Akrama-Sakrama is the popular term used to describe the ‘Regularization of Unauthorized Development and Constructions’ bill of the Karnataka Government. The bill was proposed with the intention to legalize the illegal. It aims to regularize unauthorized or illegal developments and constructions in urban areas. Since its inception, several ruling governments have worked towards the implementation […]
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District In-charge Ministers in the State
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has reshuffled district In-charge Ministers in the State. Siddaramaiah has not taken in charge of any state District Minister Incharge Bagalkote S. R. Patil Bangalore Rural K.J. George Bangalore Urban Ramalinga Reddy Belgaum Sathish Jarakiholi Bellary T. Parameshwar Naik Bidar Sharanaparakash Patil Bijapur M.B. Patil Chamarajanagar H. S. Mahadeva Prasad Chikkaballapur Dinesh […]
Karnataka Cabinet Ministers
The portfolios of ministers in the new Congress government in Karnataka were announced on Sunday (May 19, 2013). Most important portfolios have been retained by the Chief Minister which is a normal practice. Very rarely any Minister responds to emails, so don’t hold your breath waiting for the response. For all telephone numbers the area […]
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013 Results
On May 8, 2013 the election results of Karnataka Assembly Elections will be declared. It is expected by noon the final tally will be seen. You can expect the whole day on TV you will get to see analysis and super-analysis of the results. Each pundit will say “I told you so”. Congress vote share […]
Elections: How to find your polling booth?
Tomorrow, May 5 (2013) is the “exam” date for politicians in Karnataka – the assembly election will go to polls across Karnataka in one single phase. Earlier political parties were going door to door to help the voters identify their polling booth. Things are changing now. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to […]
Poll Predictions – Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013
With TV media reaching every household in India the poll predictions by ‘pundits’ have become very important. The unfortunate part of the analysis is that we see caste still plays a big role in our elections. The Karnataka State Assembly with 224 seats requires 113 to form the government. The seat standings for 2008 was: […]
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013
If 2008 saw positive vote and dawn of BJP in South India, the 2013 elections will be known for negative vote and return of Congress to power in Karnataka. Congress is confident but unsure of numbers due to wrong selection of candidates, infighting among leaders and absence of grassroots workers. The BJP is fighting to […]
Karnataka Assembly Elections Results
These tables give an overall picture of Karnataka Assembly Elections results. The year wise and constituency wise details can be found on India’s leading election site IndiaVotes.com. Elections results can be very unpredictable as you don’t know how the voter will vote on the day of elections. One cannot go with pre-polls results alone. Given […]
8 Chief Ministers of Karnataka to campaign in Assembly Elections 2013
On May 5, 2013 Karnataka will go to elections. It is campaign time. It is the time where politicians have to sweat it out in this heat to garner votes. Karnataka currently has 7 former Chief Ministers and a current CM who will campaign for their party. M. Veerappa Moily, Congress (Nov 19, 1992 – […]
How to obtain a marriage certificate in Karnataka
A Marriage Certificate is a significant document that offers proof of marriage. It is particularly necessary for married women for a number of purposes like applying for passport, applying for visa in another country, claiming bank deposits or insurance benefits in case of death of the spouse without a nomination, etc. The state government of […]
How to Apply for Ration Card in Bangalore
A ration card is considered to be a vital document for Indian citizens. It is often used as an identification proof while applying for several other documents like Domicile Certificate, entry of name in Electoral Rolls, etc. The Karnataka Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs started the process for registration of ration card […]
List of 2013 Government Holidays
The Karnataka State Government has announced the list of general holidays for State Government employees for the year 2013. Date Day Occasion January 14 Monday Makara Sankranti January 25 Friday Id Milad January 26 Saturday Republic Day March 29 Friday Good Friday April 11 Thursday Ugadi April 23 Tuesday Mahaveer Jayanthi May 1 Wednesday Labor […]
