Bhatkal: On the occasion of Teachers' Day on September 5, five best teachers from Primary, five best teachers of Higher Primary and five best teachers of High School of Karwar Education District will be conferred special awards and will be honoured in recognition of their educational services. A total of 15 teachers in Uttara Kannada district (Karwar Division) will get the district-level Best Teacher Award, this includes three teachers from Bhatkal. 

The award winners in lower primary division are: Smita B Nayak, Government Lower Primary School, Shejewad Karwar; Shivanand Nagu Gowda, Government Lower Primary School, Kaigadi Ankola; Kalpana Beeranna Nayak, Government Lower Primary School, Moraba Kumta; Ganapati T Naik , Government Lower Primary School, Modkani Honnavar and Padmavati H Naik, Government Lower Primary School, Jalikodi Bhatkal.

The Best Teacher Award winners in higher primary category are: Ramchandra P Gowda, Government Higher Primary School, Binaga Karwar; Savita Thimppa Kuchinaada, Government Higher Primary School, Shiroor Ankola; Ravindra Krishna Bhatt, Government Higher Primary School, Hulenagadde Kumta; Bhagirati Krishna Hegde, Government Higher Primary School, Apsargonda Honnavar and  Mohan Naik, Government Higher Primary School, Nowje Bhatkal.

The award winners in high school category are Dinesh Konnarakar, Karnataka Public High School, Shirvad Karwar; Pushphalata Nayak, Government High School, Ankola; Tara Narayan Naik, Government High School, Bargi Kumta; M T Gowda, Guru Prasad High School, Mallapur Honnavar and  Shaheen Badar, National High School, Murdeshwar Bhatkal.