Cabinet expansion likely on September 1

DHNS

August 31, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is likely to expand his council of ministers by filling the three vacancies on September 1.

Legislative Council members H M Revanna (Kuruba), R B Thimmapur (Dalit Left) and Tiptur MLA K Shadakshari (Lingayat) have emerged as strong contenders to get ministerial berths. Sources in the chief minister’s secretariat said while it is more or less confirmed that the expansion will happen on September 1, an intimation is yet to be sent to Raj Bhavan.

Siddaramaiah is also likely to discuss Cabinet expansion with AICC general secretary in charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal on Thursday with the latter in Bengaluru to interact with party workers and ministers.

This apart, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president Dinesh Gundu Rao was not very forthcoming when asked to comment on Thimmapur, and whether he will be inducted into the council of ministers following the BBMP report. “How does anybody know that he will be made a minister? If Thimmapur has wronged, law will take its course,” Rao said.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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