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Ex Chief Ministers' Children, BJP Rebel To Battle For This Karnataka Seat
The Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka is gearing up for a three-way battle with children of former Chief Ministers and a veteran leader in the fray.
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3 Men On Bike Attack Activist, Shout Slogans Against Hindus In Karnataka
The Superintendent of Police of Shivamogga, GK Mithun Kumar, said that the victim was returning home when he was waylaid by three bike-borne miscreants who shouted slogans against the Hindu community. They also threw stones at him.
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To Rahul Gandhi's Jab Over Paper Leak, BJP Tweets Siddaramaiah "Record"
Once again, the presidents of both the Congress and the BJP are on the ground in Karnataka battling it out for the state. And the sniping between Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah is reaching new heights, or depths.
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Why Yeddyurappa cannot be ignored
BJP is hoping BS Yeddyurappa will work the magic in Karnataka. Mr Yeddyurappa, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, is now fighting parliamentary elections for the first time from his home turf Shimoga.
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Super-mantri! Minister helps rescue family trapped in water
Karnataka minister Kimmane Ratnakar was driving in his official car in the Shimoga district of the state when he saw a car plunging into a lake.
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Not dating Yeddyurappa's son, CBI didn't raid my house: Actress Haripriya
Kannada actress Haripriya has denied reports that CBI sleuths raided her residence and that she is not involved with the son of B.S. Yeddyurappa.
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Yeddyurappa's son writes to Sadananda Gowda for more funds to Shimoga
After former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa demanded release of funds for drought relief work, his son B Y Raghavendra, MP, too has now shot off a letter, seeking funds for development programmes in his home district.
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Gulbarga, Shimoga airports to be operational by July
Minor airports at Gulbarga and Shimoga would be operational by July, and the 11 km northern corridor of Bangalore Metro by year-end, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj said today.
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Sorab bids tearful adieu to Bangarappa
The mortal remains of former chief minister and socialist leader S Bangarappa was consigned to flames at 7.10 pm with full state honours at the grounds adjacent to Govt PU College here on Tuesday. Lakhs of followers, from as far as Gulbarga and Belgaum, and political leaders had gathered in large numbers. Police fired three rounds in the air as a m...
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I am a free man relieved of burden, says Yeddyurappa
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who stepped down following his indictment by the Lokayukta report on illegal mining, today described himself as a "free man relieved of burden" and said he would focus on building the BJP in the state as an ordinary worker."I am a free man relieved of burden. I will strive for building the BJP in the...
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Yeddyurappa meets BJP leaders over sons' crore-rich trust
In what seems to be turning into a BJP ritual, the Chief Minister of Karnataka was summoned to Delhi on Thursday to explain the latest in a catalogue of corruption charges. BS Yeddyurappa denied on record that his trip to the Capital was incited by allegations that a trust run by his son in Karnataka got hefty donations from companies that be...
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Karnataka Panchayat elections: Breather for Yeddyurappa
Despite an array of allegations of corruption against some of its senior-most members including the chief minister, the BJP has delivered strong results in the zilla panchayat elections in Karnataka.The BJP won 12 of the 30 zilla panchayats while the Congress and JD(S) won four each. The Chief Minister said the resulted should sil...
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Mangalore tense, curfew relaxed in Shimoga
Tension prevailed in parts of Mangalore while there was calm in Shimoga town on Wednesday which witnessed violent protests over an article purportedly written by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.
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Taslima denies writing controversial article in Karnataka
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said the appearance of an article in a Karnataka newspaper purportedly written by her, which triggered violent protests in Shimoga and Hassan towns, is a "deliberate attempt to malign" her.
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Rage over Taslima's piece, FIR against Daily
There is tension in Shimoga district in Karnataka after two people were killed during violent protests over an article written by Bangladeshi author, Taslima Nasreen.
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Ex Chief Ministers' Children, BJP Rebel To Battle For This Karnataka Seat
The Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka is gearing up for a three-way battle with children of former Chief Ministers and a veteran leader in the fray.
-
3 Men On Bike Attack Activist, Shout Slogans Against Hindus In Karnataka
The Superintendent of Police of Shivamogga, GK Mithun Kumar, said that the victim was returning home when he was waylaid by three bike-borne miscreants who shouted slogans against the Hindu community. They also threw stones at him.
-
To Rahul Gandhi's Jab Over Paper Leak, BJP Tweets Siddaramaiah "Record"
Once again, the presidents of both the Congress and the BJP are on the ground in Karnataka battling it out for the state. And the sniping between Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah is reaching new heights, or depths.
-
Why Yeddyurappa cannot be ignored
BJP is hoping BS Yeddyurappa will work the magic in Karnataka. Mr Yeddyurappa, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, is now fighting parliamentary elections for the first time from his home turf Shimoga.
-
Super-mantri! Minister helps rescue family trapped in water
Karnataka minister Kimmane Ratnakar was driving in his official car in the Shimoga district of the state when he saw a car plunging into a lake.
-
Not dating Yeddyurappa's son, CBI didn't raid my house: Actress Haripriya
Kannada actress Haripriya has denied reports that CBI sleuths raided her residence and that she is not involved with the son of B.S. Yeddyurappa.
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Yeddyurappa's son writes to Sadananda Gowda for more funds to Shimoga
After former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa demanded release of funds for drought relief work, his son B Y Raghavendra, MP, too has now shot off a letter, seeking funds for development programmes in his home district.
-
Gulbarga, Shimoga airports to be operational by July
Minor airports at Gulbarga and Shimoga would be operational by July, and the 11 km northern corridor of Bangalore Metro by year-end, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj said today.
-
Sorab bids tearful adieu to Bangarappa
The mortal remains of former chief minister and socialist leader S Bangarappa was consigned to flames at 7.10 pm with full state honours at the grounds adjacent to Govt PU College here on Tuesday. Lakhs of followers, from as far as Gulbarga and Belgaum, and political leaders had gathered in large numbers. Police fired three rounds in the air as a m...
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I am a free man relieved of burden, says Yeddyurappa
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who stepped down following his indictment by the Lokayukta report on illegal mining, today described himself as a "free man relieved of burden" and said he would focus on building the BJP in the state as an ordinary worker."I am a free man relieved of burden. I will strive for building the BJP in the...
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Yeddyurappa meets BJP leaders over sons' crore-rich trust
In what seems to be turning into a BJP ritual, the Chief Minister of Karnataka was summoned to Delhi on Thursday to explain the latest in a catalogue of corruption charges. BS Yeddyurappa denied on record that his trip to the Capital was incited by allegations that a trust run by his son in Karnataka got hefty donations from companies that be...
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Karnataka Panchayat elections: Breather for Yeddyurappa
Despite an array of allegations of corruption against some of its senior-most members including the chief minister, the BJP has delivered strong results in the zilla panchayat elections in Karnataka.The BJP won 12 of the 30 zilla panchayats while the Congress and JD(S) won four each. The Chief Minister said the resulted should sil...
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Mangalore tense, curfew relaxed in Shimoga
Tension prevailed in parts of Mangalore while there was calm in Shimoga town on Wednesday which witnessed violent protests over an article purportedly written by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.
-
Taslima denies writing controversial article in Karnataka
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said the appearance of an article in a Karnataka newspaper purportedly written by her, which triggered violent protests in Shimoga and Hassan towns, is a "deliberate attempt to malign" her.
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Rage over Taslima's piece, FIR against Daily
There is tension in Shimoga district in Karnataka after two people were killed during violent protests over an article written by Bangladeshi author, Taslima Nasreen.
