National award for DK student

National award for DK student

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru: A student belonging to the Scheduled Caste category  of DK district won the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Award. Varun Ashok Nandre stood third at the all-India level. He is presently pursuing medicine in Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi.

DK DC  Adoor.B. Ibrahim presented him a cheque for Rs. 40,000 and a citation, given by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.   Nandre completed SSCL in Vanitha Vidyalaya School, Belagavi.  In CET, he secured the 445th rank, said his father Ashoknath, who works for the Commercial Taxes Department.  The DC said all encouragement to students was on the cards.