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Mangaluru: Two officials get 1 year jail for accepting Rs 3,000 bribe

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February 2, 2018

Mangaluru, Feb 2: A retired Panchayat Development Officer and a Panchayat Secretary in Mangaluru taluk were on Thursday sentenced to one year imprisonment in a bribery case.  

The III Additional District and Sessions Judge B. Muralidhar Pai also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on finding the two guilty of accepting bribe of Rs. 3,000.

According to the chargesheet, Konaje Panchayat Development Officer Savithri and secretary Aboobacker P.J had demanded Rs. 3,000 from Sarika, a local resident, for giving door number.

The Lokayukta police arrested the two were while they were accepting bribe of Rs. 3,000 on March 28, 2012.

The judge sentenced the two to one year imprisonment and imposed fine of Rs. 5,000 each for the offences under Section 13 (1) (D) and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The two sentences will run concurrently, the judge said.

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Sandesh
 - 
Friday, 2 Feb 2018

Poor people. They might have some urgency. for small amount of money they have done the deal

Babu Gowda
 - 
Friday, 2 Feb 2018

Only just 300 rupees..! he could have try for bigger amount.

True.. Vijay Mallya still free even after big fraudulent activity, and some modi followers also free

Sukesh
 - 
Friday, 2 Feb 2018

From the bottom, panchayat corruption starting and it goes up. But big fishes wont be trapped in those nets. Only small bribery

Mohan
 - 
Friday, 2 Feb 2018

Corruption is like cancer. Its spreads all over once get affected in system

Ganesh
 - 
Friday, 2 Feb 2018

Wow.. great job.. all corrupted should be removed

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August 7,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 7: A woman suffered critical injuries after a speeding car knocked down her scooter and then ran over her at Kadri Kambla Junction in the city today.

The woman identified as Vanishri Bhat (22) a resident of Kedila from Puttur. 

A CCTV footage of the accident, which went viral on social media, shows the car hitting the scooter, pushing the woman on road for a couple of meters before climbing over her.

The car stopped when she was under it. A few people including a policeman lifted the car from the front and rescued the woman. 

She was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru City MLA U T Khader’s car which was passing through that way. 

She has suffered critical injuries on her head, ribs, hands and legs, sources said. She is reportedly responding to treatment. 

It may be recalled that in December last year a lorry-auto accident at the same spot claimed life of a 56-year-old teacher while the auto driver miraculously survived. Following the accident, speed breakers were installed at the junction.

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February 12,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 12: More than 7,000 people at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) and over 1,000 at the New Mangalore Port (NMP) have undergone thermal screening for the novel coronavirus in the past few days, a taluk health official said on Wednesday.

A few more ships are scheduled to arrive at the port and all precautionary measures to check the ship’s passengers and crew are ready, he said.

Soon after a positive case of deadly pathogen surfaced in Kerala, the district health officials here actively started monitoring all entry points in the bordering district. 

Apart from Mangaluru, there is bus connectivity to Puttur, Sullia, Bantwal, Dharmasthala and Subrahmanya from Kerala. More than eight to 10 trains arrive at Mangaluru daily from Kerala.

Hence, it is impossible to take up screening of all the vehicles arriving from Kerala, sources in District Health and Family Welfare said.

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January 8,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 8: No bandh-like situation prevailed in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, despite a nationwide strike called by trade union employees. Day-to-day activities are not disturbed, as buses and auto-rickshaws are moving as usual. 

However, in Bunder area, one of the business hubs of Mangaluru city, most of the shops today remained shut. As a result business was partially hit in the coastal city.

In other parts of Mangaluru city business firms, and market places are also open. Schools and colleges have not declared a holiday. government offices are also functioning as usually.

However, branches of many banks, excluding SBI, are closed for customers.

Members of various trade unions took out a rally and staged a protest in front of the Town Hall in Mangaluru.

Along with minimum wages, cancellation of contract labour system, no privatisation, welfare of farmers and other demands were also highlighted by the protestors. 

Slogans were also raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and anti-labour policies of his government. 

Members of AITUC, TUCC, AIUTUC, AIDYO, AIBEA, BSNLEU, INTUC, AIIEA, and associations of Anganwadi workers, mid-day meal workers, medical representatives, KSRTC employees, gram panchayat employees, and others took part in the protest.

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