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Everything you need to know about Hubli Bengeri: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Kannada poet Basavanna's birth anniversary observed in Delhi

May 14, 2013 at 1:10 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): 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.

Congress will give world class infrastructure to 'Bengaluru': PM

April 29, 2013 at 8:12 PM

Bangalore/Hubli, April 29 (IANS) The Congress would build world class infrastructure in 'Bengaluru' if voted to power again in Karnataka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday while attacking the ruling BJP for its "corruption" which had stalled the development of the city and the state.

BJP's graft stalled Karnataka's development, says PM

April 29, 2013 at 6:12 PM

Hubli (Karnataka), April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said that corruption in the BJP government in Karnataka had hit the state's development and urged people to vote for the Congress in the May 5 assembly polls.

Karnataka Congress vows to establish fast-track courts for terrorism-related cases

April 24, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Bangalore, Apr. 24 (ANI): The Congress Party, which released its manifesto for the May 5 Karnataka assembly elections here on Wednesday, promised a agricultural commission for price regulation of commodities and a committee for dealing with cases of terrorist attacks and crimes against women and girls.

Goa BJP warns media against biased reports on entry tax

April 22, 2013 at 1:16 PM

Panaji, April 22 (IANS) The ruling BJP in Goa Monday warned the media against publishing "biased" reports about a stand-off between the state government and transport operators over a controversial entry tax imposed last week.

Congress begins candidate screening for Karnataka poll

March 25, 2013 at 9:06 PM

New Delhi/Bangalore, March 25 (IANS) The Congress Monday began screening aspirants to contest the May 5 Karnataka assembly poll and hoped to release the first list by this month end.

Karnataka bans sub-standard drugs, disinfectant

March 11, 2013 at 8:27 PM

Bangalore, March 11 (IANS) Karnataka's health and family welfare department Monday banned the sale and use of some allopathic tablets and a disinfectant fluid with immediate effect after they were tested and found to be sub-standard.

Only 7 express, two passenger trains for Karnataka in rail budget

February 26, 2013 at 10:35 PM

Bangalore, Feb 26 (IANS) The railway budget, presented in parliament by Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Tuesday, has proposed to introduce only seven express trains and two passenger trains from and within Karnataka in fiscal 2013-14.

Congress hand in ministers' resignation: Shettar

February 22, 2013 at 7:22 PM

Hubli (Karnataka), Feb 22 (IANS) Rattled by a spate of resignations of ministers and legislators from Karnataka's ruling BJP, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Friday said Congress was behind the development as it wanted to pull down his government.

Not possible to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, says Jagadish Shettar

February 18, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Hubli (Karnataka), Feb. 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has said that releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu is not possible at present in the wake of drought situation and acute drinking water scarcity in the state.

BJP to decide action against Karnataka rebels Wednesday

December 11, 2012 at 6:48 PM

Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 11 (IANS) Karanataka's ruling BJP will Wednesday decide on action to be taken against 14 of its assembly members for defying a diktat to stay away from the formal launch of former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's new party.

BJP government faces threat as Yeddyurappa launches party (Roundup)

December 9, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Haveri (Karnataka), Dec 9 (IANS) The BJP government in Karnataka faced a serious threat Sunday as 13 of its 118 legislators defied a diktat and attended the launch of a party by former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa here.

Karnataka BJP ministry in trouble, minister loyal to Yeddyurappa quits

December 9, 2012 at 12:52 AM

Hubli (Karnataka) Dec 9 (IANS) The BJP ministry in Karnataka was in serious trouble late Saturday as one minister loyal to the party's former leader B. S. Yeddyurappa said he had quit the cabinet and a few other ministers said they were ready to do so.

Karnataka seeks Interpol help to nab three terror suspects

October 28, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Bangalore, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka Police are seeking the help of Interpol to extradite from Saudi Arabia three terror suspects wanted for their alleged role in planning to attack noted politicians, religious heads and media persons in the state, a senior police official said Sunday.

