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Justice V Srishananda of the Karnataka High Court is in the middle of controversy again after a video went viral showing him making insensitive remarks involving women and a certain community of Karnataka. His remarks drew ire from community organisations and the legal circles. In the video which went viral, the Karnataka HC judge was seen making objectionable comments referring to women of the Nayak community in Surpur Taluk in Yadgir district. He alleged that while one is allowed to marry anyone, the women of this community are sent to stay with their leader on the first night of their marriage. He went on to add misogynistic comments that married women of the locality are “second-hand or third-hand.” His comments objectifying women drew sharp criticism from senior advocate and gender equality activist Indira Jaising. Taking to X to condemn the Karnataka judge’s remark, she asked “Is this man fit to be a judge ?” Is this man fit to b a judge ? He claims , falsely , that all w...

Bengaluru : Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the caste census report should be made public. He said this while commenting on the controversial caste census report being tabled in the upcoming cabinet meeting on Thursday. Speaking to media in Bengaluru , he said, “Let the details of caste census come into the public domain. The decisions over the report are a different matter. We have seen earlier that the decisions are made based on census. I won’t be able to tell now whether there will be a discussion on it in the cabinet meeting. At least we will know about the abstract of the report. About Rs 160 crore of tax payer’s money has been spent on the caste census by the government. That report needs to come into the public domain. Taking action on the report is different. It will be the discretion of the government to take action on the report. The decision of the government is final in this regard.” “The caste census report has to be opened in the cabine...

Bengaluru : Karnataka Congress government on Wednesday clarified that the police will investigate the involvement of more people in the horrific incident of slashing of udders of three cows in Bengaluru. Addressing the media, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said in Bengaluru , “The police have arrested one person in connection with the case. The legal action is being taken against him. If the investigation needs to be done from the angle of involvement of more persons, the police will investigate as demanded by the opposition. If there is an involvement of more people behind the act or the man was instructed to carry out this crime, the probe will reveal everything,” he stated. “Once it is revealed in the probe that the accused has been forced or provoked, the action will be taken against them as well,” he assured. When asked about the charges by the BJP leaders that the Congress leaders are involved in the case, he stated, “I can’t give answers to statements made by the BJP leader...

Bengaluru : A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 7.30 p.m. on Monday when the victim’s parents were out for construction work and she was alone at home in the Rammurthynagar police station area. The accused, identified as 25-year-old man Abhisheik Kumar from Bihar , has been arrested. When the accused, who also worked as a mason, found the victim alone, he lured her outside. Also Read 62 named, 15 held in rape of a Dalit minor athlete in Kerala He took her to an isolated place and raped her. However, the sources said that the girl died during the sexual assault. More details are awaited and police are yet to issue an official statement. The police have booked the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. On July 10, 2024, a gang of five men abducted two minor girls and sexually assaulted one of them on the Karnataka-Kerala border in Kodagu district. The ot...

Vijayanagara: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday hinted that the caste census would be tabled in the next cabinet meeting. “We received the report last year. The report has to be tabled before the cabinet. We have spent Rs 160 crore on it. Let’s see what discussion and decision takes place in the cabinet,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here. When asked about people opposing the caste census, the CM said, “There will be either support or opposition to the caste census and reservations.” The Chairperson of the Commission for Backward Classes, K Jayaprakash Hegde, submitted the socio-economic and education survey report, commonly known as the caste census report, to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29, 2024. It has triggered a debate among various backward communities as some have opposed it. State Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said on January 2 during the cabinet briefing that the cabinet would discuss the caste census in its next meeting. Ge...

Hyderabad: Two persons were killed and 12 were injured in an accident involving a bus and a truck on the Hyderabad- Bengaluru highway early on Saturday, January 10. The accident was reportedly caused by a tyre burst. The bus driver applied a sudden break to avoid a collision with a car and rammed into the truck from behind. Speaking to Siasat.com , the Jadcherla police said, “The bus cleaner and a passenger are dead. The injured were shifted to a hospital. A case of accident due to negligence has been registered under Section 106 (1) and 125 (a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.” Also Read Bus enroute to Hyderabad collides with truck, 4 migrant workers killed Due to the accident, traffic came to a standstill for sometime on the National Highway, but the police managed to clear it. The accident comes a day after a bus heading to Hyderabad from Chhattisgarh rammed a stationary truck on January 10. It led to the death of four people. Freak accident kills two injures 12 on Hy...

A Bengaluru court has granted bail to Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, the final accused still in custody in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. This decision, made by Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge B Muralidhara Pai on January 8, allows Kalaskar’s release on a personal bond under strict conditions. With this ruling, 17 out of the 18 accused in the case are now out on bail, while one individual remains absconding. Gauri Lankesh murdered in 2017 Gauri Lankesh, a well-known journalist and vocal critic of right-wing ideologies, was murdered outside her home in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017. The case has attracted significant national attention due to allegations that the accused were linked to a secretive organization aiming to establish a “Hindu Rashtra.” The prosecution claims that Kalaskar played a role in training other defendants in weapon handling and bomb-making. Kalaskar in custody since 2018 Kalaskar had been in custody since September 4, 2018, and sought bail under Secti...