No final decision on Cabinet formation: Kumaraswamy
Belthangady, May 22: Chief minister designate H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that no decision has been taken regarding the cabinet formation and the media reports in this regard are baseless.
Speaking to reporters after visiting Dharmasthala temple Kumaraswamy said that he will leave to Sringeri from here and later return to Bengaluru. He will hold meeting with new MLAs and then only a decision on cabinet formation will be taken. He also stated that the media reports regarding this baseless.
Our aim is to give give a complete five years governance. I have discussed about this congress president Rahul Gandhi, he said.
On a question related to Yettinahole project HDK said that strict action will be taken if any wrong doings found in the implementation of the project.
He further stated that he wants to take the people into confidence before launching any project that would harm the nature.
Both congress and JDS had included many pro people projects in its manifesto. We will try to implement these projects without burdening the people through taxes he said.
Kumaraswamy urged the people of Dakshina Kannada to stay away from conflicts. He said that he will be along with the people during their times of happiness and sorrow. He stressed that young generation to stay away from this kind of trivial conflicts.
Kumaraswamy and his wife visited Dharmasthala Manjunatha temple and offered special puja. They then visited the residence of Doctor D Veerendra Hegde and sought his blessings.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
