Karnataka

Karnataka to have MoU with Chhattisgarh on power generation, supply

Hindu (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

State to build 2000 MW thermal station in Godhna

Karnataka to get 100 MW of power

Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday

BANGALORE: Power-starved Karnataka has been promised 100 megawatt of energy by the Chattisgarh government. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh met Karnataka Power Minister K S Eswarappa and gave an assurance to this effect, sources in Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) said. Singh told Eswarappa that there is a huge demand in Chattisgarh but will manage to supply 100 MW of power....

• Karnataka to get 100 MW of power from Chhattisgarh - Times of India
• Karnataka To Get 100 MW Of Power From Chhattisgarh - NHatky

TV channel soon to beam House proceedings in Karnataka?

Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

Bangalore: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker Jagadish Shettar on Friday said in the House that he was contemplating starting a television channel on the lines of the Lok Sabha channel, exclusively for telecasting the proceedings in the ...

Farmers in tax net not eligible for free power in Karnataka

Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

Yeddyurappa government to conduct energy audit

Karnataka budget: Core sector ignored

merinews - citizen powered media (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

The Karnataka budget (vide, “Karnataka Budget today”) presented by its Chief Minister-cum-Finance Minister B S Yeddyurappa has not focused on the core sector of the economy. But it has focused on whatever is core to his survival.

Bangalore pads up for IT20 battles

Times of India (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Sports Authority of Karnataka, in association with a private internet video channel Indiatech TV , is all set to unveil the cricket tournament IT20, exclusively for IT professionals in Karnataka.

Microsoft helps farmers by creating videos on best practices

Times of India (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Bangalore Microsoft Research Lab's 'Technology for Emerging Markets' programme is helping 5,000 farmers in Karnataka by producing videos for farmers in Kanakapura on improved farming techniques.

Budget anti-Dalit: DSS

Hindu (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsh Samithi said that the State Budget was “anti Dalit” as it had not allocated 23 per cent of funds for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Addressing presspersons here on ...

‘State has failed to utilise Central funds’

Hindu (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

KOLAR: The State Government has failed to utilise Central funds for implementing welfare schemes, Varthur Prakash, MLA and chairman of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board, has said. He was speaking at the inauguration of ...

PIL plea: hearing adjourned

Hindu (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday adjourned by three weeks hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition by CMH Traders and Residents Association of Indiranagar, Bangalore, challenging the acquisition of their land and ...

India: Should Pre-Marital HIV Testing Be Mandatory?

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday

In an attempt to lower HIV rates, the Indian state of Maharashtra introduced a controversial proposal earlier this year, which would make it compulsory for couples to undergo an HIV test before getting married. Similar bills have been proposed in other Indian states, such as Karnataka, Goa, and Andhra Pradesh. The proposed bill adds fuel [...]

Kannada, Andhra leaders demand classical language status for Kannada and Telugu

Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday

New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Several ministers and leaders of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on Saturday strongly pitched for conferring the Classical Language status for Kannada and Telugu languages at a seminar here. It was organized by the Karnataka Sangha, the Hampi-based Kannada University, the Kannada Development Authority, the Dravidian University in Kuppam and P.S. [...]

Truck driver killed by his Own Vehicle

"GroundReport (Free subscription) | yesterday

In a pathetic accident a truck driver was killed by his own vehicle in Bangalore.on Thursday on 17 july. Siddalingeshwra, who drove his truck from Mysore to Karnataka Soap factory premises, Bangalore found no security guard on the entrance gate of the factory. He got down fromhis truck to open the gate without switching off the engine of truck. Suddenly the truck start moving and he ran to board on...

Mysore’s charm floors scribes

Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday

MYSORE: The “City of Palaces” appears to have caught the imagination of a team of journalists from Bhopal, who are currently visiting Mysore as part of their week-long tour of Goa and Karnataka. Floored by the captivating old ...

‘Reduce entry tax on tourist vehicles’

Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday

MYSORE: The flow of tourists to Mysore city from other States has come down drastically after a steep increase in entry tax on tourist vehicles entering Karnataka, according to an assessment done by the Mysore Hotel Owners’ Association. ...