Devdas Kapikad, Naveen Padil conferred Rotary Vandana Awards

coastaldigest.com news network
April 22, 2018

Mangaluru April 22: Tulu theatre stalwarts and popular cine artists  Devdas Kapikad and Naveen D Padil have been conferred with the Rotary Annual State Level prestigious “Vandana Award” at a function held on Saturday at Hotel Kudla in the city.

The award is conferred on them in recognition of their exemplary achievement and in appreciation of their invaluable contributions, in the field of Tulu, Art and Culture. The award is jointly instituted by Rotary Club of Mangalore Central and Rotaract Club of Mangalore City.

Mangalore City Corporation Mayor Bhaskar Moily graced the occasion as chief guest and presented the Awards to the achievers and congratulated them. In his address he advised to promote coastal Regions, Traditional Tulu language, Art and Culture and lauded the community services of Rotary Club.

Chairman of the Award Selection Committee Dr. Devdas Rai in his introductory address revealed that the Annual Vandana Award is Conferred on achievers and it is a part of clubs vocational service project. He Congratulated Devdas Kapikad and Naveen D Padil on their unique achievements in the field of Entertainment. Rtn. Rajgopal Rai delivered the felicitation address.

Responding to the felicitations the awardees expressed their  gratitude to the Rotary Club and said that they deemed it as a privilege and honour to accept the Awards, which is very valuable among the awards they have won.

President Rtn. Raymond D’Cunha presided over the function.  District Rotaract Representative Rtr. Jackson Saldanha Released the weekly Club News Bulletin “Centor”,. Secretary Prakashchandra presented the Report, Rotaract President Rtr. Pavithra Acharya welcomed,  Rotaract Club Rtr. Sharath Kumar proposed a vote of thanks.

Comments

Add new comment

  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

Comments

Add new comment

  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.