‘Mirror Now’ Executive Editor Faye D’Souza selected for Rachana Award 2018
Mangaluru, October 16: ‘Mirror Now’ Executive Editor Faye D’Souza was selected for the Rachana Award being given by the Rachana organization, a subsidiary of Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for 2018.
Born in Bengaluru, Faye D’Souza has completed her college education at Mount Carmel College. When she was a student, she had entered journalist through All India Radio. In 2003, she was in CNBC TV18 and later, conducted Investors Guide at ET Now. In 2017, The Times Network started ‘Mirror Now’ channel and Faye D’Souza became the senior editor. ‘The Urban Debate’, being conducted in ‘Mirror Now’ by Faye D’Souza was a hit. She discusses Corruption, Communalism, Women rights, Failures of government and other issues during her debate programme.
Along with Faye D’Souza, Lawrence Pinto, Ronald Castelino, Aloysius Richard Lobo and Mariya Jyothi were also selected for the Rachana 2018 awards.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
