<p>Three brave children, whose presence of mind in critical situations helped save lives, were presented awards at a programme organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, Department of Public Instruction, State Bal Bhavan Society and Karnataka State Council for Child Welfare, on the occasion of Children’s Day on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On March 9, Mandya girl Monica C R, 13, saw a motorist lying unconscious, with severe injuries on the head, after he rammed his bike into a roadside electricity pole. “None of the passersby offered help," said Monica. <br /><br />It was then that Monica decided to take matter into her hands. “I used the phone in the possession of the injured and dialled the ‘108’ ambulance service. Soon an ambulance came and took him to hospital,” she said. Daughter of a policeman, Monica wants to become a soldier and serve the country. <br /><br />Ten-year-old Raghavendra K N from Kudulur village in Kodagu used a stick lying nearby to pull his schoolmate Adarsh out to safety from a bio-gas pit, on October 23 last year. Adarsh had slipped into the pit, while trying to pick up cashew nuts that had fallen from a tree into the pit. <br /><br />Another awardee, Abhiram H, 10, was on a visit to their ancestral place, Kota in Udupi. Abhiram and his five-year-old brother, both from Bangalore, were playing near a temple lake. “My brother twisted his leg and fell into the lake. Soon, he started drowning. I somehow managed to hold his neck and pulled him out to safety,” said Abhiram. <br /><br />While the two boys were honoured with the Hoysala Bravery Award, Monica received the Keladi Chennamma Bravery Award. <br /><br />They will get cash prizes of Rs 10,000 each.<br /></p>
<p>Three brave children, whose presence of mind in critical situations helped save lives, were presented awards at a programme organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, Department of Public Instruction, State Bal Bhavan Society and Karnataka State Council for Child Welfare, on the occasion of Children’s Day on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On March 9, Mandya girl Monica C R, 13, saw a motorist lying unconscious, with severe injuries on the head, after he rammed his bike into a roadside electricity pole. “None of the passersby offered help," said Monica. <br /><br />It was then that Monica decided to take matter into her hands. “I used the phone in the possession of the injured and dialled the ‘108’ ambulance service. Soon an ambulance came and took him to hospital,” she said. Daughter of a policeman, Monica wants to become a soldier and serve the country. <br /><br />Ten-year-old Raghavendra K N from Kudulur village in Kodagu used a stick lying nearby to pull his schoolmate Adarsh out to safety from a bio-gas pit, on October 23 last year. Adarsh had slipped into the pit, while trying to pick up cashew nuts that had fallen from a tree into the pit. <br /><br />Another awardee, Abhiram H, 10, was on a visit to their ancestral place, Kota in Udupi. Abhiram and his five-year-old brother, both from Bangalore, were playing near a temple lake. “My brother twisted his leg and fell into the lake. Soon, he started drowning. I somehow managed to hold his neck and pulled him out to safety,” said Abhiram. <br /><br />While the two boys were honoured with the Hoysala Bravery Award, Monica received the Keladi Chennamma Bravery Award. <br /><br />They will get cash prizes of Rs 10,000 each.<br /></p>
