Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah seeks Supreme Court bench for South India | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Seeking greater accessibility to the apex court, chief minister Siddaramaiah Saturday sought a Supreme Court bench in South India.Speaking at the 22nd biennial state-level conference of judicial officers, he said: “There is a strong and compelling need to improve accessibility to the highest court of the land. The establishment of an SC bench in…

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Clean energy must not become a privilege, says Chief Justice of India Surya Kant | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: In his inaugural address at ‘Sustainable Energy: An Agenda for India @2047′, a conference organised by the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) here Saturday, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said, “The only defensible development is one that is environmentally responsible.““India’s vision for 2047 must synchronise economic growth with ecological sensibility,” he said, describing…

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Bengaluru cop accused of con: Friend claims family gold gone | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: In a case of betrayal and deceit, a policeman has been accused of cheating his friend of gold ornaments worth lakhs.Niranjan, a 37-year-old recording studio owner from Chamarajpet, has accused his friend from college, Upendra Kumar, currently posted as a District Armed Reserve (DAR) police constable in Mandya, of exploiting their friendship to orchestrate…

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Karnataka high court upholds bus driver’s negligence in scooter accident compensation case | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Merely because the accident occurred while the two-wheeler was overtaking the bus, it cannot be held that the accident was due to the negligence of the rider of the two-wheeler, the high court observed while sustaining a tribunal’s finding in relation to the death of Hariharathmajam S.The deceased died in a road traffic accident…

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K’taka govt e mployees await March salary amid fund concerns | Bengaluru News

GFXHit by poll guarantee? March salaries delayed across several departments as of April 18 Payments usually made by first week of April Technical glitches and financial constraints cited as cause for delay Allegations emerge that Rs 6,000 cr was diverted to Gruhalakshmi scheme Bengaluru: Salary payments for March to Karnataka govt employees across several departments…

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Narcotics Control Bureau-Bengaluru zone sleuths destroys 129kg of drugs | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Sleuths from Narcotics Control Bureau-Bengaluru zone destroyed more than 129kg of drugs, including ganja, cocaine, MDMA and charas, Friday. They had mostly been seized from Kempegowda International Airport and other places in 13 different cases.The seized drugs, with a market value of around Rs 38 crore, were destroyed by incineration at a refinery in…

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Homemaker kidnaps sister, husband over monetary issues in Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: A 31-year-old homemaker, her husband and their associate have been arrested on charges of kidnapping the homemaker’s younger sister and her husband over a monetary fight and locking them inside a house.Based on the complaint filed by victim Pruthvi, a resident of Dhruvadhama residential layout in Electronics City, Hebbagodi police arrested her elder sister,…

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