
New Delhi: On Friday, with the Lokayukta report naming BS Yeddyurappa, his sons and son-in-law and the infamous Reddy brothers, its official that the state is in the grip of the mining lobby. So how does Karnataka's mining mafia operate. CNN-IBN has been investigating the mining scams at Bellary since July last year. Since 2000, a surge in demand from China has turned Bellary's iron ore into black gold. The...

09:19 PM, Jul 22, 2011

Bangalore: The gruesome murder of 29-year-old software professional in the upmarket J P Nagar colony in Bangalore has sent shock waves. Payal Surekha, who was working as a technical associate with DELL, was found lying on the bed with her throat slit on Friday evening. Payal, a native of Orissa, had joined DELL a month back. Police say that the techie could have been murdered by someone she knew. “She...

08:02 AM, Dec 18, 2010

Bengaluru: The Yeddyurappa government that's been on the backfoot till now has gone on the offensive. The state government has released documents of illegal land deals by JD(S ) National President HD Deve Gowda's family. He's not been a well known face of the BJP, but over the last two months he's been Yeddyurappa's voice against the land scams. Over this period, B J Puttaswamy, the Chief Minister's political secretary,...

07:15 AM, Dec 07, 2010

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde was the first one to blow the lid off illegal mining operations in Bellary. ...

09:33 AM, Aug 09, 2010

Abdul Naser Madani has been served with a non-bailable warrant in connection with the Bangalore 2008 blasts. ...

11:47 PM, Jun 19, 2010

The lunar craft, Chandrayaan I lost contact with its ground station. ...

09:23 PM, Aug 29, 2009

Students are being taught about basic health etiquette. ...

01:05 AM, Aug 19, 2009

School teacher Rupa Anand, 26, was initially diagnosed with pneumonia. ...

11:48 PM, Aug 13, 2009

Fights over Cauvery waters have seen cold war between Karnataka, TN. ...

12:22 PM, Aug 09, 2009

Police are combing jungles of Western Ghats surrounding his quarters. ...

01:53 AM, Jun 12, 2009

The call to the young and middle class to come out and vote has gone in vain. ...

01:23 AM, Apr 24, 2009

Two of the eight women have been injured seriously. ...

11:17 PM, Jan 25, 2009

Tatas may face many hurdles if they set up Nano plant in Karnataka. ...

09:42 PM, Sep 18, 2008

The BJP came to power in the state and there is a surge in attacks on churches. ...

02:42 AM, Sep 15, 2008

Karnataka mining hub exports bring it environmental disaster. ...

12:33 AM, Aug 13, 2008