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Karnataka Police Election Website
2008-06-09 14:24:00 The Indian state of Karnataka recently completed a statewide election that drew the national attention. During this eventful political exercise, the Karnataka Police created a standing example of a model Citizen centric e-Governance project in the form of the website www.kspelections.com . The site is now archived since the election is over but the authorities have stated that it ...
Karnataka Governance in the BJP Era.. some thoughts
2008-06-01 06:33:00 As a follow up for the previous post regarding a management solution for dissidence in the Karnataka government and in the general interest of developing a new model of Governance in a State (Applicable to any state in India), the following thoughts are placed for public debate. Presently, in any Government the first compromise to principles ...
Karnataka (India) Politics .. BJP Era
2008-06-01 05:30:00 The Citizens of Karnataka are looking forward to a new trend in adminsitration at Karnataka following the election of BJP as the governing party. At such a time the dissidence arising due to ministry formation is a matter of disappointment for the public. It is therefore time for us to reflect how such clamouring for ministerial ...
40 killed, 60 injured in Karnataka road mishap
2008-05-29 16:46:00 At least forty persons have been killed and 60 injured when a lorry in which they were travelling skidded off a tank bed and rolled into a ditch near Arakalgud, about 35 km from Hassan in Karnataka on Thursday. More than 100 people, including women and children, had boarded the lorry and they were heading ...
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BJP winner on final Day in Karnataka
2008-05-25 19:40:00 Today?s, victory in Karnataka assembly elections has finally opened a way in front of BJP to make its first government in south without support of any other party. BJP is also very upbeat about this victory and they are now more energetic to face future elections in other states and at centre. This victory in Karnataka has even forced BJP to start dreaming of making their government in centre also; therefore, most of the top BJP leaders were also expressing similar views after the Karnataka election results.BJP?s chief ministerial candidate in Karnataka, Mr B S Yeddyurappa will take oath on 28th May and form BJP government in Karnataka. Yeddyurappa also emerged as most popular candidate for chief minister of Karnataka in most of the pre poll and exit poll survey. He is also believed to have played key role in this win of BJP in Karnataka. According to final telly of election results, BJP got 110 seats in this election and it requires support of 3 more independents, which it is likel...
Yediyurappa may take oath as Karnataka chief minister Wednesday
2008-05-25 17:42:00 Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party ministry led by B.S. Yediyurappa is likely to be sworn in Wednesday, party sources said Sunday. The election process has to be completed by Wednesday May 28 according to the schedule drawn up by the election commission. Yediyurappa will be formally elected leader of the BJP legislature party Monday. ...
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First BJP government to assume office in Karnataka on May 28
2008-05-25 14:52:00 Bangalore (ANI): The first ever BJP Government in south India will be sworn-in on May 28 with the party almost getting a majority, sources said here. B S Yeddyurappa will take oath as chief minister, the sources said, but refused to share further details. The party, on the verge of winning 111 seats, just two short of ...
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Karnataka Election Results 2008
2008-05-25 14:04:00 JD(S) which is not making much impact state and district-wise, has something to cheer about as Kumaraswamy registered a win from his contituency. So 3 Vote(s)
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Karnataka results show this is year of change: Advani
2008-05-25 13:42:00 New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Hailing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in Karnataka assembly elections, its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Sunday said 2008 would turn out to be a year of change in national politics. “After the BJP’s decisive victories in the Vidhan Sabha elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh towards the end of ...
