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BJP, JD(S) stage protests against Somashekhar

The Commission says the matter is pending before the Supreme Court for further consideration and thus it is sub-judice

LDF observes hartal, Congress and BJP organise protests against Forest dept. accusing it of failing to prevent frequent incursion of wild animals into human habitats

They have experience flying a variety of aircraft including frontline fighters like the Su-30 MKIs and the MiGs

He says he will arrange for 100 acres of land for the purpose if KKRDB provides ₹100 crore

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court questioned how the FIR had been registered a day before the police received a complaint, and sought a report from the Superintendent of Police, Basirhat

Former High Court judges Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Sanjay Yadav and Ritu Raj Awasthi have been appointed as judicial members of the Lokpal.

The request was made in wake of emergence of sizable pseudo-melanistic tigers largely due to inbreeding

District and Sessions Judge and chairperson of District Legal Services Authority S. Nagashree says they are expecting over 40,000 cases for settlement this time

Southern Bench of NGT asked authorities to elaborate on how the aquatic plant could be treated as a resource to generate value-added products

They say the two-day conference neither featured any presentations by growers nor did it discuss issues concerning them

Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. Curated and written by Nalme Nachiyar.

In the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, Congress secured a win with all three candidates receiving the required votes. BJP MLA S T Somashekar cross-voted, while MLA Arbail Shivaram Hebbar abstained. ​Congress candidates Naseer Hussain and former union minister Ajay Maken won with 47 votes, while G C Chandrashekhar secured 45 votes.

Five lakh supporters of both the TDP and JSP are expected to turn up for the meeting; BJP yet to be given an invitation

India have handed England their first series loss in the Bazball era but the head coach Brendon McCullum remains optimistic about the future. "There's times in games where we haven't quite screwed down our method just yet. We've lost here, didn't win the Ashes (2-2), but we're a better team than 18 months ago and we've got an opportunity in the next 18 months to do some special shit," said McCullum

In another development, ED raids premises of RJD MLA, husband in money laundering case