News for 'South Karnataka'

India's Covid reproduction number (R) goes over 1 after 3 months

India's Covid reproduction number (R) goes over 1 after 3 months

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

India's effective reproduction number (R) for Covid, an indicator of how quickly the infection is spreading, has increased to over 1 for the first time since January, estimates a researcher from Chennai's Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

Will Power Decide Telangana Victor?

Will Power Decide Telangana Victor?

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

24x7 power supply to farmers emerges as a political lightning rod in the state.

HC stays opening of Sadguru's Isha Yoga Centre near Bengaluru

HC stays opening of Sadguru's Isha Yoga Centre near Bengaluru

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

Issuing notices to the state, the yoga centre, and 14 other respondents, the court issued the interim order of stay.

Cong targets Tejasvi Surya for 'opening emergency exit', IndiGo keeps mum

Cong targets Tejasvi Surya for 'opening emergency exit', IndiGo keeps mum

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

Opposition Congress targeted Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, amid reports that the passenger, who accidentally opened the emergency exit of the plane was the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha chief.

Sehwag the star attraction as Haryana take on Karnataka in Ranji

Sehwag the star attraction as Haryana take on Karnataka in Ranji

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag, who announced his retirement from international cricket, will be the star attraction as Haryana takes on Karnataka in a Group A Ranji Trophy match, starting in Mysuru, on Thursday.

Karnataka BJP infighting: 4 leaders lose party posts

Karnataka BJP infighting: 4 leaders lose party posts

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

2 office bearers each from Yeddyurappa and Eshwarappa camps have been relieved.

Anti-terror formula rots in Karnataka red-tape

Anti-terror formula rots in Karnataka red-tape

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

Questions are being raised as to how equipped Karnataka is to handle terror, but the fact remains that a proposal to set up an Anti Terrorist Commando Force still remains a proposal.

Agarwal blasts 162 as Karnataka demolish Andhra

Agarwal blasts 162 as Karnataka demolish Andhra

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Mayank Agarwal blasted 162 to help Karnataka demolish Andhra Pradesh in a South Zone match of the Vijay Hazare National One Day Championships in Secunderabad, on Friday.

Karnataka Sampark Kranti flagged off

Karnataka Sampark Kranti flagged off

Rediff.com8 Feb 2004

It will run non-stop between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Bangalore.

22% rain deficiency due to slow-progress of south-west monsoon

22% rain deficiency due to slow-progress of south-west monsoon

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

The slow progress of the south-west monsoon has led to overall deficiency of rains by 22 per cent over the last fortnight, the meteorological department on Wednesday said.

Spotlight on Gill as dominant India 'A' play South Africa 'A'

Spotlight on Gill as dominant India 'A' play South Africa 'A'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

But the focus will be on 19-year-old Gill, who has broken into the Indian Test squad for the three-match series against the Proteas, starting on October 2 in Visakhapatnam.

Karnataka CA suffer second defeat

Karnataka CA suffer second defeat

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

Karnataka State Cricket Association XI suffered their second successive defeat, losing to South Africa, in the Twenty20 Emerging Players' Tournament at Caloundra, Australia.

Why Siddaramaiah and the Congress are sinking in Karnataka

Why Siddaramaiah and the Congress are sinking in Karnataka

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

Siddaramaiah seems overwhelmed by problems coming at him from every direction, reports Aditi Phadnis.

Gill misses century but India 'A' in control vs South Africa

Gill misses century but India 'A' in control vs South Africa

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Captain Shubman Gill missed out on a century by 10 runs while Jalaj Saxena struck 61 not out as India 'A' dominated the proceedings on the second day of the first unofficial Test against South Africa 'A', in Thiruvananthapuram.

'This is the only Megalithic cave with an altar'

'This is the only Megalithic cave with an altar'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

'The Megalithic period had a significant feature. Their pottery uses black and red clay.' 'Another identifying feature is that all Megalithic burial sites are oriented towards the east.'

Modiji Census Kab Hoga?

Modiji Census Kab Hoga?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Given the reality of the disparity and the enormous shift over the last 50 years, this can be done without an open and frank conversation with the people, something that has not begun and, knowing the style of our leader, is not expected to begin, asserts Aakar Patel.

12 Ministers May Lose Jobs In Reshuffle

12 Ministers May Lose Jobs In Reshuffle

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

Four Cabinet ministers and 8 ministers of state are to be dropped and the same number of ministers likely to be inducted in Prime Minister Narendra D Modi's council of ministers.

Rahul Shakes A Leg At Friend's Wedding!

Rahul Shakes A Leg At Friend's Wedding!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Having got a few days break at the end of IPL 2022, K L Rahul attended close friend and former Karnataka team-mate David Mathias' wedding in Manama, Bahrain.

Uthappa in squad for South Africa T20

Uthappa in squad for South Africa T20

Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

Karnataka's hard-hitting batsman Robin Uthappa was included in the Indian team for the one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa, to be played in Johannesburg, on March 30. The match is being staged to commemorate 150 years of Indians' settlement in South Africa.

Karnataka declares 19 more taluks as drought-hit

Karnataka declares 19 more taluks as drought-hit

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

The Karnataka government on Saturday declared 19 more taluks as drought-hit taking the total taluks affected by scarcity conditions to 142.

Is Modi Nervous About Manipur?

