Bangalore: Karnataka may get the name of its new Chief Minister on Friday and the Congress legislature party is meeting on to decide who will lead the government. An AICC observer team led by AK Antony is in Bangalore for the meeting.
The Congress leaders are consulting MLAs even as several aspirants throw their hat in the ring. While frontrunner Siddarmaiah has sought an appointment with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the other top contenders are Union Ministers Mallikarjun Kharge, Veerappa Moily and D Sivakumar.
There's a hectic lobbying on to crown Kharge too. The Dalit leader oversaw massive gains in the Hyderabad Karnataka region. While Kharge plays down his hopes, he knows this is his best chance at the post.
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11:57 AM, May 10, 2013
Having undergone the nightmare of bad governance, non-development and anti-social justice programme, people in Karnataka are looking for a change from the BJP government and the only alternative is Congress, said Congress leader and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily. "The Congress will emerge with a clean mandate for five years," he added. ...
11:56 AM, May 05, 2013
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12:41 PM, Apr 28, 2013
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02:40 PM, Apr 12, 2013
The Cabinet will take up the crucial shale gas exploration policy in two weeks, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said Sunday. ...
06:40 PM, Mar 24, 2013
In the eye of a storm over his family-owned trust allegedly receiving grants from corporates, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on said he had at no point extended any help or favour to any company for seeking aid. ...
04:20 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Supreme Court on Wednesday cited Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar case and extended the stay on the execution of four aides of the infamous forest brigand Veerappan "till further orders". The apex court also adjourned the matter for six weeks. ...
11:44 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday ruled out a rollback in the Rs 1.50 a litre hike in petrol and 45 paisa per litre increase in diesel rates saying only a small raise has been passed on to consumers. ...
07:20 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday called for the abolition of death penalty. The leader issued a statement saying had the long-pending demand for the abolition of death penalty been obliged, executions happening now could have been avoided. ...
05:35 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of four aides of the infamous forest brigand Veerappan, who were on death row, till Wednesday. The four associates had approached the apex court seeking commutation of their death sentences. ...
12:09 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Four aides of the infamous forest brigand Veerappan on death row are likely to approach the Supreme Court seeking their death sentences to be commuted. The court had last weekend refused to hear an urgent plea from them. ...
08:15 AM, Feb 18, 2013
The Supreme Court has refused to admit their petition amidst speculation that they may be hanged soon. Their hanging is reportedly imminent after the rejection of their mercy plea. Human rights activist Shanthi Fonseca said, "There is no imminent danger meaning execution is not going to take place so that is enough for us. Because when the Supreme Court is saying the execution cannot take place, then they have to ...
12:20 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Uncertainty remains over the fate of four associates of infamous forest brigand Veerappan on death row after their mercy plea was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee as well as the Supreme Court. The apex court on Saturday refused to admit their petition amidst speculation that they may be hanged soon. ...
09:59 AM, Feb 17, 2013
The Supreme Court on Saturday declined to hear the review plea filed by the four associates of infamous forest brigand Veerappan against their death penalty. The SC, while rejecting the plea, said there was no proof the hanging would take place on Sunday. ...
08:44 PM, Feb 16, 2013
The four associates of infamous forest brigand Veerappan have moved the Supreme Court against death penalty. The four were sentenced to death for a landmine blast that killed 21 people in Palar, Karnataka, in 1993. Recently, President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected their mercy pleas. ...
06:39 PM, Feb 16, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy pleas of four associates - Gnanprakasham, Simon, Meesekar Madaiah and Bilavendran - of the infamous forest brigand Veerappan. ...
05:03 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Fearing oil refineries will be hit hard by the Finance Ministry's move to change the way petrol and diesel are priced, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to constitute an expert committee to decide on the issue. The Finance Ministry has informed the Petroleum Ministry that auto fuel needs to be priced at export parity rather than import parity as the 2.5 per cent customs...
11:05 AM, Feb 03, 2013
Diesel prices set to go up monthly after the government decided to withdraw diesel subsidy. Oil companies say they will increase the price of diesel by 40 to 50 paise per litre every month. ...
02:22 PM, Feb 01, 2013
It appears that partial deregulation of diesel is here to stay, and Oil Minister Veerappa Moily has ruled out the possibility of a rollback in diesel prices. ...
12:21 PM, Jan 19, 2013
The government on Thursday took the first major step towards the deregulation of diesel prices saying oil companies will be allowed to decide the prices and hike the prices in small amounts from time to time. ...
08:03 AM, Jan 18, 2013
