K’taka High Court rejects Vinay Kulkarni’s bail plea in Yogesh Gowdar murder case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the bail application filed by MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the murder case of Yogesh Gowda Gowdar, a BJP member from the Hubballi Zilla Panchayat constituency in Dharwad.
A single-judge bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav on Tuesday pronounced the verdict, which had been reserved on January 9, after hearing arguments on the bail application filed by Vinay Kulkarni, the 15th accused in the murder case.
While rejecting Vinay Kulkarni’s bail application, the High Court left open all arguments raised by the petitioner regarding his release on bail and did not record any finding on the merits of the plea. The order stated that the petition was disposed of on the ground that the petitioner ought to have filed an application seeking bail before the Supreme Court.
The detailed order is yet to be made available.
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Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir
Srinagar (PTI): Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the Gulmarg tourist resort, received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Sunday, officials said.
The upper reaches of Gulmarg, including Apharwat and Kongdoori bowls, received snowfall, which continued till last reports came in.Pir Ki Gali, along the Mughal Road in Shopian district of south Kashmir, and Sonamarg Zojilla axis also received fresh snowfall.
The snowfall on the Zojilla Pass forced the closure of the Srinagar-Leh national highway, the officials added.
The plains of the valley, including Srinagar, were lashed by rains which were going on till last reports, the officials said.
The wet weather has brought down the day temperature across the valley.
The Meteorological Department has forecast erratic weather till March 20.
It said intermittent light to moderate rain, or snow in the higher reaches was likely till Monday morning.
There is a possibility of a brief spell of light rain or snow, in the higher reaches, at isolated places on Tuesday.
From March 18-20, the weather will remain generally cloudy with a possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain or snow at many places.
The MeT Office said another wet spells is likely on March 24-25, with light rain, or snow in the higher reaches, at scattered places.
It said there is a possibility of thunder or gusty winds, about 40-50 kmph, at a few places on Sunday and Monday.
