HC notice to 11 candidates including BJP MLA SV Ramachandra
Bengaluru, July 25: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Jagalur MLA SV Ramachandra against winning the Assembly election by producing fake caste certificate. The HC also issued notices to remaining 11 candidates contested in the last Assembly election.
Hearing an application filed by the defeated candidate HV Rajesh from Congress, the High Court issued notices to BJP MLA SV Ramachandra and 11 other candidates. The advocate, who argued in favour of the applicant, said that the Jagalur Assembly constituency was reserved for ST category. But MLA Ramachandra belonged to Maratha community which comes under backward classes. He appealed the High Court to disqualify him from the post of MLA following this issue. He also appealed the court to announce the second highest votes taker as the winner in the election. Hearing the argument, the Court postponed the further hearing to August 20.
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Kerala-born entrepreneur linked to Lebanon pager blasts, Bulgarian agency clears him of involvement
Wayanad: Rinson Jose, a Kerala-born entrepreneur and Norwegian citizen, has been linked to the investigation into the recent pager explosions in Lebanon that resulted in at least 20 fatalities and thousands of injuries.
Jose, 37, is the owner of Bulgaria-based Norta Global Limited and is suspected of being involved in the supply chain for the pagers used in the attacks on September 17, 2024.
“Although on paper it was BAC Consulting that signed the contract with Gold Apollo, Norta Global was actually the one behind the deal,” Telex, a Hungarian media outlet quoted sources as saying.
Reports suggest that Jose has gone missing since the attacks.
However, an investigation by Bulgaria's security agency, SANS, has cleared Jose and his company of any direct involvement, stating that no shipments related to the pagers passed through Bulgaria.
“Following verifications, it has been indisputably established that no communication equipment corresponding to those that exploded on September 17 was imported, exported or manufactured in Bulgaria,” the agency was quoted as saying by AFP. It added that the company and its owner had not carried out any transactions linked to the sale or purchase of the merchandise or that “falls under laws on terrorism financing".
