April 17: K'taka reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality
Bengaluru, Apr 17: Karnataka on Sunday recorded 54 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatality, taking the total infection to 39,46,369 and the deaths to 40,057 till date, the State Health Department said.
Of the total infections, Bengaluru urban district saw 49 while Dharwad reported two infections and one each in Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru and Raichur.
There were zero infections and fatalities in 26 districts of the State.
A bulletin said 31 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,04,806 till date. Active cases stood at 1,464.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.75 per cent.
As many as 7,188 tests were conducted, those included 5,194 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done is 6.57 crore till date.
There were 5,341 who got inoculated, taking the total vaccinated to 10.52 crore so far, the department said.
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HC Judge’s controversial “women of Surapura go to the leader on first night,” remark sparks row
Bengaluru: A controversial statement made by Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice V. Srishananda during judicial proceedings has gone viral across social media platforms. The Judge’s remarks have sparked widespread outrage from different quarters.
In the purported video doing rounds on social media, the judge allegedly stated that, "Anyone can get married. However, the practice of staying with the leader only on the first night still exists in Surapura taluk of Yadgir district, they are then second hand."
The Maharishi Valmiki Nayaka Sangha and the Union of Mass Organizations called for a bandh on January 13 to express their disapproval. A formal petition demanding action against the judge has been submitted to the President, the Chief Justice of India, and the Karnataka Governor through the Yadgir Deputy Commissioner.
This is not the first time the judge has sparked controversy with his remarks. In September 2024, Justice V. Srishananda referred to Goripalya in Bengaluru as ‘Pakistan.’ He had allegedly stated, “The police are afraid to take action against the criminals of Goripalya in Bengaluru, because it is in Pakistan.”
In addition, another video of the judge allegedly speaking in an indecent manner with a woman lawyer had also gone viral, prompting a suo-motu cognizance by the Supreme Court. The apex court had directed the Karnataka High Court Registrar to submit a report within two weeks, after which Justice Srishananda reportedly expressed regret for his remarks.
Is this man fit to b a judge ? He claims , falsely , that all women of a particular village go to the leader on getting married on” fist night” they are then “ second hand” The same judge who apologised to the SC for his obscene and anti secular comments i @TheLeaflet_in pic.twitter.com/hRQ86YA0WZ
— Indira Jaising (@IJaising) January 15, 2025