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BJP all set to emerge as single Largest Party in Karnataka
2008-05-25 06:57:00 Finally, it is becoming clearer that BJP is all set to become the single largest party in recently held Karnataka assembly election. Present election results indicate that BJP is going to get more than 100 seats and can even get clear majority. This is really good news for BJP because BJP is waiting for these kind of results eagerly. These results if become true will definitely help BJP in making their position strong in upcoming elections. This is really a bad news for Congress and shows that people are angry with their central government policies.Also visit-Karnataka 2008 Assembly Election Results (Live Update)ArvindKatoch kgw.arvindkatoch.com
Karnataka 2008 Assembly Election Results (Live Update)
2008-05-24 20:30:00 Below find the live update of Karnataka 2008 Assembly Election results. Updating Live results. Total number of seats ? 224 Results Declared ? 154 Trends Available ? 224 Party Name Ahead Won Total Congress 20 56 77 (+8) BJP 33 79 112 (+33) JD(S) 12 16 28 (-26) Others 4 3 7 (-15) BJP Vote Share 34.6 % Congess Vote Share 35.7 % JD(S) Vote Share 18.8 % Other Vote Share 10.9% OR Visit Live Indian Election Results Refresh browser every 5 minutes Also visit-Also visit-Final Prediction of Exit Poll Karnataka Edge for BJP (Exit Poll Karnataka Elections) Karnataka Exit Poll After first phase of election Karnataka Election Battle Karnataka Election Exit Poll ResultsArvindKatoch kgw.arvindkatoch.com
Final Prediction of Exit Poll Karnataka
2008-05-23 18:50:00 Finally, third phase of elections are also over in Karnataka and now people all over India and Karnataka are waiting for the counting of voting on 25th May. From these elections, people of Karnataka want a government which can give them full five years of governance and they are opposed to any political arrangements like one seen in last elections. Therefore, win of a single party in this election is very important for providing a stable government in state otherwise political greed can again weaken the new government in state.So far, most of the exit polls are providing lot of hopes in the form of BJP emerging as single largest party in state; however, there could be shortage in seat numbers from required numbers of seats for making a government. Thus BJP may again require the support of other parties and independent in this case. In worst scenario, they may again required to approach JD(S) for making a new government OR JD(S) and Congress can make new government despite BJP emergi...
Karnataka Examination Results 2008, CET Results 2008 ,Karnataka Board Exam
2008-05-23 14:12:00 Karnataka Examination Results CET Results 2008 Karnataka Board Examination Results 2008CET Exam Results 2008 Announced on May 24, 2008 Related links karresults For more Results click here Admissions Education in India Informations in India >>> Click HereIITs IIMs NITs III-Ts Universities -; Distance Education
Edge for BJP (Exit Poll Karnataka Elections)
2008-05-17 18:54:00 Yesterday, voting for second phase of elections took place in Karnataka. With this, elections for majority of seats have already taken place, after second phase of election it is further easier for expects to predict outcome of Karnataka elections. Most of exit polls after first phase of election gave BJP a clear edge over other parties and this trend also looks to be continuing in second phase of election too.In Second phase of election, out of 66 seats BJP is expected to get 33-40 seats i.e. 2 to 9 seats more than it got in last assembly elections, where as Congress is expected to get 15-20 seats, JD(S) getting 10-15 seats and others 2-5 seats. With this prediction, it has become clearer that BJP is going to emerge as single largest party in Karnataka and there are good chances that BJP will get absolute majority in Karnataka elections.BJP already has a good hold in seats where third phase of elections will take place, therefore increasing hopes of BJP. Exact position of seats hel...
Karnataka Exit Poll After first phase of election
2008-05-12 18:24:00 In first phase, election took place for 89 seats including many seats in strong hold of JD(S); therefore, this phase was very important for the JD(S). After the 10th May elections, many TV channels and news paper presented their revised exit polls. Earlier, most of the pre-poll exit polls were favouring Congress lead government in Karnataka, however, after first poll analysts and experts are predicting good performance from BJP, while congress and JD(S) looks losing their hold.Most of the exit polls have expected 12-17 seats increase for BJP in this phase of election, while number of congress seats can decrease by 8-12 and number of JD(S) seats by 3-5. Now from these 89 seats, BJP is expected to win 29-34, Congress 21-25 and JD(S) 28-32. Overall, there are now expectations that BJP can also improve its performance in other two phases also by 15-25 seats. Therefore, BJP can expect around 27-42 seats over last assembly total of 79. If these predictions become right then BJP can get 10...
Karnataka Polls Are Voters Interested?
2008-05-08 09:09:00 Some of the political leaders are suggesting that the voter turn out this time is likely to be less than the previous time. Since this has also an impact on the results, there is some uncertainty in the air. The second pre poll survey announced yesterday has predicted that int he first phase, Congress and BJP ...
?Cong not to go for coalition in Karnataka?
2008-05-07 17:55:00 Congress president Sonia Gandhi said that only her party can provide a stable government that would complete its tenure of five years. Clcik here to read more )
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Karnataka Polls - Terrorism or Voter Apathy ?
2008-05-07 16:50:00 With merely days before the first phase of polling in Karnataka in the Assembly Elections it is puzzling how lack lustre the campaign has been till date. There has been no defining issue or slate of issues that have dominated the public debate despite the best efforts of the parties. What is even more puzzling about ...
