St Joseph Engineering College Shines with 5 Ranks and 3 Gold Medals at University Level
Mangaluru (Press release): The students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, have brought laurels to the college yet again, by securing Five Ranks in the University Examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for the academic year 2019-20.
Diona D’Silva secured the First Rank in MCA by scoring a CGPA of 9.01 in her Postgraduation in Computer Applications. With this scholastic distinction, she has also bagged a tally of 3 gold medals for related achievements. Alongside her, Swathi B N, again from MCA, secured the Fifth Rank with a CGPA of 8.82.
In the Undergraduate category, Laulita Miranda secured the Fourth Rank in Electrical and Electronics Engineering by scoring a CGPA of 9.12 while in Civil Engineering, Pooja L secured the Fifth Rank with a CGPA of 9.31 and Jahnavi U Mulki secured the Tenth Rank with a CGPA of 9.19.
The meritorious students were awarded their degrees from Vajubhai Vala, the Governor of Karnataka and the Chancellor of the University, during the 20th Annual Convocation of the VTU held at Belagavi.
St Joseph Engineering College was recently accredited by NAAC with the prestigious A+ grade and it is proud of its students who have put in a spectacular performance.
The Management, Staff and Students of SJEC wholeheartedly congratulate the outstanding achievements of all its rank-holders, as well as other graduating students, and wish them well in all their future endeavours.
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NIA court to complete framing of charges against 2010 hand-chopping case accused on May 15
Kochi (PTI): A special court here will complete proceedings for framing charges against the prime accused in the 2010 hand-chopping case involving professor T J Joseph, in which PFI activists were accused of attacking him at Muvattupuzha.
Ernakulam Special Court for NIA cases judge P K Mohandas, on April 30, heard the arguments of counsel for accused Savad and Shafeer C and decided to proceed with framing charges against the duo.
A group chopped off Thodupuzha Newman College professor Joseph's right hand in July 2010, accusing him of religious blasphemy in a question paper he had prepared.
The case, later taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), resulted in the conviction of 19 accused.
The first accused, Savad, who allegedly chopped off Joseph’s palm, was arrested in Berram in Mattannur, Kannur, in January 2024, where he had allegedly been hiding under the pseudonym Shajahan.
The NIA also arrested Shafeer, who allegedly arranged shelter and provided logistical support to Savad at Chakkad and Mattannur in Kannur since 2020.
On April 30, the court heard the counsel for the accused and the NIA prosecutor on framing charges against the duo.
"On going through the documents and evidence in the case and on hearing the counsel for the accused and the prosecutor, I am of the opinion that there are grounds for presuming that the first accused has committed offences punishable under provisions of the IPC, the Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and that the second accused has committed offences punishable under the IPC and the UAPA, and there are materials for framing charges under these provisions against the accused," the court said.
The court directed that Savad be produced and Shafeer, who is on bail, appear before it on May 15 for recording their pleas as part of the charge-framing process.
After framing the charges, the court will schedule the trial in the case.
