V. Hanumantha Rao Memeber of Parliament & Secretary Aicc in charge Karnataka visited C.K. Jaffer Sharief at his residence in Kogilu

Jaffer Sharief Attacks State Congress Leaders

In a siginificant move veteran leader C.K. Jaffer Sharief made an oblique demand for change of leadership in the state unit following the upset defeat of Iqbal Ahmed Saradagi Polls to the legislative council. Read More...

Shri C.K. Jaffer Sharief at Shri BS Yeddyurappa's grand daughter wedding

Dinesh Gundu Rao Called on C.K. Jaffer Sharief at his residence in kogiu Bangalore.

The newly elected District Congress Committee (DCC) Bangalore City Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao and Shri S T Somashekar presidents of Bangalore Urban, Called on Shri C.K. Jaffer Sharief at his residence in Kogiu Bangalore.

Gandhi Governors

It's good time to be a Gandhi Family loyalist.Former SPG chief B.V. Wanchoo has been sent to Goa as governor. Another durbari, Aziz Qureshi, has been sent to Uttarkhand, and has procliamed his indebtedness to Sonia Gandhi.
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Poll panel verifying Congress complaint against BJP

The State Election Commission has forwarded a complaint filed by Congress leader V S Ugrappa to the Election Commission of India, demanding de-recognition of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Modi's chits

BETTING on a Muslim president, Samajwadi Party leader Shahid Siddiqui's Nai Duniya, in its April 30-May 6 issue, lists Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Farooq Abdullah, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi, former minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief, Rajya Sabha MP K. Rehman Khan, law minister Salman Khurshid, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and former Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Najma Heptullah, as possible contenders.
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Presidential Greetings

The names of two veteran Congress leaders - former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief and R K Dhawan - had been doing the rounds for Governor's assignments ahead of the recent appointments to Raj Bhawan in several states. However, when the notification came, neither of them made it to the list.
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Cases that will last a lifetime

The Congress high command is using pending criminal cases to keep top politicians under its thumb. C.K. Jaffer Sharief, the Congress' only Muslim leader with a pan India image is a harried man.
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Sharief, Dhawan may become Governors

In the run-up to the changes in the Congress organisation and a reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, the United Progressive Alliance government appeared on Saturday to be close to finalising the names for Governors of States, where a vacancy exists, or one is due.
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Congress appoints four new Governors

The Congress on Saturday finalised four names for the post of governors of different states. They are BV Wanchoo, who currently heads the Special Protection Group; former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief; former Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Srinivas Tiwari and Congress General Secretary RK Dhawan who used to be Indira Gandhi's personal secretary.
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Former SPG chief Wanchoo appointed Governor of Goa

The Congress on Saturday finalised four names for the post of governors of different states. They are BV Wanchoo, who currently heads the Special Protection Group; former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief; former Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Srinivas Tiwari and Congress General Secretary RK Dhawan who used to be Indira Gandhi's personal secretary.
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Jaffar Sharief, Dhawan for governor's posts?

The Congress leadership is considering some senior leaders and retired officials for appointment as governors in view of Raj Bhavan vacancies in some states, party sources said Saturday.
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Congress named four loyalists as governor

Congress has named four for the post of governors of different states. These names are former SPG (Special Protection Group) Chief BV Wanchoo, former speaker of Madhya Pradesh assembly- Srinivas Tiwari, Congress General secretary- RK Dhawan and former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief.
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Dhawan, Chawla, Jaffer Sharief to become governors

Former prime minister's Indira Gandhi's secretary R K Dhawan, former chief election commissioner Navin Chawla, former Railway Minister C K Jaffar Sharief and former MP Speaker Srinivas Tiwari are among the persons reportedly selected for the post of governors for several states including Goa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and for the post of Lt Governor of Delhi. Sources said, the Home Ministry has forwarded the list of names to be appointed governors to the President for appointment. On Friday evening, the Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi, met to finalize the list of governors. Other members of the Congress core group included Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel. The posts of Governor is vacant in Rajasthan and Kerala while the tenure of existing Governors in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Goa as well as that of Lt Governor of Delhi are coming to an end later this month. Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil is currently holding the additional charge of Rajasthan. Although there is no constitutional binding on their tenure, a number of these states are likely to see new faces.

