Ordinances on Agri varsities Nov 25, 2008
BANGALORE: Governor Rameshwar Thakur has promulgated two ordinances governing setting up of an horticultural university at Bagalkot and bringing in an umbrella legislation covering three agricultural universities in Bangalore, Dharwad and Raichur. The University of Horticultural Sciences (Ordinance) 2008 has been promulgated to set up the university with a focus on instruction, tra ining and research in horticulture and allied sciences with its headquarters in Bagalkot. (Express Buzz)
Inter-state kidney racket busted, 5 held Sep 2, 2008
Acting on a tip-off, the police on Sunday arrested Dasari Sudershan Yadav, 32, of Timmapurpet, Raichur, Athkuri Srinivasu, 35, of Kothapet, Bellina Sai Kumar, 42, of Pragathi Nagar, Kukatpally, Eppa Jayaram Reddy, 32, of Radha Residency, Vinay Nagar Colony, Saidabad and Turaka Pichaiah, 40, of Vinayak Nagar, Film Nagar, from Amaravathi lodge at Punjagutta and Kothapet on Sunday. The police said Srinivas and Pichaiah had sold their kidneys earlier for money and with that experience they became... (Times of India)
K'taka hikes tax to check rise in vehicles Jul 19, 2008
A steel zone will be set up in north Karnataka comprising Bellary, Koppal, Raichur, Bagalkot, Haveri and Gadag districts. Similarly, a cement zone will be established for Gulbarga, Bagalkot, Chitradurga, Belgaum and nearby districts. (India Times, India)
Karnataka 2nd phase voting begins May 16, 2008
Prominent among the 589 candidates in fray included, R V Deshapnde of Congress, bidding for a seventh successive victory in Haliyal, four time Raichur MP Venkaesh Naik from Congress, bidding to enter Assembly against his own grandson Shivannagouda Naik in Raichur, Shakuntala Shetty, BJP rebel in Puttur, Bangarappa's son-- Kumar and Madhu, waging a hurculean battle in Soraba, K S Eswarappa of BJP seeking re-election in Shimoga. Mahima Patel, son of former Chief Minister late J H Patel, is looking... (India Times)
Campaigning ends in Karnataka, polling on Friday May 15, 2008
Polling will take place tomorrow in sixty-six constituencies spread in ten districts of Raichur, Koppal, Uttara Kannada, Bellary, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Shimoga, Udupi, Chikmagalur and Dakshina Kannada. The election commission has recognised nineteen documents as alternative for Election Photo Identity Cards EPIC for polling. (All India Radio)
Rahul Gandhi to tour 10 Karnataka districts in 5 days Mar 22, 2008
The districts being covered by his itinerary are: Chamarajnagar, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli, Dharwar, Gadag, Bagalkot, Raichur, Bangalore and Bijapur. Though he will be addressing rallies from the Youth Congress platform, senior Congress leaders of the state will share the platform with him at different places keeping the elections in mind. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Second line ART from January next Dec 1, 2007
As on November this year, the centres providing ART in Karnataka are Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, Bangalore; Mysore Medical College, Mysore; Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli; Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary; district hospitals of Davangere, Mangalore, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Bijapur, Kolar, Raichur, Chamarajnagar, Hassan, Tumkur, Koppal, Shimoga and Bagalkot. We are happy that the Government has decided to start second line ART by January as we have been... (Hindu)
ACT Alert: Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Andhra Pradesh, India Jun 27, 2007
KARANATAKA: Heavy rains particularly in the northern districts of Bagalkot, Bijapur and Raichur have claimed 43 lives and rendered about 4,500 people homeless in the last two days. Eleven relief camps have been opened in these districts to provide shelter. (AlertNet)
Flood chaos cripples South Asia Jun 26, 2007
In Bagalkot, Bijapur and Raichur, the worst affected districts of Karnataka, more than 4,000 people have been left homeless after their villages submerged in flash floods. Eleven relief camps have been opened for the homeless. (BBC News)
Heavy rains kill 13o in 4 states Jun 25, 2007
In Karnataka, there was no let up in the downpour in the districts of Kodagu, the origin of the river Cauvery, Belgaum, Bijapur, Raichur, Gulbarga, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada, where normal life was severely disrupted. Three persons were washed away by flash floods in Belgaum district on Saturday while two died in Nabapura village when a house collapsed. (Asian Age)
Cauvery ruling: Karnataka CM to meet PM on February 14 Feb 13, 2007
The entire state stood for the cause of Karnataka, except for Bidar, Raichur and coastal districts. In the coastal districts, life was usual except for the closure of schools and colleges announced by the state government. (India Times, India -- Community News)
