http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Sat, 19 May 2012 08:18:53 GMT Sat, 19 May 2012 08:18:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Congress_gets_active_as_ruling_BJP_crisis_continues__128313 Bangalore: 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 year even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hurtles from one cr... Sat, 19 May 2012 08:18:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/CBI_searches_Jindal_Group_denies_wrongdoing_128222 Bellary (Karnataka),  Steel major Jindal Group Wednesday denied any wrongdoing or indulging in illegal activity even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched offices and houses of its executives in a graft case related to the m... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:50:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_raids_homes_of_Yeddyurappa_and_family_128199 Bangalore: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided residences of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his kin here and in Shimoga early Wednesday for their alleged role in the multi-crore mining scam in the state."O... Wed, 16 May 2012 04:38:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Indecisive_BJP_leaves_its_Karnataka_unit_exasperated__127272 Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party's claim to be a party with a difference has, for long, become the butt of ridicule. It may soon be dubbed as a party that is scared to take tough decisions. At least that is what party's Karnataka unit seems... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:51:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/Infant_is_Karnataka_top_cop_126656 Bangalore: The Karnataka government Saturday appointed Abdul Rehman Infant as the state's new police chief, shunting out incumbent Shankar Bidari to the Karnataka State Police Housing Board.The shuffle of the top police brass came a day after a... Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:11:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/Court_quashes_Karnataka_police_chiefs_appointment_126640 Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the appointment of Shankar Bidari as state police chief in view of alleged atrocities on women and tribals by police teams headed by him during the hunt for forest brigand Veerappan. The court s... Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:22:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/WSH_Karnataka_Lions_beat_Delhi_Wizards_126399 Bangalore: Playing their third game in four days and their last home match, Karnataka Lions scrambled to a 3-1 win against Delhi Wizards in the World Series Hockey tournament here Saturday.The victory, their sixth and third in a row, took the L... Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:02:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/No_change_in_Karnataka_leadership_Gowda_126292 New Delhi: Amidst the crisis in Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party unit, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Thursday said the party high command had ruled out any change in the leadership in the state."I am specifically telling that centr... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:31:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/SC_moved_challenging_quashing_of_FIR_against_Yeddyurappa_126275 New Delhi: Advocate Srijin Basha moved the Supreme Court Wednesday challenging the Karnataka High Court order quashing the FIR against former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in an illegal mining case. Basha is the original complaina... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:42:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Congress_wins_Karnataka_Lok_Sabha_bypoll_126238 Bangalore: The Congress Wednesday won the bypoll to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka with its nominee K. Jayaprakash Hegde defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's V. Sunil Kumar.(IANS) Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:25:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Pantnagar/Congress_leads_in_Karnataka_Lok_Sabha_bypoll_126223 Bangalore: The Congress took an early lead over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka as counting of votes cast in the March 18 bypoll in the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency began Wednesday.After an hour of counting that began at ... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:14:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Most_Karnataka_BJP_rebels_boycott_assembly_126179 Bangalore: A majority of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators supporting former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa boycotted the assembly session that began here Tuesday.The boycott was led by Yeddyurappa who is demanding th... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:14:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJPs_southern_foray_Tale_of_scams_and_compromises_126126 Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) maiden rule in Karnataka is set to end as a sordid tale of scandals and compromises.Two days ahead of the budget presentation, more than half the party's 23 ministers are holed up in a resort on the o... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:51:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJP_struggles_to_save_Karnataka_government_126116 Bangalore/New Delhi: With former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and supporters digging in their heels, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership Monday faced the prospect bowing to rebels to save the state government or ge... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:00:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Karnataka_BJP_leadership_tussle_reaches_breaking_point__126097 Bangalore: Leadership tussle in the faction-ridden ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka Sunday reached a breaking point with scam-hit former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa setting a 48-hour deadline to Tuesday evening for his re-in... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:36:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Karnataka_BJP_split_wide_open_125689 Hubli (Karnataka),  Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday showed it functions as two units with former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa keeping open the option of leaving the party and boycotting the campaign for next week's Lok Sa... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:43:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/More_legislators_involved_in_Karnataka_porngate_125606 Bangalore: Several Karnataka legislators have viewed porn clips in the assembly and not just three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers who quit over the issue Feb 8, a panel probing the incident said Thursday.Shrishailappa Bidarur of BJP, wh... Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:20:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_No_crisis_in_Karnataka_Arun_Jaitley_124991 New Delhi: Denying reports of a standoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party and former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, senior party leader Arun Jaitley said there was no political crisis in the state.  "There is no crisis ... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:55:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/For_loves_sake_three_end_life_on_VDay_in_Karnataka_124602 Bangalore: Valentine's Day turned tragic for three lovers, including a woman, in Karnataka Tuesday as they opted to commit suicide at the altar of cupid.College student Yallappa, 25, and his beloved Bharti, 22, opted to die by jumping in fr... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:43:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Now_row_over_deputy_ombudsman_hits_Karnataka_124443 Bangalore: A controversy a day seems to be becoming a norm in Karnataka. The latest row is over Karnataka Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen seeking cancellation of retired judge Chandrashekaraiah's appointment as Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman) as it ha... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:40:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Sex_lies_and_videotape_hit_BJP___124406 Karnataka was supposed to be a stepping stone for the Bharatiya Janata Party's successful political foray in the south. But it is turning out to be a millstone around the party's neck.   The scandal involving three Karnataka ministers... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:21:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Karnataka_to_provide_Indian_medicine_at_hospitals_124390 Bangalore: Government hospitals in districts and local bodies across Karnataka will provide the Indian system of medicine as an alternative treatment, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Friday."Our government has recognised the im... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:35:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bangalore/India_France_sign_pacts_on_three_science_projects_124055 Bangalore: India and France will soon jointly work on three international science projects in the field of mathematics, informatics and immunology to strengthen cooperation between their research institutions."We have signed agreements wit... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:01:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/Land_row_may_trip_School_of_Economics_in_Bangalore_123958 Bangalore: Home to prestigious research institutions and a hot destination for engineering and medical education: first chief minister in Karnataka, B.S. Yeddyurappa, leads the list of politicians fighting legal battles over allegations of illegal ... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:47:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/Karnataka_sets_up_special_tiger_protection_force_123797 Bangalore: Karnataka has become the first Indian state to set up a special commando unit for protecting tigers in its dense forests from poachers and hunters, a senior official said Tuesday."The 54-strong trained commando unit will be deplo... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:16:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Will_it_be_a_Diwali_in_jail_Yeddyurappa_to_know_Monday_122750 Bangalore: Arrested former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will know Monday if he will spend Diwali in jail or get bail in two corruption cases ahead of the festival of lights.Justice B.V. Pinto of the Karnataka High Court is expec... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:36:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Karnataka_home_minister_faces_probe_over_land_order_122711 Bangalore: A Bangalore court Thursday ordered a probe into charges that Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashoka had abused his office to get government land in north of the city illegally denotified.Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, already in ... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:22:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJP_wins_Karnataka_assembly_bypoll_122336 Bangalore: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday won the by-poll for the Koppal assembly seat from northern Karnataka.BJP's Karadi Sanganna bagged over 57,000 votes to Congress candidate Basavaraj Hitnal's nearly 45,000 votes. The J... Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:10:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_CBI_seizes_documents_from_Reddy_associates_122167 Bellary (Karnataka),  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday raided residences of two associates of arrested mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy in Hospet and seized several documents, CBI sources said.  The raids were conducte... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:57:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Need_adequate_not_supreme_powers_Karnatakas_new_Lokayukta_122057 Yadgir (Karnataka),  Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj V. Patil said Thursday the institution of ombudsman needs adequate and not supreme powers to tackle graft.  “Paramadhikara bekilla, saakashtu adhikara beku (Don’t need supr... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:14:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/Karnataka_pontiff_backs_Hazares_antigraft_bill_121221 Bangalore: Karnataka pontiff Vishvesha Tirtha Wednesday defended the Jan Lokpal bill drafted by activist Anna Hazare and his team to check the menace of corruption."I feel the draft Jan Lokpal bill proposed by Hazare and his team is more to... Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:23:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/Thousands_rally_across_Karnataka_supporting_Anna_121216 Bangalore: Thousands of school and college students in this tech hub and across Karnataka Wednesday took out rallies supporting social activist Anna Hazare and seeking stiff measures to curb corruption.Waving the national flag and shouting slog... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:45:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Election_of_new_BJP_leader_in_Karnataka_Aug_3_120921 Bangalore: Lawmakers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet here Aug 3 to elect a new leader to form the second government in the state following resignation of scam-ht Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa, a party official said Sunday. "T... