Mangalore, 29 May 2012: “Media which throws more light on positive news in this age when there is a heavy influx of negative news, is fast vanishing. At such a crucial stage, it is a matter of great pleasure to see newskarnataka web portal which is a unique experiment in its own way,” said Francisco Sardinha, Chairman, Committee on Estimates, Lok Sabha and former chief minister of Goa.
He was speaking after unveiling the logo of newskarnataka.com, a new Kannada news portal at the Ocean Pearl in Mangalore on May 28, Monday.
Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, who officially launched the news portal ‘newskarnataka.com’ wished success to the new venture and hoped the web portal through its news, would bring about the much needed positive change in the society.
PB Harish Rai, President of DK Working Journalists’ Union who was present as a chief guest, while assuring the wholehearted co-operation of the Union to the young and dynamic team behind newskarnataka, wished that it would live upto the expectations of the society through its impressive and straight forward reports.
Jerald Crasta, Chairman, Prakruti Group of Institutions, Prakash Siddakatte, Chief of Pace Soft Media and Nelson Kulshekhar, Marketing Chief of newskarnataka, were present on the dais.
Popular RJ Avinash Kamath was the master of the ceremony. Prakash Siddakatte proposed the vote of thanks.