Former Karnataka Minister Pramod Madhwaraj resigns from JD(S)
Mangaluru: Former Udupi MLA and Karnataka Minister Pramod Mahdwaraj on Tuesday resigned as the member of JD(S) party after submitting his resignation to JD(S) supremo HD Devegowda.
A Congress leader originally, Pramiod Madhwaraj contested the Lok Sabha election earlier this year as the candidate of Coalition between Congress and JD(S). As the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Constituency was given to JD(S), the party decided to field Madhawaraj as it failed to find any other reliable candidate within the party.
During nomination, Madhawaraj’s B Form mentioned that he was the member of JD(S) party.
“As the coalition has collapsed now, I have decided to resign from the membership of the JD(S) which I was made for technical reasons” he added in his resignation letter.
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SC transfers RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape-murder case to Calcutta HC
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court.
The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024.
A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court.
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The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim.
The body of the postgraduate trainee doctor was found in the hospital's seminar room on August 9 last year. The Kolkata Police arrested Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, the next day.
On January 20, a Kolkata trial court awarded convict Roy "life term imprisonment till death" in the case. The crime triggered nationwide outrage and prolonged protests in West Bengal.
The apex court, even after the primary conviction, is monitoring multiple ancillary issues, including regularising the unauthorised absence of doctors.
While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a National Task Force (NTF) on August 20 last year to formulate a protocol to ensure the safety and security of medical professionals in the wake of the crime.
