Bangalore: The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), an NGO, on Friday claimed to have unearthed a land scam involving the Reddy brothers and former minister B Sreeramulu illegally acquiring about 251 acres of agricultural land in and around Bellary town. "Prima facie, we have found serious illegalities and irregularities committed by Reddy brothers and Sreeramulu in acquiring agricultural lands in violation of various land norms including Land...
09:44:47 PM Dec 09, 2011
Bangalore: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday petitioned the Karnataka High Court to quash the illegal mining case against him, a day after police launched a probe into his alleged role in illegal mining when he was chief minister 1999-2004. The high court is likely to hear the petition on Monday. Krishna has contended in the petition that he had not de-reserved any forest area for mining nor...
05:56:02 PM Dec 09, 2011
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, already battling corruption scandals and dissidence, is now caught in a delicate balancing act over a bizarre practice at a famous temple. The practice, said to be 400 years old, involves people rolling over plantain leaves containing leftovers of meals consumed by Brahmins in the belief that it cures them of skin ailments. It is called 'made snana' or 'urulu seve'...
05:20:44 PM Dec 09, 2011
Bangalore: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is in trouble over a domestic issue. The mining scam that forced BJP chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to resign is now making former Karnataka chief minister nervous. The Lokyukta has registered an FIR against Krishna and two other former chief ministers HD Kumaraswamy and N Dharam Singh in connection with granting of mining licenses. "This will be investigated by a team of officers," said...
10:22:49 PM Dec 08, 2011
Bangalore: The Karnataka government will provide enhanced budgetary support to promote nanotechnology for the benefit of masses, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Thursday. "The state government will certainly provide enhanced budgetary support for nano initiatives and activities of the vision group on science and technology in the budget for ensuing fiscal (2012-13)," Gowda said at the inauguration of the two-day 'Bangalore Nano' conference-cum-expo. Calling upon scientists to find...
04:28:35 PM Dec 08, 2011
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in deep trouble in Karnataka after its rebel leader Sriramulu's landslide victory in the Bellary bypoll. Sriramulu, a supporter of Reddy brothers, has now claimed the support of 14 MLAs in the state, and has indicated that he may float his own party. "I have the numbers to form a new party. I will give you more details after a short while," he...
01:25:18 PM Dec 08, 2011
Bangalore: The Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) attack on Governor HR Bhardwaj for his refusal to appoint the government's choice as the state's new Lokayukta (ombudsman). Opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular members trooped near the speaker's podium shouting slogans and protesting state BJP chief KS Eshwarappa's statement blaming Bhardwaj for delay in naming the new Loakyukta. Eshwarappa also accused Bharadwaj of playing...
02:48:06 AM Dec 08, 2011
BANGALORE/BELLARY: Former minister B Sriramulu wants to make his re-entry into the Assembly as grand as his victory in the recently concluded Bellary byelection. A big procession is being planned by Sriramulus fans on Wednesday morning before he takes oath as the MLA. According to sources, Sriramulu fans who will throng the capital on Wednesday from across the state would take their leader in a procession from Bannappa Park to...
10:07:00 AM Dec 07, 2011
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka may ban a bizarre tradition of people rolling over plantain leaves with leftovers of meals, eaten by Brahmins, at some temples in the belief it cures them of skin ailments. The ritual, said to be 400 years old, is mostly undertaken at the Kukke Subramanya temple in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, though it is practiced at some temples in neighbouring...
12:28:56 AM Dec 07, 2011
Bangalore: A censor board official today dismissed bribery charges levelled against him by Kannada producer Madan Patel and said the board was contemplating a defamation suit. "Allegations made by Patel are false, baseless and mischievous and appears he has done this to get cheap publicity," K Nagaraju, regional censor officer of Central Board of Film Certification, told reporters here. "CBFC is contemplating to file a criminal suit against Patel... our...
11:34:10 AM Dec 06, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa in one of the graft cases. A bench comprising Justices HL Dattu and CK Prasad said it was "not inclined to interfere" with the Karnataka High Court order granting bail to Yeddyurappa and others in a case relating to land denotification. The plea challenging the grant of bail...
07:12:11 PM Dec 05, 2011
Bangalore: Close aide of the Bellary Reddys, B Sriramulu won the by-elections of Bellary by a whopping 48,000 votes, bringing quite an embarrassment for the BJP, the party which he quit. There were celebrations after what was seen to be a battle for political survival. What is worse for the BJP was that its candidate even lost the deposit. "I don't believe it's my victory; it's a victory of the...
09:15:23 PM Dec 04, 2011
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Sunday insisted that he had given no licence for mining in forest area in Karnataka in his capacity as the state Chief Minister, a day after a probe was ordered against him in a mining scam. He said the former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde had clearly stated that he was not involved in any mining scam, despite which a complaint was filed...
04:13:00 PM Dec 04, 2011
Hyderabad: Producer: Muralidhar, Writer and Director: P.N. Sathya, Music: V Manohar, Cinematography:Niranjan Babu, Cast: PN Sathya, Pooja Gandhi, Thulasi Sivamani, Bullet Prakash, Indrajith Lankesh, Harish Rai, Mico Nagaraj, Biradar and others, Rating: *1/2 Director P.N.Sathya who was acting in character roles in some films turned a hero through his own film 'Paagal' which is produced by his friend and actor Muralidhar. Many directors have turned heroes earlier, but somehow their...
03:55:26 PM Dec 04, 2011
New Delhi: The Reddy brothers right hand man and former Karnataka minister B Sriramulu's victory in a bypoll has not come as a surprise to both politicians and politics watchers in Karnataka. But, his huge victory margin (over 47,000 votes) has shocked the ruling BJP, which lost even the deposit in this high voltage mini-battle. When Sriramulu quit BJP to fight election as an independent three months ago, BJP thought...
01:59:44 PM Dec 04, 2011