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- Jd-S Ready To Face Fresh Poll: Kumaraswamy (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The JD-S in Karnataka, locked in a power struggle with ally BJP, on Tuesday night said it was ready for any eventuality--either to run the government or face fresh assembly elections.
- Jd(s)-Bjp Row: Cong To Stay Out (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The power-sharing game between the Janata Dal (S) and the BJP in Karnataka is becoming more interesting after the Congress appeared disinclined to describe the H.D. Deve Gowda-led party as "communal". The JD(S) is an ally of the BJP in Karnataka.
- Uncertainty Continues In Karnataka (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The political uncertainty in Karnataka continued on Wednesday with BJP ministers in the coalition government keeping away from their offices at the Vidhana Soudha here. They have also decided not to use official facilities after resigning . . . . . .
- Congress Adopts 'Wait And Watch' Policy On Karnataka (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Congress has adopted a “wait and watch” mode in Karnataka despite reports expressing possibility of it extending outside support to the JD(S) to retain power if it severed links with the BJP.
- Karnataka Faces Mid-Term Poll As Jd(s) Holds Out (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The BJP has decided to wait for the outcome of the JD(S)’ political affairs committee meeting, scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 5, before deciding whether to pull the rug from under Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's feet.
- Karnataka: Bjp Top Meet To Take Stock Today (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has convened a meeting of its central parliament board in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon to take stock of the ongoing power tussle in Karnataka. The meeting will be held at the party headquarters.
- Deadline Day, But Cm Refuses To Resign (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
No one has blinked yet in Karnataka. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will not resign on Wednesday, the deadline for transfer of power. On the other hand, BJP ministers of his cabinet resigned to make him deliver on his part of the deal.
- Yediyurappa, Bjp Ministers Resign (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Oct 03, 2007)
Deputy Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and all BJP ministers submitted their resignations to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy late tonight.
- Collapse Of The Other 20:20 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2007)
THE Bharatiya Janata Party is bound to feel disappointed following Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumara-swamy’s decision not to resign from the post on October 3 and transfer power to it.
- Bjp Ministers Quit Karnataka Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Karnataka's political crisis reached a flashpoint on Tuesday with BJP ministers resigning en masse to protest against chief minister H D Kumaraswamy breaching the pact of transferring power to them after 20 months, which ended on Tuesday.
- Wary Congress May Support Jd(s) (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
As the JD(S) seemed to have ended its 20-month dalliance with the BJP, the possibility of Congress as a probable ally opened up.
- Foreign It Cos, Sidbi Likely To Buy 25% In Mennen Aviation (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Mauritius-based gaming firm Pallagames and UK-based IT firm Trilogix along with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) are close to picking up around 25% stake in Mennen Aviation and Hospitality (MAHL), a Mumbai-based, real estate . . . .
- Cm Blames Bjp For Delay (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy today blamed coalition partner BJP for delay in the transfer of power as “it was not ready to ‘sit and talk’ with him to thrash out the modalities.”
- Drama In Karnataka: Bjp Ministers Resign, But Not Kumaraswamy (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The power struggle between Karnataka's ruling coalition partners showed no sign of resolution today with JD(S) refusing to pass the baton to BJP whose ministers resigned en masse even as the saffron party kept the doors of negotiations open.
- Gowda Unhappy With Bjp Setting Deadline (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The former Prime Minister and JD (S) supremo, H.D. Deve Gowda, on Tuesday took a swipe at the Bhartiya Janata Party for setting a deadline for his son, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, to resign and pave way for power transfer in Karnataka.
- Partner Pulls ‘Loophole’ Stunt On Partner (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
BJP ministers in Karnataka resigned en masse today after ruling ally Janata Dal (Secular) cited what sources said was a “loophole” to disown the power-share deal the partners had signed in February last year.
- Congress Wants Early Elections In Karnataka (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
In the midst of the power struggle between the BJP and its alliance partner in Karnataka JD(S), the Congress has decided that it would do everything to force an election in the state.
- Karnataka: All Bjp Ministers Resign But Cm Isn’T Signing (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The crisis in the 20-month old JDS-BJP government deepened today with all the BJP ministers deciding to submit their resignations to chief minister Mr HD Kumaraswamy. The en masse resignations of the 18 BJP ministers in the 34-member Kumaraswamy. . .
