Cong may drop Digvijaya Singh as Karnataka in-charge ahead of 2018 polls

March 19, 2017

Bengaluru, Mar 19: Congress MP B K Hariprasad's resignation as AICC general secretary owning moral responsibility for the party's debacle in the Odisha panchayat polls has set the ball rolling for the party high command to kickstart a major overhaul of those in charge of states.

The task of putting in place new AICC general secretaries and secretaries will be taken up after Sonia and Rahul Gandhi return to India.

This will also include a decision on state party president G Parameshwara's continuance, considering whether this will boost the Congress' prospects in the 2018 assembly polls.

The party's abysmal performance in UP was not as much a shocker as AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh, in-charge of Goa, letting slip an opportunity to rule there.

This is learnt to have raised questions on the need to have a good strategist as general secretary for Karnataka when it goes to the hustings.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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