Shri C.K. Jaffer Sharief Inaugurates Bethel Church

Shri C K Jaffer Sharief(Former Union Minister for Railways) Inagurated Bethel Church By cutting the ribboon. The other dignitaries present on the occasion were Shri A Krishnappa former minister Govt of Karnataka, Shri Aravind Limbavali, M.L.A Ex-Minister of Higher Education Govt of Karnataka, Shri MTB Nagraj Ex-Mla, Shri. N.Pillappa BBMP Corporator Garudachar Playa ward. & Shri Abdul Rahman Sharief youth congress leader (Grand Son of Shri C K Jaffer Sharief) the venu was in Om shakthi street Kaveri nagar Mahadevapura. event was organised by Mr John and the member of Bethel church.

S M Krishna sanctions Rs 1 cr for Russell Mkt

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna does not want a mall built at Russell Market which witnessed a major fire on Saturday morning. Putting his weight behind repair and renovation, he has promised to provide up to `1 crore from his Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds.
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Russell Market won't be demolished: Sadananda Gowda

Russell Market traders and shopkeepers, spending sleepless nights over proposed move to demolish the structure, can now heave a sigh of relief. Chief minister Sadananda Gowda has assured the Russell Market Traders' Association members that no demolition will take place.
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Shri C K Jaffer shariefji & Russel Market Union Member met CM and Discussed-Final

Shri C K Jaffer Sharief(Former Union Minister for Railways) & Shri Abdul Rehman Sharief(Grand Son of Shri C K Jaffer Sharief)met CM at 12.05pm near krishna office with russel market Union members(about 50 No's) and discussed about the renovation of Russel market(Vendors has spent about 1.50 crores) now the BBMP is wanted to demolish the building and not supplying the power to the Russel market.And this will effect to the vendors life miserably(already to vendors are got hear attack and admitted in Vikram Hospital) Since Shri C K Jaffer sharief met CM and discussed about the issue, our CM is given the assure that he will fulfill their need and do the justice and favorable to the vendors .

Sara Govindu Back in Zoom and Zeal

Quiet for a few years the Akila Karnataka Dr Rajakumar Abhimanigala Sangha is taking up various social activities from this year birthday of Dr Rajakumar.
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Sharief turns heat on Rahman Khan

A day after making a veiled attack against K Rahman Khan, former Union minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief spoke up against the decision of Congress leadership to re-nominate the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha for the fourth consecutive time.
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Sharief seeks judicial probe into Wakf scam

Senior Congress leader Jaffer Sharief on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe into the allegations of encroachment of Wakf property.
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Describing as ''politically motivated'' charges that he has encroached on Wakf property, former Union minister C K Jaffer Sharief today urged the state Government to order a judicial probe into the findings of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission on the issue.
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Shri C.K.Jaffer Sharief pays condolences to the family of E Raghavan Veteran journalist (V K)

Shri C.K.Jaffer Sharief" addressing the media after paying his condolences to the family of E Raghavan Veteran journalist and editor of Vijaya Karnataka Kannada daily.

E Raghavan, Editor of Vijaya Karnataka and Vijaya Next, who died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday, was cremated in Hebbal on Sunday. Personalities from all walks of life, including chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, visited his residence to pay their last respects. Journalists, politicians, friends and the general public paid homage to him at the funeral. Politicians like Jaffer Sharief, Suresh Kumar, Govind Karjol and M Raghupati were also present.

Why are rail ministers sitting on a Rs 50,000 cr revenue idea?

Those who still believe that Mamata Didi was right to sack Dinesh Trivedi from the Union railway ministry should rethink! Two railway unions, representing 13.6 lakh employees, have already issued an extraordinary call for a strike in case the government rolls back the hike in passenger fares. Firstpost has now stumbled upon another issue which suggests that politicians in power have been handcuffing the railway ministry from raising funds by other means so as to keep passenger fares down.
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Cong gets cracking to cement cracks

Having been suitably chided by the party high command, the State Congress leaders are finally showing signs of having woken up from their deep slumber.
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2 Ex-Ministers Lobby Hard For Karnataka Rupees Seat

Two former Union ministers from Karnataka are actively lobbying for the Rajya Sabha seat to be vacated by Rajya Sabha deputy chairman K. Rahman Khan on April 2, while its original beholder Mr Khan has reportedly expressed his willingness to retain the post.
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Opinion Polarised On Railway Budget

Sharief told Express that Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has tried his best to present a good budget with focus on improving the railway network and safety across the country. He said that the proposed passenger fare hike was inevitable given the steep increase in fuel prices and other input costs. "The hike will not hurt the common man much as it is not steep."
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14 Ministers, One Ratio And A Train To Nowhere

