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Karnataka Congress for ending debate on 'migrant' members

Bangalore, May 22 : Since Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is viewed in a section of the Congress as a "migrant" because he moved over from the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in 2006, the state party Wednesday sought to end the insider-outsider debate....

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Karnataka CM promises cheaper rice for lower middle-class families

Mysore, May 21 : The Congress, which wrested power from BJP in Karnataka early this month, is taking forward its pledge of 30kg rice at Re.1 a kg for poor families with a plan to offer rice at less than Rs.9 a kg for the lower middle-income group in the state....

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Rain gods play spoilsport with IPL fans in Bangalore

Bangalore, May 18 : Rain gods played spoilsport for thousands of fans late Saturday with a heavy shower delaying the Pepsi IPL-6 T20 tournament's last league tie between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy stadium here....

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Siddaramaiah expands ministry, leaves out 'mining-tainted' aspirants

Bangalore, May 18 : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members into his five-day-old ministry, keeping out two strong but mining-scam hit aspirants for cabinet berths....

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Siddaramaiah expands ministry in Karnataka, inducts 28

Bangalore, May 18 : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members - 20 of cabinet rank and eight ministers of state - into his five-day-old ministry, the first Congress ministry in the state after nine years....

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah expands cabinet

Bangalore, May 18 : Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his cabinet as 28 minister were inducted into his team....

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Karnataka ministry expansion Saturday, 29 to be sworn-in

Mysore, May 17 : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Friday he will induct 29 members to his ministry Saturday, four days after he took office....

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India has potential to produce world-class runners: Mutola

Bangalore, May 16 : Olympian Maria Mutola today said that India has the potential to produce world-class distance runners....

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Bangalore Summer Meet from May 18

Bangalore, May 16 : A 26 day Summer Meet with Rs 18.50 crore stake money will be held here from May 18 to August 9, Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) Chairman and Senior Steward D M Kumaraswamy said today....

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Manipal Varsity ranked first in Research Category

Bangalore, May 16 : Manipal University has been ranked first in the research category among the non-government Universities in India by a Scopus-based study published by SCImago research group, Spain....

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Convention on sugarcane growers in Bangalore

Mysore, May 16 : A two-day national convention of sugarcane farmers will be held in Bangalore from May 25 to discuss major problem faced by the cane growers across the country and to seek remedy from the governments both at the central and state level....

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Siddaramaiah to expand ministry on May 18

Bangalore, May 16 : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will expand his ministry on May 18....

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Karnataka CM calls on PM; seeks more rice for state

New Delhi/Bangalore, May 16 : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought additional quantity of rice from the central government to implement the subsidised rice scheme for the poor....

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K Siddaramaiah meets Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, May 16 : Newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here....

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Karnataka CM meets Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, May 16 : Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah, who is on a visit to New Delhi, met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today....

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2 aides of Janardhana Reddy arrested

Bellary, Karnataka, May 15 : Two aides of former Karnataka Minister and Mining baron G Janardhana Reddy were nabbed by the CBI sleuths here today in connection with their alleged involvement in the iron ore export scam....

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Case on BSY, family members on 'kickback' on July 1

Bangalore, May 15 : Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) President B S Yeddyurappa and his family members today appeared before the CBI Court here in connection with a case allegedly involving them in kickback in a illegal mining....

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Half JD(S), BJP nominees lost deposits in Karnataka Assy polls

Bangalore, May 15 : The just-concluded election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly was the worst ever for the Bharatiya Janata Party as it not only saw a severe erosion in its vote share in which 110 of the 222 candidates of the BJP lost their deposits....

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Cabinet list will be ready by evening: Siddaramaiah

Bangalore, May 15 : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said the list of his cabinet colleagues will be ready by tomorrow evening and after getting final approval by the party supremo Sonia Gandhi he will expand the ministry....

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City police issue guidelines for school buses on SC directive

Bangalore, May 15 : The Karnataka Government today issued detailed guidelines to school buses to ensure safety of school children travelling by hired vehicles....

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YechurI calls for a radical shift in governance system

Bangalore, May 15 : Senior CPI(M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechuri has called for a radical change in the governance system in the country advocating the need to shift to a semi-proportional system of governance....

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Karnataka Cabinet formation: Siddaramiah in Delhi for talks

New Delhi, May 15 : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today arrived here for consultations with the Congress high command on formation of his Cabinet....

