolana, Talkad) – Senior Journalist (Rural) award; K.S. Manjunath Swamy (Vijaya Karnataka) – Senior Sub-Editor Award, S. Udayshankar (The New Indian Express) – Senior Photographer Award; C.M. Madhusudhan (Suvarna News 24×7) – Senior Reporter (Electronic Media) and Pramod Prabhu (TV9) – Senior Cameraman (Electronic Media) Awards; D.R. Mahesh (Andolana) – Best Report (Kannada), A. Ganesh (Star of Mysore) – Best Report (English) and S.R. Madhusudhan (The Times of India) – Best Photographer Award; Electronic media awardees are K.S. Anand (reporter) and P. Rahul (cameraman) of News 18 and Chandan Balaram (reporter) and M. Satish (cameraman) of Indian TV, Vijnana Bhavan, Manasagangothri, 11 am.