Job Fair begins at Car Street Govt College

May 15, 2012

Mangalore, May 15: A job fair was organized by the Government College Education Department at Government First Grade College, Car Street, in Mangalore on Tuesday.

Speaking at the formal inauguration programme, Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker, Karnataka Assembly, said that students must enhance their skills so that they could get better employment opportunities and lead a self-dependent life. “One must think as to how best the concepts of learning and earning could be brought together”, he said.

Mr. Bhat added that many people had begun with petty jobs and businesses but made it big later on in their lives by enhancing their skills.

Over 1,000 Job aspirants from Coorg, Udupi and Daskhina Kannada districts are taking part in the job fair.

Companies that are offering recruitment at the job fair include IT, automobile, insurance, marketing, and even local retail ones such as Big Bazaar.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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