Mangaluru Journalist Vijay Kotian donates award money of PaGo Award to feed hungry
Mangaluru: The winner of the 2019 Pa Go (Padyana Gopalakrishna) Rural Correspondent Award conferred by Dakshina Kannada Working Journalist’s Association, Journalist Vijay Kotian set an example by donating the winning award money to the Karunya Scheme run by M. Friends Charitable Trust.
Vijay Kotian, who is a senior correspondent for the Vijay Karnataka Newspaper donated a sum of Rs. 5,001 of the Award money along with an additional amount of Rs 2,499, a total of Rs 7,500 to the Karunya Scheme, through the senior journalist Arif Padubidri, the secretary of M. Friends Charitable Trust during the Pa Go Award Presentation Ceremony, which was held at the Mangalore Press Club on 31st of December.
During the occasion, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K.V, District Police Superintendent B.M Lakshmiprasad, DCP Vinay Gaonkar, D.K District’s Working Journalists Association’s President Srinivas Nayak Indaje, and several others were present.
Under the ‘Karunya Scheme’ developed by the M. Friends Charitable Trust, everyday dinner arrangements are made to feed the people accompanying the patients at the Wenlock Government Hospital in Mangalore. The daily expenditure for this cause amounts to Rs. 7,500 as per the Trust. Vijay Kotian took it upon himself to oversee a day’s feeding and thus donated the required amount at the award gathering.
Through their ‘Karunya Scheme’, M. Friends has been feeding the hungry for the last 3 years in the city.
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Delhi remains warm, temperature hits 30.5 degrees C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi remained warmer than usual on Monday, with no rainfall reported across key weather stations, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
According to the IMD, Safdarjung, the city's base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius, clocking five degrees above normal temperature, while the minimum settled at 11.8 degrees Celsius. The Ridge area was the warmest at 31 degrees Celsius, followed by Ayanagar at 30.4 degrees Celsius and Lodi Road at 30.1 degrees Celsius. Palam recorded a comparatively lower maximum of 28.6 degrees Celsius.
While the Safdarjung weather station recorded a minimum of 11.8 degrees Celsius, Palam recorded 13 degrees Celsius, and Lodhi Road recorded 12 degrees Celsius, according to IMD data.
The weather department has predicted mist on Tuesday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to reach around 30 and 13 degrees Celsius, respectively. The IMD said no rainfall was recorded in the region during the observation period, indicating continued dry weather conditions.
The air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 221, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
