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Karnataka seeks classic language status for Kannada |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
An all-party delegation from Karnataka, led by state CM B S Yeddyurappa, met Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and sought classical language status for Kannada.
They requested Patil to consider this long pending demand at the earliest. Giving an assurance to the delegation, the home minister said that a committee of linguistic experts was looking into the demand for categorization of languages as classical languages.
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Sugarcane production in Karnataka heading for a slump |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
Sugarcane output in Karnataka could drop by as much as 18% during the October 2008-September 2009 sugar year from its 2007-08 peak even as four new mills are expected to commence crushing this season.
Karnataka is one of the country’s major producers of sugar, accounting for nearly 10% of the national output. Forecasts indicate that the national output could decrease by 20%, driven by a fall in area under cultivation. Sugarcane production follows a three-year cycle, 2007-08 expected to be a year of peak output.
“The state had a production of about 25 lakh tonne in 2006-07, which should be rising to over 28 lakh tonne this year. In 2008-09 we are preparing for a fall in sugar production as cane production is slated to decline,” a top industry source said.
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Karnataka CM upsets farmers |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
 Chief minister Mr BS Yeddyurappa's decision against providing free power to all the farmers has jolted the party cadres and the farmers in particular while predictably delighting the Opposition. The party, which had assured free and uninterrupted supply of power to over 16 lakh farmers in the state as part of its poll plank , has suddenly realised that it is one thing to make a promise and another to fulfil it.
Mr Yeddyurappa also said today he would lead an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi tomorrow to press for release of sufficient stocks of fertilisers to the state. |
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Former Karnataka minister to campaign for Obama |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
Former Karnataka minister P.G.R. Sindhia, who led the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) campaign during the assembly elections in the state, will shortly fly to the United States to campaign for Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama.
Sindhia’s decision to campaign for Obama in the US Presidential polls comes barely a week after his expulsion from the BSP by party supremo and UP Chief Minister Mayawati.
“I will be addressing meetings of the Indian community in the United States for two weeks during July and August to seek votes for Obama. My itinerary will be finalised in two days”, Sindha said, claiming that his visit to the US had been planned almost seven months ago. Sindhia said that he was a fan of the Democratic Party and he had informed the party in advance that he would campaign for Obama.
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Bangalore: SSLC Supplementary Results Out |
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Saturday, 28 June 2008 |
As many as 47.72 per cent of students who appeared for the SSLC supplementary exams have passed this year.
The results were announced on the Internet on Friday evening and will be displayed in schools at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Girls have performed better with a pass percentage of 50.70 per cent when compared with boys who got a pass percentage of 45.71.
While Gadag has the highest pass percentage of 79.18 per cent, the lowest is by Bidar at 22.16 per cent. |
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