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Bypoll results: Victories in Karnataka, MP; good show in Delhi pep up Cong

The Congress received a leg-up in the assembly bypolls across states as the grand old party registered two neat victories in Karnataka, one in BJP-ruled Madhya Pardesh and significantly increased its vote share in AAP-dominated Delhi.In Congress-ruled Karnataka, party nominees Kalale N Keshavamurthy and Geetha Mahadevaprasad won both the Nanjangud and Gundlupet assembly seats despite an aggressive campaigning by state BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa, who was quick to concede defeat. The bypolls were described by Yeddyurappa as a semi-final ahead of the assembly elections next year. Another reason for the Congress managers to be happy with the Karnataka bypolls was that party veteran SM Krishna, who recently joined the BJP and campaigned for the saffron party, could not swing the votes of his influential Vokkaliga community to the saffron party.In a way, the Karnataka win strengthened the position of chief minister Siddaramaiah, against whom the BJP has been running a propaganda campaign ..

Karnataka govt asks officials to learn Kannada

Notice stated that Kannada is administrative language in the state and should be implemented

Karnataka CM presents populist budget ahead of Assembly elections

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah turned populist in his last budget ahead of the assembly elections next year, announcing infrastructure projects for Bengaluru, replicating Amma's canteen, the affordable food outlet for urban workers and over Rs 6,000 crore grant to OBC, SC and ST Communities.The budget proposal comes at a time when Karnataka's GDP is expected to grow slower to 6.9 per cent from 7.3 per cent on account of decline in growth in service and manufacturing. The services sector, largely the software export sector, expects to grow to 8.5 per cent, down from 10.4 per cent last year. Industrial growth is expected to reduce by half to 2.2 per cent from over 4.9 per cent last year.This did not dither Siddaramaiah to roll out sops, including cutting down taxes on beer and wine and capping movie tickets at Rs 200. He also announced several infrastructure projects for Bengaluru, a city that is plagued with challenges, including roads, public toilets and pavements. The ...

Karnataka uses Aadhaar IDs to credit subsidy to bank accounts of one million farmers

The Karnataka government on Tuesday credited input subsidy of Rs 671 crore

Karnataka: Boy bleeds to death after road accident, onlookers click photos

The boy lay bleeding with an agonising pain for about 25 minutes before he was rushed to a hospital

Karnataka to woo NRIs to invest in state

'More than 6,000 NRIs have registered with 14 states having stalls in an exhibition area'

ACB raids residences, offices of 4 govt officials in Karnataka

IG of Police MA Saleem and Additional DGP Gagan Deep of the watchdog supervised the searches

Karnataka plans Wi-Fi connectivity in villages for internet-based services

The state rolled out a pilot in 11 panchayat headquarters to test the concept before expanding across the state

No graft in steel flyover project: Siddaramaiah

BJP, was spreading lies on the project, says Karnataka CM

Government not to take over temples, religious institutes, says Karnataka minister

There was no proposal before the government to appoint an endowment officer to control the Sree Ramachandrapura Math

Karnataka to foster economic ties with Polish region

Indian Ambassador to Poland Ajay Bisaria was also present on the occasion

Karnataka bends to SC, agrees to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to TN till Oct 6

The apex court had on September 30 directed Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

K J George back in cabinet after clean chit in DSP suicide case

George had resigned on July 18, soon after a court in Madikeri in Kodagu district directed police to register an FIR against him

Karnataka trying to create a constitutional crisis: S Ramadoss

He said Karnataka's statement that it has no water to release was a lie

Karnataka looks to boost investment image by focusing on growth of women entrepreneurs

The state has organised an event called ThinkBig 2016 for women entrepreneurs to help them get more business

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah orders actions against 20 govt officials in encroachment case

Admitting that mistakes have been committed by officials also, he had said action will be initiated against them after inquiry

Protests over water verdict disrupts life in Karnataka

At Navalgund in Dharwad district, police fired teargas and resorted to caning near a bus depot to disperse an angry mob

Karnataka for more autonomy to states in State List subjects

Steps should be taken to institutionalise the process of involving states in finalising the terms of reference of future Finance Commissions

Karnataka sounds flood alert as excess water is released in Krishna

Bridges across the river and its tributaries in low-laying areas are overflowing with rain water, disrupting vehicular traffic in the districts

Heavy rains raise water levels in Karnataka dams

Heavy rains were reported in many parts of the coastal areas and south and north interior parts of the state