Bengaluru: Medical education minister Sharan Prakash Patil confirmed that there will be no fee hike for medical and dental seats in the state this year.“Students are already under stress and anxiety due to the ongoing NEET controversy. We do not want to burden them any further. We categorically told the private college associations that there…
Bengaluru: Ironically, RGUHS will award honorary doctorate to AC Shanmugam, founder-chancellor of Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, an institute with which the varsity is having a legal tussle.In 2019, the Centre and UGC approved an application to change the college from under the ambit of RGUHS and transfer it to Dr MGR Educational and Research…
File picture of SIT sleuths searching for human remains at a site in Dharmasthala Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj found himself at the centre of a heated political and legal controversy after his name appeared in a writ petition filed by CN Chinnaiah, the main accused in the sensational Dharmasthala case.Chinnaiah, who is currently being investigated…
Bengaluru: The state govt has directed the four state-run road transport corporations to roll out free bus travel facilities for male students with immediate effect.As per the guidelines issued by the transport department, the existing conditions applicable to concessional student bus passes will continue. This means male students will be allowed to travel only on…
Accused mother-Priyanka and arrested realtor Mohan GM Bengaluru: After the death of six-year-old P Vennela under mysterious circumstances on March 24, the police team investigating the case missed quite a few clear red flags and, worse, their probe hit the slow lane for several weeks. It’s only after a fortuitous intervention by a Lokayukta IGP…
Judgment reinforces that employers cannot retrospectively impose bonus caps after approving incentive awards to employees Bengaluru: A UK employment appeals tribunal has ruled that Wipro must pay a former sales executive the full value of a performance bonus linked to a major contract win. The ruling rejects the company’s attempt to cap the payout at…
Bengaluru: An interest rate of 9% is more appropriate in cases involving death and serious injury, especially where there is a long delay in the claimant’s receiving the compensation, the high court ruled.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, upholding the decision of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru, in a 10-year-old accident case, noted in her recent…
Bengaluru: In a relief for state govt and Siddaganga mutt of Tumakuru, the Karnataka high court has set aside an order of a single bench on over 14 acres of land in Bengaluru north taluk.A division bench, comprising Justices DK Singh and TM Nadaf, noted that the batch of petitioners who succeeded before the single…
By Karthikeyan SairamLong before Bengaluru became synonymous with startups, software parks and traffic jams, it was known for something else entirely: football. At a time when football was arguably India’s most celebrated sport, the city emerged as one of the game’s most influential nurseries. From the military cantonments of the British Raj to the dusty…
Bengaluru: The Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be employed as a mechanism for obtaining personal information merely for advancing a private claim, the Karnataka high court has ruled.Justice Suraj Govindaraj made the observation in a recent judgment while dismissing a petition filed by Bengaluru resident S Savithramma.She moved the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) for…
