Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has set aside the punishment awarded to an accused from Tamil Nadu in an abduction-cum-rape case reported in May 2011, two years before the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act came into force. Agreeing that retrospective application of the amended provisions was impermissible, the court set aside the conviction and sentence.The accused, from…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has upheld the denial of reservation to a candidate after finding his parents’ combined income placed him in the creamy layer category.The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha, noted that both parents were income-tax assessees drawing basic pay in excess of Rs 50,000 per month. Under…
Bengaluru: Karnataka fast-tracked the contentious Goa-Tamnar power transmission project, clearing it just months after softening its stance and seeking a revised proposal from the user agency.Although the new alignment still cuts through ecologically sensitive stretches of the Western Ghats in Uttara Kannada and Belagavi districts — including core areas of the Kali Tiger Reserve in…
Bengaluru: As Karnataka accelerates its renewable energy transition, south Bengaluru is steadily emerging as the state’s clean-energy hub, driven by a sharp rise in both solar adoption and electric vehicle (EV) registrations.Unlike other regions of the state, south Bengaluru consistently tops the charts for EV registrations and simultaneously leads in rooftop solar installations under the…
Bengaluru: A youngster landed in trouble after he allegedly manhandled a head constable, who had parking his two-wheeler in a no-parking zone.Mariya Alvin, 22, a student of animation, confronted head constable Pheeraj Awatade around 2.30pm near Langford Road–Cornwall Road junction, asking: “Are you Ashok Nagar police? You have parked your vehicle in a no-parking zone….
Bengaluru: The stakeholders of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Venkatesh Prasad-led panel, which clinched four of the five office-bearer posts in the elections held on Sunday.In a two-way contest, former India pacer Prasad secured a convincing win over KN Shanth Kumar with a margin of 749–558. Former secretary…
BENGALURU: In one of the most bitterly fought Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections, voters delivered a decisive mandate on Sunday in favour of cricketers led by former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad.What was widely expected to be a neck-and-neck finish turned into a commanding victory for Prasad, who secured 749 votes to defeat KN Shanth…
BENGALURU: A physical training (PT) teacher at a private school has landed in trouble for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old student of Class 7. The 30-year-old teacher was arrested on Dec 4 and released on bail the same day.The student was not allowed to go home until 5.30pm after his teacher slapped him in the staff…
Bengaluru: A physical training (PT) teacher at a private school has landed in trouble for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old student of Class 7. The 30-year-old teacher was arrested on Dec 4 and released on bail the same day.The student was not allowed to go home until 5.30pm after his teacher slapped him in the staff…
Bengaluru: The two-week winter session of Karnataka legislature in Belagavi, starting Monday, is expected to see political tensions, with the governing Congress aiming to present a united front amid the ongoing discord over the chief ministerial post. The opposition BJP-JD(S) combine has threatened to move a no-confidence motion against the govt.Senior Congress functionaries said the…
