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Bhaskar Rao appointed as Lokayukta of Karnataka

Former Chief Justice of Karnataka, Bhaskar Rao, has been appointed as the Lokayukta of Karnatka. The chair of the anti-corruption ombudsman was vacant after previous Lokayukta Justice Shivraj...

February 20, 2013

SC orders Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

The apex court directed Karnataka to release 2.44 tmc (thousand million cubic feet) water of Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu for irrigating its standing crops in the delta...

February 12, 2013

Indian author U.R.Ananthamurthy in race for the International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013

Indian Kannada author U.R.Ananthamurthy (80) is one among the ten authors shortlisted for the prestigious International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013.  Ananthamurthy became famous with his novel...

January 26, 2013

Government cuts down launch of cash transfer scheme

The Centre has scaled down the launch of its ambitious Direct Cash Transfer scheme to cover 20 districts, instead of 43 as planned. It has also kept LPG...

January 3, 2013

Lok Sabha approves Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012

Lok Sabha approved the Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 which seeks to provide special status to six backward districts in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, with provision for reservation in education...

December 24, 2012

Appoint women officers to investigate rape cases: Karnataka HC

While hearing a PIL seeking legislation to deal with gang rape cases, The Karnataka High Court directed the government to appoint women police officers to investigate such cases...

December 16, 2012

Incurably ill or wounded dogs should be exterminated: High Court

Karnataka High Court, in its verdict on a PIL, pronounced that Stray dogs which are incurably ill or mortally wounded as diagnosed by qualified veterinarians are to be...

December 16, 2012

Yeddyurappa unveils “Karnataka Janata Party”

The former Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa, formally launched his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) at a convention which gathered huge crowd.

December 13, 2012

SC orders Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs

The apex court directed Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu and asked the Centre to indicate the time frame within which it would notify...

December 11, 2012

Yeddyyurappa resigns from BJP and Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka B.S.Yeddyurappa gave resignation from Legislative Assembly and also renounced primary membership of BJP.

December 2, 2012

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