Congress plans aggressive campaign for Nanjangud, Gundlupet bypolls

March 13, 2017

Bengaluru, Mar 13: With the saffron party leaders riding high on the party’s thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh, the ruling Congress in the state has decided to unleash an aggressive campaign in the byelections to Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly constituencies.

Sources in the state Congress said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has decided to deploy more than a dozen ministers in each of the constituencies to oversee the party’s campaign.

Close to 50 Congress legislators will also be roped in for the byelection work. Each minister will be given specific responsibility during the campaign, and they will camp in the constituencies till the byelections are over, the sources said.

On April 9

The byelections are scheduled to be held on April 9. The byelection to Nanjangud is necessitated due to resignation of V Srinivas Prasad as the Congress MLA. Gundlupet is facing the byelection following the death of H S Mahadeva Prasad.

The candidates

The Congress has decided to field Kalale Keshavamurthy in Nanjangud, while Geetha, wife of late Mahadeva Prasad, is the party’s candidate in Gundlupet. BJP may field C?S?Niranjankumar for the Gundlupet seat, while Srinivas Prasad is the party candidate in Nanjangud.

Prestige issue

Winning the byelections is a matter of prestige for the ruling party in general and the chief minister in particular. The byelections results are seen as a litmus test for the state government’s performance.

On the other end, principal Opposition party BJP led by B S Yeddyurappa is leaving no stone unturned to win both the seats.

The sources said the ruling party will step up its campaign after March 21, the last day for filing nomination papers. The party started its campaign on Sunday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit the campaign trail in Gundlupet and Nanjangud.

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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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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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