Newskarnataka – Udupi

Udupi: The State level Yuvajana Mela and Youth Award presentation ceremony organised by the Government of Karnataka, Udupi District Administration, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Alva’s Foundation, Moodbidri and Ellur Yuvaka Mandala was inaugurated at Sri Kshetra Ulloor on Sunday February 2.

State Minister for Urban Development and Udupi District in-charge Minister Vinaykumar Sorake inaugurated the ceremony by lighting  the lamp before the Tulasi Katte.

Sorake addressed the audience and  gave a call to  the younger generation to derive inspiration from  the ideals propagated by Swami Vivekananda.

Udupi MP Jayaprakash Hegde released a souvenir entitled ‘ Sadhana’ brought out to commemorate the Yuvajana Mela.

On the occasion nine outstanding youngsters were awarded the Swami Vivekananda State Youth Awards which carry a cash prize of Rs 10,000. The recipients are Mahesh Goralanalakar Mailur, Hemalatha Amritanur, Nagashree MN  Basavanagudi, Jamalasaba Ranebennur, Nagaraj G Naik Idagunji, Manjunath T Gadaga, Shyamala AH Shantinagar, Shimoga, KN Swami Chikkabommasandra and  Nageshwar Rao.

Dr MT Reju, Udupi Deputy Commissioner, Upendra Nayak,Udupi  Zilla Panchayat President, Ganapathi T Sriyan, President of the Standing Committee on Health and Education. Gowri T Poojari, Taluk Panchayat President,  Dharmapal U Devadiga, President of Akhila Bharatha Tulu Okkoota,  Dr Roshan Kumar,  Assistant Director of the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports and several others participated in the function.