Vikaas PU College launches ‘Be Good, Do Good Campaign 2020’ on Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary
MANGALURU: Samartha Bharatha and NSS unit of Vikaas First Grade College, Mangaluru, jointly organized launching ceremony of ‘Be Good, Do Good Campaign 2020’ on the occasion of 157th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda at Vikaas College Auditorium,Mangaluru, on 17 January 2020.
Prof. P.S.Yedapaditaya, Vice Chancellor, Mangalore University, after launching ‘vivek band’, said that Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts and ideas are relevant and inspiring even today in this modern world; youth is the strength of our country and to bring them to the right path, we have to follow his path, the Vice Chancellor added.
Chief guests,.Vijaya Raghavendra, actor, Sandalwood, said that in order to do good to the society, one has to be good first,and helping an individual to be good is the main aim of this event.
Guest of honour ArjunKapikad, Tulu actor, also spoke on the occasion. Keynote speaker Akshaya Gokhale, lecturer, NITTE College, gave a motivational speech to students.
J.Koragappa, Secretary, Vikaas Education Trust, Parthasarathi Palemar, Coordinator, Vikaas Group of Institutions, Dr. Manjula A. Rao, Dean, Vikaas Group of Institutions,Prof. T. RajaramRao, Academic Director, Vikaas PU College, Dr. Ajay Thakur, Principal, Vikaas College of Physiotherapy, Ayshwarya K., Principal,Vikaas First Grade College,and eminent businessmen, Sunil Achar, Kishore Shetty and Greeshma Shridhar were present on the occasion.
Raghavendra Bhat, welcomed the gathering, and Sakshath Shetty, proposed the vote of thanks. Meghashri, lecturer,compered the programme.
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Senior citizen duped of Rs 23.5 lakh on threat of digital arrest in Thane district
Thane (PTI): A 68-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 23.5 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened him with digital arrest in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday.
This is a second such incident reported in the district this week, an official said.
Based on a complaint, the Kalyan police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, Assistant Inspector Vinod Patil of Mahatma Phule police station said.
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"The complainant alleged that two unidentified persons cheated him of Rs 23.5 lakh by threatening to place him under digital arrest and forced him to transfer money through online transactions between December 8 and 12," Patil said.
'Digital arrest’ is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials or personnel of government agencies and intimidate victims through audio/video calls. They hold the victims hostage and put pressure on them to pay money.
He said that the accused allegedly contacted the victim on WhatsApp video calls and claimed that his bank transactions were suspicious and linked to alleged irregularities.
"The fraudsters told him that he could be placed under digital arrest, but assured him that they would help him avoid legal action if he cooperated," the officer said.
He said that the accused repeatedly threatened the senior citizen and put pressure on him to make multiple online money transfers amounting to Rs 23.5 lakh.
The fraud came to light after the victim narrated the incident to acquaintances and approached the police on realising he had been duped.
"We are analysing bank transaction details, call records and digital evidence to track down the accused," Patil said.