- Kumaraswamy Not To Step Down; Bjp Ministers Submit Resignations (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 03, 2007)
BJP leaders asked to wait for decision of JD(S) Political Affairs Committee on Friday
Chief Minister says he can prove his majority in the House
Talk of Congress extending support to JD(S)
- Bjp Ministers Resign, Jd(s) Unmoved (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The political drama in Karnataka reached a flash point on Tuesday with the BJP Ministers in the coalition Government submitting their resignation en masse to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy following the latter's failure in stepping down and paving . . . .
- Community Development Office To Reach Out To Nris (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
To provide a direct interface between the Indian government and NRIs in the US, a Community Development Officer (CDO) has been appointed in Washington by Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs.
- Bjp Ministers Resign; Jd(s) Feels The Heat (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Apparently still not giving up hope that power would be transferred to it, the BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday mounted pressure on ally JD(S) with all its ministers in the coalition government resigning as chief minister HD Kumaraswamy failed to quit.
- Bjp Ministers Resign, Jd-S To Decide In Delhi On Fri. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The political crisis in Karnataka is all set to shift stage to New Delhi with the Janata Dal(S) stating that the final decision on the transfer of power to its coalition partner, the BJP, would be made at its national executive meeting on October 5.
- Jd(s) Ready To Face Fresh Poll: Kumaraswamy (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The JD(S) in Karnataka, locked in a power struggle with ally BJP, on Wednesday night said it was ready for any eventuality--either to run the government or face fresh assembly elections.
- Sinha, Gowda Meet To Break Power Transfer Deadlock (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
With hours ticking by for the final countdown for handing over the reins of power in Karnataka from the JD(S) to the BJP on October 3 under the 20-month-each power-sharing formula, leaders of the two coalition partners will be holding separate . . . . .
- Big Gains For Janata Dal (Secular) (Hindu, T.S. Ranganna , Oct 01, 2007)
The Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka has won more than a fourth of the wards in the elections to the 209 urban local bodies.
- Ballot In Bangalore (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 01, 2007)
A power-sharing pact was forged 20 months ago in Karnataka. It was agreed that the JD(S), having walked out of the ruling coalition with the Congress and paired up with the BJP to form a new government led by H.D. Kumaraswamy, would transfer . . . .
- Changing Fortunes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 01, 2007)
At a time when suspense is building up over the transfer of chief ministership from JD(S) to the BJP in Karnataka, the results of the elections to 209 urban local bodies (ULBs) across the state have thrown up some surprises.
- Pole-Positioned Jd (S) Poll-Ready? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
You have reasons - to win and lose both. On Sunday, senior leaders of all three major parties - JD (S), BJP and Congress - came out with their own arguments defending their performance.
- Nimhans Wins Case Consumer Court Loses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) has won its case against a consumer court order in which the district consumer forum (Bangalore Urban IV Additional) had ordered it to pay Rs 3 lakh to a family, whose son had died . . .
- Women Benefit More From Social Transformation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
In Kerala, Mizoram, Delhi and Chandigarh, with high female literacy and work participation, violence against women is also high. Gendered constraints exist even among the relatively more egalitarian tribal people.
- Model Monsoon Tracker Goes Kaput (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Oct 01, 2007)
A new monsoon forecasting strategy adopted by scientists appears to have failed in its very first year with rainfall exceeding normal despite a 7 per cent below-normal prediction.
- Karnataka To Ban Cell Phones In Schools, Colleges (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
The Karnataka government has decided to go ahead with its decision to ban use of cellular phones in all schools and colleges in the state from October 5.
- Power Transfer In Karnataka Unlikely In The Coming Week (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 01, 2007)
The transfer of power issue, which has shattered the bonhomie between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party, took a new twist on Sunday with the JD (S) ruling out any fresh round of discussions with its coalition partner . . . .
- “Japanese Energy Security Is Dependent On The Indian Navy” (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 01, 2007)
Yasukuni Enoki returned home today after a total of six years in India as Ambassador, in two spells. He has relinquished charge at a time when both countries are seeking to upgrade their ties to the strategic level.
- An Unavoidable Divorce (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 01, 2007)
Marriages, at least modern ones, need the concurrence of both parties; but more often than not, divorces are forced by one of them.
