CM asks Centre to reconsider decision on IIT in Dharwad

September 21, 2015

Bengaluru, Sep 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani to reconsider setting up the proposed Indian Institute of technology (IIT) in Dharwad and instead pick Raichur as the venue.

The Centre decided to set up the first IIT in the southern state earlier this month. While the decision made the people of Dharwad district happy and politicians belonging to Hubballi-Dharwad were busy taking credit for bringing the IIT to their place, people and elected representatives of Raichur district were disappointed and even staged protests demanding that the institute be set up in their place.

Siddaramaiah also came under attack by various organisations in Raichur (located in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region) for depriving the district of the IIT.

BJP leaders Pralhad Joshi, Jagadish?Shettar and H N Ananth Kumar (all basically from Hubballi-Dharwad) took credit for getting the IIT?sanctioned to the district.

In his letter, the chief minister said that the State government had shortlisted Raichur, Mysuru and Dharwad for setting up the IIT. Since it was also decided recently to set up an International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Dharwad, he felt that the proposed IIT should be set up in Raichur.

“Keeping in view this and the fact that Raichur is the district headquarters located in the Hyderabad-Karnataka backward region and enjoys special status under Article 371-J of the Indian Constitution, it would be appropriate to establish the proposed IIT at Raichur. This will help in balanced regional development to which our state is committed,” the chief minister said.

Further, the chief minister said that Karnataka would extend all necessary assistance and cooperation in establishing the IIT in Raichur. Also on Sunday, Raichur district in-charge minister Sharanprakash Patil held a meeting with elected representatives from the district here in support of their demand that the IIT should be given to the H-K region.

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Think Before You Post! Mangaluru Police Crack Down on Provocative Instagram Accounts

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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