Special CID squads formed to investigate Kalburgi murder case

Bengaluru, Mar 11: Home Minister G?Parameshwara on Thursday said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was following leads after forensic reports established a common link in the murders of Kannada scholar M M Kalburgi in Dharwad in August last, communist leader Govind Pansare in Kolhapur and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune in 2013.

“We have formed special squads to investigate the murder of Kalburgi. The FSL?reports have found evidence that bullets fired at the three had similar marks. Our police are following the leads and we will nab the culprits soon,” Parameshwara said in an interaction with reporters in Bengaluru.

He said the government had proposed to build 11,000 houses for constables and sub-inspectors in the State police force. “We have sought that a loan amount of Rs 500 crore be made available to the Karnataka State Housing Corporation in the forthcoming budget for the fiscal year 2016-17,” the minister said.

Parameshwara said while the total police force required in the State was one lakh, the available strength stood at 75,000. Appointment of 8,000 police personnel was in the final stages of approval.

On Delhi visit

Parameshwara, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, said his recent visit to?New?Delhi only to submit to the party high command the details of the properties owned by the party in various parts of Karnataka. There was no political discussion with the high command, he said.

He said it was for the central leadership to decide on the calendar of events to elect a new Congress president in the State. Appointment to various posts in the State-run boards and corporations will be taken up after the budget session of the state legislature, he said.

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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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