Tiger claw case: Actor Jaggesh moves to High Court against forest officials
Bengaluru: A day after BJP Rajya Sabha member and Sandalwood actor Jaggesh surrendered his golden tiger claw locket to the forest officials, the former has moved to the high court on Thursday, questioning the operation of the department, which according to him searched his residence premises in the case of him wearing a tiger claw locket. The actor's plea is yet to be heard.
In an operation on Wednesday, the forest department officials arrived at the residences of Sandalwood actors Darshan, Jaggesh, and JD(S) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy. All three voluntarily surrendered their lockets to the department. After examination, Bengaluru Deputy Conservator of Forests, Ravindra confirmed that the pendants belonging to Darshan and Nikhil were replicas. However Jaggesh's locket was sent for further scrutiny to a laboratory in Dehradun to ascertain its age.
In his petition, Jaggesh alleges that the forest officials initiated the operation without waiting for his response to their notice. He also claims that the notice issued by the forest officer should be revoked. Prior to his reply to the notice, a team of 14 officers conducted a search of his house.
"They ransacked the entire house and treated me in a humiliating manner, referring to my statements from an old interview," the petition added. He further demanded that forest department officials' actions should be termed illegal.
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K’taka govt. to set up biodiesel retail outlets to promote green fuel usage
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is set to establish biodiesel retail outlets across the state to encourage the use of green fuel. The initiative was discussed in a meeting between Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board (KSBDB) Chairman S. E. Sudheendra and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, and Legal Metrology K. H. Muniyappa at Vidhana Soudha.
During the meeting, Sudheendra highlighted that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had permitted the sale of biodiesel through retail outlets since 2019.
He informed the minister that KSBDB has been actively implementing bioenergy projects across the state and that the establishment of biodiesel outlets would contribute to the National Mission of promoting B-100 biodiesel in vehicles. He also conveyed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s keen interest in boosting the bioenergy sector in Karnataka.
The chairman further mentioned the board’s efforts in developing a new Karnataka State Bioenergy Policy, aimed at scaling up and commercializing biofuel activities.
The policy is being formulated under the guidance of Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, and IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge.
Minister Muniyappa responded positively to the proposal and directed senior officials to take immediate steps for issuing the necessary licenses for the retail outlets.
The meeting was attended by Food and Civil Supplies Principal Secretary Manoj Jain (IAS), Commissioner Vasireddi Vijaya Jyothsna (IAS), KSBDB Managing Director Shiva Shankar L., DCF Lohith B. R., Project Consultant Dr. Dayananda G. N., and other senior officials.
