K. J. Shetty Kadandale Award conferred on Steven Rego

K. J. Shetty Kadandale Award conferred on Steven Rego

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Oct. 3, 2011: The K. J. Shetty Kadandale Award was conferred on young journalist Steven Rego at a special awards ceremony organized by Yugapurusha and Vijaya Kalavidaru on the premises of Yugapurusha in Kinnigoli on Sunday.

Presiding over the event, Harikrishna Punaroor said that K. J. Shetty was a great journalist, social worker, and environmentalist and that this award has been instituted in his honor. Lauding Mr. Rego, he said that the award has become more valuable because it has been conferred on Mr. Rego.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven Rego, the sub editor of Vijaya Karnataka, said after receiving the award that awards such as these greatly encourage young journalists, adding that such awards are essential to encourage young journalists to achieve more in their careers.

Laxminarayana Asranna of Kateel delivered the benedictory address.

Rev. Fr. Valerian Mendonca of Sandesh Prathishtana Mangalore conferred the K. J. Shetty Kadandali Award on Mr. Steven Rego. Naresh Kerekadu read out the citation.

Kiran Manjanabailu, the president of the Udupi District Retired Journalists’ Association; P. Sathish Rao of Rotary Club; Suragiri Vasu Shetty; Jagadish Shetty Kenchanakere; Salettoor Jairam Shetty; Sainath Shetty; Taranath Shetty Kadandali, the son of late K. J. Shetty; and Sharath Shetty, the president of Vijaya Kalavaidaru organized this programme.