Karnataka e-Procurement website temporarily shut down after external cyber attack
Bengaluru: An official press release from the Government of Karnataka on Wednesday confirmed possible cyber-attack on its e-Procurement portal, which has been shut down temporarily from last six days.
“In view of the detection of some external cyber attacks on the E M D refund sub-system of the e-Procurement portal https://eproc.karnataka.gov.in of the State Government has been stopped temporarily from the last six days” the release informed.
According to the reports police complaint in this regard with Cyber Police is also lodged and the matter is being investigated.
“A police complaint has been filed with the cyber police station and matter has also been reported to CERT-In. Soon after CERT-In enquiry is over and system is hardened as per CERT-In recommendations the eProc application would be restored back in a couple of days according to Chief Executive Officer of the e-Governance Centre” the press release added.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
