Mangalore : Press Club Day was celebrated at the Lions Seva Mandir at Kadri on March 16,  Saturday under the joint aegis of the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists’ Union (DKWJU), Mangalore Press Club and Patrika Bhavan Trust.

Inaugurating the programme, Sudhir Ghate, chairman of Magnum Intergrafiks Pvt Ltd said scribes should always try to uphold the truth and shun glorification of news. Technological advancement in the field should be used for the better, he said.

Budding Tulu cine star Arjun Kapikad also spoke on the occasion and expressed his gratitude to the media for supporting him.

Udayavani Mangalore Bureau Chief Manohar Prasad also spoke on the occasion and  called upon scribes to discharge their duties with responsibility.

ZP CEO KN Vijayaprakash who was present as a chief guest urged the media to  present facts in their reports.

Outstanding achievers Dayanand Kukkaje, Manohar Prasad, Ronald Anil Fernandes, Prashanth Kadekar, Sandhya D’Souza, Ravi Posavanike, Sudhakar Yermal, Agnel Rodrigues, Satish Ira, Apul Ira, Mounesh Vishwakarma, Laxmi Machina, Ahmed Anwar, Satish Pundukai, Rajesh Shetty and Mohammed Arif Padubidri were honoured on the occasion.

Prizes were awarded to  winners in various contests. Cultural programme was also presented by media men.