Karnataka Elections Candidate?s Score sheet
2008-05-07 05:58:00 With only a few days before the first phase of elections in Karnataka to be held, Concerned Citizens are in search for the right candidate who deserves their vote. There are one section of voters who are firm in their conviction and they will support their choice party irrespective of what happens between now and the ...
Karnataka Election Exit Poll Results
2008-05-06 00:47:00 From 10th of May assembly elections will start in Karnataka. These elections will take place in three phases on 10th, 16th and 22nd May, 2008. These elections are very important in the national politics because these elections can tell some expected trends in next year Lok Sabha elections. For BJP, these elections are very important because BJP want to complete its dream of making first time BJP lead government in any southern state.Congress also wants to regain back their political control over Karnataka once again, whereas, JD(S) wants to play a role of king maker in Karnataka assembly. Now to know exactly which party will be able to complete its dreams, we need to wait till 25th May when counting of votes will start for elections held on 10th, 16th and 22and May. At present, there are few pre poll exit poll surveys results from various TV channels and News papers available in front of us which indicate some mood of people of Karnataka.According to most of the pre-poll surveys, Co...
Karnataka Elections.. Who Will Win?.. An open source methodology.
2008-05-05 08:32:00  We have been discussing the CNN-IBN poll on Karnataka elections in these columns. The CNN-IBN poll prediction that Congress is expected to get majority in Karnataka has been widely criticized as “motivated”. Now it is learnt that the punters have their own estimates and these estimates predict around 100 seats for BJP and around 60 ...
Karnataka Polls - Look who is playing Communal Vote Bank Politics
2008-05-03 14:29:00 The CNN-IBN’s dirty tricks department is back in action with the first phase of polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections merely a week away. This story pointed out by an Offstumped reader that appeared in the CNN-IBN is symptomatic of the kind communal vote bank politics that is being subtly injected into this race by the ...
Karnataka all set for web-based procurement
2008-05-03 02:00:00 By Our Correspondent Bangalore, May 2: The Karnataka government's e-Governance effort is set to get a shot in the arm with its e-Procurement system. The system will provide a web-based procurement system for the government and its 4 Vote(s)
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Karnataka Election Battle
2008-05-02 21:34:00 Karnataka assembly election is the next big battle in Indian politics and these elections will decide the fate of many political parties in Karnataka and centre. Elections in Karnataka will held in three phases on 10, 16 and 22 May. There are total 224 seats in Karnataka assembly and polling for 89 seats will held on 10 May, polling for 66 seats will held on 16 May and finally, polling for rest of the 69 seats will held on 22 May.The results of these polls will be available on 25 May when counting for votes will start. After Gujarat, Karnataka is the next big election battle in the Indian political world. There are three main parties contesting in these elections and they are Congress, BJP and JD(S). Earlier, JD(S) headed BJP-JD(S) combine government was present in Karnataka which failed midway due to power sharing crisis between BJP and JD(U).In last election, BJP surprised everyone by becoming the single largest party with 79 seats. In these elections, congress got 64 seats and JD...
Karnataka Polls - Dissecting CNN-IBN?s Survey Methodology
2008-05-01 16:49:00 So even before all the candidates were nominated, submitted nominations were reviewed/accepted/rejected the Clairvoyants Pollsters of CNN-IBN would like us to believe they can show us the light, never mind all previous attempts that lead us into the ditch of electoral outcomes. Yesterday Offstumped questioned what was new about CNN-IBN’s methodology, well today we take a ...
Karnataka Elections?CNN IBN Forecast Motivated?
2008-04-30 08:43:00 CNN IBN which is trying to steal a march over NDTV in Poll related coverage in India has come up with the first pre poll election survey regarding Karnataka Polls. Covering a sample size of 5124 , CNN IBN is going to town with its prediction that Congress would form the next Government in Karnataka ...
Surveillance to be stepped up on Goa-Karnataka border
2008-04-23 23:03:00 In view of increased possibility of liquor smuggling during the ensuing assembly polls in Karnataka, security and surveillance will be beefed up on the Goa-Karnataka border from April 25. “We will mount the surveillance along the Karnataka border to check the anti-social element activities and also more important smuggling of liquor through the border,” ...
