Mangaluru, 31 Oct 2015: Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim announced District Rajyotsav Award to 15 distinguished personalities.
S D Samrajya (farming), N Suleiman Haji Narsha (education), Corrine A Rasquinha, White Dove NGO (social service), C H Kochanna Rai (social service), Balakrishna Puttige, Prajavani (journalism), D M Aslam (sports), Dr Vishwanat Nayak P (medicine), Judith Mary Rita Mascarenhas (social service), Sharada Barkoor (theater), Purandar P J (athletics), Saanidhya Special School (serving differently-abled children), Gopadkar (arts), Narayan P M (social service), Sheena Parava (folk art) and Divakar Das (art).