21 Dakshina Kannada teachers chosen for 'Best Teacher Award'; List here

Vartha Bharati | 03-09-2023 | 18:37:00 IST

Twenty-one teachers in Dakshina Kannada district have been chosen for the 'Best Teacher Award' for the 2023-24 academic year, with three teachers being selected from each of the seven taluks within the district.

The awards will be presented during the Teachers' Day event scheduled for 10 am on Tuesday, September 5, at the Parivarakana Amarajyothi Kurunji Janaki Venkataramana Gowda Hall in Sullia. This announcement was made by Deputy Director (Administration) of the Department of Public Instructions (DDPI), Dayanand Ramachandra Nayak, in a press release.

Here are the teachers who have received the 'Best Teacher Award' in Dakshina Kannada:

1. Gopalakrishna, Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Narsha Maidan, Bantwal.
2. Ramakrishna Bhat, Head Teacher, SDM High School, Belalu, Belthangady.
3. Allwyn Arun Noronha, Assistant Teacher, St Joseph PU College (High School Division), Bajpe, Mangalore North.
4. Krishna N, Assistant Teacher, Kittel Memorial High School, Gorigudda, Mangaluru.
5. Dr. Prathima HP, Head Teacher, Government High School, Neerkere, Moodbidri.
6. Harischandra K, Head Teacher, St George Aided High School, Kunturupadavu, Puttur.
7. Udayaprakash Rai, Assistant Teacher, Vidyabodhini High School, Balila, Sullia.
8. Shakunthala S Ullal, Head Teacher, DKZP Government Higher Primary School, Pudu, Thumbe, Bantwal.
9. Prashanth Suvarna, Physical Education Teacher, DKZP Government Higher Primary School, Bandaru, Belthangady.
10. Ganesh Kumar, Head Teacher, DKZP Government Higher Primary School, Mannagudda, Mangalore North.
11. Dakshayinamma, Assistant Teacher, DKZP Government Model Higher Primary School, Shaktinagar, Mangalore South.
12. Sujatha Kumari, Assistant Teacher, DKZP Government Higher Primary School, Panapila, Moodbidri.
13. Shubhalatha, Head Teacher, DKZP Government Higher Primary School, Anadka, Puttur.
14. Hanumanthappa G, Assistant Teacher, Shri Sharada Aided Higher Primary School, Goonadka, Sullia.
15. Vijayashree, Assistant Teacher, Government Model Higher Primary School, Chennaithody, Bantwal.
16. Kalleshappa B, Head Teacher, Government Lower Primary School, Mundur, Belthangady.
17. Jayanthi, Assistant Teacher, DKZP Government Higher Primary School, Badaga Yekkar, Mangalore North.
18. Carmen D'Souza, Assistant Teacher, Government Lower Primary School, Achari Jora Kuppepadavu, Mangalore South.
19. Vanishree, Assistant Teacher, Government Lower Primary School, Madangadi, Moodbidri.
20. Anandamurthy DS, Assistant Teacher, Government Lower Primary School, Murajekoppa, Puttur.
21. Radhamma K, Assistant Teacher, Government Lower Primary School, Boluvail, Sullia.

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Two Naxalites gunned down in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

26-02-2026 ¦ 26-02-2026 IST

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Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.

The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said.

After guns fell silent, bodies of two Naxalites, clad in uniform, along with a Self-Loading Rifle, an Insas rifle and a 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.

Search operation was still underway, he added.

With this action, at least 25 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far this year.

Earlier, 14 Maoists were gunned down in two encounters on January 3 in the Bastar region, which comprises seven districts, including Bijapur.

Last year, 285 Maoists were killed in various encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh.

The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 this year to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.