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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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Kasaragod, Jul 8: A 48-year-old man, who died on Tuesday, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

A native of nearby Mogral Puthur in Kasaragod district, Abdul Rahmn was running a business in Karnataka’s Hubli since long time.

He had recently returned to his hometown from Karnataka through Talapady border on the outskirts of Mangaluru.

Sources said, despite the man having acute fever, the authorities at the Talapady border not only took any action including informing the concerned, but allowed him to cross over the border in a vehicle.

He was rushed to Kasargod General Hospital soon after returning. Those who had accompanied him from Karnataka to Kerala are now under ouarantine.

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Bengaluru, May 1: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on the occasion of International Labour Day has appealed to migrant workers in the state to stay back and co-operate with it in resuming economic activities once the Central government issues further directions.

"It is my sincere request to all the migrant workers to stay back in the state and co-operate with us to resume the economic activities once we receive directions from Union Government," Yediyurappa said in a release issued by the CMO.

"COVID-19 situation in India is much better than other countries because of people's cooperation.

We intend to resume economic activities soon. The government has already held a meeting with representatives of associations of commerce and industry in this regard. The government has also appealed to the employers to protect the interest of their workers and pay salaries," he added.

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