Airbus selects Indian firm Quest as preferred supplier
July 21st, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 21 (IANS) Airbus Industrie has selected India's leading private aerospace engineering firm Quest as its a preferred supplier of aircraft parts, the company said Wednesday.
"We have become the first Indian ... Read more...
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Marathi speaking areas of Karnataka should be declared Union Territory: Chavan
July 13th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 13 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday demanded that the Centre declare Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka,including Belgaum, as a Union Territory till a court decision was arrived ... Read more...
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Maharashtra stops plying buses to Karnataka over demand for Belgaum
July 13th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 13 (ANI): The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Tuesday announced that it was stopping the plying buses to Karnataka as fresh violence had broken out between people in ... Read more...
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Maharashtra allowed to amend plea on row with Karnataka
July 12th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday permitted the Maharashtra government to amend its original suit challenging the validity of a law that allowed the inclusion of some areas with ... Read more...
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Maharashtra claim over Karnataka villages opposed
July 7th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The central government has slammed Maharashtra for staking claim over Gulbarga and Belgaum districts of Karnataka and asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the state's plea ... Read more...
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15 BJP lawmakers held in Bangalore for forcing shutdown
July 5th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 5 (IANS) Police Monday arrested 15 ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers and about 100 party activists in the city for organising sit-ins and forcing a shutdown in protest ... Read more...
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12 Tata firms keen to invest in Karnataka, says official
May 31st, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) At least 12 companies of the $70-billion Tata Group have shown interest in investing in Karnataka and help develop infrastructure, a senior official said Monday.
"A delegation of ... Read more...
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Firing incident puts spotlight on Art of Living Foundation
May 31st, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) The Art of Living was founded as a non-profit organization 28 years back by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, but it has never had virtually non-stop media coverage ... Read more...
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Firing incident not an attack on Ravi Shankar: Police chief
May 31st, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) The Karnataka police is not treating the firing incident at Art of Living complex here late Sunday as a bid on its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's life, ... Read more...
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High profile suspects who underwent narco tests
May 5th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) From underworld don Abu Salem to the parents of murdered teen Aarushi Talwar, investigators have used narco tests, described by the Supreme Court Wednesday as "unwarranted ... Read more...
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‘Merge Marathi-speaking areas of Belgaum with Maharashtra’
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray Saturday said Marathi-speaking areas of Belgaum in Karnataka should be merged with Maharashtra to "complete" the state.
"Maharashtra will not be a complete ... Read more...
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Vtu.ac.in website crashes after announcing the VTU 1st semester engineering results 2010
February 20th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bangalore, Feb 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) website announced the results of the VTU 1st Semester Engineering results 2010. There was such a heavy load on the site, ... Read more...
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‘MNIK’ opens to huge response in Bangalore
February 12th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 12 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "My Name Is Khan" opened to a huge response in Bangalore Friday but got a lukewarm response in other parts of Karnataka like Hubli, ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa warns against moral policing on V-Day
February 2nd, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday warned against "moral policing" on Valentine's Day Feb 14 and promised security to those celebrating the day.
The warning followed threats by pro-Hindu ... Read more...
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Karnataka woos auto, drug firms
January 30th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 30 (IANS) Karnataka has stepped up efforts to bag private investments in industrial projects ahead of the Global Investors Meet here in June by holding roadshows in several cities in ... Read more...
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Yaksha shooting going great
January 18th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Nana Patekar is busy shooting in Belgaum for his Kannada debut titled, Yaksha. The film is produced by TP Siddaraju (of Dhuniya fame) and the film stars his son Yogish as lead ... Read more...
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6th ICFF January 7 onwards
January 6th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
On January 7, the Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa will inaugurate the 6th Annual International Children Film Festival, Bengaluru. The brand ambassador of this festival will be actor Upendra.Mysore, Mandya, Hubli ... Read more...
