Mangalore likely to get new Mayor this month

March 7, 2014

Mangalore, Mar 7: After the post of the mayor of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) was reserved for a general candidate, Congress, which has a majority in the house with 35 corporators, is yet to take a final call on who will be chosen for the post.

According to party sources, the decision is likely to be made on March 12.

With the general candidate, all the 35 Congress corporators are eligible to contest for the post of MCC mayor. Two strong contenders have emerged in the house with senior Congress corporators Harinath and Lancelot Pinto.

Both are of the opinion that either one has a good chance of getting the post, but would abide by the decision taken by the party leadership. Lancelot Pinto had previously been fielded by the Congress from the constituency of Mangalore South in state assembly elections.

The post of the mayor had been vacant for close to a year after ULB elections were held in March 2013, due to a long legal issue over the reservation category. Due to the same reason, the elected council, comprising of 20 BJP members and five others apart from 35 Congress members, was unable to assemble for regular council meetings.

The post of deputy mayor has been set aside for a female general candidate.

With this, the district of Dakshina Kannada will see some electoral action before the Lok Sabha elections scheduled on April 17.

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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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