H R Bharadwaj to take over as new Karnataka Governor

August 31st, 2009 BANGALORE - Barely three months after assuming charge, Karnataka housing and religious endowment Minister V. Somanna resigned Monday following his defeat in the recent by-election from the Govindarajnagar assembly constituency in the city.

June 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader Rameshwar Thakur took oath as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today. Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice A K Pattnaik administered the oath of office to the Thakur.

June 29th, 2009 BANGALORE - Former central law minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj, who failed to make it to the union ministry this time, Monday took over as Karnataka governor. The state Chief Justice P.D.

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - President Pratibha Patil replaced the Governors of Karnataka, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh. According to a communiqui issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Devanand Konwar will be the new Governor of Bihar replacing R L Bhatia.

June 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - The external affairs ministry has decided to set up four passport facilitation centres in Karnataka to help people apply for and secure passports with ease, the state government said Thursday. "The ministry has decided to locate two facilitation centres in Bangalore and one each at Hubli in central Karnataka and Mangalore in coastal Karnataka.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A former chief minister of Karnataka, US-educated Congress leader S.M. Krishna makes his debut in the cabinet Friday, promising to bring to his new job administrative skills and expertise in economic diplomacy.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy Monday offered his party's support to the Congress-led government at the centre but wanted assurance of development in his state Karnataka.

May 14th, 2009 BANGALORE - Keen to improve the country's 'financial literacy', the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to introduce financial sector issues as part of the curriculum in schools and colleges and chosen Karnataka for the pilot project. The plan is part of the central bank's platinum jubilee celebrations.

March 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Congress President Sonia Gandhi will launch her party's campaign for the Lok Sabha elections from Davangere in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Karnataka today. The launch of the campaign from Karnataka is seen significant as Karnataka was once seen as a Congress stronghold and where the BJP is considered to have made inroads.

February 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than 300 retired soldiers of varying ranks Sunday marched to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and returned medals won in combat and for distinguished service as they sought equal pension for each rank. The veterans were among the thousands who had gathered earlier in the day at the Jantar Mantar observatory in the heart of the capital for a protest that some said marked a black day for the Indian armed forces.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused the Congress-led the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of violating the constitution and dictating terms to the Election Commission. 'The Congress, in particular, is behaving like the boss and as if it is thinking that when the government appointed him (Chief Election Commissioner), it has the right to remove him', senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley told reporters here Tuesday.

January 17th, 2009 RAIPUR - In an attempt to end the power crisis in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh will supply about 300 MW electricity to the southern state, an official said Sunday. 'We have formally approved the Karnataka government's request.

January 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - State-owned engineering and manufacturing major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has signed a deal with Karnataka to set up three thermal plants with a total capacity of 2,260 MW in the state. BHEL will set up a joint venture with Karnataka Power Corp for constructing a 660 MW thermal power plant at Edlapur in Raichur district of Karnataka, the company said in a regulatory statement.

January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actress Shweta Bharadwaj, who is working with Suniel Shetty in his forthcoming film 'Loot', says the actor-producer behaves like a father figure on the sets of the movie. 'Suniel is a very sweet person.

December 24th, 2008 BANGALORE - Christians across Karnataka, where around 15 churches were vandalised in September over alleged conversion and insult to Hindu gods, celebrated Christmas with fervour. Hundreds thronged brightly-lit churches for the midnight mass in Bangalore.