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No’ to Bannurmath, yes to Upa Lok Ayukta. Why so, Mr Governor?

It says much about the times we live in that the institution of Lok Ayukta in Karnataka has been bedevilled with controversies ever since Justice Santosh Hegde retired.
Section: Analysis  | Monday, January 23, 2012 10:13 IST

Corruption seeps into Bangalore lakes and drains

Greedy land-grabbers and corrupt administrators have caused the city’s tanks to degenerate with tanks becoming sewage tanks.
Section: India  | Friday, July 8, 2011 11:50 IST

Plan for bus corridors may be put on the road today in Bangalore

Three years after feasibility studies, the ambitious Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is all set to get off the drawing board.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, June 23, 2011 14:46 IST

BSY wins another bout with governor HR Bhardwaj

The Centre rejects governor's report but issues an advisory for BS Yeddyurappa’s government.
Section: Bangalore  | Monday, May 23, 2011 10:58 IST

Centre continues to dither; BSY safe till Sunday

The meeting chaired by prime minister Manmohan Singh was attended by Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee, SM Krishna, P Chidambaram and AK Antony.
Section: Bangalore  | Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:05 IST

Now, BJP willing to turn off the speaker

After warning of dire consequences, the BJP is now willing to sacrifice speaker Bopaiah to save the govt; chief minister seeks divine help at Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu.
Section: Bangalore  | Friday, May 20, 2011 8:05 IST

Sack BSY govt, Karnataka governor to Centre

In the report, dispatched to Delhi through his special officer, HR Bhardwaj draws President's attention to how the sanctity of the floor tests had been allegedly subverted by the Yeddyurappa government by misusing the office of the Speaker.
Section: Bangalore  | Monday, May 16, 2011 7:58 IST

Rebels caught in resort politics

Many of the disqualified MLAs, both from the BJP and independent legislators, who brewed the current crisis in Karnataka politics, are now holed up at a posh resort in the outskirts of Bangalore.
Section: Bangalore  | Friday, October 22, 2010 12:53 IST

Karnataka crisis: Deadlock continues; rebels refuse to return

The deadlock between chief minister BS Yeddyurappa’s loyalists and the rebel camp continued in Goa on Friday.
Section: India  | Saturday, October 9, 2010 11:59 IST

'Committed workers cannot be sidelined'

Eleven months after she was shunted out of BS Yeddyurappa’s cabinet, Shobha Karandlaje finally had the last laugh in the power game.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, September 23, 2010 8:45 IST
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