9 medical students granted bail in ganja case

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
medical-students

Mangaluru : The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, Ravindra M. Joshi, who is also a special Judge for NDPS Act cases, on Tuesday, January 31, granted bail to nine more medical students arrested recently by the city police on charges of possessing and consuming cannabis. The bail was granted to Vidush Kumar, Sharanya […]

Bike rider lost life in Car collision near Arkula

Sunday, November 21st, 2021
Bike Rider died

Bantwal : In an  car and bike A young bike rider lost his life after a car hit his two-wheeler near Arkula on Sunday morning. The deceased is Prajwal (26), son of Babu Naika of Kepu village. He was an employee of NMPT  and was on way to work when the mishap took place. Prajwal […]

Cheating case : Bank employee convicted

Friday, November 12th, 2021
Judgement

Mangaluru : First additional district and sessions judge T P Ramalinge Gowda sentenced a bank employee to four years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on finding her guilty of cheating a retired school teacher, on Tuesday. Public prosecutor Shekar Shetty said that Theresa D’Souza, the retired teacher, gave her pension amount […]

Minor girl rape, accused gets 15year RI and 1 lakh fine

Thursday, October 28th, 2021
Judgement

Mangaluru : The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Sessions Court-1, (POCSO), Savithri V Bhat on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old driver to 15 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) under section 6 of the POCSO Act, and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh under this section. Special Public Prosecutor Venkataramana Swamy said that the […]

Two persons sentenced to life imprisonment for murder

Friday, February 19th, 2021
Rekhappa-Lamani

Mangaluru : The III Additional District and Sessions Judge Basappa Balappa Jakati sentenced to life two persons who were found guilty of murdering Rekhappa Lamani, a native of Haveri, in Panambur here in September 2016. The judge sentenced Nagaraj Govindappa Lamani (28) and his friend Veeresh Shivappa Lamani (32), both hailing from Haveri, to life […]

‘Cyanide Mohan’ convicted in beedi worker murder case

Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Cyanide Mohan

Mangaluru : An Additional District and Sessions Court on Wednesday convicted Mohan Kumar K., 54-year-old former teacher, for sexually assaulting a 22-year-old beedi worker and murdering her by administering cyanide. Mohan, who is known as ‘Cyanide’ Mohan, is allegedly involved in 20 cases of rape and murder between 2004 and 2009. Another Additional District and […]

Naresh Shenoy’s bail plea rejected

Friday, April 29th, 2016
Narendra Shenoy

Mangaluru : An Additional District and Sessions Court in Mangaluru, on Friday, rejected the advance bail plea by Naresh Shenoy, a key suspect in the RTI activist Vinayak Baliga’s murder case that took place on March 21. The order was passed by II Additional District and Sessions Judge Sarvottam Shettigar. Public Prosecutor Shekhar Shetty had […]

Mobile Janata Nyayalaya flagged off in Mangaluru taluk

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Mobile Janata Nyayalaya

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Principal District and Sessions Judge and District Legal Services Authority President Uma M G said legal literacy van and mobile Janata Nyayalaya campaign helps general public to get justice in an easier way. Speaking after inaugurating both programmes for Mangaluru taluk, in a formal ceremony organised by District Legal Services Authority, […]

Sessions court sentenced seven years RI on rapist Ramesh Kanyana

Friday, July 18th, 2014
seven years RI

Mangalore : Ramesh (22) from Kanyana sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by Dakshina Kannada district chief and sessions court,  after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The charge-sheet said Ramesh took the girl to Dharmasthala in September 2013, […]

SDM Law College student council inaugurated

Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Land Acquisition workshop

Mangalore : IGP (western range) Alok Mohan inaugurated the student council at College auditorium at  Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College on August 25, Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, he urged them to work for social development. Dr. Tharanath, the staff advisor, administered oath to the new office bearers. H. R. Deshpande, the principal district and […]