Siddaramaiah offers plum posts to pacify dissident MLAs

June 25, 2016

Bengaluru, Jun 25: With no let-up in discontent over removal of ministers and denial of cabinet posts to aspiring lawmakers, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has offered posts of chairmen of various boards and corporations to pacify some of them, a party source said on Saturday.

"Efforts are on to pacify the disgruntled lawmakers who lost their ministerial posts and those who could not become ministers in the June 19 cabinet reshuffle by making them chairmen of state boards, corporations and state-run enterprises, which carry minister of state rank," a party official told media persons here.

Revamping the three-year-old ministry, the chief minister sacked 14 ministers and inducted 13 lawmakers, including nine with cabinet rank and four as ministers of state, triggering revolt in the ruling Congress.

As the 20-day monsoon session of the state legislature is scheduled to commence on July 4, Siddaramaiah deputed senior party leaders and ministers to the dissident legislators with the offer of plum posts to quell the rebellion against him.

"On the advice of the party high command, especially our president Sonia Gandhi, state unit's working president Dinesh Gundu Rao and Power Minister D.K. Shiva Kumar met former ministers Srinivasa Prasad, M.H. Ambareesh, Qamar-ul Islam and some of the aspiring legislators, including Malaka Reddy, Someshakar and Basavaraju an advised them to air their grievances within the party fora," the source said.

The dissidents have also urged state unit president G. Parameshwara to convene the party's legislature meeting before the monsoon session to air their grievances and decide their next course of action.

Rao, however, managed to restrain Kannada rebel star and former housing minister Ambareesh from resigning as Mandya lawmaker over his sacking.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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