Vartha Bharati's Imtiyaz Sha Thumbay among 47 Journalists to get award for excellence in Journalism
Bengaluru: Karnataka Union of Working Journalists on Tuesday released the list of 47 Journalists from across the state who will be awarded lifetime achievements and for extraordinary reporting for the year 2018.
Imtiyaz Sha Thumbay of Vartha Bharati has been selected for the B S Venkataram Award for Excellent Scoop Report for the year.
Among others, Udayavani’s Sub-Editor Manohar Prasad has been selected for the DVG Award, Senior reporter Timappa Bhatt has been selected for Patil Putappa Award.
The awards will be conferred in the 35th State body meet of the organisation in Mangaluru's Townhall on March 7 and 8.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
