Fairs banned in Dharwad
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With Dharwad recording an increase in COVID-19 cases in the last week, the district administration has geared up to impose further restrictions on movement of people as per the direction of the State government.
Chairing a review meeting on Monday, Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil said the State government had on Monday has issued guidelines banning fairs and car festivals, urs, and to check crowding in public places and marriages.
Mr. Patil said that the guidelines would be implemented strictly and those not following them would be dealt with strictly. “Wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing in public places would be made compulsory. The violators will face criminal cases,” he said.
Cases wherein girls have been reported missing and have not been found after six months will be transferred to the anti-human trafficking wing.
HUBBALLI: As part of the initiative launched by the Union ministry of human affairs to clamp down on human trafficking, a dedicated wing to tackle the inhuman practice has been established in Hubballi-Dharwad.
The unit will, in addition to playing a proactive role to check trafficking, will coordinate with other police stations to rescue and protect past victims.
Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner Labhu Ram confirmed that the exclusive wing, with its office at the suburban police station, had started operations. As many as six police personnel have been assigned to the exclusive wing, he said.
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AAA The Vidyagiri police in Dharwad have arrested six persons, including a couple, over the alleged sale of an infant and remanded them in judicial custody.
The arrested have been identified as Bharati Manjunath Walmiki, 48, Ramesh Manjunath Walmiki, 48, Ravi Bhimsen Hegde, 38, Vinayak Arjun Madar, 27 all from Dharwad and Vijay Basappa Negalur, 41, and Chitra Vijay Negalur, 37, residents of Udupi.
According to the police, the accused had given a hand loan of ₹50,000 to a couple and had demanded ₹1,50,000 in return. The couple could not pay back the amount and the accused forcibly made them sell their one-month-and-ten-day-old baby boy to an unidentified couple for ₹2.5 lakh and had taken back their money. Subsequently, the distraught mother complained to the police on Friday about the incident.
Police sources said that the commissionerate procured the cameras when Pandurang Rane was the twin cities’ top cop
HUBBALLI: Several motorists continue to drive irresponsibly, with scant regard for both their safety and that of their fellow commuters. Now, in a bid to reduce accidents on the roads of Hubballi-Dharwad, the commissionerate of the twin cities has, since February 22, started using Radar-based speed detection cameras.
In addition to helping cops enforce traffic rules more effectively, the top brass in the twin cities’ police department hopes this will make Hubballi-Dharwad roads considerably safer.
Among the many advantages of the new cameras is the marked reduction in manual intervention. Images captured by the cameras of over-speeding vehicles will automatically be uploaded to the Traffic Management Centre. A challan for the fine amount will be automatically generated, and dispatched to the owner of the vehicle.
Police sources said that the commissionerate procured the cameras when Pandurang Rane was the twin cities’ top cop.
HUBBALLI: Several motorists continue to drive irresponsibly, with scant regard for both their safety and that of their fellow commuters. Now, in a bid to reduce accidents on the roads of Hubballi-Dharwad, the commissionerate of the twin cities has, since February 22, started using Radar-based speed detection cameras.
In addition to helping cops enforce traffic rules more effectively, the top brass in the twin cities’ police department hopes this will make Hubballi-Dharwad roads considerably safer.
Among the many advantages of the new cameras is the marked reduction in manual intervention. Images captured by the cameras of over-speeding vehicles will automatically be uploaded to the Traffic Management Centre. A challan for the fine amount will be automatically generated, and dispatched to the owner of the vehicle.