Siddaramaiah drops United States tour ahead of Council polls

November 25, 2015

Bengaluru, Nov 25: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has dropped his plans to tour the US and France for wooing investors to the State, in view of upcoming elections to the Legislative Council.

Siddaramaiah was planning to conduct roadshows in the US and France as part of the preparations for ‘Invest Karnataka 2016’ scheduled for February 3 and 4 next year.

The chief minister was scheduled to leave Bengaluru on November 29 and return on December 10.

“The chief minister wanted to tour the two countries. Since, he will be busy with the election process, finalising candidates and filing of nominations, he has decided to cancel the trip,” Industries Minister R V Deshpande told reporters after attending a meeting of the high-level committee set up to organise the investors’ meet.

The minister added that he will lead the team of officials during the roadshows scheduled to be held in San Francisco, Chicago and New York in the US and Paris in France.

“The State government has conducted roadshows in major cities across the country and abroad. Countries such as Japan and Germany have been requested to join hands with the State as partner countries in the investors' meet,” he stated.

He said that the committee had decided to organise the event at Palace Grounds. The inauguration of the event is scheduled on February 3 at 10 am and the valedictory will be held on February 4 evening. On February 5, arrangements will be made for the investors to visit the site and get better insight into the investment climate in the State,” he stated.

‘Upload projects’

He said some of the government departments including Infrastructure Development and Energy, have been directed to upload projects which can be taken up on public private partnership by the end of December. The government has set up a land bank with about 40,000 acres of industrial land.

Earlier, speaking at the committee meeting, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the aim of the investors’ meet should be to attract investments. It should not end up becoming a show to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as it had happened in the past.

Steps should be taken to ensure that the investors get all the facilities to start their project soon after signing the MoU.

He also directed that all government lands available at the district-level should be transferred to the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) by December 15.

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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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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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