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Manipal Health Enterprises invests in Ankur Healthcare

Bangalore, May 15 : Manipal Health Enterprises, a leading healthcare groups, today announced that it has invested growth capital in Ankur Healthcare, a speciality Centre, focused in delivering comprehensive services in the areas of Reproductive Medicine -IVF, Andrology and Men's Health....

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Kannada poet Basavanna's birth anniversary observed in Delhi

New Delhi, May 14 : A large number of Kannada writers, artists and academicians from the national capital today celebrated the birth anniversary of the 12th century poet Basavanna, who was a noted mystic and ardent social reformer....

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Wrong to connect India with Middle-East ATM heist: NASSCOM

Bangalore, May 13: Indian IT company's trade body NASSCOM today asserted that ATM heist of USD 45 million from two banks in the Middle East had nothing to do with outsourcing or off-shoring business conducted by the Indian IT companies....

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CM announces Rs 2 lakh compensation to Manjappa's kin

Bangalore, May 13 : The newly sworn in Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to the family members of Manjappa who died of heart attack immediately after his swearing-in ceremony at Sree Kanteerava Stadium here....

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Congress rains goodies in Karnataka after Siddaramaiah sworn-in

Bangalore, May 13 : A victorious Congress Monday rained goodies in Karnataka within hours after its state's legislative party leader Siddaramaiah took oath as the 28th Chief Minister in front of massive crowds at a public venue here....

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Good response for 10K run charity drive

Bangalore, May 13 : The charity drive associated with the TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013, to be run Sunday, has already collected Rs.3.25 crore, and the amount is expected to increase significantly in the coming days and the days that follow the race, according to 'Bangalore Cares', the official charity partner to the event....

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Siddaramaiah: Writing alphabets on mud to chief minister

Bangalore, May 13 : Leaning to write Kannada alphabets on mud as his parents could not afford slate and chock, Siddaramaiah has come up hard way to take over Monday as Karnataka's chief minister....

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IAS aspirant didn't qualify prelims: UPSC

Bangalore/New Delhi, May 13 : The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday denied charges that Indian Administrative Service (IAS) aspirant VY Manjunath allegedly killed himself following a 'goof-up' in its result, said reports....

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Congress supporter dies at Karnataka CM's oath-taking

Bangalore, May 13 : A 50-year-old Congress supporter died Monday following cardiac arrest soon after Karnataka's new Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took oath at a public venue in the city centre, police said....

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Karnataka waives Rs.1,225 crore loan

Bangalore, May 13 : The newly-formed Congress government in Karnataka Monday waived cumulative loans and interest arrears to the tune of Rs.1,225 crore owed by 10.3 lakh beneficiaries of the weaker sections of society....

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Karnataka: Congress worker dies in stampede

Bangalore, May 13 : A Congress worker, who visited Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore to witness new Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah's swearing-in ceremony, was killed in a stampede there on Monday, reports said....

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Rice at Re.1 per kg for poor families in Karnataka

Bangalore, May 13 : Thirty kg of rice per month will be sold at Re.1 per kg for BPL (below poverty line) families across Karnataka from June 1, newly sworn-in state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced here Monday....

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Rs.4 per litre subsidy for milk producers in Karnataka

Bangalore, May 13 : A subsidy of Rs.4 per litre of milk will be given to dairy producers and families across Karnataka, state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced here Monday....

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Congress worker dies during Siddaramaiah's swearing in ceremony in Bangalore

Bangalore, May 13 : A Congress worker, Manjappa, died after suffering a cardiac arrest during K.Siddaramaiah swearing in ceremony, here today....

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Siddaramaiah sworn-in as Karnataka CM

Bangalore, May 13 : K. Siddaramaiah, who led the Congress Party to victory in the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka, took oath as the state's 22nd chief minister on Monday....

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Congress back in Karnataka as Siddaramaiah takes oath

Bangalore, May 13 : The Congress returned to power in Karnataka on its own after nine years with its leader Siddaramaiah taking oath Monday as the 28th chief minister of the state in a grand but brief ceremony attended by tens of thousands of people....

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Siddaramaiah sworn in as Karnataka chief minister

Bangalore, May 13 : Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Monday swore in Siddaramaiah as the 28th chief minister of the state at the sprawling Kaneetarava stadium in the city centre....

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Siddaramaiah sworn in as new Karnataka CM

Bangalore, May 13 : Congress leader K Siddaramaiah took oath as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka here on Monday....

