News and pics: Rons Bantwal

Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (EP)

Mumbai, Dec 31: Bharath Cooperative Bank opened their 86th branch in Ghatkopar on Wednesday December 30.

National Billavara Maha Mandala president, bank's executive president Jaya C Suvarna untied the ribbon and inaugurated the branch. Billavara association Ghatkopar local office executive president D K Poojary and social worker R V Ameen lit the traditional lamp. Bank's vice president, advocate Rohini J Salian inaugurated the ATM service, senior director Pushpalatha Narsappa Salian locker service and managing director and CEO C R Mulki set in motion computerized services.

Special invitees, businessmen and social workers Thokur Bhaskar Shetty, Raghava K Kunder, Sadananda Shetty, K R Suvarna, Girija S Kotian, Sadananda Poojary, Rakhi Jadav, Nandalike Narayana Shetty,
Thonse Sanjiva Poojary, former directors Ranga K Palan, M N Karkera, N M Sanil, local customers and hundreds of well wishers wished prosperity for the branch.

Bank's directors Jyothi K Suvarna, Chandrashekar S Poojary, K N Suvarna, J A Kotian, U S Poojary, R D Poojary, K B Poojary, Harischandra G Mulki, Ashok M Kotian, Bhaskar M Salian and Gangadhar J Poojary honored the new branch staff Sandhya Karkera, Snehalatha Anchan, Prathap Karkera, Shashikala Kunder, Babitha Suvarna, Sharath Kotian and Dhananjay Suvarna. Jaya Suvarna draped R V Ameen with a shawl,
presented flower bouquets to the guests and felicitated them.

The bank's chief general manager Anil Kumar R Ameen, chief managers Nithyananda D Kotian, Shobha Dayanand, deputy general managers Suresh S Salian, Dinesh B Salian, Ramesh H Poojary, assistant general managers Prabhakar G Poojary, Harish K, Rathnakar Salian, Sathish M Bangera, Vasudeva P Salian, Mahesh B Kotian, senior managers Harish K Hejmady, Prabhakar G Poojary, bank's progress department officials Sunil Gujaran, Vijaya Palan, bank's employees union secretary Dinesh K Sanil, several senior officials and other branch managers present on the occasion wished progress for the branch.

Shekar Shanti Ullooru and Ullooru Dinesh Shanti conducted Ganahoma, Dwara Pooje and distributed Theertha prasada. Branch manager Sandhya H Karkera and Harish Karkera couple were in charge of religious rituals. Deputy general manager Mohandas Hejmady welcomed the gathering, introduced the guests and compered the programme. Sandhya H Karkera proposed the vote of thanks.