Poor Dinesh Trivedi. The relatively saner face of Trinamool Congress is facing flak from his boss Mamata Banerjee for daring to take one tiny step towards initiating reforms in user charges. That is, getting consumers to pay for travel. But beyond their sublime incompetence in running a vital infrast ructure and warped incentives that give precedence to political rabble-rousing rather than economic performance, neither the railway minister nor West Bengal's chief minister are relevant to the long-term health of this ailing organisation.
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Zameer throws a fit over "slight to Sharief"

JD(S) legislator from Chamarajpet and former CM HD Kumaraswamy's close aide, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, went on the rampage at a public function on Sunday: Khan smashed a glass table, threw bottles, flung garlands and hurled abuses, apparently at the Haj authorities' failure to give "due respect" to veteran Congress leader CK Jaffer Sharief.
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JD(S) MLA Zameer Ahmed Smashes Table at Haj Ghar Ceremony

The foundation laying ceremony of 'Haj Ghar' near Yelahanka here on Sunday January 15 was marred by a sudden burst of protest from JD(S) MLA Zameer Ahmed, who was angry over Jaffer Sharief's name not being given priority at the function.
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Now It's Jaffer Sharief Batting for Priyanka

After Vasant Sathe, another senior Congress leader today made a strong pitch for Priyanka Vadra to take the "centre stage" in party affairs because she has "greater mass appeal" than Rahul Gandhi.
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Priyanka mass appeal greater

Former Union minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief on Wednesday said Ms Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is "there in politics" and takes "centrestage" in party affairs because she has "greater mass appeal".
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Priyanka is like Indira: Sharief

Former Union Minister Vasant Satte says, Priyanka Gandhi has more mass appeal than Rahul Gandhi, CK Jaffer Sharief compares her with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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If you have to die, do so around Delhi or Mumbai

The passing away of the only Indian to be appointed Field Marshal when in active service has been remarkable for the warmth of the ordinary men and women, who queued up to say meebeenamet to the adorable dikra who put his life on the line for them.
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Can Sonia revitalise the Congress?

The Congress has finally bestirred itself and decided to constitute a committee to suggest how to revitalise the party. In recent months, the party had given up appointing even the post-poll committees, which used to be a routine affair, following poll defeats.
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Trains introduced by railway ministers

This is an attempt to list out the trains introduced by successive Railway Ministers in India. Much of the information is from the railway budgets of each year. There are a vast number of trains that run in India, and many are cancelled, re-introduced, renamed, rescheduled or re-routed all the time, so this is only the barest attempt at listing some of the better-known trains and their origins.
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He could have been second only to Urs

C K Jaffer Sharief, former Congress MP, in a tribute, says Bangarappa had the vision. S Bangarappa was a bargainer. But for this quality and the tag of being a party-hopper, he would have been a great leader of backward classes, next only to former CM D Devaraj Urs.
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Jaffer Sharief shares dais with Mayawati

That the former Railway Minister and permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee C.K. Jaffer Sharief shared the dais with Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati here on Sunday was the subject of much discussion in Congress circles.
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At 4 pm, take the First Metro ride

But, right now, the buzz around the opening the Metro outweighs its lightweight impact. Ashwini, a final year BA student, said: "It takes me at least 30 minutes to get to my college on Langford Road but now I can take the Metro until MG Road, use the feeder bus until Richmond Circle and walk for two minutes to my college. And even all these exercises put together it would only take me about 12-13 minutes." Narendra J M, a senior management supervisor with a private company, said: "The wait is over and I am very excited that I would be using the Metro from Thursday." Advisor to Government of Karnataka for Traffic, Transport and Infrastructure N Sreehari said: "Measuring the performance of the project can only be done only after theen tire phase is complete." The proposal for a comprehensive mass rapid transit transport system (MRTS) lay in cold storage since 1982 till it was approved in 2006. Going back to the 1982 proposal, N Venkata Rao, Advisor, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, (DMRCL), who was also associated with BMRCL, said: "The idea was first mooted when K Jaffer Sharief was the Minister of State for Railways." But successive governments were cold to the project, forcing the proposal in the back burner. It gained some momentum when M Krishnabe came the chief minister. Finally, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation-stone for Namma Metro in its current form on June 24, 2006.

After a good five years, a section of the City's citizens will get to use a section of the project.

