Mangalore :  Satish Ira, Mangalore’s well-known photojournalist, has bagged the  top honours at the Photography contest conducted by the Federation of Motor Sports of India Association and Mangalore Sport’s Club  to coincide with the ‘Gulf Dirt Track National Championship-2012’ organized in Mangalore some time back. Ira bagged the top position in the ‘A’ category, while the ‘B’ category award went to Chandrahas Kotekar.

Satish Ira is working for Udayavani since the past six years and has been a photojournalist for the past 15 years. Earlier, his photograph on the theme ‘Village Life’ had also been recognized by the Sagar Photography Society.