Yeddyurappa resigns as chief minister — finally (Lead)
July 31st, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday finally resigned as Karnataka's chief minister.The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister in south India submitted his resignation letter to state ... Read more...
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BJP observers tap legislators on Yeddyurappa’s successor (Lead)
July 30th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 30 (IANS) With scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa reiterating that he would resign Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central observers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh ... Read more...
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Former judge Shivaraj Patil new Karnataka Lokayukta
July 26th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 26 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj Virupanna Patil will be the new Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman), official sources said Tuesday.He will take over from N. Santosh Hegde who ... 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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Kashmir ombudsman selection panel meet again put off
July 18th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) The much-awaited meeting to select the chairman and members of Jammu and Kashmir's state accountability commission (SAC), the state equivalent of the Lokpal, was postponed here ... Read more...
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Mayawati responsible for rising crime in state: BJP
June 24th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Holding Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati directly responsible for the increasing crime in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it will ... Read more...
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Rajanarasimha Andhra’s new deputy chief minister
June 10th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Higher Education C. Damodar Rajanarasimha, who belongs to the Telangana region, was Friday appointed deputy chief minister of the state.Governor E.S.L. ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourns, TDP fumes as trust move is ignored
June 4th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly was Saturday adjourned without taking up no-confidence motion moved by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) against the state's Congress government. The main opposition ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa wins third trust vote in nine months (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday comfortably
won a trust vote in the state assembly - his third in nine months - amid a noisy walkout ... Read more...
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Pleasant weather ahead of IPL match in Dharamsala
May 21st, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) Pleasent weather will welcome cricket fans for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers in the hilly town of ... Read more...
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NDA leaders meet PM over Karnataka, demand governor’s dismissal
May 16th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A delegation of NDA leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to demand rejection of the report of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj if he had ... Read more...
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Governor M.K. Narayanan says economic situation of West Bengal unsatisfactory
March 9th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, Mar 9 (ANI): Ahead of scheduled polls in West Bengal, State Governor M.K. Narayanan has said that the current economic situation in the region was not satisfactory and needed to be ... Read more...
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Texas might okay ‘guns’ on campus
February 21st, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Texas, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Students in Texas could soon be heading towards their various campuses with their guns legally.A proposed bill that is co-authored by more than half of the lawmakers ... Read more...
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Violence in parts of Hyderabad during Telangana protests (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Violence rocked parts of Hyderabad Monday as pro-Telangana students went berserk, setting afire a local train, ransacking a railway station and clashing with police in several areas.The ... Read more...
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Cattle baron slain in Mexico
January 29th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Jan 29 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican cattle baron was found slain Friday a few hours after his abduction in suburban Monterrey, an official said.The body of the 74-year-old Arturo B. de ... Read more...
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Omar urges separatists to come for dialogue
January 25th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday urged separatists to sit across the table to resolve contentious issues in order to bring peace and tranquility to the ... Read more...
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Now, Yeddyurappa takes Karnataka battle to Delhi
January 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 23 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa who has been warring over the grant of sanction for his prosecution by State Governor HR Bhardwaj is heading New Delhi to meet ... Read more...
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Karnataka Governor behaving like a federal government agent: Yeddyurappa
January 23rd, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan.23 (ANI): Karnataka's Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has accused the state Governor, Hansraj Bhardwaj, of functioning like a federal government agent.Addressing a news conference on Saturday, Yeddyurappa said: "I have already ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Maharashtra Governor suspends Information Commissioner Tiwari
January 20th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has suspended Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari for his alleged role in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai."The Governor has suspended Tiwari with ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Maha Governor makes reference to Supreme Court for Tiwari’s suspension
January 18th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan on Tuesday made a reference to the Supreme Court for suspension of Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari for his alleged role in the Adarsh Housing ... Read more...
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Adarsh Society scam: Ex-bureaucrat Tiwari to meet Maharashtra Governor
January 16th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 16 (ANI): Ramanand Tiwari, the tainted former bureaucrat in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, will meet Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan today.The meet comes days after the Maharashtra government recommended ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Cabinet recommends removal of Tiwari as Information Commissioner
January 11th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 11 (ANI): The Maharashtra Cabinet has recommended the removal of Ramanand Tiwari as the state's Information Commissioner following allegations of withholding information on the controversial Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai.According ... Read more...
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Pranab, Moily express concern over law and order in Bengal
January 9th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Two central ministers Sunday expressed concern over the law and order situation in West Bengal, two days after the death of seven people in firing at a ... Read more...
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Clashes continue in Osmania University, protests rock Telangana (Lead)
January 7th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, clashes broke out between students and police in Osmania University campus here Friday as protests over the Srikrishna committee report rocked Telangana.Osmania ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Information Commissioner Tiwari’s leave application rejected
January 5th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan on Wednesday refused to grant leave to Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari, whose son owns a flat in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai."Tiwari ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Information Commissioner Tiwari goes on leave, won’t quit
January 5th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari, whose son owns a flat in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai, has submitted his leave application to the State Governor, amid ... Read more...
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Jammu governor’s house gets solar-powered cars
January 4th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 4 (IANS) The Raj Bhawan or the governor's residence in Jammu will now have solar-powered battery cars to ferry visitors and guests, something quite unique for Jammu and Kashmir.The state ... Read more...
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Tripura launches community policing plan
January 4th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 4 (IANS) Tripura Police Tuesday launched "Prayaas", a multi-pronged community policing scheme, to reach out to the people, root out crime against women and to flush out terrorism. "Police would ... Read more...
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Bomb blasts, church attacks kill 29 in Nigeria (Second Lead)
December 26th, 2010 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Abuja/Lagos, Dec 25 (IANS) Twenty-nine people were killed in a series of bomb blasts and attacks on churches in Nigeria on Christmas eve, officials said Saturday.According to Xinhua, at least 23 people ... Read more...
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23 killed in Nigeria blasts (Lead)
December 25th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts that rocked Nigeria's restive Jos city on the Christmas eve, a local hospital official said Saturday.Another ... Read more...
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Unicef teams up with West Bengal for total sanitation campaign
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) With a view to improve sanitation and hygiene and safe water in West Bengal, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has joined hands with the West Bengal government ... Read more...
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Congress leader arrested after party-RSS clash in Jharkhand
November 18th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 18 (IANS) A local Congress leader was arrested in Jharkhand Thursday following a clash between his party workers and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists, police said.Police were ... Read more...
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Mama bear Palin accused of breaching countryside rules in TV nature show
November 14th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's new television show, which is yet to be aired, has already landed her in a controversy for breaching countryside rules.A leading conservationist ... Read more...
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West Bengal housing minister threatened me: Mamata
November 4th, 2010 - 2:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday alleged that West Bengal Housing Minister Goatam Deb had threatened her over phone during her anti-land acquisition agitation ... Read more...
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Three-judge bench to hear Karnataka Independents’ case
October 31st, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS) A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court will Tuesday hear the joint writ petition of the five Independent legislators disqualified from the state assembly Oct 11.According ... Read more...
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