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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
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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
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Friday, 2 Feb 2018

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

Ganesh
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Friday, 2 Feb 2018

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

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July 26,2020

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March 1,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 1: A youth lost his life in a lift crash at a wedding hall at Kallapu near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city today. 

The deceased has been identified as Hamzah (30), a resident near Thumbay, who was part of the catering team hired for the marriage ceremony. 

The tragedy occurred at around 2 p.m. when Hamzah was getting ready to bring utensils and other things by lift from the third floor of the hall. All of a sudden, the lift’s ropes came loose and Hamzah lost his balance and got trapped inside.

He was pulled out and rushed to a hospital in Deralakatte, but he breathed his last on the way. He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Mbeary
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Sunday, 1 Mar 2020

Inna lillah.. I think someone with a good computer knowledge under an organisation shud come up with fund raisals so that we can donate in a transparent manner

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July 27,2020

Udupi, Jul 27: Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa has appointed BJP leader Lalaji R Mendon as the new chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission.

Mendon is a three-time MLA from the Kapu Assembly constituency. During his second term as MLA, he was the Director in Konkan Railway’s Board.

Mr Yediyurappa has appointed 24 MLAs to different corporations in the state. Mendon is only one from coastal Karnataka.

Mendon is the only MLA representing BJP from fishermen's community. He was the president of Kaup unit of BJP Yuvamorcha. He also served as the state BJP secretary.

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