Talapady: A 36-year-old man named Harish, also known as Hari Prasad Acharya, reportedly drowned while swimming in a pond on Monday in Talapady.

Harisha was a resident of Durgipalla and worked as a welder.

He was unmarried and had a history of alcohol addiction, and he reportedly had not been at home for the past four days.

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Harisha and his friends Yuvraj (Munna), Lohit, Naveen Devadiga, and Nitesh Uchil went to a nearby pond in a private layout for a swim. Unfortunately, Harisha allegedly drowned in the pond, leading to his death.

Fire brigade personnel arrived at the scene and retrieved Harisha's body from the pond. The Ullal police transported the body for post-mortem examination. The police have initiated an investigation into the incident.

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Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday morning met Governor C P Radhakrishnan and tendered his resignation following the results of the assembly elections.

The governor asked Shinde to act as a caretaker chief minister till a new CM is sworn in.

Shinde visited the Raj Bhavan along with deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

The term of the Maharashtra assembly ends on November 26.

Despite the Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP securing a massive victory, winning 230 seats in the 288-member assembly, consensus has eluded the ruling combine’s leaders so far on who should be the next CM.