Mangaluru: A 37-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.4 lakh by cyber fraudsters who lured him into an online investment scheme promising high returns.According to the complaint, the fraud began on Aug 26, when unknown persons added the complainant to a WhatsApp group named ‘CORSEL M37’. A person claiming to be the manager of…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport took a step forward in strengthening the welfare and operational readiness of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed at the airport by formally dedicating Veer Sadan, a new barracks, on Monday.Praveer Ranjan, director-general, CISF, inaugurated the barracks for Airport Security Group (ASG) personnel of CISF at Adyapady Road, Kaikamba.Designed to…
Mangaluru: The Paschima Karavali Railway Yatri Abhivrudhi Samiti has urged Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta to intervene and prioritise the introduction and extension of Bengaluru- and Mumbai-bound train services from Mangaluru Central railway station. In a letter dated Oct 11, the organisation said Mangaluru Central had historically catered mainly to trains bound for Kerala…
Udupi: A man died after a car allegedly hit his scooter on NH-66 near the Arate bridge at Muvattumudi in Hemmadi village of Kundapur taluk on Monday.The deceased, Ajith Paul Lewis, was riding a scooter from Kundapur towards Trasi along the left side of the road, when a car driven by Abid Abusaliha from the…
Mangaluru: Members of Dakshina Kannada Taxi Men’s and Maxi Cab Association on Tuesday threatened an indefinite protest if Mangaluru International Airport does not stop collecting what they termed exorbitant fees from taxis within 10 days.Former MLA and association’s Udupi district president K Raghupathi Bhat said tourist vehicles were being treated unfairly. Taxis picking up passengers…
Mangaluru: Two men were electrocuted and a minor boy was injured while fishing in a stream at Hollekere in Kalmadka village of Sullia taluk on Monday. The deceased are Bharath, 28, a resident of Kalmadka in Sullia, and Ramesh alias Ganesh, 36, from Guruvayanakere in Belthangady. According to police, the three were fishing in the…
MoU signed by Assam Rifles, Srinivas University and Rudram Dynamics Foundation at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Assam Rifles in Shillong to strengthen cooperation in academics, research, innovation and training Mangaluru: An improvised solution to a problem developed by a soldier at a remote post in the Northeast could soon receive an engineering…
Mangaluru: A man from Puttur taluk was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.3 crore by cyber fraudsters who impersonated Mumbai police and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials and falsely accused him of transferring money to perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack. The fraudsters allegedly threatened to arrest him and subjected him to ‘digital arrest’, using WhatsApp video…
Mangaluru: The second additional district and sessions court has sentenced Dharmaraj Suvarna, 50, to life imprisonment for murdering Muthu Basavaraj Waddar alias Mudukappa, 39, a native of Bagalkot, over a dispute involving a mobile phone.Judge Jagadeesh VN pronounced the verdict on Monday and imposed a Rs 15,000 fine on the accused, with a further six…
Students of St Agnes College (Autonomous) staging a sit-in protest on Monday, demanding the rescheduling of examinations for the first, third and fifth semesters Mangaluru: Tension prevailed outside St Agnes College (autonomous) on Monday as students, supported by the ABVP, staged a sit-in protest demanding the rescheduling of odd-semester examinations that coincide with the Dasara…
