Journalists are committed to preserving the truth

Madikeri, June 7: Social worker and businessman Edikeri Prasanna said that journalists, who are the eyes and ears of society, are working to uphold the truth.

He was speaking while inaugurating the Kodagu Press Club annual award ceremony held at the city's Patrika Bhawan on Sunday.

It is a good development that journalists, who are behind the news all day long, spend a festive evening once a year. He said that the service of journalists who wipe the tears of society through media coverage is commendable.

Karnataka Working Journalists Association Vice President Ajjamada Ramesh Kuttappa said that it is impossible for a person who is a member of the association to live alone. An effort has been made to establish a friendly cooperative bank through the Kodagu Press Club to make journalists self-reliant. Journalists were not subject to the restrictions that everyone else faced during the Covid period. He said that this opportunity has been reserved for the welfare of the society and the media has been engaged in the work of making people cry.

State Working Journalists Association Director B.R. Savita Rai said that awards make a journalist recognized by the society. He said that awards increase the responsibility of journalists from the front page to the fourth page.

Kodagu Press Club President Bollajira B. Ayyappa presided over the program and said that journalists should shed light on the problems in the society. He said that there are many problems in the education and health sectors in Kodagu district, especially in the field of education and health, and reports should be increased to solve them.

Kodagu District Working Journalists Association President Bacharaniyand Anukaryappa spoke. The annual award given by the Kodagu Press Club was presented to Santosh Rai, Bacharaniyand Anukaryappa and Hirikar Ravi at the program. In addition, Naveen D'Souza, Hirikar Ravi, and KUWJ award winner Ismail Kandakare, who received the endowment award of the Kasaragod District Kannada Journalists' Welfare Association, were felicitated. Ajjamada Ramesh Kuttappa, who was elected unopposed as the vice-president of the state association, the new president of the district association, Bacharaniyand Anukaryappa, director of the state association, Savita Rai, and businessman Prasanna Edikeri were felicitated.

Before the award ceremony, the Kodagu Press Club annual general meeting was held under the chairmanship of Kodagu Press Club president Bolajira B. Ayyappa. General Secretary M.K. Adarsh, Senior Vice President Naveen D'Souza, Vice President Manju Suvarna, Organizing Secretary K.M. Vinod, Joint Secretary Lohit Magulu, and other members of the press club were present.

As part of the Kodagu Press Club Day, fun competitions were organized for the family members of journalists.

In the disguise competition, M.A. Shivanya Saraswati won the first prize, in the musical chair competition, Yamuna Ayyappa won the first and Pallavi Manoj won the second place.

In the pass in the ball competition, M. Tushali won the first place, while Latashree won the second place. The guests distributed prizes to the winners of various sports competitions held for the press club members as part of the Kodagu Press Club Day.

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