Pernal elected as president of Konkani Writers Forum

September 26, 2012

Mangalore, September 26: Poet, short story writer, eminent critic and editor of kittall.com H M Pernal has been elected as the President of Konkani Writers Forum, Karnataka in the annual general body meeting held on September 23 at Sandesha, Mangalore, according to a press release.

The other office-bearers elected for next two years term are: Irene Rebello (Vice President), Marcel M D Souza (General Secretary), Aloysius Tony Ferose (Joint Secretary) and Joachim Pinto (Treasurer).

Edwin J F D Souza, Prof Vincent Alva, Prof Stephen Quadrose, Violet Pereira and John A Monis are executive committee members.

Henry Mendonca, popularly known as H M Pernal, has so far published four books, three collections of poems and one collection of short stories in Konkani.

Presently, he is the editor and publisher of Konkani website kittall.com.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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