Mahavir's non-violence is epicenter of world religion: Experts

October 3, 2012 at 12:20 PM

AICC Gen Sec- Janardan Dwivedi has said that our country has always followed and maintained the philosophy of tolerance and non-violence, giving due respect to diversity in multicultural world

Karnataka braces for Thursday shutdown

September 19, 2012 at 10:13 PM

Bangalore, Sep 19 (IANS) With the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka extending support to the nationwide shutdown Thursday, the police has been put on high alert to maintain law and order across the state. About 17,000 policemen have been deputed in the capital alone.

Doctor held in Karnataka, arrests total 14

September 3, 2012 at 5:29 PM

Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) A doctor has been arrested for alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT and HuJI, taking the number detained mainly in Karnataka in the last five days to 14, police said Monday.

Arrests of terror suspects in Karnataka rises to 14

September 3, 2012 at 2:57 PM

Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested a doctor for alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT and HuJI, taking the number of people detained in the state in the last five days to 14, police said Monday.

One more terror suspect held in Bangalore, total now 13

September 2, 2012 at 6:57 PM

Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested one more person with alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT and HuJI, taking the number of people detained in the state in the last five days to 13, a police officer said Sunday.

Special team to probe Karnataka terror suspects' links

September 1, 2012 at 6:09 PM

Bangalore, Sep 1 (IANS) The Karnataka crime branch Saturday set up a special team to investigate the terror links of a dozen youths arrested this week and unravel their plans to carry deadly attacks in the state with support from banned outfits LeT and HuJi.

Muslim grouping seeks fair probe in Karnataka terror case

August 31, 2012 at 11:29 PM

Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) A Muslim federation of over dozen organisations Friday sought a quick and fair investigation into the arrest of 11 youth suspected to have links with banned terror outfits LeT and HuJi and plotting to carry terrors attacks in the city.

Terror suspects families cry foul over arrests

August 31, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) The families of 11 terror suspects apprehended in Karnataka Friday expressed shock and disbelief over their arrests on charges of links with banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islam (Huji) and plotting terror attacks in the state.

11 terror suspects held, catastrophe averted

August 30, 2012 at 8:19 PM

Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) Eleven people planning to assassinate leading Karnataka politicians, some journalists and Hindu leaders on the ordrs of Pakistan-based terror outfits have been arrested in Karnataka, a police officer said Thursday.

Journalist among five arrested in Bengaluru for links with Indian Mujahideen

August 30, 2012 at 7:55 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 30 (ANI): Bengaluru Police on Thursday arrested a journalist, reportedly employed with an English daily, for alleged links with the Indian Mujahideen.

Journalist among nine held for terrorist links

August 30, 2012 at 3:07 PM

Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested nine people, one of them said to be a journalist with an English daily here, for alleged links with terrorist outfits, police sources said.

Karnataka crisis: D V Gowda resigns from CM post, Jagdish Shettar set for new CM

July 11, 2012 at 1:46 PM

Bhartiya Janta Party leader D V Sadanand Gowda, who first was assessed loyalist to strong BJP leader of Karnataka and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa that later turned to later's opponent, on Wednesday has reportedly submitted his resignation to Karnataka Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj.........

Shettar stakes claim to form government

July 11, 2012 at 1:20 PM

Bangalore, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) legislative leader Jagadish Shettar Wednesday staked claim to form the ruling party's third government in Karnataka. He will be sworn in as chief minister Thursday.

Shettar to be Karnataka CM Thursday, jockeying for power on (Roundup)

July 10, 2012 at 8:40 PM

Bangalore, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar is all set to take oath as chief minister Thursday amid indications that the unabashed jockeying for power in his Bharatiya Janata party is set to dog him and the state.

Shettar to take oath as Karnataka CM Thursday, power struggle continues

July 10, 2012 at 6:24 PM

Bangalore, July 10 (IANS) The warring factions in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday finally paved the way for Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar to take over as chief minister from D.V.Sadananda Gowda but continued to fight for a share in power.

Shettar is Karnataka's new chief minister (Evening Lead)

July 8, 2012 at 4:40 PM

New Delhi/Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Desperate to prevent a split in the party and save its government in Karnataka, the BJP Sunday announced that Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar will be the new chief minister, replacing D.V. Sadananda Gowda.

