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• Respite for commuters: Skywalk to be built on Kasturba Gandhi road

  Glad tidings await those who are tired of facing traffic hurdles on Kasturba Gandhi (KG) Road. Plans are on to erect a skywalk from KG Road to Kaveri Bhavan and Kandaya Bhavan, to reduce traffic inconvenience. Challenging the traffic hassles, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Wednesday, in a public interest litigation (PIL), submitte...

• Special officers for domestic violence cases

  Exclusive protection officers will be recruited to handle cases of domestic violence against women, the state government told the high court of Karnataka on Monday.Five of these officers would be based in Bangalore, the state submitted in response to a public interest litigation, which pointed out the lack of woman protection officers in Karnataka,...

• No illegal liquor sale in Bangalore, swears excise commissioner

  The excise commissioner filed an affidavit in the high court on Friday, claiming that all necessary action was being taken to prevent the illegal sale of liquor in Bangalore. A public interest litigation seeking strict implementation of the Excise Act was filed by Bhavani Ram Prasad and Manjula Bhavani, residents of the city, who had contended that...

• Bangalore man funds wife's studies, gets divorce in return

  Lakshmikanth K toiled hard and spent his meagre income in fulfilling his wife's dream of becoming an engineer. After realising her dream, she sent a divorce notice to her husband, the man claimed.According to Save India Family Foundation, fighting for the rights of married men against domestic violence, there has been a steady increase in married m...

• Bangalore: Marriage on the rocks? Meet these lawyers

  Several advocates in Bangalore are doubling up as marriage counselors, as the city witnesses an increase in divorce cases."There is a huge upsurge in divorce cases for silly reasons. The decision for divorce is taken instantly and there is no actual thought process going into this," says counselor and advocate Shilpa K. "I have turned to counseling...

• Conditional bail for two in KIADB scam

  The Karnataka high court on Thursday granted conditional bail to TP Muninarayanappa, a retired land acquisition officer and Santhosh, a middleman for their involvement in the multi-crore KIADB scam. Vacation bench single judge, justice V Jagannathan granted the bail, while allowing the bail petitions filed by the two accused.The judge, however, dir...