Chikkamagaluru: PDO caught by Lokayukta while allegedly accepting Rs 5,000 bribe
Chikkamagaluru: A Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) was caught red-handed by Lokayukta officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in Kadur taluk of the district.
The accused, identified as Nanjundamma, PDO of Tangli Gram Panchayat, was trapped during a raid conducted by the Lokayukta.
According to the information, a resident named Thimmashetty from Saraswathipura had approached the PDO for issuance of a site approval certificate. It is alleged that the officer demanded Rs 5,000 to process the certificate.
Based on a complaint, Lokayukta officials laid a trap and caught the PDO while allegedly accepting the money at the Gram Panchayat office.
The operation was carried out under the leadership of Lokayukta DySP Tirumalesh. The accused has been taken into custody, and further investigation is under way.
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IRGC threatens to target US firms like Boeing, Tesla, Meta, Google; urges evacuations of employees
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that it will target US technology companies operating in the region, urging employees and nearby residents to evacuate immediately.
In a statement carried by Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the IRGC said, “Since the main element in designing and tracking terrorist targets are American and ICT and AI companies … from now on, [these] main institutions will be our legitimate targets.”
The statement added that more than 15 companies could be targeted, including Boeing, Tesla, Meta, Google and Apple.
The IRGC said the action would begin from 8pm local time tomorrow if further Iranian leaders are killed in what it described as “targeted assassinations”.
There has been no immediate response from the companies named or from US authorities.
The warning marks a significant escalation, expanding potential targets beyond military and energy infrastructure to include major global technology firms.
