Vartha Bharati's Shamsuddin Enmuru bags B.G.Mohandas Award for Best Report in Digital Media
Mangaluru: Senior Sub-Editor of Vartha Bharati Shamsuddin Enmuru has bagged the late B.G. Mohandas Award for Best Report on Digital Media for the year 2022. The award is presented collaboratively by Gulfkannada.com and Nirat Sahitya Sampad in honor of senior journalist BG Mohan Das.
Shamsuddin will be awarded for his report headlined ‘Koraguttiruva Koragara Baduku’ (The miseries of Koraga Community) that was published on the Vartha Bharati website. He will be awarded cash rupees 5000/- and a certificate.
The award ceremony will be held on September 4 at Kannada Bhavan here in the city’s BC road.
Shamsuddin works as a Senior Sub-Editor at Vartha Bharati and is the son of MK Yusuf of Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
