Free bus pass for women traveling in government buses: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: In a joint press conference with Shivakumar and other cabinet members, new Chief Minister Siddaramaiah revealed plans for five guarantees that will be implemented following the next cabinet meeting.
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One of the key initiatives announced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the provision of free bus passes for women residing in Karnataka when traveling on government buses. However, women from other states will not enjoy this privilege. It's important to note that this benefit will not be extended to luxury buses, as clarified by the Chief Minister. Furthermore, the free bus travel scheme will exclusively apply to women who are residents of the state.
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HC to hear doc's family, CBI, convict before deciding on admission of state's appeal in RG Kar case
Kolkata (PTI): The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said it would hear the CBI, the victim's family and the convict before deciding on the admission of an appeal filed by the West Bengal government claiming inadequacy of sentence given by a trial court in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case.
The high court said it will hear the matter on Monday.
The CBI opposed the state's right to file an appeal in the case, claiming that it was the prosecuting agency and had the right to prefer the appeal on the grounds of inadequacy of the sentence.
The Sealdah court on Monday sentenced Roy to life imprisonment till death for the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
A division bench, presided by Justice Debangshu Basak, said that it would hear the CBI, the family of the victim and the convict through their lawyers before deciding on the admission of the state government's appeal.
