Mysuru: A resident of Kuvempunagar has lodged a complaint with the Police that about Rs. 2 lakh was siphoned off in phases from his Bank account as soon as he unblocked his blocked WhatsApp. In his complaint, the Kuvempunagar resident has stated that his WhatsApp was blocked and when he tried to unblock the WhatsApp…
Now, buy ticket to Palace on WhatsApp
August 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Now onwards you can buy ticket to visit Mysore Palace on WhatsApp. What you have to do is just send a ‘Hi’ message on the social networking site, to a dedicated mobile number to avail the service. According to a press release from the Office of Deputy Director, Mysore Palace Board, it is stated…
Don’t believe in WhatsApp news sans check: VC
December 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath said “Most of the news received on WhatsApp are far from truth and nobody should believe in them.” He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Children and Change in Weather’ organised by the Department of Studies in Mass Communication and Journalism, UoM in association with…
Cybercrime alert!: Block calls from numbers with +254, +84, +63, +1(218)
May 26, 2023New Delhi: Are you getting missed calls, messages, calls, WhatsApp texts or calls from numbers starting with +254, +84, +63 or other international numbers? “Report and block,” say experts. The alert is being circulated by the Home Ministry’s Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) so that innocent people do not become victims of cybercrime. Report quoted…
Man arrested for sedating woman, clicking her photos
March 9, 2023He was blackmailing her and had uploaded her photos on his WhatsApp status Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime (CEN) Police have arrested a man on charges of clicking private photos of a woman after making her drink sedative-laced juice and then uploading the photo to his WhatsApp status. The accused has been…
Women of Roopanagar show ways to deal with junk
June 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Women of Roopanagar, Mysuru, have formed a WhatsApp group called ‘Women Power Roopanagar’ and have been organising various virtual and other programmes for the benefit of the area residents and to strengthen a sense of community. Plastic and other dry waste collection for recycling Awareness messages were posted on various WhatsApp groups within Roopanagar…
Of Privacy and Good Old Postcards !
January 24, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD These days, all around us we are hearing a great deal of hue and cry about what is happening to, or what is going to happen to WhatsApp, the social media platform, in the near future and what it will do to our own lives. People seem to be…
Privacy Pirates ?
January 16, 2021Suddenly “WhatsApp” is the enemy. Google is the “big brother”, Facebook is the propagator of hate and invader of privacy. Well truth is, these big tech companies were always all this and more. Much much more. But why is everyone surprised? Privacy watch dogs and tech journalists have been warning us about this for years….
How To Use 2 WhatsApp Accounts on One iPhone
October 19, 2020One of the most popular types of apps being downloaded right now is the messaging app, and WhatsApp is up there with the best of them. WhatsApp offers something a little different from most messaging apps in that you get a phone number. That means anyone can reach you whenever they want, wherever you are,…
Racing Ahead… Set your own goals
May 16, 2019By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A beautiful message I saw in my WhatsApp. I thought of sharing it with SOM readers: I was jogging this morning and I noticed a person about half-a-km ahead. I could guess he was running a little slower than me and that made me feel good. I said…
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