In all, 36 teachers received the Best Teacher Award during the district-level Teachers’ Day programmes held in Mangaluru and Udupi on Saturday. District In-charge Minister U.T. Khader took part in the programme in Mangaluru, while Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Member of Parliament Kota Srinivas Poojary attended the event in Udupi.Seven teachers each from the lower primary, higher primary and high school sections received the award in Mangaluru.In the lower primary section, assistant teacher Damodar from Government Lower Primary School (GLPS), Serkala, Bantwal; assistant teacher Chitraprabha from GLPS Mundrupady, Belthangady; assistant teacher Umalakshmi from GLPS Sand Pit, Mangaluru; assistant teacher Plavy Jascinta Miranda from Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School, Badriya Nagar, Mangaluru; assistant teacher Srivani from Government Higher Primary School (GHPS), Penjaru, Moodbidri; assistant teacher Malati from GLPS, Hostota, Puttur; and assistant teacher K. Yashoda from GLPS, Pandigadde, Sullia, received the award.In the higher primary section, assistant teacher D. Vidyashankar, PM Shri Government High School (Primary section), Vitla; Headmaster Krishnappa Poojary, GHPS, Andetadka, Belthangady; assistant teacher S. Indira, ZP HPS, Katipalla-3; assistant teacher B.M. Harish Kumar, Government Upgraded HPS, Uchhila Gudde, Mangaluru; assistant teacher Sukumar, GHPS, Puchhu Mogaru, Moodbidri; assistant teacher Mariya, GHPS, Samenttadka, Puttur; and assistant teacher K. Bhuvaneshwari, GHPS, Yenmuru, Sullia, were selected for the award.Among those from the high school section were assistant teacher Vijayalakshmi from Government High School (GHS), Manchikolnadu, Bantwal; assistant teacher K. Ravindra from Government Pre-University College (High School Section), Venur, Belthangady; assistant teacher Praveen Cutinho from St. Aloysius High School, Mangaluru; physical education teacher Kishore from GHS Muchhuru, Mangaluru; assistant teacher John Ronald D’Souza from GHS, Moodumarnadu, Moodbidri; assistant teacher M.I. Thomas, St. George High School, Nellyadi, Puttur; and assistant teacher Kishore Kumar from Government Pre-University College (High School Division), Aranthodu, Sullia.The 15 teachers who received the award in Udupi were assistant teacher Ganesh from GLPS Salimakki, Byndoor taluk; assistant teacher Ravi from GHPS Aaladka, Brahmavar taluk; assistant teacher Ushakumari from Albadi Mooru Kai, Kundapura taluk; assistant teacher Suvasini, Government Model Higher Primary School, Valakadu, Udupi taluk; assistant teacher Leelavati Naika from GHPS, T.T. Road, Kundapura taluk; assistant teacher Srikant Bhat from GHPS, Hermunde, Karkala taluk; in-charge headmaster Manjula Jayakar, GHPS, 52 Herur, Brahmavar taluk; Headmaster Shailaja Shetty, GHPS, Noojadi-2, Kundapura taluk; assistant teacher R. Veena, GHPS, Kalya, Karkala taluk; assistant teacher M. Parvati from GHPS Beejadi Padu, Kundapura taluk; Headmaster Satishchandra from GHPS, Padu Alevooru, Udupi taluk; assistant teacher Krishna Shetty from Karnataka Public School (KPS), Kokkarne, Brahmavar taluk; assistant teacher Raviraj Shetty, KPS, Vandse, Byndoor taluk; Headmaster R. Narayana Shenoy, Srimad Bhuvanendra High School, Karkala; in-charge headmaster Shantappa Moolangi, U.S. Nayak High School, Patla, Udupi taluk; and assistant teacher Piyush D’souza from GHS, Basruru, Kundapura taluk.