VACB arrests MGU employee on bribery charges
The Hindu
Accused accepts ₹15,000 from MBA graduate to issue a provisional certificate along with mark list
Officials of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Saturday arrested an employee of the Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam, on bribery charges. The accused was identified as C.J. Elsy (48), a native of Arpookara near here.
Officials said the accused had accepted ₹15,000 as bribe from a student who had completed MBA from a college affiliated to the university in order to issue a provisional certificate along with the mark list. Though the accused had demanded ₹50,000, she later agreed on ₹30,000. However, the accused insisted on paying the first installment of ₹15,000 by Saturday.
Committee seeks free housing and other government benefits for Shillekyata nomadic fishing community
The Karavali Vruttinirata Aemarigala (Shillekyata) Hkkugala Udupi District Committee on Tuesday urged the district administration to provide various government facilities, including housing, to members of the Shillekyata nomadic fishing community.