<p>Rs 1.83 crore, 42 lakh more than the previous year, was raised by corporates and individuals during the World 10K, it was announced here on Thursday.<br /><br />“This is hugely encouraging and just shows how much Bangalore actually cares,” Murray Culshaw, chairman of Bangalore Cares, the official charity partner of the World 10K, said.<br />IR Permumal, principal secretary of Department of Youth Services Sports, however, was disappointed with the amount raised.<br /><br />Award winners: Highest pledge-raising NGO: Association of People with Disabilities (Rs 50.13 lakh). Corporate: Shell India (Rs 3.76 lakh), Highest individual pledge: Men: VS Basavaraju (Rs 7.07 lakh). Women: Sonia Sarathy (Rs 5.48 lakh). Best published photograph: Nishant Ratnakar (DNA) 1; Syed Asif (Times Of India) 2; K Murali Kumar (The Hindu) 3.<br /></p>
<p>Rs 1.83 crore, 42 lakh more than the previous year, was raised by corporates and individuals during the World 10K, it was announced here on Thursday.<br /><br />“This is hugely encouraging and just shows how much Bangalore actually cares,” Murray Culshaw, chairman of Bangalore Cares, the official charity partner of the World 10K, said.<br />IR Permumal, principal secretary of Department of Youth Services Sports, however, was disappointed with the amount raised.<br /><br />Award winners: Highest pledge-raising NGO: Association of People with Disabilities (Rs 50.13 lakh). Corporate: Shell India (Rs 3.76 lakh), Highest individual pledge: Men: VS Basavaraju (Rs 7.07 lakh). Women: Sonia Sarathy (Rs 5.48 lakh). Best published photograph: Nishant Ratnakar (DNA) 1; Syed Asif (Times Of India) 2; K Murali Kumar (The Hindu) 3.<br /></p>
