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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One more terror suspect held in Bangalore, total now 13
September 2nd, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested one more person with alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT and HuJI, taking the number of people detained in the state ... Read more...
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Special team to probe Karnataka terror suspects’ links
September 1st, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 1 (IANS) The Karnataka crime branch Saturday set up a special team to investigate the terror links of a dozen youths arrested this week and unravel their plans ... Read more...
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Muslim grouping seeks fair probe in Karnataka terror case
September 1st, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) A Muslim federation of over dozen organisations Friday sought a quick and fair investigation into the arrest of 11 youth suspected to have links with banned ... Read more...
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Terror suspects families cry foul over arrests
August 31st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) The families of 11 terror suspects apprehended in Karnataka Friday expressed shock and disbelief over their arrests on charges of links with banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
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Journalist among nine held for terrorist links
August 30th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested nine people, one of them said to be a journalist with an English daily here, for alleged links with terrorist outfits, police ... Read more...
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BJP replaces Gowda with Shettar in Karnataka (Roundup)
July 8th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Buckling under mounting pressure from B.S. Yeddyurappa, the BJP Sunday said D.V. Sadananda Gowda was being replaced as the Karnataka chief minister by Rural ... Read more...
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Shettar is Karnataka’s new chief minister (Evening Lead)
July 8th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Desperate to prevent a split in the party and save its government in Karnataka, the BJP Sunday announced that Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar ... Read more...
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Shettar rose from ABVP and RSS ranks (Profile)
July 8th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Jagadish Shettar, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) third chief minister in four years in Karnataka, has risen from the ranks of the RSS and the ... Read more...
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BJP has made Karnataka the most corrupt state: Rahul Gandhi
June 3rd, 2012 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Hubli (Karnataka), June 3 (IANS) On a day when a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator was convicted and jailed in a bribery case, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi ... Read more...
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Railways suspend seven for train tragedy
May 27th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The railways have suspended seven officials, including two drivers, for the Hubli-Bangalore Hampi Express accident that killed 25 people in Andhra Pradesh.The May 22 accident ... Read more...
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Roy visits train accident site
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Mukul Roy Tuesday visited the scene of the train disaster in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.He reviewed the rescue and relief operations at Penukonda, where ... Read more...
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15 killed as Hampi Express hits stationary train in Andhra (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...
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15 dead in Andhra train accident
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... 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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Syndicate Bank opens 108 branches in a day
March 31st, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) Setting a record of sorts, state-run Syndicate Bank Saturday opened 108 new branches across 15 states and Andaman & Nicobar islands simultaneously through the electronic route ... Read more...
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Badami makes Akshay sentimental (Movie Snippets)
February 8th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Akshay Kumar is shooting the climax of his forthcoming film "Rowdy Rathore" at Badami village and says he will miss the place once the shoot ... Read more...
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Massive power cuts in Karnataka, Bangalore spared
October 10th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 10 (IANS) Rural Karnataka will go without power for eight hours a day from Tuesday following a massive dip in power generation in the state, the government ... Read more...
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Karnataka’s Hubli airport on high alert against terror attack
September 25th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) Hubli airport in north Karnataka has been put on high alert after a tip-off by intelligence agencies that a small aircraft may be hijacked and crashed ... Read more...
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Police checks delay new passports in Karnataka
September 14th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Inordinate delay in police verification has been holding up issue of new passports in Karnataka, especially for applicants of this tech hub, an official said ... Read more...
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Driver error caused train mishap, probe ordered (Roundup)
September 14th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Arakkonam, Sep 14 (IANS) Driver error has been found to be the cause of a train accident near Chennai that left 10 people dead and disrupted rail services in Tamil ... Read more...
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Appointments for passport services in Karnataka hastened
September 14th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Appointments for availing passport services in Karnataka will be given within 30 hours from next week with a view to reducing delays and clearing the mounting ... Read more...
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Train accident derails services
September 14th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) A train accident near Chennai that left 10 people dead has disrupted rail services in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, officials said.
Train services to Chennai from Bangalore, ... Read more...
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Gadkari summons Gowda, Yeddyurappa to discuss Reddy arrest
September 6th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 6 (IANS) A day after former minister and mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy was arrested for illegal mining, the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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‘Singham’ screening resumes in Karnataka
July 23rd, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 23 (IANS) The screening of the Kannada remake of Bollywood film "Singham" commenced in Karnataka Saturday after the removal of some "objectionable" dialogues, a day after disruptions in ... Read more...
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‘Singham’ screening disrupted in Bangalore
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 22 (IANS) All four shows of Bollywood film "Singham" were cancelled in a theatre here Friday after pro-Kannada activists gathered in front of the hall and protested against ... Read more...
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Karnataka unveils new policies to boost ICT, hardware
June 20th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government Monday came out with a revised information and communications technology (ICT) policy (version 2.0) and an electronics hardware policy to attract investors in ... Read more...
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Gowda family involved in iron ore exports: BJP
June 14th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 14 (IANS) Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader H.D. Deve Gowda's family exported over 150,000 tonnes of iron ore soon after his son became chief minister ... Read more...
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Reddy brothers back in news, for wrong reasons again
May 28th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has sought to defuse a possible major controversy rocking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership by claiming that nobody ... Read more...
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UPA government has no moral right to advise: Yeddyurappa
May 25th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hubli, May 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said Wednesday the "scam-ridden" United Progressive Alliance government at the centre "has no moral right to advise us" on how ... Read more...
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Karnataka most corrupt state: Rahul Gandhi
April 20th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bijapur (Karnataka), April 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said Karnataka has become the most corrupt state and urged Youth Congress workers to take the lead in ... Read more...
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Day of hectic activity in Karnataka Congress, BJP
April 20th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Dharmendra Pradhan arrived in Karnataka Tuesday on different missions.While Gandhi is here to ... Read more...
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Government ignored my concerns on illegal mining: Bhardwaj
April 18th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hubli (Karnataka), April 18 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj said Monday that his concerns over illegal mining in the state were not taken seriously by the state government, which ... Read more...
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