Manipal varsity bags green Environment Management Award

July 21, 2013

Manipal, Jul 21: For the second consecutive year, the Manipal University has bagged the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award.

The Manipal University's green initiative ranked 78th among the 178 universities in the UI Green Metric World Universities' Ranking 2011, stated a release issued by the university.

The Golden Peacock awards jury, under the chairmanship of the former Chief Justice of India and Member of the UN Human Rights commission Justice P. N. Bhagwathi, conferred the accolade on the University.

A team led by the Director, Quality and Compliance, P.L.N.G. Rao received the award on behalf of the University along with Director, General Services and Purchase, Badri Narayanan, and Environment Executive Derrick Ian Joshua. M. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, gave away the awards.

Dr. Rao said, “This achievement is testimony to the eco-consciousness of the University and a recognition of the success achieved in managing environmental concerns.”

The award was distributed at the 15th World Congress on Environment Management in New Delhi.“Our commitment to ecological sustainability is evident from the awards we are winning and with each passing year we are improving on energy and water conservation and waste recycling,” Dr. Rao said in the press release.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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