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HAVERI: Desperate to make a quick buck and influenced by TV crime shows, two brothers aged 20 and 17 allegedly abducted and murdered an 11-year-old neighbour, planning to seek ransom for him a few days later.
The duo were arrested on Friday after they fled home and their parents both teachers reported their suspicious behaviour to police.
Duo strangled boy with rope
Police said the brothers abducted Tejasgouda, son of advocate Jagadish Mallikeri, in a car from his house in Ashwini Nagar on March 7. The boy’s parents complained to cops the same day and a search was launched. Four days later, his charred body was found on a hostel premises near his house. SP KG Devaraj said the brothers had trawled many films and TV shows on destroying evidence and evading cops but the burned body left enough leads to follow.
BELAGAVI: The high court’s Dharwad bench has directed the government to bar a revenue official from posting in Belagavi for five years for exerting “political influence” to get a transfer to the division.
On a writ plea filed by Jagadish R Roogi, regional joint director of land records (RJDLR) in Kalaburagi, the bench quashed the transfer order of S Nissar Ahmmed, joint director of land records (JDLR), and instructed the state not to appoint him to the post. The verdict was passed on February 22.
Roogi challenged his transfer to Kalaburagi on September 16, 2020 five days after taking charge as RJDLR in Belagavi, after working there as JDLR since 2017. He alleged that on August 24, Ahmmed was posted to Belagavi as JDLR and asked to report to him. However, on September 16, Ahmmed was ordered to take charge as RJDLR and Roogi told to shift to Kalaburagi. Roogi moved court after the administrative tribunal (KAT) rejected his plea.
HDMC is all set to hire marshals to keep watch on the huge gatherings on the line of BBMP marshals to curb the spread of the virus.
HUBBALLI: Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation is all set to hire marshals to keep watch on huge gatherings like weddings on the lines of BBMP marshals to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The marshals will report violations of covid guidelines and slap fines on public.
Initially HDMC will hire five marshals, of them three will be deployed in Hubballi and two in Dharwad. As Covid cases are increasing again, HDMC wants to control its spread by using marshals.
The online skill gaming scene in India has changed significantly in recent times, with the industry showing an exponential growth rate year on year, attracting several marquee investors. Though the sector has tremendous potential to provide a healthy and responsible form of entertainment, India s online skill gaming industry is governed by vague state-by-state laws and regulations which do not provide enough clarity. Latest judicial developments reveal that Indian courts and state administrative bodies have begun to address this need to regulate the online gaming space, thanks to the effort of bodies like the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF). To achieve the aim of building a booming ecosystem for this high-potential Online Skill Gaming sector in Karnataka, AIGF recently launched a campaign called “Game for Future”, in association with The Times of India and Vijay Karnataka. As a part of the campaign, AIGF hosted a series of webinars, hoping to create awareness about the pote
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa. (File photo)
HUBBALLI: Chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s announcement of constructing a pilgrims’ centre for Karnataka devotees in Ayodhya has triggered a controversy with Kannadigas visiting Delhi urging him to meet the long-pending demand of constructing a Yatri Nivas in the national capital.
V G Hegade, president, Delhi Karnataka Sangha (DKS), told TOI that the Delhi Yatri Nivas is pending since 10 years. “My predecessors have been urging the government to sanction funds for the Nivas. Currently we can accommodate 30 members and we have restricted it to artists and writers of Karnataka who visit here to participate in programmes. We have also been facilitating Kannadiga pilgrims visiting Kedarnath, Badrinath, Amarnath and Ayodhya. If Karnataka government constructs and maintains a Nivas, well and good. Otherwise we are ready to share the construction cost and even to maintain it if government requires our service,” he added.