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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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
