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'You cannot play with people's lives'

'You cannot play with people's lives'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

'They are taking the people of the country for granted.'

Gold diggers throng closed mines

Gold diggers throng closed mines

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

It has been six years since Bharat Gold Mines Ltd closed down mining operations at the Kolar Gold Fields near Bangalore.

PIX: Kvitova wins all-Czech crown on return to action

PIX: Kvitova wins all-Czech crown on return to action

Rediff.com28 May 2020

World No 12 Petra Kvitova returned to court dressed for the French Open but was happy to triumph in the women's draw at an all-Czech tournament on Thursday as the sports world starts to slowly return from the novel coronavirus shutdown. The Prague tournament - played among the top Czech men's and women's players but without fans and with ball boys and girls wearing gloves and face masks - was one of the first after professional tennis was suspended in early March as the world went into lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.

Wistron unit may restart in 15-20 days

Wistron unit may restart in 15-20 days

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

Wistron, which earlier pegged the losses at Rs 437 crore, later notified the Taiwan stock exchange that the total losses were around Rs 50 crore.

In a first, Sebi sends someone to jail

In a first, Sebi sends someone to jail

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

58-year old Vinod Hingorani had defaulted on penalties of Rs 1.64 cr

Senior IAS officer found dead in Bengaluru apartment

Senior IAS officer found dead in Bengaluru apartment

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

An IAS officer, who had made a mark in administration for his uprightness, was found dead at his official flat with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.

Rajinikanth's Kaala not to be screened in Karnataka

Rajinikanth's Kaala not to be screened in Karnataka

Rediff.com29 May 2018

The film industry is upset with Rajinikanth's reported statement on Cauvery issue.

French Open: Tsitsipas, Halep survive scares; Medvedev cruises

French Open: Tsitsipas, Halep survive scares; Medvedev cruises

Rediff.com25 May 2022

IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.

'Thieves have Modi name' case: Rahul pleads not guilty

'Thieves have Modi name' case: Rahul pleads not guilty

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

In his complaint, the BJP legislator had alleged the Congress leader had defamed the entire Modi community with his remarks, made during the Lok Sabha campaign this year.

French Open PIX: Swiatek, Medvedev, Tsitsipas in last 16

French Open PIX: Swiatek, Medvedev, Tsitsipas in last 16

Rediff.com29 May 2022

Images from Day 7 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.

Karnataka to be the second biggest auto hub in the South

Karnataka to be the second biggest auto hub in the South

Rediff.com29 May 2013

It's already a home to automobile majors like Toyota, Volvo, Tata Motors and Mahindra Reva.

ASK ANU: 'He finds a million ways to torture my sister'

ASK ANU: 'He finds a million ways to torture my sister'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Rahul, Sonia, PM to campaign in BJP bastions in K'taka

Rahul, Sonia, PM to campaign in BJP bastions in K'taka

Rediff.com14 Apr 2013

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will hit the campaign trail in poll bound Karnataka at Bellary, Raichur and Bijapur on April 23.

Nuclear storm brews at Karnataka's gold fields

Nuclear storm brews at Karnataka's gold fields

Rediff.com24 Nov 2012

On Saturday, activists blocked railway tracks and shouted anti-government slogans, as they marched on streets of towns like Robertsonpet, Bangarpet, Champion Reefs, Ooragaum, Marikuppam, Gowtam Nagar among others and denounced the proposal to dump nuclear waste in their areas.

Emraan Hashmi collaborates with No Man's Land's director

Emraan Hashmi collaborates with No Man's Land's director

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Emraan Hashmi is excited to work with Danis Tanovic', the Academy Award-winning director No Man's Land.

29 ministers inducted into Bommai's cabinet

29 ministers inducted into Bommai's cabinet

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

Among the ministers in the new cabinet are 8 Lingayats, 7 Vokkaligas, 7 OBCs, 3 SCs, 2 Brahmins, 1 ST and 1 Reddy, and a woman.

K'taka: BJP MLA convicted in bribery case

K'taka: BJP MLA convicted in bribery case

Rediff.com2 Jun 2012

Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party member of Legislative Assembly Y Sampangi became the first Karnataka legislator to be convicted in a corruption case. The Lokayukta special court sentenced the BJP MLA to three-and-a half-year rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case.

Can Bommai emerge from Yediyurappa's shadow?

Can Bommai emerge from Yediyurappa's shadow?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

In the course of his various tenures, Yediyurappa made many adversaries. Bommai, by contrast, knows the Opposition well and has many friends, cutting across parties -- he is, after all, only a 2008 BJP entrant.

Karnataka BJP govt cancells 'La Tomatina' festival

Karnataka BJP govt cancells 'La Tomatina' festival

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday ordered cancellation of 'La Tomatina' festival, a Spanish import in which participants throw tomatoes at each other, slated to be held in Bengaluru and in Mysore on Sunday.

Birmingham: One arrested for murder of Indian-origin man, wife

Birmingham: One arrested for murder of Indian-origin man, wife

Rediff.com14 Jan 2012

A man has been arrested in connection with the twin murder of Indian-origin Avtar Singh Kolar and his English wife in Birmingham, the West Midlands police said on Saturday. Officers working as part of Operation Tiler executed a warrant at a house in Birmingham on Friday night and arrested a 24-year-old man as part of their investigation. He has been taken to a police station in the West Midlands where he is being questioned on suspicion of murder.