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Karnataka Polls - Looks like the BJP is listening
2008-04-17 17:26:00 Hot off the press, an interview with B.S. Yedyyurappa by rediff.com It appears that the BJP has got the message from Offstumped, excerpts from the interview below What will be the prime focus of the BJP if voted to power in Karnataka? Development, development and development. We have a separate plan for Bangalore and the rest of Karnataka. ...
Karnataka Polls - Autonomy for Bangalore
2008-04-17 14:58:00 With all the 3 main players in the polls - Congress, BJP, JD-S busy sorting out domestic issues of ticket distribution, the poll time rhetoric strangely has hit an eerie silence. Even the media has been quite content playing an observer role in stark contrast to its activism during the Gujarat assembly polls. To stir the political debate, ...
Water. Badami. karnataka
2008-04-17 11:19:00 A woman giving water to a poor person in Badami. I must add that before giving him water, she gave him food, I wasn't ready to click...What else to say. Here it seems people give often and all the time. It's a way of life.
Karnataka Polls - Fallacy of OBC Reservations
2008-04-10 23:47:00 The Supreme Court verdict on 27% OBC Reservations saw predictable responses with the Congress and JD-S in Karnataka attempting to claim credit. First you had Veerappa Moily, Chairman of the Oversight Committee for implementation of 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central educational institutions and a bunch of OBC activists from Karnataka ...
Karnataka Polls - Congress Manifesto showers populism
2008-04-09 18:30:00 Dear Shri SM Krishna, Mallikarjuna Kharge, Jaffer Sharief Let me first congratulate you on the bounty of 3 crores your party has netted through application fees from budding MLA wannabees. With a 10,000 Rs entry barrier you have enlightened us the Aam Admi that only the Khaas Admi can take care of us. Dhanyavaad to you and ...
Karnataka Polls - SM Krishna?s Anti-Terrorism Record
2008-04-08 06:09:00 Terrorism takes center stage with the recently arrested SIMI activists on their way to Bangalore for narco-analysis and the confession by Sababuddin on his involvement in the IISC attack, Offstumped takes a hard look at the anti-terrorism record of the erstwhile SM Krishna led Congress government. In the aftermath of 2006 IISC attack this story appeared ...
Karnataka Polls - Of Greed and Governance
2008-04-07 06:33:00 If you could name one defining issue for the upcoming Karnataka Polls, what would it be ? Before we get to that some observations from Offstumped on the sideshow that played out on Raisina Hill this weekend. Was this the most inconsequential cabinet reshuffle by a lame duck Prime Minister in what is left of his tenure. Perhaps ...
HolidayIQ Reviews Top Karnataka Home-Stays
2008-04-06 10:16:00 Today tourists are slowly getting more comfortable and feel at home in Karnataka Home Stays compared to hotels. While the boom started in Coorg and Chikmagalur, the concept has now gained momentum in Bangalore Home Stays, Mysore Home Stays, Hampi Home Stays, Hassan Home Stays, Sakleshpur Home Stays and Dharmasthala Home Stays. The Karnataka?s Tourism Dept. is putting in place a certification process for HomeStays. HolidayIQ has been rating HomeStays through traveler reviews for the past 3 years.HolidayIQ rates HomeStays on a scale from 1 to 7, with 7 being Outstanding/near perfect/with many excellent features and 1 signifies a place that you should avoid (Terrible/not acceptable/number of major problems)The overall rating of a homestay is the average of all travellers' ratings for that homestay. Travellers rate a homestay on 9 key parameters:----Destination----S-ervice----Location----Appearanc-e----Bookings & Front Office----Service----Room----Fo-od & Drinks----ActivitiesTop K...
Rajnikanth blasts Karnataka over water project
2008-04-04 14:41:00 Tamil film star launched a blistering attack Friday against his native state Karnataka for opposing the Hogenekkal drinking water project in Tamil Nadu. “I unequivocally condemn Karnataka for this reprehensible act of denying us what is rightfully ours,” Rajnikanth said. Anger was writ large on the visage of the ageing superstar when he warned politicians in Karnataka ...
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Karnataka Polls - Now Madrassas A Rallying Point ?
2008-04-04 14:27:00 It is not without reason that Karnataka has come to symbolize the new India in the information and knowledge era. One just has to browse the mushrooming sources of online news from the second tier of urban centers of Karnataka to appreciate how the information revolution is touching the heartland. Offstumped has been routinely reviewing 3 ...
Karnataka Polls - Governance not Stability stupid !
