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Women's Reservation Bill a shot in the arm for women aspirants
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Although there has been 33 per cent reservation for women in the elections to the local bodies in Karnataka, the passing of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha has given aspiring women candidates a sense of new-found confidence in electoral politics.
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PIL against additional facilities to MPs
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The Karnataka High Court on Monday ordered issue of notices to Members of Parliament (MPs) from Karnataka on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate from Bangalore.
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Chief Minister confident of victory in BBMP elections
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Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is confident of winning the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Council elections
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Long list of candidates
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The list of candidates on the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the BBMP polls this time is going to be unduly long going by the number of candidates in the fray.
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Rush to file poll papers
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It was a day of rallies, processions, bursting of crackers and beating of drums as candidates made a beeline for the offices of BBMP’s returning officers on the last day for filing their nominations for the civic agency’s council polls, on Monday.
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BSY oozes confidence
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Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa is confident that the developmental works undertaken by his government in Bengaluru in the last 20 months will help the BJP ride to victory in the forthcoming BBMP polls.
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City cops get Nithyananda files
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The Karnataka police on Monday evening received the case file of Nithyananda Swami from the Chennai police in which he has been charged with rape (Section 376 of the IPC), cheating (420), attempt to outrage religious beliefs of people (295 a), criminal intimidation (506-1)
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Bengaluru needs to park its problems
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It is obvious to everyone that Bengaluru’s roads are not able to handle the volume of traffic seen on them today. Most people have given up trying to find parking in the heart of the city
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Shimoga district got more funds than north Karnataka, says Y.S.V. Datta
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Janata Dal (Secular) member Y.S.V. Datta on Thursday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's commitment to remove regional imbalance in north Karnataka by alleging that the Public Works Department had spent only Rs. 22 crore in six backward districts of north Karnataka in 2008-09
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Ahinda opposes Women's Reservation Bill
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Ahinda, an organisation of the minorities and backward castes and Dalits, has opposed the Women's Reservation Bill in its present form.
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Panchayat officials told to to use funds by March 15
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Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat president Mahadeva Shetty has instructed Chamarajanagar Taluk Panchayat and zilla panchayat officials to fully utilise the funds released by the Government, before March15.
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Incentives to doctors, nurses in remote PHCs to be doubled
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The Union Government will double the monthly incentives being given to doctors and nurses in primary health centres (PHCs) located at 'more remote' and 'most remote' areas under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), from 2010-11.
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Transgenic food has its uses, says DRDO
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Not withstanding the controversy that raged over the introduction of Bt brinjal and the Government's moratorium on it, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sees future in transgenic crops for the welfare of combat troops in high altitudes.
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Modi to answer for 2002
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The ghosts of 2002 riots have finally come back to haunt Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. For the first time since the riots, the Gujarat strongman has been summoned by the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team probing the Gujarat riots that killed some 2000 people
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MLAs to zero in on aspirants
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The Congress has given the responsibility of short-listing candidates for the BBMP poll to its MLAs. A high-level meeting of party leaders including observer H.C. Mahadevappa arrived at the view that the party should not take a risk in selecting the candidates
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Budget estimates unrealistic: CAG
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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has expressed serious concern over the huge variation between budget estimates and actual realisation by the state government clearly indicating that the budget estimates of 2008-2009 were unrealistic.
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Stay tuned is message II
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Nithyananda Swami, who is the eye of a storm over his alleged sexcapade, seems to be taking a wait and watch approach. The swami, who is believed to have gone on a pilgrimage to Kumbh Mela
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Hot, dry days ahead
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With mercury levels rising and the water level in the Thippagondanahalli reservoir dropping sharply, the northern and western parts of the city are in the grip of an acute water shortage.
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Under fire, CM retreats on Hampi varsity land for trust
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Bowing to criticism from all quarters, including Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday announced that the government had retracted its decision to hand over Hampi University land to the Vijayanagara Revival Trust.
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Plan expenditure may fall short by Rs. 1,187 cr.
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The State Government is expected to fall short of its budgeted plan expenditure commitments by Rs. 1,187 crore in the current year, according to revised estimates.
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India NMDC to invest upto $3.9 bln in 2nd steel plant
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India's top iron ore miner NMDC is planning to set up a 2-million tonne steel plant in Karnataka with an estimated investment of Rs 160-180 billion rupees ($3.5 billion-$3.9 billion), a senior company official said.
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Shimoga buries its dead, curfew extended
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While there was no fresh breakout of violence, Shimoga city continued to be tense on Tuesday as bodies of the two men killed in Monday’s mob fury and police firing, were buried amid tight security.
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BSY blackens Revanna’s record on purchase of coal
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Almost a year after Janata Dal (S) legislator H.D. Revanna charged that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had caused the state exchequer a loss of Rs 500-600 crore by approving purchase of coal at a high price
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Water crisis likely to worsen in city this summer
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If you are already worried about the irregular water supply in your area, be prepared for worse this summer. With the shortage of power in the State, water supply to the city is likely to reduce by at least 20 million litres a day (MLD), which is the average usage by 50,000 households.
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Congress welcomes High Court’s directive on BBMP polls
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The Congress party on Tuesday hailed the High Court’s refusal to grant more time to the State Government to hold the much-delayed polls to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
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