Shettar rose from ABVP and RSS ranks (Profile)

July 8, 2012 at 1:12 PM

Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Jagadish Shettar, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) third chief minister in four years in Karnataka, has risen from the ranks of the RSS and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

DJB says Delhi's water distribution not being privatized

July 5, 2012 at 9:12 PM

New Delhi, July 5 (ANI): The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Thursday rejected media reports of it being privatised, saying that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has only encouraged and sanctioned the DJB's move to go in for a public-private partnership model.

L&T bags orders worth Rs.1,076 crore in Q1 of 2012-13

June 15, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Friday said it has bagged new orders worth Rs.1,076 crore across various businesses during the first quarter of the current financial year.

Cyrus Mistry meets Naveen Patnaik in Odisha

June 13, 2012 at 2:39 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 13 (ANI): Tata Group Chairman designate Cyrus Mistry met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here, with a motive to discuss the progress of the six million-tonne plant in the state.

Shutdown hits India's tech hub partially

May 31, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) Protest shutdown against steep petrol price hike Thursday partially affected India's tech hub with leading IT firms, including Infosys Ltd and multinationals logging out, even as normal life remained paralysed across Karnataka.

Karnataka shuts down to protest petrol price hike

May 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) The shutdown against the petrol price hike Thursday paralysed life across Karnataka, as state-run and private buses remained off the roads, shops and hotels were closed, and schools and colleges declared a day's holiday.

Rescue operation almost over at Hampi Express collision site: Railway PRO(Update: Hampi)

May 22, 2012 at 5:14 PM

New Delhi/ Penukonda, May 22 (ANI): The public relations officer (PRO) of Indian Railways, Anil Saxena, on Tuesday said that rescue operations at the train collision site at Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh is almost over with most passengers being sent to their respective destinations safely.

Roy visits train accident site

May 22, 2012 at 4:57 PM

Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Mukul Roy Tuesday visited the scene of the train disaster in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.

Hampi Express accident in Andhra Pradesh; Indian Railways to induct TPWS

May 22, 2012 at 3:37 PM

Bangalore, May 22 (ANI): Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Tuesday expressed anguish over the ghastly train accident that took place in Andhra Pradesh, and announced that the Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) presently in use across the entire UK passenger railway network would be inducted in the Indian Railways soon to avoid further accidents.

14 killed as Hampi Express hits stationary train in Andhra Pradesh

May 22, 2012 at 11:29 AM

Bangalore, May 22 (ANI): At least fourteen persons were killed and 30 others injured on Tuesday when the Bangalore-bound Hampi Express overshot a signal and collided with a stationary goods train at Andhra Pradesh's Penneconda Station.

Hampi Express rams with stationary goods train; 15 killed, several injured

May 22, 2012 at 10:59 AM

A Bangalore bound Express train (Train No.16591) coming from Hubli on Tuesday morning rammed with a stationary goods train at Penukonda station in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district leaving 15 killed and over 70 reportedly injured........

15 killed as Hampi Express hits stationary train in Andhra

May 22, 2012 at 9:55 AM

Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.

15 dead in Andhra train accident

May 22, 2012 at 8:51 AM

Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.

Basavanna's birth anniversary observed in Delhi

April 24, 2012 at 5:08 PM

New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): A large numbers of Kannada writers, artists and academicians from the national capital on Tuesday celebrated the birth anniversary of the 12th century poet Basavanna, who was a noted mystic and ardent social reformer.

Kannadigas' urge Centre to clear all pending projects of Karnataka

April 9, 2012 at 7:29 PM

New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): The two-day 29th National Conference of the Kannada speaking people, which ended here on Sunday, urged the Central Government to clear all pending projects of Karnataka.

Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrated in New Delhi

November 1, 2011 at 5:37 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (ANI): large number of Kannada writers, artists, professors, and academicians celebrated Karnataka Rajyotsava here today.

Congress slams BJP for inviting confrontations

January 28, 2011 at 9:28 PM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday pulled up the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that whenever they fall weak, they come up with a communal issue.

Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa rules out resigning over land scam issue

November 21, 2010 at 12:14 PM

Hubli (Karnataka)/ New Delhi, Nov 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday ruled out the possibility of resigning from office over the land scam issue, asserting that he had done nothing wrong.

