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…
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: 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…
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…
File picture of former chief minister Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah has rejected accusations of discrimination and bias over his govt’s preliminary approval of Rs 71.8 crore to 155 organisations of various backward communities to construct community halls and student hostels.A row erupted over the order which was issued on June 3, the day…
Magrath Road, road after restoration. Used for parking of vehicles in Bengaluru on Friday. Magrath Road, road after restoration. Used for parking of vehicles in Bengaluru on Friday. Magrath Road, road after restoration. Used for parking of vehicles in Bengaluru on Friday. Magrath Road, road after restoration. Used for parking of vehicles in Bengaluru on…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: “Why should only girls have all the free rides?” Disappointment writ large on their faces, boys are asking this question. They are yet to come to terms with Karnataka govt’s announcement — made more than a week ago — that male students, too, enjoy free bus rides to schools and colleges. From…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar and Krishna Byre Gowda with Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Thursday Bengaluru: The transfer of the revenue department portfolio from Krishna Byre Gowda to deputy CM G Parameshwara has triggered a key question for lakhs of citizens who deal with land, registration and revenue offices every day:…
Priyanka and Mohan had visited a hospital where an egg sample was allegedly collected as part of the IVF process BENGALURU: Bengaluru cops probing the murder of a six-year-old girl have stumbled upon a new angle — that her mother Priyanka P and her alleged partner Mohan MG had begun procedures for In Vitro Fertilization…
New home: Renovation work at Kumara Krupa is currently under way and DK Shivakumar is expected to move in by Aug Bengaluru: The historic Kumara Krupa bungalow, home to Mysuru dewan K Seshadri Iyer nearly 140 years ago, is set to become chief minister DK Shivakumar’s official residence-cum-office. Renovation work is currently underway and Shivakumar…
