2024

Beltangady: Illegal liquor storage operation busted; one arrested

Beltangady: Acting on a specific tip-off, the special detective squad of the Mangaluru excise department conducted a raid and apprehended an individual for allegedly storing liquor illegally.

The raid took place on the evening of March 21 at a godown situated behind Minandel Bani Men’s Parlour in Belalu village.

During the operation, the squad seized 67.950 liters of liquor and 68.680 liters of beer, valued at Rs 45,000. The suspect, identified as Dayananda Gowda (47), son of Sheena Gowda and a resident of Minandel, was arrested.

Prime Minister Modi Condemns Moscow Attack, Says ‘India Stands In Solidarity With Russia’

ರಷ್ಯಾದ ಮಾಸ್ಕೋಡ್ ನಡತಿನ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕೆರ್ನ ದಾಳಿಡ್ 60 ಜನ ತೀರ್ದೆರ್ ಬೊಕ್ಕ 145 ಜನರ್ದ್ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಜನಕ್ಲೆಗ್ ಗಾಯ ಆತ್ಂಡ್ ಅವೆನ್ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ಖಂಡನೆ ಮಲ್ದೆರ್.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 23 condemned the terror attack in Russia’s Moscow, which left 60 people dead and over 145 injured.

Taking to micro-blogging site—X, he said, “We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack in Moscow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims.”

“India stands in solidarity with the government and the people of the Russian Federation in this hour of grief,” he added.

Earlier, on March 22 night, the assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring over 145 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on affiliated channels on social media.

It wasn’t immediately clear what happened to the attackers after the raid, which state investigators were investigating as terrorism, the Associated Press reported.

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Bengaluru: No role of Centre in arrest of the Delhi CM Kejriwal: Prahlad Joshi

ದೆಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಎಂ ಕೇಜ್ರಿವಾಲ್ ಬಂಧನಡ್ ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಪಾತ್ರ ಇಜ್ಜಿ ಪಂದ್ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ್ ಜೋಶಿ ಪಂಡೆರ್.

Bengaluru: Union Minister for Mine, Coal and Law Prahlad Joshi on March 22 said that there is no role of the Central government in the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Speaking to reporters in Hubballi, Joshi said that Kejriwal showed extreme arrogance and did not care even after being served summons nine times. When he did not respond, legal action has been initiated.

“Kejriwal showed arrogance. The ED had given him sufficient time. When he did not care for summons, he was arrested.”

Despite being indulged in corruption, Kejriwal did not give the required information and went to the High Court. The court said that it was not possible to protect him. Even on Thursday, he did not cooperate with the investigation following which he was arrested, Joshi stated.

Bengaluru: Snack shop owner gifts Rs 25,000 to BJP candidate Kota Srinivas Poojary

ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿ ಕೋಟ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಪೂಜಾರಿಗ್ ತಿಂಡಿ ಅಂಗಡಿ ಮಾಲೀಕೆರ್ 25,000 ರೂಪಾಯಿನ್ ಉಡುಗೊರೆಯಾದ್ ಕೊರಿಯೆರ್.

Bengaluru: A snack shop owner selling the popular snack ‘Churmuri’ gifted Rs 25,000 for the expenses of the BJP candidate, Kota Srinivas Poojary, contesting election from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha seat on March 22.

The incident took place when Poojary was campaigning at Teguru Circle near Chikkamagaluru. Lokesh Naik, the snack shop, owner welcomed Poojary and gifted him the money by keeping it on the plate containing beetle leaves areca nut, banana and flowers.

Former General Secretary C.T. Ravi who accompanied Poojary was also felicitated.

After gifting the money, Lokesh Naik said that he is a fan of Poojary and wanted him to win the election.

BJP gave the ticket to Kota Srinivas Poojary after denying the ticket to Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje, who represented the seat in the 2019 general election.

Kota Srinivas Poojary is presently serving as the LoP in the Council and is considered as one of the leaders with a clean image.

Congress has fielded former Chairman of Karnataka State Backward Classes K.Jayaprakash Hegde.