Yeddyurappa rules out resigning over land scam issue

November 20, 2010 at 4:05 PM

Hubli (Karnataka), Nov 20 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa ruled out his resignation on Saturday over the land scam issue, asserting that he had done nothing wrong and that there was no question of a change in leadership in the remaining two-and-half-years of the State Government's term.

Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrated in New Delhi

November 1, 2010 at 5:14 PM

New Delhi, Nov.1 (ANI): A large number of Kannada writers, artists, professors, and academicians celebrated Karnataka Rajyotsava here on Monday.

Karnataka Police detains five for role in Bangalore blasts

April 21, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Hubli (Karnataka), Apr 21 (ANI): The Karnataka Police has detained five people for questioning for their alleged role in the bomb blasts at Bangalore's M Chinnaswamy Stadium last week.

Getting a passport could soon be hassle free

March 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM

New Delhi, Mar.7 (ANI):If long queues outside shoddy passport offices gives you the jitters and, the thought of brokers and touts stops you from getting your passport by right, here is some good news for passport seekers.

Slowly receding floods give a ray of hope, says Andhra Pradesh CM

October 3, 2009 at 9:53 PM

Hyderabad, Oct.3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah on Saturday said that the floodwaters, caused by heavy downpour for the last three days, have started receding slowly in Andhra Pradesh.

Classical vocalist Gangubai Hangal passes away

July 21, 2009 at 11:54 AM

Hubli (Karnataka), July 21 (ANI): Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Gangubai Hangal passed away at a hospital here on Tuesday after a brief illness.

A competition where 'inoffensive abuses' won prize

December 28, 2008 at 3:48 PM

Bangalore, Dec 28 (IANS) Savita and Gangadhar Hiremath, married for more than five decades, argued, quarrelled and abused each other - and had the audience in splits, as they walked away with the first prize at this unique 'abuse without offending' competition in Karnataka.

Abuse without offending, win a prize

December 26, 2008 at 5:40 PM

Bangalore, Dec 26 (IANS) Roll up your sleeves and let the abuses fly. Don't worry, you won't receive a sound thrashing, but in fact if your choice of expletives are entertaining enough and inoffensive, you might just be awarded in this unique competition in Karnataka.

On Eid, Bangalore Muslims condemn Mumbai terror attacks

December 9, 2008 at 8:31 PM

Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) Thousands of Muslims thronged Idgah grounds and mosques in and around Bangalore to celebrate Eid-ul-Zuha Tuesday with religious fervour. Many mosques put up banners condemning terrorism in the wake of the Nov 26 Mumbai attacks.

Uma Bharti heeds 'intuition', files nomination from Tikamgarh

November 7, 2008 at 5:57 PM

Bhopal, Nov 7 (IANS) After initially denying she would contest, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Bharatiya Jan Shakti (BJS) party president Uma Bharti Friday filed her nomination from Tikamgarh constituency for the Nov 27 assembly elections.

Dasmunshi says Bengal government has to take care of Singur farmers

October 6, 2008 at 8:02 PM

Malda (West Bengal), Oct 5 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi said here today that the West Bengal Government would have to take responsibility of the farmers who had parted with their land for Tata Motors small car project at Singur.

Sun Ray Solar Museum, a ray of hope for farmers

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

By K G Vasuki

Sun Ray Solar Museum, a ray of hope for farmers

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Hubli (Karnataka), July 2 (ANI): An exclusive first ever solar museum called 'Sun Ray Solar Museum' in Hubli in Karnataka is able to address the issues affecting the farmers in the State.

Sun Ray Solar Museum, a ray of hope for farmers

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

By K G Vasuki

Hung Assembly, 08 for K'taka: Reality or illusion

May 17, 2008 at 12:00 AM

After the completion of the second phase of polling on Friday with nearly 60 percent polling, campaigning for the third phase

Yahya, a suspected terrorist arrested in Bangalore

February 23, 2008 at 1:01 AM

The Corps of Detectives (CoD) arrested Yahya Kammukutty, a software engineer on the charges of suspected terrorist link in Bangalore on