Belthangady: A truck carrying a load of bananas flipped over at the third cross of Charmadi Ghat today morning. Following which, vehicular movement was disrupted for some time. The incident reportedly occurred when the driver of the vehicle lost control over it.

A large number of potholes exist on the Charmadi Ghat Road. Usually, heavy vehicle drivers attempt to skip those potholes and lose control over their vehicles.

A team of locals led by one Hasanabba cleared the road and facilitated the smooth traffic movement.

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Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.

The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.

The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.

Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.