Mangaluru: Renowned journalist Manohar Prasad passes away
Mangaluru: Renowned journalist, compere, storywriter and poet 64 year old Manohar Prasad passed away early in the morning on Friday March 1.
Originally from Karkala taluk, Manohar Prasad, a native of Karualu village had completed his college education in Mangaluru and had started his career as a journalist in ‘Nava Bharat’ newspaper.
Later, he joined Udayavani as a reporter from Mangaluru. He later served as a chief correspondent, then bureau chief and assistant editor.
Manohar Prasad, who was also a writer, was the recipient of the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award. He guided and encouraged many young journalists.
He served the organisation for 36 consecutive years and retired two years ago.
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ED searches: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of targeting Cong leaders
Chamarajanagara (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the central government and its agencies of consistently targeting Congress members by using searches on their properties, and questioned why similar action is not taken against BJP leaders.
He was reacting to searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on Monday on several individuals, among them the sons of Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris and the grandson of former Union Cabinet minister K Rahman Khan, in connection with a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering case.
"The central government always targets Congress leaders. Will they raid the houses of BJP leaders?" Siddaramaiah said in response to a question. More than a dozen premises in the city were searched as part of the operation carried out by the ED under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The premises searched comprised those of Mohammed Haris Nalapad and Omar Farook Nalapad, the sons of the MLA; Aqeeb Khan, the grandson of veteran Congress leader K Rahman Khan; and an alleged crypto hacker, Srikrishna Ramesh, alias Sriki, officials said.
The money laundering case stems from Karnataka Police FIRs and charge sheets filed in a 2017 case involving the hacking of national and international websites, theft of bitcoins, and the sale of these stolen virtual digital assets (VDAs) through crypto platforms by the alleged hacker Sriki and his associates.
Mohammed Haris Nalapad, Omar Farook Nalapad, and Aqeeb Khan are alleged to be beneficiaries of the proceeds of crime generated through this crypto-linked activity, officials added.