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:20:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJPs_2nd_chief_minister_in_3_years_for_Karnataka_120842 Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party Friday selects its second chief minister for Karnataka in three years to succeed B. S. Yeddyurappa who is quitting over graft charges.But the new chief minister will take charge only on July 31 as the 68-y... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:47:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kanpur/Will_resign_July_31_and_work_for_party_Yeddyurappa_120840 Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa late Thursday announced he would resign July 31 and work for the party, over 12 hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) directed him to quit immediately over illegal mining scam in the st... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:45:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Yeddyurappa_must_go_immediately_BJP_120811 New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was Thursday asked to step down immediately by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Lokayukta indicted him for illegal mining in the state.The decision to ask Yeddyurappa to quit was ta... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:01:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Decision_on_Karnataka_after_Lokayukta_report_BJP_120716 New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said any decision on Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will be taken after it receives the Lokayukta report indicting him in a multi-crore mining scam.  "I have spoken to Kar... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:02:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/__Infosys_to_hire_45000_techies_this_year_120358 Mysore (Karnataka), ) Infosys Ltd, India’s second largest IT bellwether, is back on hiring spree and plans to increase its headcount by a whopping 45,000 during this fiscal (2011-12), a top company official said here Tuesday.  &ldquo... Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:30:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/__Infosys_beats_guidance_but_stock_dips_on_muted_earnings_120322 Mysore (Karnataka), July 12 (IANS) Though India’s second largest IT bellwether Infosys Ltd beat its revenue forecast by 1.8 percent for the April-June first quarter of the 2011-12 fiscal, its stock (at Rs.5 per share) plunged nearly six percen... Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:29:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/NTPC_to_set_up_wind_power_project_in_Karnataka_120045 Bangalore: State-run National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) will set up a 100 MW wind power project in Bagalkot district of Karnataka at an investment of Rs.600 crore, Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje said Wednesday."The corporatio... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:00:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/15_killed_as_tempo_collides_with_bus_in_Karnataka_119957 Bangalore: Fifteen people were killed Monday when their tempo collided with a passenger bus on the Bangalore-Pune highway near Karnataka's Tumkur town."The tragic mishap occurred when the overcrowded tempo collided head-on with a state-run... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:27:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/India_to_launch_12_foreign_satellites_in_next_two_years_119473 Bangalore: India has bagged multi-million dollar contracts to launch 12 foreign satellites in the lower orbit from its spaceport over the next two years, a top space agency official said Wednesday."Through our commercial arm Antrix Corpora... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:17:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Yeddyurappa_sets_deadline_for_governor_to_convene_assembly_118964 Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa set Thursday evening as deadline for Governor H.R. Bhardwaj to convene the assembly on June 2 or face statewide agitation from Friday.  "If the governor does not agree to my cabine... Thu, 19 May 2011 12:22:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Karnataka_to_reimpose_ban_on_endosulfan_118410 Belgaum (Karnataka), April 30 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday said the government will re-impose within two days the ban on use of pesticide Endosulfan in the state.  "We will promulgate an ordinance within t... Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:28:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Government_ignored_my_concerns_on_illegal_mining_Bhardwaj_117847 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 is now facing the heat from the Supreme Court on the issue.&nb... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:37:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Yeddyurappa_to_make_assets_public_Sunday_115234 Belgaum (Karnataka), Feb 5 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday said he would Sunday make public his assets in response to continued allegations by opposition parties that he has amassed billions of rupees after coming to power ... Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:56:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/__BJP_member_elected_Karnataka_council_deputy_chairperson_114676 Bangalore: Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday elected its legislator Vimala Gowda as deputy chairperson of the state legislative council, ignoring opposition boycott of the poll. Council Chairman D.H.Shankara Murthy announc... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:37:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Karnataka/_Headmaster_teacher_held_for_boys_death_in_Karnataka_114601 Bangalore: A headmaster and a physical instructor of a private school in Uttara Kannada district were arrested Tuesday for the death of a 14-year-old student who collapsed after being made to jog around the school ground for coming late, police sai... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:22:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Around_30_percent_votes_cast_in_Karnataka_district_polls_114293 Bangalore: Around 30 percent of over 15 million voters cast their ballots by noon Friday in the second of the three-phase elections to the local governing councils in Karnataka. “Voting is peaceful though there are some complaints about ... Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:23:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___12_Karnataka_districts_vote_Sunday_in_panchayat_polls_113999 Bangalore: Voting will take place Sunday for local governing councils in 12 Karnataka districts in the first of the three-phase elections, winning which is critical for Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to continue in office. Around 10 million p... Sat, 25 Dec 2010 10:42:03 GMT