A wide cross section of Bangalore's population, including businessmen, corporate executives and students are not complaining as they gear up to meet their time schedules while tarversing the short distance between Baiyapanahalli and MG Road.
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C.K. Jaffer Sharief With Dr. Mohammed Tahir-Ul-Qadri, World Renowned Islamic Scholar

C.K. Jaffer Sharief former union Railway Minister with Dr. Mohammed Tahir-Ul-Qadri, World Renowned Islamic Scholar who is being treated as a state guest by the government of Karnataka he is on a 5 day visit to Bangalore. Janab Jaffer Sharief had written to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister About his month long trip to India and has written to various state governments to treat the World Renowned Islamic Scholar as a state guest and would have no difficulties during his stay here in India. The former union Railway Minister had also hosted a dinner at his residence in honour of Dr Mohammed Tahir-Ul-Qadir which he attended by Dr. Mohammed Tahir-Ul-Qadri and other dignity.

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Mamata dismisses Lalu Prasad's claims on Indian Railways' turnaround

Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today hit her predecessor Lalu Prasad where it hurt him most - on the supposed turnaround of Indian Railways during Prasad's regime.
She not only brought out various loopholes in the claims of growth of the railways, but a White Paper on the performance of Indian Railways released by her today also said: "There were two accounting changes during the last five years (Prasad's tenure). These have contributed significantly in inflating the figures of 'cash surplus before dividend'."
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New KPCC chief: Sonia to have the last word

State Congress leaders on Wednesday decided to leave the choice of the new Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president to AICC president Mrs Sonia Gandhi. Members of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday passed an unanimous resolution leaving the choice to Mrs Gandhi. The returning officer(RO) for the PCC elections Mr Gnanadeshikan said a meeting of the KPCC members was customary before the elections.

"And when the meeting passed an unanimous resolution leaving the choice of PCC president to the AICC president, as RO, my only duty is to convey the decision to the party high command," he said. The resolution was moved by former Union minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief and seconded by several senior leaders including leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Mr Siddaramaiah. When pointed out that several PCC units were upset about large scale irregularities in the PCC membership list, he said the term 'large scale' could be the personal opinion of the media.

"As far as I am concerned, the party has done well. It does not mean that there are no irregularities but they will be sorted out," he added. He agreed that there were several lacunae in the selection of PCC members and added that the redressal cell of the party would look into it.

"Every party boasts of internal democracy but no party has procedures in place like the Congress has. "I would say that the elections were successful to the extent of 80 per cent. The success of our recent Padayatra from Bengaluru to Bellary, shows that the internal democratic process will help us do well in future too," he said.

Emphasising that the preparation of the PCC members' list was a "procedure" and not an "exercise," he said the discrepancies and and irregularities would be set right by the time the next polls are due. "Please ignore the irregularities and report only the positive decision made at the meeting," he added.
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Jaffer Sharief, a true mass leader

Former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhavat said senior Congress leader Jaffer Sharief is a true mass leader, who gave a new dimension to Indian Railways as Railway minister at the Centre.

Speaking at the function on the occasion of Sharief's 75th birthday celebrations in Bangalore on Monday, Shekhavat said when he was chief minister of Rajasthan, he approached the then Railway minister Jaffer Sharief many a times for various railway projects concerned to his state. "I got good support from him. Many projects were sanctioned during his tenure. He gave a new dimension to the Railways in the country and he played a major role in modernising Railway services", he said.

Jaffer Sharief was elected to Parliament for eight times and he worked with commitment to the development of the country. Many remote places were connected with railway network. "With his work he has earned love and affection across the country", he said.

Chitradurga Murughamutt seer Shivamurthy Sharana said the present day politics is filled with persons with either vindictive or opportunistic attitude. "He is a leader with commitment. The country needs his service", he said.

Jaffer Sharief said, "Many people are of the opinion that I as Railway minister brought many projects to Karnataka. But in reality Rajasthan enjoyed more benefits. It was due to cooperation I enjoyed from Rajasthan government headed by Shekhavat."
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Railways Issues White Paper of Lalu Rail Turnabout

In a bizarre development, UPA-II on Friday knocked the bottom off UPA-I's `railways turnaround' claims, contending that, after factoring in certain things, its performance was `below par' from 2004-05 to 2008-09.
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Congress to win back trust of Dalits, backward classes

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G. Parameshwar and Leader of the Opposition in the in Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah lending a helping hand to outgoing KPCC president R.V. Deshpande at a function in Bangalore on Friday.
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Jaffer Sharief says he voiced feelings of Cong workers