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Shankaranand, who headed Bofors probe panel, dead
November 20th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist and long time Congressman B. Shankaranand, who headed the joint parliamentary probe into $1.3 billion Bofors gun scandal, died Thursday of cardiac arrest. He was ... Read more...
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Mild earthquake hits western Maharashtra (Lead)
November 14th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted western Maharashtra, coastal Konkan and Mumbai Saturday evening. There are no reports of any damages or casualties, an official ... Read more...
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Air India to receive first tranche of Rs8 billion equity by Dec: Patel
November 14th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov. 14 (ANI): Cash-strapped carrier Air India will be receiving its first tranche of equity of eight billion rupees by December, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Saturday."We are ... Read more...
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Government to infuse Rs.800 crore into Air India soon
November 14th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Singh
Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov 14 (IANS) The government will infuse Rs.800 crore of equity into the cash-strapped national carrier Air India in two months, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said ... Read more...
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Two Sanatan Sanstha members arrested in Goa blast case (Second Lead)
October 31st, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 31 (IANS) Two more Sanatan Sanstha associates, including an MBA, were arrested in Goa Saturday in connection with the Diwali eve blast in Margao in which two members of the ... Read more...
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Soaring vegetable, fruit prices dampen Diwali spirit in Bangalore
October 15th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 15 (IANS) Ruma Thakur, a homemaker in Bangalore, is clueless on how to manage the household budget this Diwali as prices of vegetables and fruits soar towards the sky.
"I am ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 108
October 9th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 9 (IANS) With two new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state has reached 108, a health official said ... Read more...
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Bhagyadha Balegara doing well
September 22nd, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bhagyadha Balegara, which released recently, is doing good business. Actor Shivaraj, who stars in the film, is happy that the film is doing well among the family audiences. The highest collections have ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 73
September 17th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 17 (IANS) With two new swine flu deaths being reported, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in Karnataka has reached 73, a health official said here Thursday.
While one ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 47
September 10th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 10 (IANS) With three new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 47, a health official said here ... Read more...
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Karnataka Premier League Hits Off Today
September 9th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by GD
Bangalore is all set to face the music as the fast paced version of cricket is gearing up to enthrall the audience with some high flying action and nail biting matches. But ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 44
September 9th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 9 (IANS) A 28-year-old man died of influenza A (H1N1) in Bagalkot in Karnataka, taking the death toll in the state to 44, an official said Wednesday.
The latest swine flu ... Read more...
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Karnataka reports three more swine flu deaths
September 3rd, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) Three more swine flu deaths were reported from Karnataka, taking the toll due to the H1N1 virus to 31 in the state, health officials said Thursday.
Test reports ... Read more...
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Bangalore techie dies of swine flu
September 2nd, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) A 31-year-old software engineer died of influenza A (H1N1) here, taking the toll from the virus to 28 in Karnataka, an official said Wednesday.
The software engineer, a native ... Read more...
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Tendulkar unveils logo of KPL Belgavi Panthers
August 30th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug. 30 (ANI): Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday launched the logo and the colours of the Belgavi Panthers Team, which will take part in the upcoming and fledging Karnataka ... Read more...
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Man dies, swine flu toll is 15 in Karnataka
August 25th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 25 (IANS) A 28-year-old man died of influenza A (H1N1) here, taking the toll from the virus to 15 in Karnataka, an official said Tuesday.
Siddaraju died at the Rajiv Gandhi ... Read more...
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Suspected flu deaths take toll to 66; 131 new HINI cases reported
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): A total of 131 fresh cases of swine flu were reported from different parts of the country on Saturday, Health Ministry sources said in Delhi.The new cases ... Read more...
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Swine Flue cases rise to 211 in Karnataka, as 17 test positive for HINI
August 19th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug.19 (ANI): The total number of the confirmed swine flu affected cases risen to 211 in Karnataka on Wednesday with 17 individuals testing positive for H1NI virus.According to sources in the ... Read more...
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