No MLCs may get cabinet berths for now
Bengaluru: The sources said that there is no possibility of MLCs getting ministerial berth in the state's Congress- JD (S) coalition government for now.
It has been learnt that the decision was taken at the JD (S) legislature party meeting. JD(S) MLC TA Saravana is one of the major aspirants to become a minister in the coalition government.
The JDS has 11 seats in the new cabinet, and the party has decided not to assign all the 11 portfolios on Wednesday.
No dissension in cabinet expansion: CM
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has made it clear that there is no dissension between Congress and JDS for expansion of the Cabinet.
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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.