- No Thaw In Bjp-Jd(s) Ties In Karnataka (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
With the Janata Dal (Secular) leading in the urban local bodies' polls on Sunday and coalition partner BJP being relegated to the third place, the JD(S) headed by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda is reported to have set some fresh conditions on . . . .
- Gowda, Sinha Discuss Political Crisis In Karnataka (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Amid the uncertainty over the October 3 power transfer in Karnataka, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Sunday met JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda and held discussions on the political crisis faced by the coalition partners in the state.
- Gowda Softens, Will Talk To Bjp (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Sep 29, 2007)
Informed sources indicated that Mr Gowda has softened up and will meet the BJP leaders even without the party taking any action against Mr Sriramulu.
- India Supports Palestine’S Struggle For Homeland (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
While External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met President of the Palestine Authority Mahmoud Abbas in New York, Minister of State E Ahamed met a host of top leaders from Palestine, besides the King of Jordan.
- Enhanced Care (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 29, 2007)
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), established 160 years ago as a lunatic asylum, is today one of Asia’s most reputable hospitals.
- Bjp Makes Last Ditch Effort To Save Alliance (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The central leadership of the BJP on Friday rushed its vice-president and Karnataka affairs in-charge Yashwant Sinha to Bangalore in an apparent bid to bring the defiant JD(S) leaders to the discussion table over the scheduled transfer of power on . . . .
- Banking Gains (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 29, 2007)
KARNATAKA has been a cradle of banking in India. Seven of India’s major banks originated in the State – Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, Corporation Bank, Vijaya Bank, Karnataka Bank, Vysya Bank and the State Bank of Mysore.
- Industrial Leap (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 29, 2007)
SPEARHEADING the drive to make Karnataka an industrial powerhouse, the Directorate of Industries and Commerce has been wooing industrialists, facilitating investments, planning roadshows, offering easy access to government departments . . . .
- Superpower State (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 29, 2007)
Karnataka has evolved into one of India’s most dynamic States thanks to, among other things, a vibrant industrial base.
- Rivetting Political Drama: Theatre Of The Absurd (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Sep 29, 2007)
The BJP will have to swallow a lot of pride if it were to accept Gowda's terms and conditions.
- Mess In Bangalore (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2007)
The transfer of power drama in Karnataka is fast turning into a farce which is hardly edifying for either the BJP or the JD(S). According to the agreement entered into by both the parties 20 months ago when the JD(S) walked out of its alliance . . . .
- Sc Orders Halt To Ap Muslim Quota (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Not convinced with the Andhra Pradesh and Centre’s stand that the four per cent reservation to Muslims in state was made after proper identification of the deserving backwards in the community, the Supreme Court today restrained the state from . . . .
- Fairly Good Job (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 29, 2007)
Reports that the rural jobs programme will be extended countrywide acquire a special aura, because policywise so little moves in this government.
- Bkc Elected India's Representative To Cpa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman B K Chandrashekar has been elected as India's Representative to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). He will be India's representative for CPA for a period of three years.
- Below B++ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The FICCI-Ernst & Young Real Estate Report 2007 can be read in many ways. But of course what has attracted notice is Delhi vs Mumbai.
- Kumaraswamy Denies Reports Of Stepping Down On Oct 3 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday denied media reports that he would step down on October three to handover power to the coalition partner BJP as per the pre-government formation agreement.
- Bjp Moves Closer To Talks With Gowda (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Sep 29, 2007)
The BJP today moved a step closer to resuming talks with former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and his JD (S) by getting its tourism minister B Sriramulu to “clarify” that he had not charged Chief Minister H D Kumarswamy of attempting to murder him.
- In Public Interest (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 29, 2007)
PUBLIC sector utilities such as the Postal Department, the Department of Telecommunications and the Railways have been playing a key role in propelling Karnataka forward.
- New Twist To Karnataka Drama (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Karnataka tourism minister Mr B Sriramulu today gave a new twist to the power transfer row in the state clarifying that he had not charged chief minister Mr HD Kumaraswamy with attempt to murder him.
- High Drama Over Transfer Of Power (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The father-son duo of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is known to talk in different voices while striving to achieve the same political objectives.
- India Job Scheme 'Disappointing' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
India's most ambitious scheme ever to lift people out of poverty has met with largely disappointing results in its first year, studies suggest.
