Bangalore: A crore or more for a government job - that's the going rate in Karnataka. In March 2013, Dr HPS Mythri got a high rank in the recruitment exam for the Karnataka Administrative Service. She was confident of a top job until she went for her personality test. Dr Mythri said, "I got a call from the KPSC member saying I'm the topper in ST category and I should...
07:36 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Bangalore: The renovation of Karnataka's Vidhana Soudha has triggered a massive debate in the state on the unnecessary expenditure. The Opposition has alleged that the renovation is to meet Vaastu standards. A larger room for Karnataka's Environment Minister Ramanath Rai was approved and a wall of the famed Vidhana Soudha came down to make more space. The demolition has left gaping holes in a heritage structure and raging questions on...
12:08 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Bangalore: A 21-year-old management student has been arrested in Bangalore hit-and-run-case in which a 19-year-old youth was killed. A speeding Audi had rammed into an autorickshaw on Saturday, killing the youth. The hit-and-run happened on MG road in the heart of Bangalore. The youth, who was killed, worked at a restaurant nearby. Police said since the car was bought just two days ago, it only had a temporary registration. Eyewitnesses...
10:15 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday took oath as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka. The 64 year old backward class leader from Mysore took oath at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore on Monday morning, attended by a crowd of about 50,000. ...
05:23 PM, May 13, 2013
Bangalore: K Siddaramaiah, who joined Congress just seven years back, will take oath as the chief minister of Karnataka on Monday - the first "outsider" to do. It is a dream come true for this shepherd from the backward Kuruba caste who spent his childhood grazing his father's cattle at a remote village near Mysore. "In a democracy, not every politician can dream about the chief minister's post. But I...
08:47 AM, May 13, 2013
BJP on Wednesday said it was "shocked, upset and unhappy" about the defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections and conceded that BS Yeddyurappa's exit was a factor in the rout. ...
11:12 PM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: As the countdown begins for Sunday's voting in the Karnataka elections, the Congress is wearing a confident look and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to offset the BS Yeddyurappa factor and hold on to power. High-profile leaders have made their pitch in the last few days of the campaign. As voters get ready to exercise their will in the 223 constituencies, most pre-poll surveys are giving the...
10:09 AM, May 04, 2013
Mysore: Ten girls from West Bengal and Bangladesh, including two minors, have been rescued from a sex racket in Mysore. The CID's anti-trafficking squad raided a motel after getting a tip off by an NGO. The police said that the hotel seems to have been built specifically for such a racket with secret rooms and hideouts and an alarm system to alert girls to take shelter in case of a...
07:12 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Is the BJP ready to pick up the pieces of its government in Karnataka despite the exit of its tallest leader in the state BS Yeddyurappa? Will the Congress take advantage of BJP's weakening position? ...
11:17 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Bangalore: In the battle for Karnataka, Congress, the party with the upper hand, is facing problems like never before. Ambarish has been a Lok Sabha member, a union minister and is now the chosen one for the Mandya Assembly seat. Rebel star Ambarish, as he is known in film circles, has been rebelling in real life though. He refused to file his nomination on Monday, angry that the Congress did...
10:28 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Bellary: The Assembly elections in Karnataka are just three weeks away. In the mining hub of Bellary, the voters are livid. 126 mines in the district have been shut down by the Supreme Court leaving a crore people jobless. The question is whether the Congress will benefit from the Bharatiya Janata Party's failings. Bellary still witnesses the largest haul of money and liquor by poll officials. But after Janardhana Reddy...
10:23 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Bangalore: In the battle for Karnataka, the biggest poll issue for capital Bangalore is not infrastructure or jobs, but garbage disposal. Bangaloreans say they will vote for the party that helps them lose the stink. Heaps of garbage at almost every street corner are reducing Bangalore to a stink that hasn't gone till now. For the past six months, garbage disposal has been the single-most important issue in the country's...
09:34 AM, Apr 09, 2013
After CNN-IBN highlighted the plight of 38-year-old Shailaja incapacitated after a surgery in Bangalore's Mallige Medical Centre, help is pouring in for the family. A neurosurgeon from Chennai has come forward and offered treatment that might help Shailaja regain partial movement. ...
07:56 PM, Apr 01, 2013
After CNN-IBN exposed the story of medical negligence in 38-year-old Shailaja's case, where the mother of two was incapacitated after a surgery in Bangalore's Mallige Hospital, the government of Bangalore has swung into action. ...
10:59 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Karnataka Health Minister SA Ramadas said on Saturday that criminal proceedings will be initiated against the hospital that provided treatment to a woman who has been in near vegetative state for three years post a botched surgery. The hospital has been given time till Saturday evening to respond on how they will provide compensation to Shailaja's family. ...
03:15 PM, Mar 30, 2013
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