T R Parasuraman is new President of Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Bengaluru: T R Parasuraman, President and Whole-time Director of Toyota Industries Engine Pvt Ltd., is the new President of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
He succeeds Devesh Agarwal. K R Sekar, Partner at Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, ascended to the position of Senior Vice-President of the BCIC.
BCIC, an apex chamber of commerce representing large and medium industries in Karnataka, on Friday hosted its 43rd Annual General Meeting through video conference.
This year the theme was 'Namma Karnataka - The Gateway to Future India', with a focus on positioning Karnataka as a preferred investment destination, a BCIC statement said.
BCIC unveiled its report titled "Opportunity in the times of COVID-19- Positioning Karnataka as a preferred investment destination" in the presence of Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industry, and former Chief Minister, Jagadish Shettar.
The report offers comprehensive sector specific recommendations for enabling the growth and positioning Karnataka as a preferred investment destination, BCIC said.
Shettar also released two other reports on the occasion: "BCIC Exclusive Report - The Gateway to Karnataka A New Second Airport for the Bengaluru Region" and "Aatmanirbhar Bharat Analysis Report."
Parasuraman said: "The reports address the issues that Karnataka is facing, and I am positive that our reports will highlight the deep insights, perspective views and key challenges in each sector".
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HC Judge’s controversial “women of Surapura go to the leader on first night,” remark sparks row
Bengaluru: A controversial statement made by Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice V. Srishananda during judicial proceedings has gone viral across social media platforms. The Judge’s remarks have sparked widespread outrage from different quarters.
In the purported video doing rounds on social media, the judge allegedly stated that, "Anyone can get married. However, the practice of staying with the leader only on the first night still exists in Surapura taluk of Yadgir district, they are then second hand."
The Maharishi Valmiki Nayaka Sangha and the Union of Mass Organizations called for a bandh on January 13 to express their disapproval. A formal petition demanding action against the judge has been submitted to the President, the Chief Justice of India, and the Karnataka Governor through the Yadgir Deputy Commissioner.
This is not the first time the judge has sparked controversy with his remarks. In September 2024, Justice V. Srishananda referred to Goripalya in Bengaluru as ‘Pakistan.’ He had allegedly stated, “The police are afraid to take action against the criminals of Goripalya in Bengaluru, because it is in Pakistan.”
In addition, another video of the judge allegedly speaking in an indecent manner with a woman lawyer had also gone viral, prompting a suo-motu cognizance by the Supreme Court. The apex court had directed the Karnataka High Court Registrar to submit a report within two weeks, after which Justice Srishananda reportedly expressed regret for his remarks.
Is this man fit to b a judge ? He claims , falsely , that all women of a particular village go to the leader on getting married on” fist night” they are then “ second hand” The same judge who apologised to the SC for his obscene and anti secular comments i @TheLeaflet_in pic.twitter.com/hRQ86YA0WZ
— Indira Jaising (@IJaising) January 15, 2025
