Jayalalithaa drops two ministers, inducts two
January 27th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) In a reshuffle on Republic Day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa dropped two cabinet ministers and inducted two new ministers while reallocating a senior minister's ... Read more...
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Don’t try honest Achuthanandan, Karat warns Kerala government
January 20th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Friday warned the Congress-led Kerala government that people of the southern state will give a befitting response ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa re-allocates four ministers’ portfolios
January 18th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday effected minor rejig of her ministry by reallocating portfolios to four of her ministers.In a statement issued here by Tamil ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan is ‘hollow’, says Chennithala
January 14th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister and Marxist leader V.S. Achuthanandan is a "hollow" man, state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala said Saturday."The recent vigilance case exposes him hollow. ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan offers to quit over land scam, party says no
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) With the Communist Party of India-Marxist firmly behind him in a land transfer case, beleaguered former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's offer to quit as ... Read more...
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I will deal with land transfer case: Achuthanandan
January 12th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), Jan 12 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, named as number one accused in a land transfer case by the vigilance department, Thursday said he will deal ... Read more...
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Accuse Achuthanandan in land scam case, says vigilance
January 11th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) An ongoing vigilance probe, in a case of land transferred to a relative of CPI-M leader and former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, has recommended that the ... Read more...
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Heavy rain, gale in south coastal Andhra
December 30th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Heavy rain accompanied by strong gale lashed south coastal Andhra and Chittoor district of Rayalaseema region under the impact of severe cyclone Thane which hit the ... Read more...
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Andhra on alert as cyclone ‘Thane’ threatens coast (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) An alert was sounded along the Andhra coast as a cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify and hit the coast ... Read more...
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No tax hike for Maharashtra realty sector
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Reeling under severe inflationary pressures, Maharashtra's realty industry Thursday welcomed Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's assurance that the ready reckoner rates would not be revised in 2012.Ready ... Read more...
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‘Commission needed on Meghalaya-Assam boundary dispute’
December 21st, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 21 (IANS) Meghalaya's opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday urged Chief Minister Mukul Sangma to take up with the central government the formation of a commission to re-examine ... Read more...
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Kerala fumes over Chidambaram’s Mullaperiyar dam statement
December 17th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (IANS) Irrespective of party affiliations, political leaders in Kerala Saturday slammed union Home Minister P. Chidamabram's purported statement on the Mullaperiyar dam.State Water Resources Minister P.J. ... Read more...
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Why no vigilance case against Achuthanandan’s son, asks court
December 15th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 15 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court Thursday asked the state government to explain why a case has not been registered by the vigilance department ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly restates stand on Mullaperiyar Dam
December 9th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 9 (IANS) In a rare unity in the Kerala assembly, the 141-member house Friday unanimously passed a resolution that the central government should sanction a new dam ... Read more...
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Moves to defuse Mullaperiyar dispute
December 5th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) Two Kerala ministers went on fast Monday, including one at Rajghat in New Delhi, to demand a resolution of the Mullaperiyar dam issue as ... Read more...
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BSNL to lease infrastructure, data services to improve business
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to lease spare capacity of its 60,000 towers across the country to private players and push on its ... Read more...
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Delhi gears up for Chhath Puja
October 31st, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) With just one day to go for the Chhath Puja, the Delhi government and the capital's civic agencies have expedited the cleaning up of the ... 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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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Jammu
September 27th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 27 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here Tuesday to a rousing reception on the second and final leg of his two-day visit to Jammu and ... Read more...
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Elder Reddy tells CBI no links with mining
September 17th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Bellary, Sep 16 (IANS) G. Karunakara Reddy said late Friday that he has told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that he was no longer associated with his arrested ... Read more...
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Arrest Reddy kin to prevent evidence tampering: Congress
September 14th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Fearing tampering of evidence, the Congress Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest of jailed mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy's brother G. Karunaraka Reddy and associate B. ... Read more...
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Kerala unveils draft land acquisition policy
September 7th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7 (IANS) The Kerala cabinet cleared a draft land acquisition policy Wednesday to speed up the development process in the state.The Kerala move coincided with Rural Development Minister ... Read more...
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Congress accuses BJP of hypocrisy on Lokayukta, Reddy arrest
September 7th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the arrest of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and its stalling of parliament ... Read more...
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Adarsh society case: CBI to question Deshmukh
September 7th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plans to examine Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society scandal, an ... Read more...
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Mining baron Janardhana Reddy finally under arrest (News Analysis)
September 5th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) The law appears to have finally caught up with former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, allegedly involved in illegal mining both ... Read more...
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Image of Goa minister with Lord Ganesh irks BJP
August 31st, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) The image of a Goa minister next to Lord Ganesh on plastic bags meant for festival goodies and other free stuff has irked the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Yamuna crosses danger mark
August 17th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The swollen Yamuna river Wednesday crossed the danger mark after water was released upstream from Haryana's Hathini Kund dam. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said ... Read more...
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Yamuna level rising in Delhi
August 17th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Water level of the Yamuna river here reached close to the danger mark Wednesday morning and the authorities evacuated the low-lying areas following water release ... Read more...
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Yamuna level likely to cross danger mark
August 16th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Low lying areas in east Delhi have been evacuated in anticipation of Yamuna river crossing the danger mark following water release from Haryana's Hathini Kund ... Read more...
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Chandy gives up vigilance portfolio after probe order
August 9th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday gave up the vigilance portfolio after a court ordered a fresh probe into his role in the palm oil import ... Read more...
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CBI questions Shinde in Adarsh scam
July 31st, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society scam, sources said ... Read more...
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Hegde should apologise, says Karunakara Reddy
July 29th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) Karnataka Revenue Minister G. Karunakara Reddy Friday denied any role in illegal mining in the state and sought an apology from the Lokayukta (ombudsman) for ... Read more...
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Reddy brothers abide by decision to dump Yeddyurappa
July 28th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) The powerful Reddy brothers - Revenue Minister G. Karunakara and Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Thursday agreed to abide by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) leadership's ... 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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