Reddy brothers’ future in BJP hinges on bypoll Wednesday
November 29th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Nov 29 (IANS) The Bellary Rural assembly constituency byelection, slated for Wednesday, is set to decide mining barons Reddy brothers' future in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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CBI nabs Andhra official in illegal mining case
November 28th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested Andhra Pradesh bureaucrat Y. Srilakshmi in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former Karnataka ... Read more...
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Reddy brothers planning to break from BJP?
November 28th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Nov 28 (IANS) Mining barons Reddy brothers seem to be preparing for a complete break from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka with their associate B. ... Read more...
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Ex-Andhra official jailed in illegal mining case
November 21st, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) A special court dealing with CBI cases Monday sent a former Andhra Pradesh government official to judicial custody in an illegal mining case involving former Karnataka ... Read more...
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BJP unites to defeat Reddy brothers in Bellary
November 17th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 17 (IANS) Karnataka's faction-ridden ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday decided to unitedly take on Reddy brothers for propping up their own candidate in the Nov 30 bypoll ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea rejected again
November 17th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) A special court Thursday once again dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining ... Read more...
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BJP plans to reclaim Bellary from Reddy brothers
November 16th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 16 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will Thursday decide its strategy to defeat the rebellious Reddy brothers in their stronghold of Bellary in the Nov ... Read more...
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Ex-official sent to CBI custody in illegal mining case
November 14th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Monday sent a former official of Andhra Pradesh government to CBI custody till Nov 21 in illegal mining ... Read more...
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Ex-Andhra official held in illegal mining case
November 13th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a former Andhra Pradesh government official in connection with the illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister G. ... Read more...
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BJP’s politics of pamper returns to haunt it (Karnataka Newsletter)
November 13th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 13 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) unending troubles in Karnataka are a lesson on public life: it does not pay to gloss over immoral acts ... Read more...
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BJP to fight once-favourite Reddy brothers in Bellary
November 11th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) After virtually dancing to mining barons Reddy brothers' tune in the last three and a half years after coming to power in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Hearing on Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea adjourned
November 8th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday adjourned to Nov 18 the hearing on the bail petition of former Karnataka minister and mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy’s judicial custody extended till Nov 14
October 31st, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 31 (IANS) A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Nov 14 in an ... Read more...
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CBI questions Andhra home minister in mining scam
October 29th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy in connection with an illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister and ... Read more...
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Now CBI focuses on iron ore exports by Janardhana Reddy
October 27th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing illegal mining by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy, is now focusing its attention on the export of iron ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy’s custody extended till Oct 31
October 17th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in ... Read more...
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Congress cries foul over Yeddyurappa; asks BJP to go
October 16th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 16 (IANS) A surcharged Congress in Karnataka Sunday urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to resign as it lost moral right to continue after its ... Read more...
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Karnataka seeks more coal, power to stave off crisis
October 8th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) Karnataka Saturday appealed to the central government for immediate daily supply of 500MW of power and increased coal flow as the power crisis worsened in ... Read more...
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Jindal Steel denies CBI raid on Vijaynagar plant
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 3 (IANS) Jindal Steel Ltd (JSW) Monday denied a raid by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on its Vijayanagar plant near Karnataka's Bellary."A CBI team visited our ... Read more...
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CBI files case against Reddy firm, conducts raids
October 3rd, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday registered its first case in Karnataka against a firm of mining baron and former state minister G. Janardhan ... Read more...
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Court again declines bail to Janardhana Reddy
September 30th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 30 (IANS) A special court here Friday once again dismissed bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining ... Read more...
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Telangana stir hits Karnataka’s power supply
September 26th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 26 (IANS) People in Karnataka, including tech hub Bangalore, are in for frequent power disruptions as the agitation for a separate Telangana in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has ... Read more...
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Hearing on plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI custody put off
September 23rd, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The Telangana lawyers' continuing protest Friday again forced the adjournment of hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) petition for further custody of ... Read more...
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Apex court asks CBI to probe Karnataka illegal mining
September 23rd, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is already under its instruction to investigate illegal mining in Karnataka, to also ... Read more...
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Hearing on Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea after a week (Lead)
September 22nd, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy will have to spend another week in jail in an illegal mining case as ... Read more...
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CBI seizes documents from Reddy associates
September 19th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Sep 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday raided residences of two associates of arrested mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy in Hospet and seized several ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy’s judicial custody extended
September 19th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 19 (IANS) A special court here Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 3 in ... Read more...
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‘Rang Rasiya’ release in November: Mehta (Movie Snippets)
September 15th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Ketan Mehta says his long-pending "Rang Rasiya" will hit the screens in Novemeber as he has found a distributor who is willing the release the ... Read more...
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CBI to quiz Reddy brothers over illegal mining
September 15th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Over a week after arresting mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy for illegal mining, the Central Bureau of Investigation will on Friday interrogate two of his ... Read more...
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CBI continues questioning Janardhana Reddy
September 14th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continued questioning former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy for the second day Wednesday in an ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea to be heard Thursday
September 7th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 7 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday adjourned till Thursday the hearing of the bail petition of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy moves bail petition
September 6th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and Obulpuram Mining Co (OMC) managing director Srinivasa Reddy, arrested Monday for illegal mining, moved a bail petition before a ... Read more...
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Illegal mining: CBI to probe officials’ involvement
September 6th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 6 (IANS) After arresting ex-Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy, the CBI will now probe the role of government officials in the illegal mining ... Read more...
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High-flying Janardhana Reddy is now ordinary prisoner
September 6th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, one of India's richest politicians, spent his first night at the Chanchalguda Central Jail like an ordinary prisoner, sleeping on ... Read more...
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Reddys empire: mines in Andhra, politics in Karnataka
September 5th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 5 (IANS) The empire of G. Janardhana Reddy, who was Monday arrested for illegal mining, straddles two neighbouring southern states - iron ore mines in Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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