Heggade, Justice Hegde, Kalam among 27 achievers honoured by Sitaram Jindal Foundation

February 25, 2012

New Delhi, February 25: Sitaram Jindal Foundation has honoured 27 Outstanding Selfless Workers, including Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, Justice Santosh Hedge, Dharmsthla Veerendra Heggade and Anna Hazare, by bestowing Jindal Prize & S R Jindal Prize at a glittering Felicitation Ceremony held in the Capital, on Thursday.

Those honoured included individuals and Institutions who are beacons of selfless service to the society with prize money of Rs 7.30 Crores.

Sri Sri Ravishankar of Art of Living honoured the awardees. Tejendra Khanna, Lt. Governor of Delhi was the guest of honour who also gave away prizes to winners.

S R Jindal Prize (Honorary) was awarded to Lala Mange Ram Agarwal for his exceptional selfless service to society.

Five S R Jindal Prizes worth Rs 25 Lakhs each for Rural Development & Poverty Alleviation were bestowed on Anna Hazare; Sankara Eye Care Institutions India, Coimbatore; Utthan, Allahabad; Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, Barrackpore; and jointly to Dr G Gopal Reddy, Agriculture Scientist, Nalgonda, AP and Lok Biradari, Prakalp (Started by Baba Amte on 1973).

Dr Sitaram Jindal has set aside Rs 125 Crores to form a corpus of funds for creating a perpetual Prize, to honour the deserving, year after year. Such perpetual financial stability of Prize Schemes is uncommon except in rare cases like the Nobel Prize.

Nine S R Jindal Prizes for Crusade against Corruption worth Rs 10 lakhs each were given to Tehelka; Manish Sisodia, New Delhi; Dr. Rajinder K Singla, Chandigarh; Manjunath Shanmugam (Posthumous); Ramesh Verma, Hissar; Shehla Masood (Posthumous), Bhopal; jointly to Dr Ashok Khemka, IAS, Chandigarh & Sanjiv Chaturvedi, IFS, Haryana; jointly to Rajnikant Borele, Maharashtra & Ajay B Bose, Central Railway, Mumbai; and jointly to Pawan Kumar Chaudhary, Patna & Atul Kumar, Kolkata.

Three Gallantry Awards were also posthumously given to Tuka Ram Omble, Mohan Chand Sharma and Maj. Sandeep Unnikrishnan for their supreme sacrifice in the fight against terrorism, stated in a press release.

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NRI from Udupi wins Rs 50 crore in Abu Dhabi’s big ticket draw

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February 4,2026

An Indian resident who won the Dh20 million (approximately Rs 50 crore) jackpot in Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket draw has told of his joy at sharing his life-changing fortune with a friend.

Shanthanu Shettigar, a shop manager in Muscat, regularly buys tickets for the monthly grand prize draw with one of his closest friends – and the pair won on February 3.

Mr Shettigar, 33, who is from Udyavar in Udupi district of the southern state of Karnataka and has lived in the Omani capital for eight years, said he was left speechless after learning of his success.

“When I first moved to Muscat, many of my colleagues were purchasing Big Ticket, which encouraged me to give it a try,” he said.

“I started buying tickets on my own, and later began sharing tickets with a close friend. The ticket that brought me this win was one we purchased together.”

“Like most people, I receive a lot of spam calls, and I was fully absorbed in my work as well. I knew the live draw was taking place tonight, but I never imagined my name would be announced,” he said.

“When I realised it was real and that I had won, I was honestly speechless. It still hasn’t fully sunk in, but I’m extremely happy.”

Mr Shettigar is not sure how he will spend his share of the money, but encouraged others to take part.

“This win was completely unexpected, so I want to take some time to think things through before deciding what to do next,” he said.

“I would definitely encourage others to participate with Big Ticket, whether with family or friends – you never know when your moment might come.”

The Big Ticket was established in 1992 with an initial first prize of Dh1 million. It is one of the most popular monthly raffles in the UAE.

It has transformed the lives of many people across the Emirates and beyond.

Entry to the Big Ticket Millionaire is Dh500. Tickets can be bought online or at counters at Zayed International Airport and Al Ain Airport.

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