Krishna Vesha-2010: Yermal, D'Souza bag best photography, videography prizes

August 19, 2011

Mangalore, August 19: Sudhakar Yermal of 'Vijaya Karnataka' Kannada daily newspaper and Wilfred D'Souza of 'TV9' bagged the first prizes in the 'Krishna Vesha photography and videography competition-2010' respectively.

The competition was organized by city based Kalkura Pratisthana for photographers and videographers.

M Narendra, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank distributed the prizes to the winners on Friday morning at Press Club here.

Under photography category, Dharanesh, a resident of Konaje and Reshma of KPN received second and third prizes respectively. GK Hegade of 'Vijaya Karnataka' Sampath Kumar Kuttethur and Apul Ira Kinnimajalu received consolation prizes.

Under videography category, Shivaprasad and Prasanna Poojary received second and third prizes respectively.

Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, President of Pratishthan said that this year, the photography and videography competitions would be held on August 21 in Kadri Temple as part of National level 'Krishna Vesha Competition'.

Those interested can send their photos of the competition in 6” X 9” size and videos of 10 minutes. The entries should reach Kalkura Pratisthana, Shri Krishna Complex, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kodialbail, Mangalore 575003 before September 5. For more details interested can contact Mr Kalkura through 9845083736.

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He also pointed to the presence of major industrial units such as MRPL, OMPL, UPCL and the Mangaluru SEZ, which could serve as direct buyers of green power through power purchase agreements, improving project viability and speeding up execution.

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