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UPSC 'goof-up'; IAS aspirant hangs self

Bangalore, May 13 : A Bangalore-based 24-year-old Indian Administrative Service (IAS) aspirant allegedly killed himself following a 'goof-up' in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) results that led him to depression, said police on Monday....

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Siddaramaiah to take oath today

Bangalore, May 13 : Congress leader K Siddaramaiah will be sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka here on Monday....

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Karnataka loss not surprising: Advani

New Delhi, May 12 : The loss in elections in Karnataka is not surprising for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart L K Advani since corruption had provoked indignation in the southern state....

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Congress rule in Karnataka from Monday, after 9-year gap

Bangalore, May 12 : Congress leader Siddaramaiah will take over as Karnataka chief minister Monday, beginning the party's rule of the state on its own after a gap of nine years....

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BJP's handling of Karnataka absolutely opportunistic, says Advani

New Delhi, May 12 : Terming the electoral outcome in Karnataka not surprising, BJP leader L.K. Advani Sunday said the party had erred in not taking immediate firm action on allegations of corruption against B.S. Yeddyurappa and its handling of the state had been "absolutely opportunistic"....

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Cong govt should strengthen Lokayukta: CPI-M

Bangalore, May 11 : Communist Party of India (Marxist) today urged Chief Minsiter designate Siddaramaiah to strengthen the Lokayukta organisation, which had been neglected by the outgoing BJP government....

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BJP Karnataka president greets Siddaramaiah

Bangalore, May 11 : Karnataka unit BJP President Prahalad Joshi today greeted the designated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who will be sworn in on May 13....

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Siddu thanks writers, thinkers for support

Bangalore, May 11 : Karnataka Chief Minister designate Siddaramaiah today visited veteran writers and thinkers at their home in the city and thanked them for their support....

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Police nab notorious plumbers who target lone women

Bangalore, May 11 : Police have arrested two plumbers, including a teenager, who used to target aged women who stayed alone and rob them of valuables in guise of taking up plumbing work in the city....

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3 people die, 10 injured in road mishap in Karnataka

Hubli, May 11 : In a ghastly road accident, three people died on the spot and ten sustained injuries when a KSRTC bus dashed against a parked tipper lorry in the early hours today near Bankapur village of Shiggaon taluka in Haveri district, about 65 km from here....

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Will revamp administration for people's benefit: Siddaramaiah

Bangalore, May 11 : Revamping of the state administration for efficient delivery of services to the people would be the focus of the Congress government, Karnataka Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah said here Saturday....

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Manmohan Singh congratulates Karnataka CM nominee Siddaramaiah

New Delhi/Bangalore, May 11 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today congratulated K. Siddaramaiah on his election as Chief Minister of Karnataka, and also wished him well for the future....

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PM congratulates new Karnataka CM

New Delhi, May 11 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday congratulated K Siddaramaiah for being elected as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka....

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Karnataka expats in Saudi Arabia hail poll results

Dubai, May 11 : Expatriates in Saudi Arabia have hailed the results in the recently concluded assembly elections in the Indian state of Karnataka....

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PM congratulates Siddaramaiah

New Delhi, May 11 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday congratulated Karnataka's incoming Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah who will head a new Congress government in the state....

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Governor appoints Siddaramaiah Karnataka CM, oath likely Monday

Bangalore, May 10 : Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj late Friday appointed Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah as the state's chief minister. The 64-year-old leader is expected to be sworn in Monday....

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Over 200 Karnataka legislators are multi-millionaires

Bangalore, May 10 : Over 200 members of the newly elected 225-member Karnataka assembly are 'crorepatis' (multi-millionaires), said an election watchdog after analyzing their declared assets....

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How Siddaramaiah pipped Kharge to Karnataka CM post

Bangalore, May 10 : Karnataka's Congress chief minister-designate Siddaramaiah Friday outsmarted union Labour Minister and rival Mallikarjun Kharge to the state's top executive post by securing the majority support of the party's 121 newly-elected lawmakers....

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New Karnataka CM-designate can be blunt, has clean image

Bangalore, May 10 : Congress leader Siddaramaiah, who is set to be Karnataka's new chief minister, can be blunt, earned his reputation as state finance minister and has a clean image....

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Congress names Siddaramaiah Karnataka chief minister

Bangalore, May 10 : The Congress High Command Friday named 64-year-old Siddaramaiah as Karnataka's new chief minister....

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