Shiradi Ghat stretch to get a revamped look, repair work to be completed by Jan 31: Oscar

December 30, 2013

Mangalore, Dec 30: Work will be undertaken on the Shiradi Ghat stretch on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway in two phases to convert it into a permanent and long-lasting motorable road, for which the central government has released a sum of Rs 95.60 crore, said Union Minister for Transport, Road and Highways Oscar Fernandes.

Speaking at a press conference in the city on Monday, he said that restoration and concretisation of the existing stretch would be undertaken parallelly in this regard. Repairs and restoration work on the stretch has commenced and will be completed by January 31, for the ease of traffic.

In the second phase, permanent work such as concretisation and asphalting of the road will be undertaken and completed within the next 18 months. Work in the second phase will begin from February 20, he said, urging the district-in-charge minister to supply the necessary quarry material so that work would be completed sooner.

He said that daily progress of the repair work on the stretch would be updated online on a website created for monitoring the project work.

District-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai and PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa were present.

Also Read: Union govt. mulls bridge between Mangalore Airport and KPT; Rs 40 crore sanctioned for Nanthoor flyover

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Supreme Court raps Karnataka HC judge over ‘Pakistan’ and ‘undergarment’ remarks

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September 20,2024

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought a report from the Karnataka High Court over controversial remarks made by Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda during a recent court hearing.

Justice Srishananda, while addressing a landlord-tenant dispute, referred to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and made a misogynistic comment involving a woman lawyer.

A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices S Khanna, B R Gavai, S Kant, and H Roy, expressed the need for establishing clear guidelines for constitutional court judges regarding their remarks in court.

The Supreme Court bench said that when social media plays an active role in monitoring and amplifying courtroom proceedings, there is an urgency to ensure judicial commentary aligns with the decorum expected from courts of law.

"Our attention has been drawn to some comments made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice V Srishananda during the conduct of judicial proceedings. We have asked the AG and SG to assist us. We ask the registrar general of the High Court to submit a report to this court after seeking administrative directions from the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. This exercise may be carried out in 2 weeks," the top court directed.

Videos of Justice Srishanananda have gone viral on social media.

In one video, he refers to a Muslim-dominated locality in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and on another video he was seen making objectionable comments against a woman lawyer. In the second incident, Justice Srishanananda can be heard telling the woman lawyer that she seemed to know a lot about the "opposition party", so much so that she might be able to reveal the colour of their undergarments.

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