Urwa police arrest two, recover looted Rs. 1.75 crore cash
Mangaluru, November 5: Urwa police bursted a robbery case and seized Rs 1.75 crore cash, car and arrested two accused here on Monday.
The arrested have been identified as Abdul Manan (29) of Talapady BCRoad, Raziq of Padeel and remaining four accused were absconding, police said.
About incident
On October 23, a person called Manjunath Ganapathi Palamnakara had come from Mumbai in a private bus and slighted at Lady Hill bus stand. While crossing the road, two miscreants stopped him and kidnapped in a car, looted him of cash and two mobile phones and fled, according to a complaint lodged by him at Urwa police station.
The Mangaluru police commissioner has formed special teams which succeeded in bursting the case and arresting the accused. The police recovered Rs 1.75 crore cash including Rs 1.40 crore cash of 2000 denomination and Rs 30 lakh of 500 denomination and a car used to kidnap the victim.
The car belonged to Vaishnavi jewellery shop owner Santhosh. The six accused had robbed while bringing the amount from Mumbai.
CCB inspector Shamasundar, staff Chandra Shekhar, Ramanna, Raja, Chandra Addur, Chandrahas Sanil, Seenappa Poojary, Rajendra and Urva police inspector Ravish S Nayak and staff participated.
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Karnataka approves AI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru's Electronics City
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.
The decision, taken by the state Cabinet on Thursday night, marks a significant step towards strengthening Karnataka’s leadership in emerging technologies, IT and biotechnology, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The centre will be established over four years with a total outlay of Rs 20 crore, in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), according to a statement from the minister’s office.
"Karnataka has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. As we enter the decade of deep tech, our focus is on building future-ready capabilities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology," Minister for IT and Biotechnology said.
"This Centre of Excellence will strengthen our research ecosystem, accelerate innovation and enable Karnataka to lead in high-impact next-generation technologies," he added.
Priyank added that the state government, through the Departments of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, is actively investing in emerging technologies and taking steps to strengthen Karnataka’s AI and deep-tech ecosystem.
The minister said the Cabinet has also approved the transfer of a 51 per cent stake in the Karnataka Technology & Innovation Museum Foundation (KTIMF) to the Unboxing BLR Foundation.
KTIMF was established by the Government of Karnataka as a not-for-profit organisation to promote innovation, technological awareness, startup culture and public engagement in science and technology, aligned with the state’s vision of building a robust innovation ecosystem, he said.
The Technology & Innovation Museum will be developed at the NGEF campus in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a total project cost of Rs 100 crore. Of this, Rs 49 crore will be contributed by the state government and Rs 51 crore by the private partner, he said.
