The project was initially conceptualised in 2018 but it met heavy criticism from conservationists. Estimated to cost Rs 17,000 crore, the STRR will pass through Karnataka (243 km) and Tamil Nadu (45 km).
A single judge bench of the Karnataka HC dismissed a plea by three executives of the apparel firm, Lifestyle International Private Limited, for quashing of an abetment to suicide case registered against them over the death of a 35-year-old visual merchandising executive, Vivek Raj, on June 4 this year in Bengaluru.