Mangaluru: Tulu Sahitya Academy announces awards for 2014

October 17, 2015

Mangaluru, Oct 17: Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy announced its honourary awards and book award for 2014. Writer Vadiraj Bhat (Tulu literature), M K Seetharam Kulal (Tulu theatre) and Ram Shetty Mumbai (Tulu cinema) have been selected for Tulu Academy Award. Meanwhile, Sharada M Anchan, author of 'Paaddana', has been selected for Tulu Book Award.

Academy chairperson M Janaki Brahmavara said the award ceremony will be held in December. While the winners of Tulu Academy Award will get a cash award of Rs 10,000, the Book Award winner will be given Rs 5,000, in addition to citation.

Janaki said that the Academy will take initiatives to set up Tulu Chamber of Commerce by January next year. "We have already held talks with stakeholders in Tulu Bhavana on the setting up of Tulu Chamber of Commerce. Our plans to set up Tulu Chamber of Commerce got delayed due to the shifting of our office to new premises. Discussions on Chamber of Commerce will be continued in December and we will be able to launch its functioning by January," she said.

On demand for inclusion of Tulu language in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution, Janaki said the Academy has been perusing the matter and working on it. "We have been discussing about bringing Constitutional recognition to Tulu. We need to collect documents to prove the historic significance of the language and take our fight forward," she added.

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The £25,000 Trap: Mangaluru Man Duped of ₹13.4 Lakh in 'London Friend' Facebook Scam

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November 26,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Mangaluru East police have registered a case following a sophisticated online fraud where a 57-year-old local resident was allegedly cheated out of ₹13.4 lakh after being targeted on Facebook.

The scam began in February when the complainant, while browsing Facebook reels, was contacted by a woman identifying herself as "Lillian Mary George" from London. After establishing a chat relationship, the woman claimed she would visit India in November and bring a significant sum of money.

The trap was sprung on November 15, when the victim received a call from a woman named "Sonali Gupta," who claimed Lillian had arrived at Mumbai International Airport but was detained by customs. The fraudsters convinced the man that Lillian was carrying £25,000 (about ₹26 lakh) in traveller’s cheques and 1 kg of gold (valued at around ₹30 lakh).

Under the pretense of clearing these items, the victim was asked to make numerous online transfers between November 15 and 18 for various bogus charges, including:

•   "Pounds exchange registration"
•   "Customs declaration issues"
•   "Discount charges"
•   "Money-laundering charges"

Believing the fictitious story, the complainant transferred the cumulative sum of ₹13.4 lakh to various bank accounts provided by the fraudsters. He realised he was cheated when the culprits later promised a refund within two days but stopped answering his calls. The Mangaluru East police are now investigating the case, which highlights the continuing threat of transnational cyber fraud using social engineering and promises of fictitious wealth.

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