Khader gets Urban Development, Housing
Bengaluru, June 8: In the JDS-Congress coalition government, Mangaluru MLA UT Khader got Urban Development and Housing portfolios, which were allotted today.
It is said that Khader who is the only Congress MLA from coastal Karnataka would get the ministerial berth in the coalition government.
On June 6, he took oath as the minister at a programme held at Raj Bhavan. Being the only Congress MLA from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts, Khader had served as the Health and Food and Civil Supplies Minister in the previous Siddaramaiah –led Congress government effectively.
It may be recalled that ‘Varthabharati’ published a report saying that Khader would get important portfolios like Urban Development and Housing because of his performance in the previous government.
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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.
