Karnataka High Court grants anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna in kidnapping case
Bengaluru: Bhavani Revanna has been granted anticipatory bail by Karnataka High Court in connection with the kidnapping of a woman from KR Nagar, Mysuru, imposing certain conditions while granting bail.
Justice Krishna S Dixit presided over the hearing of Bhavani Revanna's bail application and reserved the verdict.
According to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) police, Bhavani Revanna was accused of non-cooperation during the investigation of the kidnapping case. The court, however, noted that Bhavani Revanna responded to 85 questions posed to her. The argument regarding alleged neglect of the victim, including claims of inadequate provision of food and clothing, was also dismissed by the bench, which found the police response unsatisfactory.
The High Court granted the anticipatory bail after considering the statement from the victim, who reportedly confirmed receiving clothes and food from Bhavani Revanna. The bail conditions include directives prohibiting Bhavani Revanna from entering Mysuru and Hassan districts.
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Karnataka Agriculture minister blames Centre for fertilizer shortfall
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (PTI): Karnataka Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy on Wednesday accused the Centre of cutting fertilizer supplies to the state by 2.75 lakh metric tonnes (MT) between April and August this year, leading to a shortage for farmers.
Replying to a debate in the Assembly, he said Karnataka's annual allocation was 11.17 lakh MT, of which 5.55 lakh MT was supplied by April, along with an additional 20,000 MT. However, allocations later dropped by 10,000 MT in May, 79,000 MT in June and 58,000 MT in July.
"The Centre has asked states to use less Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and urea. There are two to three reasons, like import from Iran and China not happening, production in our country coming down and war," Chaluvarayaswamy claimed.
"Till August, the Centre supplied 2.75 lakh MT less fertilizer this year. You can call the Union Fertilizer Minister (J P Nadda) tomorrow and get the details. If there is any false information, I will face whatever punishment you decide," he said.
The minister said the state government was "distributing fertilizer in a controlled manner."
The opposition BJP, which raised the issue citing an acute urea shortage, accused the state government of "turning a blind eye to farmers' problems."
Heated exchanges forced a half-hour adjournment, after which BJP members staged a walkout.