- Kumaraswamy Says He Will Quit On Oct 3 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said today he would step down on October 3 as per the power-sharing accord with the BJP.
- Does India Need Bt Brinjal? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Sep 28, 2007)
On September 16, at the same time that Greenpeace was holding a protest against Bt brinjal, outside Krishi Bhavan, the ICAR Director-General was making a strong plea for genetically modified (GM) crops.
- Gowda And Son Blow Hot And Cold (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Mr Gowda told reporters that his son would continue in power as long as he enjoyed the support of the MLAs of both parties. He said: "I am more concerned about my son's welfare now and not about power transfer."
- Wb Gives $64 M To State For Tank Management (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
US $32 million is from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and has 20 years of maturity including five years of grace period.
- ‘Action-Oriented Focus, Not Long Reports, Needed’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi wants an “action-oriented” focus on issues and not long-winding reports.
- Bmic: Apex Court Restrains Karnataka (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 28, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the Karnataka Government from proceeding further with the notification of September 17 inviting global bids from companies or consortiums for development of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure . . . .
- Cm Says He’Ll Quit On Time: Oct. 3 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Thursday that he would "quit on October 3" as planned earlier, even though his father and Janata Dal (S) president H.D. Deve Gowda pulled out of talks with the BJP over the transfer of power . . . .
- A Party Game Called Musical Chairs (Indian Express, SANDEEP SHASTRI, Sep 27, 2007)
The intrigue and uncertainty that Karnataka politics has been witness to in recent months will reach a climax in the first week of October when the transfer of chief ministership is scheduled to take place.
- Karnataka: Jd-S Suspends Talks With Bjp (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
In a sudden development, Janata Dal-Secular has suspended its negotiations with the Bharatiya Janata Party on the transfer of power in Karnataka.
- Kalam To Be Given Basava Puraskara (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
Basava Puraskara will be presented to former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in a function to be organised in front of Vidhana Soudha on Friday.
- Culture Policing In Schools (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 27, 2007)
The nationwide Adolescence Education Programme (AEP), conceived by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), is under review following protests from some State governments.
- Talks On Transfer Of Power Suspended (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
The political scenario in Karnataka took a dramatic turn on Wednesday with discussions between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party on transfer of power being suspended.
- Managing B-Schools (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Sep 27, 2007)
There is much good work that has been done in the education sector in the last few decades both within the Government sector and outside it.
- Bjp Seeks Divine Help In Karnataka (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
With barely a week to go for the power transfer from the Janata Dal-Secular to the BJP, the Right-wing leader and Karnataka's deputy chief minister, Mr B Yediyurappa, is seeking divine help.
- Mysore Bookstore Opens With 200,000 English Titles! (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
So, you thought the book-reading habit was on the decline? A bookstore that has opened here with over 200,000 titles in English and 80,000 in the local Kannada language is set to prove you wrong.
- ‘Traditional Crops Best Suited For Country’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
His unassuming nature may let others take him easily as yet another Indian farmer, which he is not.
- Kharge: Congress Responsible For Development Of State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee M. Mallikarjun Kharge and the former Chief Minister and leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly, N. Dharam Singh, on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal . . . .
- Ramlila At Red Fort (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Sep 26, 2007)
After cleaning up the environs and banning public functions near this ancient monument, it was restored to its past glory.
- Congress Basks In Son-Shine (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi named her son Rahul one of the general secretaries of her party in a move seen as mixing youth with experience ahead of the general elections widely expected to be held before schedule.
- Moily, The Star On Congress Firmament (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Sep 25, 2007)
As the party revamp has been made with an eye on the possible mid-term poll, Moily's task as chairman of the DEPCO becomes important from this point of view.
- Cabinet Shuffle Eye On Calendar (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The changes in the Congress organisation have set off speculation that a cabinet shuffle is in the offing.
- In Ram’S Name (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 25, 2007)
THE emotive nature of the Ram Sethu issue is manifest in what has happened in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the last few days.
- Digvijay For U.P., Arunkumar For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
On the reconstituted All-India Congress Committee, Andhra Pradesh leader Arun Kumar has been appointed general secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Motilal Vora will remain treasurer with additional charge of Administration.
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