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Shimoga district got more funds than north Karnataka, says Y.S.V. Datta
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Janata Dal (Secular) member Y.S.V. Datta on Thursday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's commitment to remove regional imbalance in north Karnataka by alleging that the Public Works Department had spent only Rs. 22 crore in six backward districts of north Karnataka in 2008-09
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Ahinda opposes Women's Reservation Bill
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Ahinda, an organisation of the minorities and backward castes and Dalits, has opposed the Women's Reservation Bill in its present form.
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Panchayat officials told to to use funds by March 15
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Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat president Mahadeva Shetty has instructed Chamarajanagar Taluk Panchayat and zilla panchayat officials to fully utilise the funds released by the Government, before March15.
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Incentives to doctors, nurses in remote PHCs to be doubled
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The Union Government will double the monthly incentives being given to doctors and nurses in primary health centres (PHCs) located at 'more remote' and 'most remote' areas under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), from 2010-11.
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Transgenic food has its uses, says DRDO
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Not withstanding the controversy that raged over the introduction of Bt brinjal and the Government's moratorium on it, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sees future in transgenic crops for the welfare of combat troops in high altitudes.
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Modi to answer for 2002
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The ghosts of 2002 riots have finally come back to haunt Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. For the first time since the riots, the Gujarat strongman has been summoned by the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team probing the Gujarat riots that killed some 2000 people
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MLAs to zero in on aspirants
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The Congress has given the responsibility of short-listing candidates for the BBMP poll to its MLAs. A high-level meeting of party leaders including observer H.C. Mahadevappa arrived at the view that the party should not take a risk in selecting the candidates
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Budget estimates unrealistic: CAG
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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has expressed serious concern over the huge variation between budget estimates and actual realisation by the state government clearly indicating that the budget estimates of 2008-2009 were unrealistic.
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Stay tuned is message II
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Nithyananda Swami, who is the eye of a storm over his alleged sexcapade, seems to be taking a wait and watch approach. The swami, who is believed to have gone on a pilgrimage to Kumbh Mela
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Hot, dry days ahead
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With mercury levels rising and the water level in the Thippagondanahalli reservoir dropping sharply, the northern and western parts of the city are in the grip of an acute water shortage.
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Under fire, CM retreats on Hampi varsity land for trust
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Bowing to criticism from all quarters, including Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday announced that the government had retracted its decision to hand over Hampi University land to the Vijayanagara Revival Trust.
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Plan expenditure may fall short by Rs. 1,187 cr.
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The State Government is expected to fall short of its budgeted plan expenditure commitments by Rs. 1,187 crore in the current year, according to revised estimates.
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India NMDC to invest upto $3.9 bln in 2nd steel plant
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India's top iron ore miner NMDC is planning to set up a 2-million tonne steel plant in Karnataka with an estimated investment of Rs 160-180 billion rupees ($3.5 billion-$3.9 billion), a senior company official said.
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Shimoga buries its dead, curfew extended
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While there was no fresh breakout of violence, Shimoga city continued to be tense on Tuesday as bodies of the two men killed in Monday’s mob fury and police firing, were buried amid tight security.
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BSY blackens Revanna’s record on purchase of coal
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Almost a year after Janata Dal (S) legislator H.D. Revanna charged that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had caused the state exchequer a loss of Rs 500-600 crore by approving purchase of coal at a high price
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Water crisis likely to worsen in city this summer
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If you are already worried about the irregular water supply in your area, be prepared for worse this summer. With the shortage of power in the State, water supply to the city is likely to reduce by at least 20 million litres a day (MLD), which is the average usage by 50,000 households.
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Congress welcomes High Court’s directive on BBMP polls
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The Congress party on Tuesday hailed the High Court’s refusal to grant more time to the State Government to hold the much-delayed polls to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
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Resource shortfall casts a shadow on Karnataka budget
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The Karnataka government can expect more trouble from the Opposition when Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa presents his budget for Karnataka for 2010-11 on Friday.
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Karnataka out of list of naxal-hit States
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The State Government on Tuesday said the naxalite killed in an encounter with the police in Udupi district carried a reward of Rs. 3 lakh on his head.
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Steps to tackle power crisis in State announced
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The State Government on Tuesday announced a series of steps — short-and long-term — to overcome the power crisis gripping the State. The larger aim is to make Karnataka a power surplus State in about three years from now.
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Concern over holding Hindu Samajotsava in Shimoga
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Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said that normality had returned to Shimoga and Hassan cities, which witnessed widespread violence on Monday following protests by Muslims over the publication of an article in the Sunday edition of a Kannada daily.
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Armoury theft case cracked
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Sleuths of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) have succeeded in cracking a two-year-old theft case at a private armoury in Kalasipalya.
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Naxals running out of supplies’
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A day after Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) personnel shot dead a 35-year-old Naxalite in Udupi district, the ANF and police from Shimoga and Theerthahalli are combing parts of Sringeri, Bidaragodu, Agumbe and nearby vicinity for other Naxals on the run.
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Lessons from a trial by fire
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week after the fire at Carlton Towers, which claimed many lives, the city has been left asking if more could have been done to mitigate the tragedy.
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Metro not to wait for underground stretch to commence operations
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Notwithstanding the anticipated delay in completion of the underground stretch of Namma Metro that is critical for the full-fledged operations under Phase 1
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