My-Kannada News

Mysore attacks rock Assembly

2009-07-10T12:46:00.001+05:30

It was a battle ground in the Legislature too with the proceedings in the State Assembly being interrupted several times over the Mysore violence issue. The incident which was already brewing trouble in the Assembly was triggered further with reports of fresh violence in Mysore on Thursday by alleged activists of Popular Front of India(PFI). Police officials and media reporters were attacked and

Dravid called for Champions Trophy

2009-07-07T12:55:00.001+05:30

Bangalorean cricketer Rahul Dravid who has proved his capability over the years has been called back again with the former captain named among the 30 probables picked up for the upcoming Champions Trophy in South Africa. Dravid who is known for his solid support during defying times has however found himself out from the Indian squad for the last couple of years owing to the more younger

8 new trains, medical college for State

2009-07-04T14:05:00.000+05:30

Union Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee's Railway Budget in Lok Sabha on Friday comprised of several projects for Karnataka as well. Karnataka got its fair share probably with its Minister of State for railways, K H Muniyappa. Interestingly this year Kkarnataka has been allotted Rs 800 crore on various projects. 8 new trains are introduced,upgrading Bangalore, Mangalore and Bypanahalli into world

Kodagu very much of Karnataka: CM

2009-06-30T21:26:00.001+05:30

Ruling out any move to support the demand for a seperate state of Kodagu, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa asserted that Kodagu was an integral part of the State and would remain as it is. He said that his government would oppose any move to seperate Kodagu from the State and this has been consulted with the Center also. There has been a demand for a seperate Kodava state which is mainly

Nilekani resigns Infy to join cabinet

2009-06-26T14:47:00.001+05:30

Nandan Nilekani, will resign as co-chairman and board member of Infosys Technologies Ltd, who has been assigned the cabinet rank as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. He will lead the government's ambitious project to implement the Unique Identification Scheme which has been earmarked Rs 100 crore in the interim budget of 2009-10. The project is aimed with providing a

H R Bhardwaj is new Karnataka Governor

2009-06-25T21:18:00.001+05:30

Former Union Law Minister, Hans Raj Bhardwaj has been appointed as the new Governor of Karnataka on Wednesday. He is replacing the present Governor Rameshwar Thakur who is newly appointed as Madhya Pradesh Governor. He is a member of the Congress and is an elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Haryana in the Rajya Sabha. --MP

Sommana inducted to cabinet

2009-06-19T12:18:00.001+05:30

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has inducted V Sommana to the Karnataka Cabinet with the latter sworn in as minister on Thursday making the tally of members in the cabinet to 34.Mr Somanna is designated with the portfolio of Housing and Muzrai which was earlier handled by S N Krishnaiah Shetty. He will assume office from Friday. The 4 time MLA joined BJP during th recent LS elections after

Muniappa to focus rail safety,security

2009-06-17T12:00:00.001+05:30

The Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa from Karnataka has been designated with the task of handling railways security and safety. Besides this the Minister will also handle the rail development covering states like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Railways Minister Mamta Banerjee has also designated him with the responsibilty of matters

Minister's rich offering at Tirupati

2009-06-12T23:18:00.001+05:30

Karnataka tourism minister and Brahmani Steel Industries chief Gali Janardhan Reddy has offered a a diamond studded gold crown worth Rs 45 crore to Lord Venketeshwara at the popular pilgrim temple at Tirupati. The crown weighs 30kg is an offering to the Lord presented by the Minister on his bithday. The temple authorities has informed that the crown will adorn the diety of Lord Venketeshwara. --

CET counselling underway

2009-06-11T11:34:00.001+05:30

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test(CET) counselling session for medical seats has begun on Thursday. The first session will cover medical ranks from 1 to 1900 that will include medical and dental seats. There are about 1094 medical seats and 788 seats in the dental stream open for candidates under the general merit and reserved category. This year the Gulbarga and Hubli centers are also holding

Maytas to build airports at Gulbarga, Shimoga

2009-06-10T12:02:00.001+05:30

Maytas Infra Limited will soon begin the construction work for setting up the Greenfield airports in Karnataka. This includes the proposed greenfield airport projects at Gulbarga and Shimoga in the State which is finally been approved by the Maytas Board. Apart from these projects, the Board is also working on plans for Hyderabad Metro and Machilipatnam port projects. --MP

Helicopter training academy by next year

2009-06-02T22:58:00.001+05:30

The much delayed helicopter training academy, in Bangalore is finally now expected to become operational by next year.The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF)which is a joint venture of the HAL and Canada based CAE is being set up to train pilots using Simulation and modelling techniques. The new Center when fully functional is expecetd to provide training and maintenance

Mallikarjun Kharge sworn in as cabinet minister

2009-05-28T15:10:00.001+05:30

The Dalit leader from Karnataka Mallikarjun Kharge has been inducted into the Manmohan Singh government on Thursday as cabinet minister. This is apart from the former Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily and S M Krishna who have already been appointed as Union Cabinet ministers in the Manmohan Singh government. K.H. Muniyappa is the other Dalit leader from Karnataka who has found a place in the

