Karnataka IT minister challenges to hack EVM

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Karnataka Information & Technology Minister Priyank Kharge has said that his department would encourage startups to come forward to accept the challenge of conducting ethical hacking of electronic voting machines.

Kharge, who has announced that Karnataka is ready host ethical hacking of EVMs challenge, had tweeted, “Any Karnataka startups interested in the challenge?”

When contacted by media, the minister said, “Two persons have shown interest in accepting the challenge. May be from the IT department too somebody could try. The intention is to ensure that EVMs are tamper-proof and people do not lose faith in the machine. After all EVMs decide the fate of 1.2 billion people of this country.”

Kharge said the Election Commission should give at least 10 days to those who want to hack EVMs. “The EC should not be selecting the machines. A random selection of EVMs should be allowed so that there would be no room for doubts about the selection,” he said.

Asked whether he would be expressing his views to the EC, the minister replied in the positive. “The EC has already taken some decisions. I was keen to host the hackathon here,” he added.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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