News and pics: Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (EP)
Mumbai, Oct 31: Bharath Bank reopened its renovated branch at Town Center, Near Marol Mittal Industrial estate, Andheri Kurla road on the morning of Saturday October 31. Bharath Bank executive president Jaya C Suvarna lit the traditional lamp and reopened the branch.
Former Karnataka MLA A Rukmayya Poojary, Hare Kjrishna Foundation managing trustee Karunakar Putran, customers and senior businessmen Ravindranath Bhandary, Diwaker Suvarna, Felix A D'Souza Takode, Govinda Poojary, Ravi Mendon Kurkal, CA Ashwajith Hejmadi, M N Karkera, Narayana Suvarna, Varghese George, local Billava leaders Srinivasa Karkera, Thonse Sanjiva Poojary, Ashok Karkera, Andheri and well wishers present on the occasion wished the branch prosperity.
Businessmen C N Kamath, Rukmayya Poojary, Harish G Ameen, S Cherian, Rakesh D Panchal and Karunakar Putran expressed their opinions and wished the bank and the branch best of luck.
Bank's directors K N Suvarna, Bhaskar M Salian, advocate S B Ameen, R D Poojary, Gangadhar J Poojary, Suryakanth J Suvarna, Ashok M Kotian, Jyothi K Suvarna and managing director and CEO C R Mulki, chiefgeneral manager Anil Kumar R Ameen, general manager Shobha Dayanand, deputy chief manager Suresh S Salian, Raghu Poojary, Vivek S Shanbhog, Jagadish N, Mohandas Hejmady, Prabhakar G Suvarna, Dinesh B Salian, Suresh S Salian, Vidyananda S Karkera, Vishwanath G Suvarna, assistant chief managers Vasudeva P Salian, Prabhakar G Poojary, Rathnakar Salian, LIC consultant M S Poojary, bank's union president Ramesh T Poojary and other senior officials were present.
Ullooru Dhananjay Shanti conducted Ganahoma, Sathyanarayana Pooje, distributed Theertha prasada and blessed the occasion. Bank official Bhaskar Suvarna and Kumari Bhaskar couple were in charge of religious rituals. Bank's chief manager Nithyananda D Kotian compered the programme. Assistant general manager and branch manager Mahesh B Kotian welcomed. Assistant branch manager Arun S Suvarna proposed the vote of thanks.
LIC regional manager Kapildev Farmer and officials K D Prasad, Pradeep Girdhari and K Redekar praised and honoured the branch officials for being eligible for LIC Bheema branch award collecting Rs 64 lacs first premium with 65 LIC policies. The award was presented to executive president Jaya C Suvarna, managing director C R Mulki and branch manager Mahesh B Kotian.