Maharashtra minister on the run as court cancels bail
August 7th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of State for Transport Gulabrao Deokar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is on the run after the Bombay High Court cancelled his bail ... Read more...
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Woman minister gets wolf whistles in French parliament
July 21st, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) A 37-year-old woman minister, who wore a knee-length floral summery dress and high heels to parliament, faced a barrage of wolf-whistles from male MPs when she ... Read more...
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CPI-M denies irregularities in flat sales
July 6th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A day after the West Bengal government alleged that the erstwhile Left Front rulers had given flats to its leaders and ministers at throwaway prices, the ... Read more...
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Factions sprout by the day in ruling BJP (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 29th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) The monsoon may be playing truant in Karnataka, hit by drought last year too, but the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become a fertile ... Read more...
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NCP minister arrested for housing scam, resigns
May 21st, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), May 21 (IANS) Jalgaon Police Monday arrested Minister of State for Transport and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Gulabrao Deokar for his alleged involvement in a 1997 ... Read more...
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Amartya Sen denies recommending impersonator for government job
April 26th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen Thursday denied recommending Anjan Bhattacharya, who is facing prosecution for allegedly impersonating a relative of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ... Read more...
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Of toilets and Mamataspeak (West Bengal newsletter)
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Soon after taking over the reins of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had referred to the plight of travellers - particularly women - on ... Read more...
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Bengal assembly adjourned following Trinamool legislator’s death
March 19th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The West Bengal legislative assembly was adjourned following the death of Trinamool Congress lawmaker Ajit Bhunia here early Monday morning.Bhunia, 58, a senior leader of Trinamool ... Read more...
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Tendulkar deserves Bharat Ratna: Mamata
March 16th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Taking a break from government baiting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday congratulated Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for his elusive 100th international ton ... Read more...
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Police to quiz ex-minister held in housing scam
March 11th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), March 11 (IANS) Former Maharashtra housing minister Suresh Jain was Sunday remanded to police custody by a sessions court here after his arrest in connection with a ... Read more...
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Another Karnataka BJP legislator faces land grab trial
March 9th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) The number of Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Karnataka facing trial for land grab continues to grow. Police Friday sought Speaker K.G. Bopaiah's permission to ... Read more...
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BJP’s roll of dishonour in Karnataka keeps growing
February 8th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 15 of 120 Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Karnataka are facing various charges of wrong doing - from rape to corruption and illegal ... Read more...
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China mulls property market regulation
January 31st, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) China is planning to introduce new regulations to further cool the property market.Housing Minister Jiang Weixin said his ministry has started a project to link databases ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa gets anticipatory bail in land scam case
January 17th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday secured anticipatory bail in a land scam case, taking to four the number of cases in which the ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa faces police probe in one more case
November 27th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 26 (IANS) In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, police Saturday began probing into a case of ... Read more...
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Land scam probe against another Karnataka minister
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 22 (IANS) Karnataka's Lokayukta (ombudsman) special court Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the role of Housing Minister V. Somanna, former state chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and two ... Read more...
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Kerala cabinet clears sops for diaspora
November 16th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 (IANS) The Kerala cabinet Wednesday unveiled sops for the diaspora by clearing a special housing scheme for them and also lowered the minimum amount for equity in ... Read more...
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Township must be named after Jyoti Basu: Left
October 21st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) The opposition Left Front (LF) Friday demanded that the West Bengal government reverse its move to scrap the renaming of North 24 Parganas district's Rajarhat ... Read more...
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Identify the corrupt, Congress tells Team Anna
October 10th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Oct 10 (IANS) Hitting out against the anti-Congress campaign launched in the Hisar Lok Sabha constituency by Team Anna, the Congress Monday asked them to identify those they ... Read more...
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BJP man tries to attack minister with sandal
October 1st, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 1 (IANS) A "disgruntled" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Saturday tried to hit Karnataka Housing Minister V. Somanna in the state secretariat with a sandal but was ... Read more...
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Five more inducted in Gowda ministry in Karnataka (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 11 (IANS) Five more ministers were inducted in the D.V. Sadananda Gowda ministry Thursday, taking the strength of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) second government in Karnataka ... Read more...
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Five lawmakers to join Karnataka cabinet Thursday
August 11th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 11 (IANS) Five lawmakers of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take oath here Thursday evening in the second cabinet expansion of the party's second government ... Read more...
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Karnataka gets new Lokayukta Aug 3, maybe a chief minister
August 1st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) Karnataka will get a new Lokayukta in Shivaraj Patil Aug 3 and, hopefully, a new chief minister too that day to succeed B.S. Yeddyurappa who quit ... Read more...
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Hectic parleys in Karnataka BJP for new leader
August 1st, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) Hectic parleys resumed Monday in the faction-ridden Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka to pick a new leader a day after scam-hit B.S. Yeddyurappa resigned ... Read more...
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Meet to pick Yeddyurappa’s successor put off indefinitely (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) The much-awaited meeting of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators to elect a new leader has been postponed indefinitely due to the growing rift ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa faces prosecution for graft, refuses to quit (Intro-Roundup)
July 28th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka ombudsman N. Santosh Hegde Wednesday recommended the prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for a multi-crore illegal mining in the state along with ... Read more...
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Hegde wants Yeddyurappa prosecuted for graft, BJP hit (Roundup)
July 27th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka ombudsman N. Santosh Hegde Wednesday recommended the prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for a multi-crore illegal mining in the state along with ... Read more...
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Lokayukta’s report on illegal mining: Main points
July 27th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, four ministers, former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and 787 officials should be tried for graft, state Lokayutka (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa charged with graft, stares at trial (Evening Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 27 (IANS) Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Wednesday sought the trial of Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and four ministers for corruption over illegal mining, threatening the future ... Read more...
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25,228-page Lokayukta report names chief minister, predecessor
July 27th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 27 (IANS) The report on illegal mining in Karnataka is voluminous indeed! It runs into 25,228 pages and blames Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa and his predecessor H.D. Kumaraswamy among ... Read more...
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Criminal involvement of Yeddyurappa in mining scam: Santosh Hegde (Interview)
July 24th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N. Santosh Hegde, whose "explosive" probe report into the multi-crore mining scam in Karnataka has led to a major crisis for BJP's ... Read more...
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CPI-M leader flays Mamata for land return announcement
June 25th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata June 25 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Saturday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision not to allow any further land acquisition in Rajarhat ... Read more...
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Andhra minister misses Kailash, returning from Nepal
June 21st, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Housing Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana and 10 other pilgrims to Mount Kailash have been safely brought back to Kathmandu from Tibet border and are on ... Read more...
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Andhra minister among 15 trapped in Nepal hills
June 19th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) An Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister, a state legislator and 13 others on the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage were Sunday trapped in a hilly area on the Nepal-Tibet ... Read more...
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Bengal removes five housing board officials
June 2nd, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government has removed five officials of a housing board, including its vice-chairman, as it was "not satisfied" with their performance, a ... Read more...
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