1. Udupi Town police book an abetment to suicide case against Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K. S. Eshwarappa after contractor Santosh K Patil from Belagavi was found dead in a lodge in Udupi on April 12. Basavaraj and Ramesh, two aides of Mr. Eshwarappa, were also booked under Section 306 read with 34 of IPC. The elder brother of the deceased Prashanth Goudappa Patil filed a complaint at 2.20 a.m. on April 13. Post-mortem to be conducted today.
2. Upping the ante demanding resignation of Mr. Eshwarappa, Congress leaders met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot this morning. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, meanwhile, has promised impartial probe.
3. Karnataka State Contractors Association is holding a press conference regarding Santosh K. Patil suicide and their earlier allegations of corruption.
4. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is on a tour of coastal Karnataka, will meet leaders of Dalit organisations.
From north Karnataka
1. Contractor Santosh Patil’s body is likely to be brought to Belagavi. Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Lingayat seers may visit the family to offer condolences.
2. Gulbarga University to hold a seminar today on the theme of Ambedkar as a philosopher.
From south Karnataka
District Heritage Committee meeting is likely to decide on the fate of two heritage buildings Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, both of which are condemned for demolition
From coastal Karnataka
Chief Minister Basavarj Bommai along with party leader D V Sadananda Gowda and others to address a convention of BJP workers at B C Road near Mangaluru. Workers from Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu to participate.