2008-04-03 01:50:00 The stage is finally set with the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule for Karnataka. Karnataka will have three-phased assembly elections on May 10, 16 and 22… Counting of votes in the elections to the 224-member House would take place on May 25…A total of 4,00,77,666 electors would be eligible to vote While Offstumped has been debating ...
Three phased polls in Karnataka from May 10
2008-04-02 13:05:00 The Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held in three phases on 10th ,16th and 22nd May, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
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Nagarjuna Construction - NCC Infra & Maytas Infra to develop Gulbarga and S
2008-04-02 05:46:00 Bangalore, India, April 02, 2008 - Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd has announced that NCC Infrastructure Holdings Ltd and Maytas Infra Ltd, Hyderabad based construction and infrastructure development Companies on April 02, 2008 announced that they have signed a Project Development Agreement (PDA) with the Infrastructure Development Department (IDD), Government of Karnataka to develop and operate airports proposed at Gulbarga and Shimoga on a BOT basis.
Karnataka Polls - Why Populism Almost Always Fails ?
2008-04-01 22:23:00 Yesterday Offstumped took a serious view of the parochial water war that has errupted in Karnataka over the Hogenakkal project. Offstumped’s criticism of the Karnataka BJP fanning the fires has not been receieved with equal enthusiasm with some of Offstumped’s regular readers. The Hogenakkal issue may have a history here that needs to be factored. The ...
Karnataka Polls - Rahul Gandhi, Water Wars, BPL and more ?.
2008-04-01 02:23:00 A brief round-up of hot topics while Offstumped remains indisposed. The BJP seems hell bent on taking a suicidal path in Karnataka. First it was the populism of free power and now it is the parochial politics of Cauvery water sharing. If Narendra Modi in Gujarat showed the way on how to collaborate with Rajasthan to ...
Places of Trekking in karnataka
2008-03-30 05:28:00 Karnataka is a beautiful piece of land, there are many beautiful places for rock climbing and trekking The Western Ghats is a paradise for trekkers with numerous water falls and rocky mountains, national parks. This provides the inspiration for any nature lover. Starting from
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Karnataka Polls - The SIMI Factor ?
2008-03-27 17:13:00 Another short one, while Offstumped is indisposed, for all of you to dig futher into. The BJP Government in Madhya Pradesh had something to boast of today with a prize SIMI catch. Among the prominent SIMI leaders arrested were Shibly Peedicaal Abdul, wanted in connection with Mumbai train serial blasts of July 2006, former SIMI ...
Karnataka Polls - Congress factional feuds, Anti-Terrorism record
2008-03-25 18:50:00 Short one while Offstumped is on sabbatical. Rahul Gandhi did the usual rounds of tribal hamlets in Karnataka tom-tomming his commitment to Tribal issues (see Offstumped post on Rahul’s non-existent record in ever doing anything on tribal issues). The bigger story from Karnataka however was Rahul Gandhi’s visit but his sidestepping questions on projecting a ...
Laundry Day. Badami. Karnataka
2008-03-25 15:58:00 Two women doing their laundry in the sacred tank in Badami. For some reason the water was really green. Beautiful silk sarees are drying up on the stairs..
Congress to decide on Lok Sabha polls after Karnataka verdict
2008-03-25 09:58:00 It was keen on early general elections. But now the Congress party has concluded it will wait for the verdict in Karnataka to decide whether or not it should order a snap parliamentary poll.
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Karnataka Polls, Advani Memoirs and Congress clowns
2008-03-21 16:22:00 While on sabbatical Offstumped squeezed some time out to get this post in. The election commission has announced that it will hold polls in Karnataka by end of May. That is a welcome decision. This election will be an analysts nightmare given that it is the first election after delimitation - the Indian way to gerrymandering. ...
Vijay Kuruvi Movie Karnataka rights has gone for Rs 1.20 crore
2008-03-17 12:10:00 The first print ads of 'Ilayathalapathy' Vijay's Kuruvi appeared in select Tamil and English dailies on Sunday (March 16). The ad release says that the film produced by Red Giant Movies Udayanidhi Stalin and directed by Dharani is a "chitirai release"(May release). Meanwhile the news is that Kuruvi has become the hottest film in the trade. Last week we reported that Kerala theatrical rights
Tamil Nadu BJP unit slams Karnataka counterpart
2008-03-17 10:49:00 The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday criticised the Karnataka unit of the party for demanding the scrapping of a drinking water project on a Cauvery river island.
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