Source – indiatoday.in The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expelled two rebel members from the party for contesting in the December 5 Assembly bypolls from two constituencies defying its directive, a party official said on Friday. “The party has expelled Sharath Bachegowda and Kaviraj Urs for not withdrawing their nominations from the Hoskote segment in
Source – thewire.in New Delhi: The Karnataka high court on Thursday asked the state government to spell out its plan for detaining ‘illegal immigrants’ in the state. The court has given the government time till November 26 to file an affidavit with details of detention centres in the state and plans to detain immigrants who do not have
Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that there were 980 illegal constructions in all its eight zones.The BBMP counsel submitted a statement to that effect before a division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur, in response to a
Source – www.newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The seven-storey annexe building proposed to be built beside the Karnataka High Court in Cubbon Park could severely affect the health of those working in and around the park. Environmentalists say this could lead to a 30-40 per cent reduction in oxygen, and several other factors must be considered before going ahead
Source – news18.com Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to reconsider its decision to ban the official celebrations of Tipu Jayanti in the state. The court, however, has not revoked the ban on the government celebrating ruler Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary on November 10. The court told the government that private
Source – indiatoday.in Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda has dismissed any possibility of having an electoral tie-up with either the Congress or the BJP for December 5 bypolls in Karnataka, describing both the national parties as “not trustworthy” and having the “same character”. In an interview to PTI on Tuesday, the former prime
Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The High Court on Friday set aside the city special court’s orders dropping former minister G Janardhana Reddy from charges of ‘criminal breach of trust’ in three separate cases probed by the CBI in connection with illegal extraction and transportation of iron ore. Justice BA Patil said he allowed three criminal revision
Source: newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has set a two-month deadline for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the state government to implement the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules 2016. The court warned that if they fail to do so, it will pass orders stopping permission for new constructions in the city. It also
Source: thewire.in New Delhi: Calling it a “blatant violation of fundamental rights”, the Karnataka high court last week ordered the state government to pay Rs 1 lakh within a month to the administrator of a Facebook group and initiated a departmental inquiry against the magistrate who had ordered his arrest in violation of Supreme Court guidelines.
Source: newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Monday warned the state and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on their poor management of construction waste. It said that it may order a halt to granting permission for fresh constructions across the city due to huge amount of solid waste generated from illegal dumping and