RCB defeated in IPL finals

2009-05-24T23:47:00.001+05:30

This year IPL matches saw some surprise twists in the semifinals with the underdogs eventually turning out favaourites of the game. And it was not less in the finals as the Royal Challengers Bangalore clashed with the Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers to give some thrilling moments. With RCB skipper Kumble spearheading the bowling attack (4/16), Deccan Chargers were reduced to 143 for six in 20 overs

Krishna is Foreign Minister

2009-05-23T23:35:00.001+05:30

Former Karnataka Chief MInister and Maharastra Governor S M Krishna has been inducted to the Union Cabinet as the External Affairs Minister. Krishna has sworned in on Friday along with the 19 member Union cabinet Ministers under Manmohan Singh. Krishna after taking charge has said that his prime concern would be on improving neighbourhood ties and strengthening relations with the other world

Verappa Moily inducted in Cabinet

2009-05-23T23:33:00.001+05:30

Verappa Moily who won the LS seat from the Chikballapur constituency has been inducted into the Manmohan Singh cabinet on Friday. Moily's ministry is not oficially made known, but sources indicate that he is most likely to get either law ministry or information and broadcasting. Though Moily has been former CM of Karnataka this is the first time he is taking oath as a Union Minister. --MP

BJP slams JD(s) tie with UPA

2009-05-19T10:19:00.000+05:30

The Congress at the Center is learnt to have taken the support of JD(s) to form the UPA government in the wake of its total tally falling short of few seats. The Gowda's party support has come up after Cong leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked JD(s) State Chief Kumaraswamy to extend support to the UPA. Meanwhile BJP criticised the JD(s) move to support UPA saying that JD(s) was playing back door

BJP claims Karnataka

2009-05-17T13:10:00.001+05:30

It was a clear win for BJP at Karnataka winning 19 seats of the total 28 LS seats. For the Congress its time for introspection as it managed to win just 6 seats and for the JD(s) had to content with just 3 seats. The prominent winners included H D Deve Gowda and H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S), Dharam Singh, Veerappa Moily, Mallikarjun Kharge, Muniyappa of Congress, H N Ananthakumar, B Y Raghavendra of

Blore Royals beat CSK

2009-05-15T10:56:00.001+05:30

Bangalore team Royal Challengers are a step near to the semifinal berth dreams with the Anil Kumble led team beating Chennai Super Kings by two wickets. In what was a thriller with some catching action and a condifent batting from Ross Taylor, which helped the Bangalore side reach the target of 129 posted by the Chennai team. Chennai so far had a straight 5 match winning streak and Kumble

Taylor steer Blore win over Kolkatta

2009-05-12T23:10:00.001+05:30

In what seemed to be an advantage for Kokatta Knight Riders at one stage turned out to be a thriller win for the Bangalore team with Ross Taylor playing off a match winning innings for the team. It was a huge show by Ross Taylor who made an outstanding 81runs from just 33 balls that too when Royal Challengers Bangalore needed it at the most in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Ross Taylor

Kingfisher daily flights to Dubai

2009-05-12T07:56:00.001+05:30

Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines owned by Vijay Mallya, will start daily flights connecting Bangalore to Dubai soon. The airline intends to start its flight operations to Dubai from June 25. The Dubai flight run by A320 aircraft will leave Bangalore at 6.30pm and rach Dubai at 8.55pm local time. The return flight will leave Dubai at 11.30pm and arrive at Bangalore at 4.45am. Apart from this

Good start for Royal Challengers

2009-04-20T13:12:00.001+05:30

It was a royal win for the Bangalore team, Royal Challengers as they wrapped up the defending champions Rajasthan Royals on their debut match in the second version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa on Saturday. Bangalore's own Anil Kumble made the win easy picking up 5 wickets for just five runs. Veteran Dravid made it easy scorig 66 runs from 48 balls pushing further down

BJP reacts to Sonia's RSS remarks

2009-04-16T23:12:00.001+05:30

Responding to Sonia Gandhi's statement that BJP leader Advani cant act without RSS blessings, BJP's senior leaders has slammed the Congress Chief on her remarks. Terming Congress's Chief's remarks as a sign of desperation, BJP President Rajnath Singh pointed out that RSS never interfered with the functioning of his party. This comes in the wake of Sonia's comments in an election rally at Bidar

Ambareesh files nomination from Mandya

2009-04-10T15:15:00.001+05:30

Actor turned politician M H Ambareesh who remained silent for a while has finally come forward to file his nomination on Congress ticket from his constituency Mandya. The former Union Minister and three time MP is seeking re-election from Mandya. JD(S) candidate Cheluvarayaswamy and Shivarame Gowde of BJP are fielded against him in Mandya. The actor was accompanied by his wife and actress

Alwa bats from Uttara Kannada

2009-04-03T09:17:00.001+05:30

Veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva who was slammed by Congress for indisciplinary action a few months ago, is now back into active politics again. The Congress has named Margaret Alva as its candidate to fight from Uttara Kannada constituency of Karnataka. The other popular nominations among the Congress list include M. Veerappa Moily from Chikballapur, Bangarappa from Shimoga, N. Dharam