Shutdown hits life in Karnataka
September 20th, 2012 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 20 (IANS) Normal life was affected in Karnataka Thursday following the call for nation-wide shutdown to oppose the diesel price hike, cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders and ... Read more...
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Doctor held in Karnataka, arrests total 14 (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) A doctor has been arrested for alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT and HuJI, taking the number detained mainly in Karnataka in the last five ... Read more...
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Arrests of terror suspects in Karnataka rises to 14
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested a doctor for alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT and HuJI, taking the number of people detained in the state in ... Read more...
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SBI plans $1 bn debt bond issue
May 28th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) India's largest state-run bank, State Bank of India (SBI), plans to float a $1-billion (Rs.5,500 crore) debt bond issue by August to raise funds from ... Read more...
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No impact of rupee slide on banks: SBI chief
May 28th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) The rupee's slide against the dollar had no impact on Indian banking operations though profitability of importers would be affected, State Bank of India (SBI) ... Read more...
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Congress gets active as ruling BJP crisis continues (Lead, Karnataka Newsletter)
May 19th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) Sensing the possibility of regaining power in Karnataka after nearly eight years, the Congress is actively preparing itself for the assembly polls due early next ... Read more...
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Congress gets active as ruling BJP crisis continues (Karnataka Newsletter)
May 19th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) Sensing the possibility of regaining power in Karnataka after nearly eight years, the Congress is actively preparing itself for the assembly polls due early next ... Read more...
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Horrible week for Karnataka students: Girl made to beg, two dead
March 28th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 28 (IANS) A father forced his daughter to beg on streets for not studying well, another girl committed suicide as a question paper leak led to an exam ... Read more...
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Collective or individual leadership debate could sink BJP (Karnataka Newsletter)
December 25th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 25 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka is fast becoming a political lesson on how to lose in a few years what one gains ... 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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Thousands rally across Karnataka supporting Anna
August 17th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 17 (IANS) Thousands of school and college students in this tech hub and across Karnataka Wednesday took out rallies supporting social activist Anna Hazare and seeking stiff ... Read more...
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Diwali, New Year in Karnataka as India win World Cup
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 3 (IANS) Karnataka celebrated India winning the cricket World Cup in style - turning the Saturday night into a double whammy of Diwali and New Year revelry.Deafening sounds ... Read more...
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Stars help Karnataka students watch World Cup climax
April 2nd, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 2 (IANS) Women in several parts of Karnataka offered special prayers, die-hard fans broke coconuts and astrologers studied star alignments -- all for India's victory in the cricket ... Read more...
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Panel clears BJP, Hindu groups in Karnataka church attacks
January 28th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its government in Karnataka and pro-Hindu outfits had no hand in the series of attacks on churches in the state in 2008, ... Read more...
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14 die in Karnataka rains and floods caused by Jal cyclone
November 10th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.10 (ANI): At least 14 persons have died in Karnataka rains and floods while crops spread over an area of 5,763 hectares have been badly affected. The situation has arisen ... Read more...
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Poor response in Bangalore to strike call
September 7th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 7 (IANS) Public sector banks were shut but life was near normal as Bangalore saw little response to the nationwide strike called by trade unions Tuesday against price rise and ... Read more...
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Rains stop in north, central Karnataka, toll 17
August 28th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) People in several north and central Karnataka districts had a respite Saturday after a week of heavy rains that claimed 17 lives and damaged property and crops estimated ... Read more...
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Congress tried to woo Reddy brothers: Sushma Swaraj
August 20th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Aug 20 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Friday claimed that the Congress had tried in vain to woo the Reddy brothers -- mining barons and ... Read more...
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PM’s office devalued in the last six years: Advani
August 14th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), Aug 14 (IANS) Renewing his attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whom he had termed India's weakest prime minister during the last poll campaign, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. ... Read more...
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Congress worker dies during march against illegal mining (Lead)
July 25th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 25 (IANS) A 65-year-old worker of Karnataka's opposition Congress collapsed and died Sunday on the first day of the party's 320-km 'padayatra' (march) from Bangalore to Bellary to take ... Read more...
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Congress begins walk to Bellary against illegal mining
July 25th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 25 (IANS) The Congress, the main opposition party in Karnataka, Sunday began a 320-km 'padyatra' (walk) from Bangalore to Bellary to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's powerful ... Read more...
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Karnataka’s season of rallies, prayers, power cuts
July 24th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 24 (IANS) The Congress, the main opposition party in Karnataka, is all set to begin a 320-km "padayatra (walk)" Sunday from Bangalore to Bellary to take on the ruling ... Read more...
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Vinay says Kumble, Dravid gave him confidence (Lead)
March 27th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 27 (IANS) Karnataka paceman Ranganath Vinay Kumar, who has made it to the T20 World Cup team, says whenever he doubted his ability to be an international cricketer he was ... Read more...
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Deve Gowda joins farmers’ protest against land acquisition
January 7th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 7 (IANS) Janata Dal-Secular chief and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda Thursday threatened a state-wide agitation against Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government if it continued to acquire ... Read more...
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Karnataka legislative council polls on Friday
December 17th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 17 (IANS) Over 95,000 members of local bodies in Karnataka will vote Friday to elect 23 members to the state legislative council.
The polls take place amid reports of ... Read more...
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Flood situation easing in Karnataka, still grim in Andhra (Roundup)
October 4th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Respite from rains Sunday improved the situation in flood-hit north Karnataka but surging waters from an overflowing Krishna river threatened to inundate coastal districts of Vijayawada and Guntur ... Read more...
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Food packets flown from Bangalore for flood-hit north Karnataka
October 3rd, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 3 (IANS) Over 10,000 food packets, mainly consisting of bread, biscuits and water, were flown from Bangalore Saturday for distribution among the hundreds of people marooned in the flood-hit north ... Read more...
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Rain deaths mount in Karnataka, Andhra; Army, air force begin rescue (Roundup)
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) At least 130 people have been killed in Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh in heavy rain since Wednesday and army boats and air force helicopters Friday began ... Read more...
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Seven more swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 161
September 11th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Seven deaths due to swine flu, including six in Karnataka, were reported Friday, taking the total toll in India from the Influenza A(H1N1) virus to 161, health ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu death toll reaches 156
September 11th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): The Swine Flu death toll in India has gone up to 156, with the death of 11 more people reported from different parts of the country on ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 53
September 11th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) With six new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 53, a health official said here ... Read more...
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Nine more swine flu deaths push India’s toll to 154
September 10th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Nine more people - five in Maharashtra and four in Karnataka - died of swine flu in India Thursday, taking the toll from the virus in ... 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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Karnataka Housing Minister resigns following defeat in by poll
August 31st, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug 31 (ANI): Karnataka Housing and Hindu Endowment Minister V. Somanna resigned from the state cabinet on Monday following his defeat in the recent by polls to the state assembly.Somanna ... 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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