Yediyurappa will not remain CM for long: BJP MLA

Yediyurappa will not remain CM for long: BJP MLA

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

There have been speculations in some quarters in recent times about the possible change in leadership, considering Yediyurappa's age.

PM Modi on speaker/airplane mode, never on work mode: Rahul

PM Modi on speaker/airplane mode, never on work mode: Rahul

Rediff.com7 May 2018

Rahul said Modi cannot speak on corruption as the party's chief ministerial candidate Yeddyurappa faced graft allegations.

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

In the second phase on April 18, 97 seats,spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

Between January 1, 2017 and September 18, 2018, one manual scavenger died every five days. He is no caped superhero, but Bezwada Wilson continues to fight the good fight for manual scavengers, says Manavi Kapur.

Churches in Karnataka under attack again

Churches in Karnataka under attack again

Rediff.com17 Sep 2008

In fresh incidents of attacks on Christian places of worship in Karnataka, some unidentified persons burnt religious books belonging to a church in Ujire and also damaged furniture at a church in Chikamagalur district and statue of Mother Mary at Kolar. According to authorities of the St George Church in Ujire, a group of miscreants destroyed the Holy Bible, prayer books, statues and icons in the church and poured kerosene over the carpet.

India's first health policy for HIV launched

India's first health policy for HIV launched

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

The pilot initiative will provide Rs 30,000 insurance cover for 250 people living with HIV in Karnataka's six districts of Bellary, Mangalore, Mandya, Kolar, Mysore and Udupi. The insurance cover entails the beneficiary Rs 15,000 assistance for hospitalisation and a similar sum to his family in the event of his death, Sanjay Rao Chaganti, programme director of Population Services International, an NGO behind the project, said.

Nishant UAV successfully tested

Nishant UAV successfully tested

Rediff.com20 Jun 2008

Nishant is one of the few UAVs in the world in its weight-class capable of being catapult launched and recovered by using parachute, thus eliminating the need for a runway as in case of conventional take-off and landing with wheels, a DRDO release said in Bangalore on Friday.

First Look: Upendra's Masthi

First Look: Upendra's Masthi

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

Upendra is convinced his upcoming film will be 'different.'

Kanyakumari Express derails, passengers safe

Kanyakumari Express derails, passengers safe

Rediff.com24 Oct 2005

Track restoration has been delayed by rains.

Hooch tragedy: Toll mounts to 156

Hooch tragedy: Toll mounts to 156

Rediff.com21 May 2008

The death toll from the illicit liquor tragedy, which struck parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, rose to 156 on Wednesday even as fresh cases were reported at Malur in Kolar district of Karnataka. As authorities continued with their crackdown on bootlegging, two people, who consumed the hooch in Malur on Tuesday evening, died in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.Eight police personnel, including two sub-inspectors, have been placed under suspension.

Karnataka poll: All about Phase 1

Karnataka poll: All about Phase 1

Rediff.com9 May 2008

Polling in the first phase will take place in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts, Tumkur, Mysore, Chikkaballapur, Ramnagar, Mandya, Hassan, Kodagu, Chamarajnagar and Kolar. Polling in the 20,000 booths for the first phase will commence at 7 am and would end by 5 pm.

CBI to probe IAS officer Ravi's death, K'taka CM tells assembly

CBI to probe IAS officer Ravi's death, K'taka CM tells assembly

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Bowing to mounting public pressure, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday decided to hand over to the Central Bureau of Investigation the probe into the mysterious death of an upright Indian Administrative Service officer that had led to national outrage and state-wide protests.

IAS officer's death: Govt orders CID probe

IAS officer's death: Govt orders CID probe

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

As the 35-year-old IAS officer D K Ravi's death rocked the Assembly with public pressure also building up for a CBI probe, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Crime Investigation Department would probe the case to unravel the "truth" -- whether it was a suicide or murder or due to "some other" reasons.

Tomato prices go through the roof

Tomato prices go through the roof

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

Farmers shifted to other vegetables as they could not realise price in past 9 months

Hooch tragedy toll mounts to 83

Hooch tragedy toll mounts to 83

Rediff.com20 May 2008

Nine more persons died on Tuesday in Karnataka, taking the toll there to 58, while eight more lost their lives in Krishnagiri, taking the toll there to 25. Of the 58 persons who have died in Karnataka, 19 were from Kolar.

Bangalore or Bangalooru?

Bangalore or Bangalooru?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2006

Do you agree with the state government's decision to rename Bangalore and other places? Would it make any difference?

Rahul summoned by 2 Guj courts in defamation cases

Rahul summoned by 2 Guj courts in defamation cases

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

The complaints were filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for allegedly calling Union Minister Amit Shah a "murder accused" and saying that "all thieves have Modi as surname".

Deve Gowda to begin campaign on Jan 18

Deve Gowda to begin campaign on Jan 18

Rediff.com5 Jan 2008

Gowda said the campaign will be held in three phases and he will be participate in all three. He also said that a national executive committee meeting of the party will be held in February to take stock of the developments.

Farmers block highways, roads during 3-hour chakka jam

Farmers block highways, roads during 3-hour chakka jam

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

Protesting farmers owing allegiance to different farmers' bodies blocked state and national highways at several places on Saturday, causing inconvenience to commuters.

Two more arrested in IISc attack case

Two more arrested in IISc attack case

Rediff.com24 Jan 2006

The total number of those arrested rose to six, police said.