SC lifts ban on iron ore mining for Karnataka
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday lifted the ban on iron ore mining in category A mines in Karnataka's Bellary, Chitradurga and Timkur districts.The apex court forest ... Read more...
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SC may allow some iron ore mining to resume in Karnataka
August 31st, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday indicated that it may permit resumption of iron ore mining in category A mines in Karnataka's Bellary, Chitradurga and Timkur districts, ... Read more...
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No resumption of Karnataka mining without rehabilitation: Apex court
August 17th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said it would not lift its ban on the mining in three Karnataka districts without 100 percent implementation of the rehabilitation ... Read more...
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Ensure sustainability, Karnataka’s mining industry urged
July 5th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 5 (IANS) Karnataka's scam-hit mining industry has been urged to ensure sustainability for safeguarding the interests of stakeholders and the environment."Sustainability should be the first priority of the ... Read more...
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Karnataka to re-open eight iron ore mines soon
July 5th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) The Karnataka government will permit re-opening of eight iron mines in Bellary and Chitradurga districts to augment the raw material supply for steel plants in the ... Read more...
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Iron ore mining set to resume in Karnataka (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) Iron ore mining will resume in two districts of Karnataka from August to augment the raw material supply to steel plants in the state, a top ... Read more...
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Apex court approves reclamation of Karnataka mines (Lead)
April 14th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday gave its nod to its central empowered committee's plan for the reclamation and rehabilitation of the iron ore mines in Bellary, ... Read more...
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Apex court approves reclamation of Karnataka mines
April 13th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday gave its nod to the central empowered committee's (CEC) plan for the reclamation and rehabilitation of the iron ore mines in ... Read more...
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A music concert with 1,008 veenas
March 26th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) It's a concert where 1,008 veenas will play!In a first-of-its-kind, the Art of Living (AoL) Foundation is hosting a music concert with 1,008 veenas Wednesday at ... Read more...
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Corruption-scarred BJP government starts bribe-free services (Karnataka Newsletter)
March 3rd, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 3 (IANS) Corruption at the political level may never end in Karnataka where the scale of alleged graft in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has numbed ... Read more...
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Evidence of mining kickbacks to Yeddyurappa: NGO
February 21st, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 21 (IANS) Documentary evidence on tainted former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his kin receiving kickbacks from mining firms for granting leases was revealed by an ... Read more...
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Goa not in iron deposit intensive areas list
January 12th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 12 (IANS) Goa does not feature in the list of iron deposit intensive areas which have been marked out for future exploration, according to a visionary document prepared ... 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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BJP using money power to win Karnataka bypoll: Congress
September 13th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chitradurga (Karnataka), Sep 13 (IANS) The Congress has written to election authorities to check Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from using money power to win an assembly bypoll, ... Read more...
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Supreme Court bans mining in Karnataka’s Tumkur, Chitradurga
August 26th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) After Bellary, the Supreme Court Friday banned iron ore mining in Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka after an expert panel's report of widespread illegalities ... Read more...
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Apex court asked to extend mining ban in Karnataka
August 19th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Karnataka government and private miners on the report of a court-appointed panel seeking suspension of mining activities ... Read more...
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No ministership for Reddy brothers
August 12th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary, Aug 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Friday virtually ended the hopes of mining barons, the Reddy brothers, of becoming ministers in Karnataka again till ... Read more...
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Apex court may ban mining in 3 Karnataka districts
July 15th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday indicated that it may ban iron ore mining in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka if it was found that ... Read more...
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India’s new test range for weapons trials goes operational
December 15th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) India's new aeronautical test range (ATR) for weapons trials became operational Wednesday near Chitradurga in central Karnataka, a top defence official said."The new test range became operational with ... Read more...
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India to develop electronic warfare system soon
November 25th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 24 (IANS) India is developing its own radar-based electronic warfare system (EWS) with two test ranges in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to equip its armed forces for modern wars, a ... Read more...
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Asian Games weightlifting: Sudhir finishes sixth in 77kg
November 16th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 16 (IANS) Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga finished sixth in the men's 77kg category of the weightlifting event at the 16th Asian Games here Tuesday.Sudhir's lifted an overall weight of 295kg.North ... Read more...
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Reddy brothers not involved in illegal mining: Yeddyurappa
November 9th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) Politicians from all parties are involved in illegal mining but that does not mean the Reddy brothers are also into it, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said Tuesday."Just because ... Read more...
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Mylari Folk Song Done
July 26th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The famous folk song in the Kannada film called "Gallu Gallenutha Gejje Gallu Gallenetha...' that was retuned in the film Mylari was shot by cameraman Chadnrasekhar. ... Read more...
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30 killed as bus falls in culvert, catches fire
May 30th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Thirty people, including 10 children and 15 women, were burnt to death early Sunday when a state-run bus they were travelling in fell off a bridge into a ... Read more...
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30 killed as bus falls in ditch in Karnataka, catches fire (Lead)
May 30th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) At least 30 people, including 10 children, were burnt to death early Sunday when the state-run bus they were travelling in fell off a bridge into a ditch ... Read more...
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30 killed in Karnataka bus accident
May 30th, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) At least 30 people, including 10 children, were charred to death when the bus they were travelling in fell into a roadside pit and caught fire in the ... Read more...
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Godman incarnation near Bangalore supplicated by cannabis
March 10th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaipal SharmaBangalore, March 10 (ANI): In a bizarre ritual, large number of devotees visit a temple in Bangalore's Chitradurga district and smoke cannabis during an annual festival as an expression of ... Read more...
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Bangalore police bust ‘D’ gang’s gun racket
October 12th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Oct 12 (ANI): Bangalore Police on Monday arrested two gun runners allegedly behind the Dawood Ibrahim gang in the city.The action comes days after the arrest of three other Dawood gangsters ... Read more...
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Two die of swine flu in Bangalore, Karnataka toll 103
October 7th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 7 (IANS) With two new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 103, a health official said here Wednesday.
Both ... Read more...
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P.T. Usha presented Basavashree award
September 28th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 28 (IANS) Former sprint queen P.T. Usha has been honoured with the Basavashree award for her achievements in and contribution to sports.
The award is instituted by Murugha Math, a well-known ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 83
September 24th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) With three new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 83, a health official said here ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 75
September 18th, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 18 (IANS) With two new swine flu deaths being reported from Karnataka, the death toll due to H1N1 virus in the state has reached 75, a health official said here ... 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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‘Subsidy for organic fertilizers necessary for food security’
August 27th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chitradurga (Karnataka) Aug 27 (IANS) Saying that the soil has been degraded of nutrients because of indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers, a meeting of farmers, agricultural scientists and government officials concluded that ... Read more...
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Tata group to donate funds for new facility at IISc
May 27th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) The Rs.150,000-crore Tata group will donate funds for a new facility and discipline at the century-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here, group chairman Ratan N. Tata said ... Read more...
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