Good morning, Bengaluru!
🌧️ Today’s weather: High: 30 ℃ | Low: 21 ℃ | Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.
🧐 Did you know? In Saving Private Ryan, Tom Hanks (Captain Miller) can be seen crying for ‘Bangalores’ during the storming of Normandy to clear an obstructed field. This was a reference to the ‘Bangalore Torpedos’ made by the Madras Sappers.
🐴 Racing, betting banned
The High Court of Karnataka has prohibited Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) Limited from conducting both on-course and off-course racing and betting events.
What’s it about? This decision follows an appeal by the state government against a previous order that allowed BTC to continue its operations. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice KV Aravind, upheld the state government’s decision to reject BTC’s application for a license to conduct racing and betting events.
- The interim order issued on June 18 by a single judge, which permitted BTC to conduct these events, is now suspended.
- The government’s refusal of the license, issued on June 6, was based on several alleged irregularities within the club.
Prima facie: The court observed that the state’s discretion to deny the license appeared to be exercised reasonably and based on relevant factors. As such, the bench concluded that there was no prima facie case for BTC to seek interim relief granted by the single judge.
🎤 Unlucky Ali
Singer Lucky Ali has filed a police complaint accusing IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and her family of illegally occupying his farmland on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
What’s it about? The disputed property is located in Yelahanka’s Kanchenahalli area. Lucky Ali lodged the complaint with the Karnataka Lokayukta Police against Rohini Sindhuri, her husband Sudhir Reddy, and her brother-in-law Madhusudan Reddy.
- The case has been registered at the Yelahanka New Town police station.
- Lucky Ali alleges that Rohini Sindhuri used Karnataka government resources to unlawfully seize his farmland.
Long-standing issue: This issue is part of a long-standing dispute over the trust-owned farmland. In previous social media posts, Lucky Ali has accused the local police of supporting the IAS officer and called for higher authorities to intervene.
🍴 Fined for serving cold food
A restaurant near a National Highway in the Bengaluru Urban district has been fined for serving cold and unhygienic food to a customer.
What’s it about? The complainant, Tahara, a 56-year-old resident of Koramangala, reported that she was travelling to Hassan for a family trip on July 30, 2022, when she stopped at the restaurant for breakfast.
- She stated that the food served was cold and not fresh. When she requested a hot meal, the staff rudely informed her that it could not be provided.
- The First Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered the Udupi Garden restaurant to pay a fine of ₹7,000.
Medical complications: Tahara, who has high blood pressure, alleged that she was unable to take her medication because she couldn’t eat the cold food. The commission, presided over by B Narayanapappa, fined the restaurant ₹5,000 for deficiency in service and an additional ₹2,000 to cover litigation expenses.
🛺 Auto crackdown
The Bengaluru East Traffic Police conducted a special drive against autorickshaw drivers following multiple complaints about traffic violations and demanding excess fares.
What’s it about? The complaints detailed issues such as drivers operating without a valid license, overcharging passengers, and refusing to take passengers to their destinations. In response, the traffic police took action and booked 833 cases against violators.
- Three cases were for driving without a license, 213 for demanding excess fares from customers, 234 for refusing to go for hire, and 383 for other traffic violations.
- The police released a note explaining the reasons behind the crackdown, highlighting the ongoing concerns of the public.
Public reassured: The police emphasised that such drives are part of a broader effort to enforce traffic rules and ensure fair treatment for passengers. They reassured the public that they would continue to conduct similar operations to address these issues and maintain order on the roads.
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🗞️ In other news…
- Bengaluru registered over 500 traffic violations on Friday.
- The Rotary Club of Bangalore Cant has turned 40.
- Brookefield citizens have turned to crowdfunding to repair their broken stormwater drains.
- The state government has halted the transfer of forest land to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company as planned by Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
- The Madurai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat completed its trial run reaching its destination in the targetted eight hours.
That’s it for today. Have a great day!