Is Modi Nervous About Manipur?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

By comparing I.N.D.IA. with banned terror outfits, Modi has exhibited the kind of nervousness never ever associated with him even at the height of the Gujarat riots, and certainly since his prime ministerial days, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

BJP pins hopes on Modi's X factor to win Karnataka

BJP pins hopes on Modi's X factor to win Karnataka

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

Modi could tap into the urban discontent and present a larger picture to first time voters and mid-career professionals.

Spotted: Javagal Srinath in Sringeri (Karnataka)

Spotted: Javagal Srinath in Sringeri (Karnataka)

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

Former India pacer Javagal Srinath was spotted in Karnataka in traditional South Indian attire.

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.

Uber faces a big challenge in Karnataka

Uber faces a big challenge in Karnataka

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Uber says it is engaging with state govt to explain why its business model encourages savings for customers.

Will not allow Karnataka govt to function: Yeddyurappa

Will not allow Karnataka govt to function: Yeddyurappa

Rediff.com3 Jan 2013

Eager to stall the presentation of an election budget by the state government headed by Jagadish Shettar, B S Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janatha Party is holding its executive committee meeting in Bangalore on Friday to finalise 'an action plan' to bring down the first Bharatiya Janata Party government in the south.

Ranji Trophy semis: Nair ton ensures first innings lead for Karnataka

Ranji Trophy semis: Nair ton ensures first innings lead for Karnataka

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

A summary of Ranji Trophy semi-finals played at Kolkata and Pune on Monday

BJP wins one, loses one in Karnataka bypolls

BJP wins one, loses one in Karnataka bypolls

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

In the byelections held on September 13, the BJP's Y C Vishwanath, a medical practitioner, won by over 13,000 votes in Kadur, held earlier by the Congress. But the BJP failed to retain Gulbarga South, with the JD-S candidate Aruna Patil romping home by over 3,000 votes over the Congress's Ajay Singh, son of former chief minister Dharam Singh

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have announced a lockdown of educational institutions, malls and other places that attract people in large numbers, even as some of them have been reporting increase in positive cases.

Posco scraps Rs 30,000 cr steel project in Karnataka

Posco scraps Rs 30,000 cr steel project in Karnataka

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Commenting on the development, H K Patil, minister in charge for Gadag district in the Karnataka government, said the people of the area will be happy with Posco's pullout.

G Janardhana Reddy, still a force in Karnataka politics

G Janardhana Reddy, still a force in Karnataka politics

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

The wedding celebrations show the controversial mining baron retains influence over elected representatives, whichever party is in power.

29,635 north-east people have fled Karnataka!

29,635 north-east people have fled Karnataka!

Rediff.com18 Aug 2012

The official count of the people who have left Karnataka stood at 29,635 and till the filing of this report some 2000-odd people are waiting at the Bengaluru railway station to leave the city.

Karnataka: BJP presents farmer-friendly budget

Karnataka: BJP presents farmer-friendly budget

Rediff.com18 Jul 2008

The BJP presented a surplus, farmer friendly budget for Rs 18.85 crore for the year 2008-09. Emphasis was also given to Bengaluru city with Rs 36,000 crore being allocated for infrastructure development. In his budget speech, Yeddyurappa said that the main intention was to improve the image of Bengaluru and put it on the global map. For this to take place the development of infrastructure was the key.

Man lynched in Karnataka on suspicion of being child-lifter

Man lynched in Karnataka on suspicion of being child-lifter

Rediff.com15 Jul 2018

Locals mistook them for child-lifters and started attacking them.

Karnataka to look for alternative land for Posco

Karnataka to look for alternative land for Posco

Rediff.com10 May 2012

The Karnataka government is actively considering the possibility of changing the location for a proposed steel plant of Posco in north-central Gadag district; instead offer the South Korean major an alternative land elsewhere in the state. The move comes after the farmers of Halligudi village stiffly opposed plans to acquire their "fertile" land ahead of starting work on the project.

Model Shubra Aiyappa's Wedding Album

Model Shubra Aiyappa's Wedding Album

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

She tied the knot with Bangalore-based businessman Vishal Sivappa.

BJP completes 100 days in Karnataka

BJP completes 100 days in Karnataka

Rediff.com9 Sep 2008

The Bharatiya Janata Party's first government in South India has completed 100 days in office on Tuesday. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa who led the BJP to its first ever victory in the southern part of the country says that he is a happy man and adds that his government has proven to be successful in the past 100 days.

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Amid the ongoing festival season and ahead of the elections for five state assemblies, the Centre is closely monitoring inflation, particularly in food items, to enable it to take steps to increase their supplies. "There is a complete no-nonsense attitude when it comes to food inflation, and instructions have been issued at all levels to be very sensitive to any possible price movements in any commodity," a senior official explained. Sources have said that all departments dealing with food items have been instructed to keep a close eye on all commodities and maintain a weekly record of their price movements.

Sri Rama Sene chief Muthalik to fight K'taka polls, says BJP ditches Hindutva

Sri Rama Sene chief Muthalik to fight K'taka polls, says BJP ditches Hindutva

Rediff.com18 Dec 2022

Muthalik said he has conducted surveys in around eight assembly constituencies and will finalise the segment in which he would be contesting soon.

'The Congress can't digest a BJP govt in South'

'The Congress can't digest a BJP govt in South'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu tells Gyan Varmathat the recent crisis in Karnataka is politically motivated