The Department of Public Instruction has announced Teachers’ Day awards for government and aided primary and high school teachers, in recognition of their meritorious service. The awardess are:
High School teachers: Satya Prakash, Asst Master, Vidyavardhaka High School, Rajajinagar, Bangalore; G M Manjunath, Sr teacher, Govt PU Collge, Gounipalli, Srinivas taluk, Kolar; Lalya Naik, Head Master, Govt Composite High School, Chagachagere, Arasikere tq, Hassan dt; D Mallareddy, Head Master, Sri Vinayaka High School, Kalasapura, Chikmagalur tq; Diwakar Acharya, Asst Master, Govt PU College, Uppinagadi, Puttur tq; DK dt.
Virupaksha Ramappa Kadapatti, Art teacher, Govt Composite High School, Savasuddi, Raibagh tq, Chikkodi education dt; Gurupada Parappa Kattimani, Asst Master, Loyola Composite PU college, Gadag; Yogappa Sakrappa Gokula, Asst Master, YTSS Composite PU College, Yellapur; Uttara Kannada dt; M P M Kotrayya, Head Master, KVH High School, Hoovinahadgali tq, Bellary dt and Shantaram B Jogale, Asst Master, Govt High School, Hulihaidara, Gangavati tq, Koppal dt.
Primary school teachers: Nagarathnamma, Asst Teacher, Govt Higher Primary School, Krishnaiha Palya; G B Bhagyalakshmi, Asst Teacher, Govt Higher Primary School, Katamachanahalli, Chintamani tq, Chikkaballapur dt; Bairayya, Head Master, Govt model higher primary school, Kyatasandra, Tumkur tq; Hiriyappa H C, Asst Teacher, Govt higher primary school, Gummanhalli, Gollarahatti, Yaliyur, Sira tq, Madhugiri education dt; Vijayalakshmi J, Asst Teacher, Govt Kannada Higher Primary School, Javanagondanahalli, Hiriyur tq, Chitradurga dt.
Hanumanthappa J, Asst Teacher, Govt Higher Primary School, Moodahalli, Chatra Hobli, Nanjangud tq; Manjula, Asst Teacher, Govt Higher Primary School, Yelandur, Chamarajnagar dt; Ashok Kumar V, Asst Teacher, Govt Higher Primary School, Sabbanakuppe, Srirangapatna; Kalleshwara, Asst Teacher, Govt PS, Hirishoole, Belur tq; Kumar K, Head Master, Zilla panchayat govt model primary school, Haradi, Puttur tq; S D Hadpad, Asst Teacher, Govt Kannada primary school, Mahaveerthota, Aigali, Athani tq, Belgaum dt; Basappa Mallappa Jalageri, Head Master, Govt higher primary school, Ranjanagi, Mudhol tq, Bagalkot dt.
Shankar K Gangannanavar, Head Master, Govt Kannada higher primary school, Gamanagatti, Navnagar region, Hubli tq; Kalakappa Amarappa Baliger, Head Master, Govt higher primary school, Chabbi, Shirahatti tq, Gadag dt; Thamanna Narayana Komar, Asst Teacher, Govt primary school, Menasi, Halageri post, Siddapur tq, Uttara Kannada dt; Thimmareddy, HM, Govt Higher Primary School, Burugapalli, Sedam tq, Yadgiri education dt.
Halimalanga Baba, Head Master, Government higher primary school, Hunur, Lingasugur tq, Raichur dt, Thamarappa, Head Master, Govt higher primary school, Killa area, Gangavati tq,
Koppal dt and Balavantarao Pandrey, Head Master, Govt higher primary school, Chambol, Bidar dt.  
The awards carry a cash prize of Rs 10,000 besides a citation. Awards will be presented at a function to be held on September 5 in Raichur city.