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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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
