Bengaluru : Sudhir Reddy, the husband of IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri, has taken strong objection to the State government stating that she had shared more than cordial relationship with her batchmate D K Ravi, who died under mysterious circumstances on March 16. In his objections, Reddy, the petitioner, has said the statement was uncalled for, wholly […]

Mangaluru: Indian lawyer fraternity should not harbor fears about the entry of foreign lawyers in to the country. The Bar Council of India should reconsider its well-laid out stand in this regard and embrace the opportunities that such an arrangement will bring by way of reciprocity, noted Justice N Kumar, judge, High Court of Karnataka. […]

Bengaluru : The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to place before it all the orders of the Supreme Court and the High Court pertaining to the Akrama-Sakrama scheme. During the hearing of a petition challenging the scheme, principal government advocate R Devadas sought more time to file its objections. A division […]

Mangaluru : The impasse over the revised autorickshaw fares in Dakshina Kannada district appears to get settled with the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) convening another meeting on February 19. While the minimum fare is likely to remain at Rs. 20 as notified on January 9, the per km fare is likely to be at Rs. […]

Mangaluru : After High Court permitted to organize the Kambala, the police have registered twenty-two FIRs in connection with complaints of cruel treatment towards buffaloes after an event of Kambala, traditional buffalo racing on slush tracks, was held at Baradi village in Udupi district on Sunday. ‘Baradibeedu Kambala’ was the first such race to be […]

Mangaluru : With the Karnataka High Court terming the appointment of an assistant professor by the Mangalore University as “illegal,” there is a ray of hope for more than half a dozen candidates, who have filed cases against the Mangalore university seeking justice in the recruitments done by the former Vice Chancellor Prof T C Shivashankar Murthy […]

Bengaluru : Congress MLC Ugrappa on Thursday contended that the decision of the High Court to allow the practice of Made Snana was inhumane and derogatory for the lower castes. Addressing the media, Ugrappa said that the practice was in contravention of the Constitution and was an offence under the Indian Penal Code. We have […]

Mangalore : The single bench of the Karnataka High Court on Monday granted bail to Irshad, Hussain, and Imran, who had been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Rajesh Poojary near Bantwal on February 3. Judge A.V. Chandrashekara ordered release of the three persons on bail on production of […]

Mangalore : The Supreme Court has vacated the stay on the proposal of the State government to modify made snana — the controversial ritual of rolling over plantain leaves with leftovers of food partaken by Brahmins — that is practised at the Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Dakshina Kannada. In its November 8, 2012 judgment, the […]

Bangalore : The Karnataka High court on Tuesday September 16, 2014 passed an order to re-investigate the case of Padmapriya’s death, alleged to have been committed suicide in an apartment in New Delhi in 2008. As per the order, the re-investigation of the case also includes filing of a fresh charge sheet against the accused. […]