Endless BJP bickering pushes parties into poll mode (Karnataka Newsletter)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 22 (IANS) The Congress, leading the central government, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ruling Karnataka for the first time, have found a common tune - early ... Read more...
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Illegal mining: Court allows probe of Krishna, Kumaraswamy’s role (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) In a jolt to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and a major embarrassment to the Congress, the Karnataka High Court Friday allowed probe into charges that ... Read more...
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Another land scam probe against Kumaraswamy
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 2 (IANS) The Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) special court here Monday ordered an inquiry into the allegedly illegal freeing of government land on the city's outskirts by former ... Read more...
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Krishna moves high court to quash illegal mining case
December 9th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday petitioned the Karnataka High Court to quash the illegal mining case against him, a day after police launched a ... Read more...
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With Bellary win, rebel Reddy brothers show BJP their clout
December 4th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Dec 4 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's pampered, ambitious and lately turned-rebellious Reddy brothers Sunday dealt a massive blow to the party in their stronghold Bellary ... Read more...
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India Inc. sees ‘policy paralysis’ changing to ‘reforms push’
November 27th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Thanks to two major executive decisions last week, India Inc. feels reforms may be back on track - a sudden shift from the ... Read more...
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Karnataka caught in ugly spectacle over Lokayukta
November 14th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 14 (IANS) As the government and civil society groups wrangle over the proposed anti-corruption panel Lokpal, Karnataka, the first Indian state to set up a Lokayukta (ombudsman), ... Read more...
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Ex-PM Deve Gowda’s ‘threat’ to top cop under probe
November 13th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 13 (IANS) Former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda's reported threat to a top police official probing corruption charges against his son is being probed and action will ... Read more...
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Row over transfer of Karnataka top cop probing graft
November 12th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 12 (IANS) Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda are caught in a major row after the transfer of a top ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh weakest PM: Advani
October 17th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Oct 17 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday once again trained his guns on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, terming him the "weakest" prime minister ... Read more...
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Ombudsman raids offices, homes of Deve Gowda’s son
October 14th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 14 (IANS) Homes and offices of former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's son were Friday raided by officials of the Lokayukta's office who were searching for evidence in ... Read more...
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Deve Gowda’s yet another son faces probe over assets
September 24th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) Troubles mounted for former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda as a court Saturday ordered probe into his eldest son's assets while his another son and daughter-in-law ... Read more...
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43 years, eight Lokpal bills, zero consensus
August 26th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India's effort to have an anti-graft ombudsman in the form of a Lokpal institution may have caught national attention only now. But parliament has ... Read more...
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Nine political parties protest, demand strong Lokpal
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Nine political parties, including the Left, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and AIADMK, Tuesday staged a protest inside the parliament house complex -- demanding a strong ... Read more...
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Left, non-NDA parties call all-India protest against graft
August 20th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Left and some other non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties Friday accused the government of not taking serious steps to curb high level corruption and ... Read more...
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Court summons ex-chief minister Kumaraswamy, wife
August 8th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 8 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy and his wife and legislator Anita were summoned by a court to appear before it Aug 30 over ... Read more...
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Yeddurappa exit signals end of troubled rule
July 31st, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) The exit of B.S. Yeddyurappa, Bharatiya Janata Party's first chief minister in Karnataka and south India, signals the end of a troubled three-year rule ... Read more...
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Speaker to meet politicians on women’s reservation bill
July 13th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will Thursday again try to build consensus at an all-party meet over the controversial women's reservation bill hanging fire ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy calls off fast
July 10th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 10 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy Sunday called off his fast for a CBI probe into his family's assets following appeals by his Janata Dal-Secular ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy to begin fast-unto-death Saturday
July 8th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy Saturday begins a fast-unto-death for a probe to determine if his family's Rs.1,500 crore assets were legally acquired or ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa, Kumaraswamy now fight over fast venue
July 4th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday said his predecessor H.D. Kumaraswamy will not be allowed to undertake his 'fast-unto-death' protest in front of Vidhana Soudha ... Read more...
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PM condoles demise of CPI’s Chaturanan Mishra
July 4th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday condoled the demise of former union minister and Communist Party of India leader Chaturanan Mishra, describing him as ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy plans fast over illegal wealth charges
June 30th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 30 (IANS) Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's son H.D. Kumaraswamy Thursday threatened to "fast unto death" if Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa does not announce within ... Read more...
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Gowda family owns huge property by proxy: BJP
June 28th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 28 (IANS) The family of former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda owns huge "benaami (by proxy)" property in and around Bangalore as well as their home district ... Read more...
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Karnataka SMEs to get 30 percent of industrial land
June 22nd, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 21 (IANS) Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Karnataka will get 30 percent of the land in industrial estates for which 88,000 acres have been identified, state ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy asserts Yeddyurappa tried to buy silence over graft
June 18th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) Asserting that Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had tried to "buy" his silence over graft charges, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy Saturday accepted Yeddyurappa's challenge ... Read more...
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JD-S to release more documents on Yeddyurappa’s graft
June 15th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular plans to expose the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s "double standards" on corruption ahead of the latter's national-level campaign beginning June 24 against ... Read more...
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Congress, JD-S to continue fight against Yeddyurappa
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) The Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in Karnataka Monday said they will continue their fight against the B.S. Yeddyurappa ministry though the central government ... Read more...
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As battle rages over his action, Bhardwaj has quiet birthday
May 17th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Tuesday celebrated his 75th birthday without much fanfare as a battle raged on in the state and in New Delhi over ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa woos rebel law makers, Congress says quit
May 14th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday stepped up efforts to win back support of 16 rebel lawmakers but the Congress told him to quit ... Read more...
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Congress, JD-S rally against Yeddyurappa rule
May 9th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Shimoga, May 9 (IANS) The Congress and Janata Dal-Secular in Karnataka staged rallies Monday in Bangalore and Shimoga, respectively, against "corruption" and "various scams" in the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Keep kin away, BJP tells Karnataka ministers
May 3rd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 3 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has directed its ministers to ensure that their kin do not interfere in their official work, a minister said ... Read more...
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Files on Congress, JD-S corruption missing: Yeddyurappa
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday said many files that would expose "irregularities" during the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular rule in the state were missing from ... Read more...
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Thousands pay homage as Puttaparthi readies for Baba’s last rites (Roundup)
April 26th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) Thousands of devotees were standing in long queues outside Prashanti Nilayam Tuesday night to have last "darshan" of Sathya Sai Baba while preparations ... Read more...
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Thousands of devotees in Puttaparthi, massive security for
April 26th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) Thousands of devotees continued to pour in here Tuesday for a "last darshan" of spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba who died two days ... Read more...
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