Karnataka submits proposal for Mangaluru, other five smart cities

December 16, 2015

New Delhi, Dec 15: The Karnataka government on Tuesday forwarded the proposals for the six cities – Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Davangere, Mangaluru, Shivamogga and Tumkuru – to the Ministry of Urban Development under the Centrally sponsored Smart City scheme.

These proposals were prepared by various consultancy firms after studying aspects in these six cities including their population, financial strength of local bodies and their basic infrastructure.

The next round will be city-level competition where cities have to compete with each other to grab the project. The Urban Development Ministry will select 20 cities in the country through evaluation in the second round of 'City Challenge' competition to pick up first batch of cities by third week of January for financing under the Smart City project, said a senior official of the Urban Development Ministry.

According to the ministry, 85 cities out of the 98 included in the Smart City Mission have submitted proposals, within the stipulated time. While 17 proposals were submitted on Monday, 68 were received on Tuesday, the last day for submission, said the official.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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