Kundapur, March 5: In recognition of her social service, Prathima Pai, an Anganawady worker in Uppinakudru in Kundapur Taluk has been selected for a National award.
She had also received State level award on February 23 this year given by the State government. In all, eight Anganawady workers across the state have been chosen for this award. The award will be presented on March 8 in Bangalore.
She has served as Anganawady worker in Uppinakudru for the last 28 years. She played a key role in the development of Uppinakudru Anganawady as well as imparting a quality education for the children.
She was trained in Ullal Anganawady Training Centre in 1983. Presently, she is managing two Sthree Shakthi self help groups. Besides, with the help of philanthropists she successfully managed to construct a building, toilets, provision of drinking water, electricity, wall clock, chairs, fan, tables and other essentials needs.
She has also created awareness on many government projects like Sandhya Suraksha, monthly allowance for widows and handicapped etc.
She has encouraged the people about the savings plan creating RD accounts in their names.
She is the daughter of late Prafulla Raghavendra Pai from Salikeri in Brahmavar.
The kidnapped schoolboy was rescued by the police and reunited with his parents. Son of a gift shop owner from Basavanagudi area in Bengaluru, Chirag has reportedly told police that decided to make some quick money to spend on cricket betting and gambling after learning kidnap tricks from the ‘Crime Patrol’. According to police, Chirag reached a private school around 3pm on Tuesday on a Bounce rental bike and zeroed in on a fourth standard student who was walking out of school. He told the boy he was his father's friend and that he required help to search for a relative who had gone missing. The boy believed Chirag and rode pillion on the bike. Chirag then engaged the boy in conversation and learnt about his father's business and got his mobile phone number. He then made a call to the boy's father, demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned him against approaching cops. However, the boy's father alerted Cottonpet police and special teams were formed to crack the case. While Cottonpet inspector Venkatesh TC's squad verified CCTV footage in and around the school, Chamarajpet inspector BG Kumaraswamy's team started tracking the suspect's mobile phone movements. An hour later, the suspect's location was traced to a hotel on the Lavelle Road-St Mark's Road stretch. Police rushed there, rescued the boy and arrested Chirag.
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