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Time of India
14-05-2025
- Time of India
Keerti overcomes adversity to excel in SSLC exam despite father falsely accused in murder case
Mysuru: In a remarkable achievement, Keerthi, whose father Suresha spent nearly two years in prison after being falsely charged with the murder of his wife Mallige, achieved distinction in her SSLC examination. She aspires to pursue a career in teenager endured significant challenges after her mother left them in late 2020, and a year later, her father was booked in a false case in which he was jailed. The teenager struggled emotionally without her parents during the formative years of her life, but her determination to get educated paid is the first in her family to clear the SSLC exam, while her elder brother Krishna dropped out of school after he failed to clear the board exam a few years a student at govt high school in Basavanahalli in Kushalnagar, Kodagu, secured 85% marks in the board examination. Now, she has enrolled in a private pre-university college in Kushalnagar for the science told TOI that she wants to become a doctor and take care of her father, who is broken following the case. When her father was honourably acquitted by the Mysuru court in April, Keerthi was with him and was delighted after her father was cleared of all charges. Keerthi said she had a strong belief that her father did not do anything wrong. "Now I want to see my father lead a respectful life all through his life," she her father, said he would give his best to educate his daughter, who has done exceptionally well in the board exam. Suresha is currently taking care of his ailing mother-in-law Gauri, 70, the mother of his estranged wife BS Pandu Poojari, who argued on behalf of Suresha, said he would support her education. He commended her for her achievement in the board exam despite going through hard times and temporarily being orphaned as her father was in jail, and her mother remained missing until she was tracked down in early April.
The Hindu
08-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
UAS-B set to give push to urban gardening in Bengaluru through training and consultation
As part of efforts to increase green spaces in Bengaluru and encourage people to grow their own vegetables in whatever limited spaces they have, the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru (UAS-B) has embarked upon an initiative to promote urban gardening/horticulture. While the university has launched a paid short-term course in urban gardening, it is also planning to offer consultancy services in the coming days based on availability of space and specific requirement of house owners. Twofold benefit 'We want to encourage residents to grow their own vegetables. Experts in the university will help them understand how a family of three to four people can ensure regular availability of vegetables. Also, we want residents to convert their wet waste into compost. This will reduce the burden of civic authorities in handling waste and keeping the city clean,' says UAS-B Vice-Chancellor S.V. Suresha. Pointing out that unmaintained empty plots have become a problem for the neighbourhood owing to the growth of bushes and dumping of garbage, he said: 'With the consent of plot owners, the neighbourhood can use that space for growing vegetables'. He added: 'We also want children in urban families to get first-hand exposure to growing plants. It is a matter of concern that several urban children have no practical idea about plants or cultivation, but for reading them in lessons.' The two-day course will provide orientation to participants on general aspects of urban gardening, vertical gardening, indoor plants, composting, pot mixture to be prepared, and handling of plant diseases/pests, he noted. Kit to be provided The university would also provide a kit with culture material for composting, red earth and pots to those who undergo short-term course, if they wish to buy them. He said even those with limited open spaces like apartments could practise urban gardening. There are several varieties of indoor plants that could be cultivated within the house too, he pointed out. In the course of time, the university wants to design specific models of urban gardening through consultation for people depending upon their space availability. The models would include vertical gardening structures and hydroponics, he explained. Workshop for architects However, in several cases, terrace farming would have limitations due to various constraints related to construction as lack of waterproofing measures may lead to seepage, the Vice-Chancellor pointed out. In this context, the university has decided to start holding workshops for architects to provide them orientation on the pre-requirements with respect to construction of the building to facilitate terrace/urban gardening, he said. Meanwhile, the two-day workshop on urban gardening for which ₹2,000 is being charged per person is being held from Friday for which already the participants have been chosen. The plan is to hold such workshops once in every month. The annual krishi mela (agricultural fair) of the UAS-B is not just popular among farmers, but also among urban dwellers. As a large number of urban residents too started visiting these melas, the university started introducing urban gardening concepts at the mela and is now trying to promote it further.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Act against police inspector for fabricating evidence in murder of tribal: Court
Mysuru: A week after a Mysuru court acquitted a tribal man falsely implicated in the murder of his wife, the Mysuru court initiated action against a police inspector to conduct a trial for trying to mislead the court of law. A court official confirmed that action will be taken as per the court's direction, and they cannot reveal the administrative matters. The court, while delivering judgment in the case, stated that action must be taken against the official for allegedly attempting to compromise the justice system. The court directed the chief administrative officer to book the police inspector under sections 194 and 193 of IPC for fabricating evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence. The judge, Gururaj Somakkalavar, in the order, stated that a finding needs to be recorded in such cases, whether a lapse was innocent or blameworthy. Each erring officer must suffer the consequences of his lapses by appropriate departmental action, he stated in his judgment. Advocate BS Pandu Poojari, who represented tribal Suresha, said they would file an appeal before the appellate court, pressing to book all policemen of the investigating team along with the inspector. A departmental inquiry has been ordered against four police officers, besides booking an inspector for providing fabricated evidence in court, he explained. On April 1, Suresha's wife, Mallige, was produced before the open court, nearly four years after she was believed to have died, and the trial is ongoing. The court expressed it as a case of serious lapse on the part of police, and felt that the investigating team tried to convict an innocent tribal based on fabricated evidence.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Time of India
Mysuru court acquits man falsely implicated in wife's ‘murder' in
Mysuru: The V additional district and sessions court Wednesday ordered an honourable acquittal of 40-year-old Kurubara Suresha , wrongly implicated by the police for 'murdering' his wife and was put behind bars for nearly two years. Announcing the verdict, Justice Gururaj Somakkalava also ordered the station house officer at Bettadapura police station to remove Suresha's name from all police records. Additionally, the state govt was ordered to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to Suresha. The verdict comes three weeks after Suresha's wife Mallige was traced in Madikeri, along with her male companion with whom she was in a live-in relationship ever since her disappearance from her Kushalnagar home in Nov 2020. Wednesday's court order came within a week after a report was filed by superintendent of police N Vishnuvardhana. Suresha was initially charged with the murder, destruction of evidence, and cruelty. Reprimanding the police officers concerned for misleading the court and committing fraud by filing a fabricated chargesheet, the judge directed the IGP (Southern Range) to initiate a departmental inquiry against IPS officer Jithendra Kumar, inspector B G Prakasha, and PSIs Mahesh Kumar B K and Prakash M Yettinimani. Additionally, the judge directed the chief administrative officer of Mysuru Law Courts to file an FIR against Prakasha under the provisions of BNS (Sec 231), accusing him of fabricating evidence with the intention to falsely convict Suresha. While describing the judgment as significant, Suresha's advocate B S Pandu Poojari said he would appeal for more compensation and to hold all police officers involved in the case accountable, rather than filing an FIR against just one. "The case should serve as an eye-opener for all, as the police officers' blatant [mistake] was exposed," Pandu Poojari stated. The court also ordered the district police to investigate the case of the unidentified body that was assumed to be of Mallige's. Family breathes sigh of relief As soon as the verdict was pronounced, Suresha's joy was palpable. His teenage daughter Keerthi was also delighted by her father's acquittal. Keerthi, who is waiting for her SSLC results, told TOI she knew her father hadn't killed her mother, who is now living with another man. She said her father had suffered a lot due to the mistake committed by some police officers. Suresha's father, Gandhi, and mother also heaved a sigh of relief as they had suffered a lot of humiliation in view of the wrong conviction.
