Philomena College bags four ranks in VV exam
Puttur: As Mangalore University has announced the final list of rank holders in Degree examinations, held in April/May 2017, St Philomena College Puttur has bagged four ranks, two in Under Graduation secion and two in Post Graduation section.
In M.Com (Economics) Pavitra G has secure first rank by scoring 78.72 percent of marks. During the convocation ceremony of Mangalore University, Pavitra is entitled to get Grisham gold medal, Radhika Gopal Rao cash prize, Lobo Prabhu-SR Alphanso prize, and PVS memorial cash prize as well. She is the daughter of Narayan and Gunvati of Aryapu.
In Master of Commerce section, Preeti N has obtained the second rank with 77.98 percent. She is the daughter of Ramakrishna Karant and Shalini of Delampadi.
In BSc, Phiyuna Chrystal Mascarenhas has gained fifth rank with 95.24 percent marks. She is the daughter of Paul Herald Mascarenhas and Roselin Pleva Lobo of Parldkad Kalmar.
In BSc, Ramyashree K has secured ninth rank with 94.98 percent. She is the daughter of Bhaskar KS and Premalatha K of Nettana Mudnur.
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Udupi: Woman, bank employee arrested in property tax fraud case
Udupi: Udupi City Police have arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of property tax funds belonging to the Udupi Municipal Council.
The accused have been identified as Shalini, who was working as a tax consultant outside the municipal office, and Ganesh, a bank employee.
According to police, Anand Suvarna had paid Rs 34,730 towards 12 years of property tax for his building in Kalmadi to Shalini on October 16, 2025. She reportedly issued him a receipt acknowledging the payment.
However, when Suvarna recently checked the status of the payment on the property tax portal, he found that the amount had not been credited and was still shown as pending. He then brought the matter to the notice of the Municipal Commissioner, who verified that the payment had not been recorded.
During questioning, Shalini allegedly admitted to the lapse. On February 16, 2026, she generated a new challan in Suvarna’s name and paid Rs 35,213 towards the dues.
Police said a case has been registered at the Udupi City Police Station against the accused for allegedly misappropriating tax money and defrauding the government by affixing the seal of Union Bank on the challan without remitting the amount initially received from the taxpayer.
Further investigation is under way.
