Chennamma Award for Jayamala, Rohini Nilekani Staff Reporter Under the organisation category Abhaya Mahila Ken­ BANGALORE: Actor Jayamala dra in Bangalore, Mahilodaya Ramachandra and Rohini Ni­ Okkoota in Madikeri, World lekani are among those se­ Vision India of Dharwad, Vi- lected for the Kittur mochana Devadasi Punarva- hennamma Award by the sati Sangha of Athani, otate Government this year. Prachodana Samsthe of Has- On the occasion of Interna­ san and CSAAW of Bangalore tional Women’s Day, the Go­ have been chosen. vernment has announced the Sri Dyamawa Devi Stree best Stree Shakti (self-help Shakti self-help group of De- groups) and Kittur Chennam­ vagiri village in Haveri, Vish- ma Award. was Stree Shakti Group II of The others who were se­ Melgangolli village in Kunda­ lected for Kittur Chennamma pur in Udupi taluk and Am- Award in the individual cate­ ruteshwara Stree Shakti of gory are: M.R. Prashantha of Gundegala village in Cham- Bangalore, Saroja Yallosa Ba- arajanagar have bagged best kale of Koppal, Nirmala C. Stree Shakti group award. Shiraguppa of Bijapur, La- In tBangalore division, the litha Shanbhag of Uttara Kan­ Smt. Yashodharamma Dasap- nada, Jayasri B. Hiremath of pa Award has been bagged by Gadag, Sashirekha Ravishan- Nisarga Stree Shakti of Hana- kar of Chitradurga, Asha Ra- savadi village in Shimoga, Sri mesh of Kundapur, Vinuta Saraswathi self-help group ol Ravindra of Bangalore, Yash- Kakanur village in Davan- odha Pandithrao Patil of Bija­ gere; in Mysore division by pur, Savita Annappanavar of Trupti stree shakti group, Na- Bijapur, and Nandini of rimogaru village in Dakshina Bangalore. Kannada district. www.rohininilekani.org.