Acharya Kishore Kunal awarded

PATNA: Acharya Kishore Kunal, retd IPS official and chairman of the Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts, has been conferred upon the prestigious Bhagwan Mahaveer Award for his dedicated community and social services.
President Pratibha Patil gave him the award at a function organised at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday. This was stated in a Press note released by the secretary of the Jain Sangh, Pradeep Jain.
The award instituted by Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation, Chennai, carries a cash component of Rs five lakh, a commendatory citation and a memento.
Pradip Jain, secretary of Jain Sangh, Patna, informed that Acharya Kunal is the first individual from Bihar-Jharkhand to get this award. His selection was made by a jury headed by Justice Shri M N Venkatachalaih, former chief justice of India.