Heavy rain to lash Coastal Karnataka for five days starting Sept 6; Red alert issued
Red alert has been issued in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts
Mangaluru: The Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued Red-Alert in the three Coastal Districts of Karnataka starting September 6, adding that heavy rain is expected to last the three coastal districts till September 11.
According to the department the three Coastal Districts – Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi – will receive rainfall between 115.6 to 204.4 MM during the period.
The red alert will remain in place for five days starting September 6.
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Hacker Sriki arrested for stealing Rupees one crore worth cryptocurrency
Bengaluru (PTI): A person accused of having stolen a large quantity of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency a few years ago has been arrested in connection with the hacking of a Tumakuru-based cryptocurrency exchange website, police said.
Srikrishna alias Sriki was arrested late on Monday night. He is accused of stealing Bitcoin worth Rs one crore in 2017. As cases pertaining to Bitcoin theft increased, the Karnataka government set up a Special Investigation Team to probe it.
Sriki was first arrested in November 2020 for alleged hacking the state government’s websites and stealing money from there. He is alleged to have converted the money into cryptocurrency.
