Minister H.D Revanna warns of action against Golf Club for alleged violations
Bengaluru, Dec 28: Karnataka Public Works Minister H D Revanna Friday warned of action against the Bangalore Golf Club over alleged violations, including running a bar.
The government sent a notice in October for which there was no reply, he told reporters here.
"We are issuing another notice and if the situation arises we will take over," he said.
According to public works secretary Krishna Reddy, the Bangalore Golf Club got the land in 1882 during British rule, and the land's lease was being renewed once every ten years.
"There is a lot of violations there (Golf club). I have told our Secretary if action is not taken, I will take action against him. I have told the secretary today, to take up the issue seriously and issue notice to them," he said.
The minister said the property was in the heart of the city. Constructing buildings, running hotel and bar inside was "serious violation," he said.
"Whoever it is, if norms are violated, we will take action rules have to be followed," he said.
The land belonged to the PWD department, the minister said.
Earlier in July, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara had said the government would explore relocating the golf course after a golf ball landed inside Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's home office Krishna nearby, causing security worries.
The 18-hole golf course is located on a 60-acre plot.
Responding to a question on the proposed legislators club, Revanna said "We are finding place in Bengaluru that will also have facilities for journalists."
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HC quashes criminal proceedings against Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi in drugs abuse case
Bengaluru, Jan 14: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi in a drug case, saying the prosecution could not substantiate the charges with material evidence.
The bench of Justice Hemant Chandanagoudar also quashed the proceedings against the co-accused Prashant Ranka.
It said, "However, to substantiate the charges against the petitioners, the prosecution has not produced any material evidence to prove that the petitioners organized parties or sold drugs, apart from the voluntary statements of the co-accused and chargesheet witnesses."
"Therefore, the continuation of the criminal proceedings against the petitioners will be an abuse of the legal process of law,” Justice Chandanagoudar observed.
Ragini was among the many celebrities from the Kannada film industry arrested in September 2020.
A case was registered against her at the Cottonpet police station based on a statement by a co-accused B K Ravishankar on September 4, 2020.
