UTK, Rai, other ministers give up party positions in Congress

September 29, 2014

Bangalore, Sep 29: Almost all ministers in the Siddaramaiah government are understood to have resigned from the various positions they are holding in the Congress party, following a recent direction from the party high command to the KPCC to follow the one-man-one-post norm strictly.

As many as 13 ministers are said to have vacated the various party positions in the last few days. The move is aimed at accommodating the party workers. Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi had recently issued a direction to the State party unit in this regard.

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy (KPCC general secretary), Forest Minister Ramanath Rai (Mangalore district party president) Infrastructure Development Minister Roshan Baig (KPCC vice president), Health Minister U T Khader (KPCC secretary), Housing Minister M H Ambareesh (KPCC vice president), Medical Education Minister Dr Sharanprakash Patil (Gulbarga district party president) and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao (Bangalore Urban district party president) are among the ministers who have vacated their party positions, party sources said.

More than one positions

Sources said that a number of party legislators are also holding more than one positions. The party has decided to obtain their resignations for one of the posts in the coming days. Ministers holding more than one positions, one in the party or another in the government, had become a contentious issue in the KPCC. Leaders had not vacated their party positions despite becoming ministers, leading to a lot of discontentment among party workers, the sources said.

This apart, the party and its government in the State have simultaneously taken up the exercise of appointing heads to various boards and corporations of the government. This is also aimed at sharing power with the party workers. The process is likely to be taken up in the second week of October, after Dasara festivities.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and 10 of his ministerial colleagues are scheduled to hold review meetings of their respective departments in Bellary on Monday, as promised by the party to people of the district in the recent byelection to Bellary Rural constituency.

Review of works

Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, who was given the responsibility of leading the party in the Bellary Rural bypoll, had, during the campaign, promised to the electorate that he will make the ministers concerned to come to Bellary and review development works.

KPCC president G Parameshwara and a number of other party leaders will also be visiting the district to participate in a public meeting organised by the party.

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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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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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