Mangaluru: Pandurang Phaldesai's book chosen best Konkani work of 2018
Mangaluru, Jan 23: Noted writer Pandurang Phaldesai's book on the aesthetic beauty of folklore in Goa has been chosen for the award for best Konkani work in the year 2018 by Manipal-based T M A Pai Foundation.
Phaldesai is from Alto Porvorim, Goa.
Dr Pandurang Phaldesai
The book, titled 'Gonyachya Lokavedache Saundarya Shastra', which is in Devanagari script, was published in 2017.
The award carries a cash of Rs 25,000 and citation.
A collection of Konkani short stories, 'Fathor' (stone) authored by Richie John Pais, has been selected for the commendation award.
Richie John Pais
The book, published by Nia Publishers, Mangaluru in 2017, is in Kannada script.
The award carries a cash of Rs 10,000 and a citation.
Pais is also a poet, dramatist and humorist, who writes in Konkani and English.
'Fathor' is a short story collection comprising 11 stories, exploring different themes, including love, pain, psychology and human bonds, a release here said.
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Two officials booked in UP; for showing elderly man dead, missing file
Ballia (UP) (PTI): Police registered separate cases against a village development officer and an assistant accountant for showing an elderly dead and disposing of a file related to documents of staff, respectively, an official said on Thursday.
In the first case, an FIR has been lodged at Bhimpura police station against the then village development officer (secretary), Savita, on charges of falsely showing an elderly man as dead during a verification, leading to the stoppage of his old-age pension.
According to police, a case was registered on Wednesday, based on the complaint of Assistant Development Officer Siyar block, Manoj Kumar Singh, under Section 198 (public servant disobeying law with intent to cause injury to any person) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The complainant alleged that Umashankar, a resident of Govindpur Dubauli village, was shown dead despite being alive, resulting in the discontinuation of his pension.
District Magistrate Mangala Prasad Singh ordered the registration of a case against the verification officer, police said.
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Police are probing the matter, Rasra Circle Officer Alok Gupta said.
In a separate incident, an FIR has been registered at Ballia city Kotwali against Manish Kumar Ojha, assistant accountant at Kasturba Gandhi Residential Girls’ School, Belhari, under Section 316(4) (criminal breach of trust) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The case was registered based on the complaint of the District Basic Education Officer Manish Kumar Singh, police said.
According to the complainant, the assistant accountant had allegedly made files related to discrepancies in PAN cards of some teachers and staff working in government-run council schools in the district go missing.
Police officials said investigations are underway in both cases.
