It’s official: C M Ibrahim to be Cong candidate for Council byboll

DHNS

August 19, 2017

Bengaluru/ New Delhi, Aug 19: The Congress high command on Friday announced former Union Minister C M Ibrahim as the party’s candidate to contest the Karnataka Legislative Council byelection scheduled for August 31.

The seat fell vacant following the death of BJP’s Vimala Gowda in April.

Her tenure was to end June 2018.

Ibrahim is known to be a loyal Siddaramaiah supporter — they go back to their days in the Janata Parivar.

Ibrahim’s candidature for the vacant MLC seat could mark his return to state politics since his 2013 defeat in the Bhadravathi constituency.

Ibrahim was appointed deputy chairman of the state planning board after Siddaramaiah was unsuccessful in getting him into the Rajya Sabha or the Legislative Council.

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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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