Prof. Viveka Rai, Abdussalam Puthige, Valerian Quadras among 7 selected for Sandesha Awards
Jana Shikshana Trust selected for special award
Mangaluru: The Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education, under the auspices of the Karnataka Regional Bishops Conference and Jana Shikshana Trust, has selected seven accomplished individuals for the prestigious 2024 Sandesha Awards.
The recipients for various categories are Sandesha Literature Award (Kannada): B. A. Vivek Rai, Sandesha Literature Award (Konkani): Valerian Quadras, Sandesha Literature Award (Tulu): Muddu Moodubele, Sandesha Media Award: Editor-in-Chief of Vartha Bharati Kannada Daily, Abdussalam Puthige, Sandesha Konkani Music Award: Alwyn Dcunha, Sandesha Art Award: Chandranath Acharya, Sandesha Education Award: Hucchamma, Sandesha Special Award: Jana Shikshana Trust
According to Foundation Director Dr. Sudeep Paul, The Sandesha Awards ceremony for 2024 is scheduled for Sunday, February 11, at 5:30 pm at the Sandesha Institute Grounds. The event will be presided over by Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, Archbishop of Bangalore and President of Karnataka Regional Bishops Conference.
The Chief Guest will be Shri U. T. Khader, Honourable Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Notable guests include Bishop Henry D’Souza, the Bishop of Bellary and Chairman of the Institute, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore, Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop of Udupi, Dr. Sudeep Paul, MSFS, the Director of Sandesha, Roy Castelino, and Rev. Fr. Ivan Pinto, the trustees of the Institute.
The annual 'Sandesha Awards' program, hosted by the esteemed Sandesha Foundation, is a significant platform recognizing exceptional contributions in various domains, including Literature, Journalism, Arts, Education, Music, Media, and Social Service, a press statement from the foundation stated.
The awardees were announced at Mangalore Press Club on Saturday which was also attended by Institution Trustee Roy Castellino, Selection Committee Chairman Chinnappa Gowda, and Member Advocate B.A. Muhammad Hanif.
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SC slams police-power nexus, asks court to conclude murder trial against YSRCP MLC by Nov 30
New Delhi (PTI): Observing that the Andhra Pradesh Police is in “complete collusion” with those in power, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the trial against YSRCP MLC Anantha Satya Udaya Bhaskara Rao in a 2022 case of murder should conclude by November 30.
Rao, an MLC of the then ruling YSRCP, is accused of killing his former driver Veedhi Subramanyam, a Dalit, over a money dispute in May 2022 in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesg. He was arrested on charges of murder and atrocity under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act).
Passing a slew of directions with an aim to ensure that the probe and trial ends early, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said in its strong comments, “This is a case of complete collusion and hobnobbing. It is a clear case of the nexus between power and police.”
The bench also comprised Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi.
On September 26, 2022, the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed Rao's petition seeking default bail in the high profile murder case. The high court said a chargesheet cannot be termed "incomplete" or "defective" simply because it was returned by a court for technical corrections or missing scientific reports.
On December 12, 2022, the apex court granted Rao interim bail, saying the accused cannot be kept in custody.
On Friday, the CJI-led bench perused the case records and said it was apparent that the state police was “hobnobbing” with the accused and yet he did not get bail from the high court.
The bench asked the chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh high court to entrust the trial in the case to a senior judicial officer who can take up the matter at least once in a week.
While asking the state police to conclude the investigation in the case by March 31, it asked the trial court to complete the issues relating to framing of charges against the lawmaker by April 18, 2026.
The bench granted prosecution time till August 31 to conclude examination of its witnesses in the case.
While granting two months to the accused to lead defence evidence for two months, the bench asked the trial court to conclude the trial by November 30.
It restrained all the courts, including the high court, from passing any order which may lead to halting of trial.
The apex court asked the high court judge in charge of the district where the l will go on to ensure that its procedural directions are followed.