Former Union minister and veteran Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief not only defended his remarks about migrants gaining an upper hand in the party.
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Fifty per cent of the passengers are there in Maharashtra

Fifty per cent of the passengers are there in Maharashtra. Out of 110 lakh passengers moving around the country, 55 lakh are there in Maharashtra.
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THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF)

I wish to thank the hon. Members who participated in the debate and made valuable suggestions. I am overwhelmed by the response both inside the House as well as by the enlightened public, chambers of Commerce, Trade and Industry.
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No tie-up with JD(S), says Parameshwara

Soon after taking charge on Friday, new KPCC president G Parameshwara declared that the Congress would not tie up with the JD(S) in elections.
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Rail ministry: A milch cow that feeds votebank

Railway ministers, through the decades, have used the ministry to favour their states and people of their constituencies.
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Railways were below par during Lalu era: Mamata

A 'White Paper on Indian Railways' tabled in Parliament by railway minister Mamata Banerjee nailed the lie of the great turnaround by her predecessor Lalu Prasad.
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Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (JUSBRL) Project

Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (JUSBRL) project could easily be described as one of the biggest and most challenging railway project in the world.
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Sharief says resignation not pressure tactic

Karnataka Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief dropped a bomb on Friday when he sent his resignation over to the leadership.
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K'taka Congress: Revolt over tickets continues

The revolt within the Congress continued for the second day in a row with several disgruntled aspirants staging a protest in front of the office of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee office on Queens Road, Bengaluru.
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UB City to have NY touch

The skyline in Bangalore will soon resemble the New York skyline, thanks to the UB City project being undertaken by the UB Group and Prestige Group on Vittal Mallya Road.
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Distant and adamant, Sonia the Sphinx's back

Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, I am not. I need your support.
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KPCC hunts for dynamic new chief

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is understood to have given her approval for a change in the leadership of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), in view of the Assembly elections due next year.
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All But The Pm's Men

WHAT exactly is P.V. Narasimha Rao's final game-plan? As heads continue to roll in the Jainhawala case, that is the question intriguing political observers.
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Tolerance on Track in India

Like a lightening bolt of hope, the blue train travels to distant corners of India carrying the message of peace, harmony and justice, reminding Indians of the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinobha.
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1985-TADA is passed in Parliament: Strong arm of the law

The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) (TADA) Act was the first legislative effort to define and counter terrorist activities.
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Q&A with CK Jaffer Sharief

Completed his matriculation. Has been elected as MP for 8 terms. Served as a Minister of State for Railways, Irrigation and Coal, and as Union Minister for Railways.
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BSP targets disgruntled Karnataka Congress leaders

Even as the rumbles within the Congress get louder with the exit of Margaret Alva, the Bahujan Samaj Party is acting swiftly to net the disgruntled Congress leader.
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Bangalore: People's Front to protest Saddam hanging

A massive public meeting will be held in Bangalore on January 19 under the banner of People's Front to condemn the execution of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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Jaffer Sharief resigns as LS member

Senior Congress MP C.K. Jaffer Sharief is reported to have quit his Lok Sabha seat, unhappy with his party's functioning both at the national and state level.
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End political pro-minority circus, says Gowda

Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said the fielding of scientist A P J Abdul Kalam by the NDA for the Presidential post smacked of "hypocrisy of the highest order and reflects their opportunism."
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CM has misused powers: Sharief

Senior Congress MP C.K. Jaffer Sharief, in his meeting with party president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday, is reported to have attributed the post-cabinet reshuffle rumblings.
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Ayodhya issue: 'Efforts on for finding a solution'

Efforts are on within the Vajpayee Government to find a negotiated settlement to the Ayodhya issue which has seen tensions rise several times during the past 12 years, the Civil Aviation Minister, Shahnawaz Hussain, said here today.
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Sri Ram sene to organise a riot anywhere

THERE ARE 133 videos that show up on YouTube when you search for "Mangalore pub attack". Over 300,000 people have viewed the first video.
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Sharief asks Kumaraswamy to dissolve govt, face elections

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief today demanded that Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy dissolve the state assembly and seek a fresh mandate.
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Terror link can't dent Brand Bangalore for long

It won't take India's IT capital long to regain its image as a peace-loving city of professionals - an image that has been dented by its link to the British terror plots, say its residents.
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Not so peaceful message from Hazratbal

For the simple reason, I do not have faith in violence and from experience, of all humans, it is wellknown truth that violence begets more violence, as my faith is in pen, is mightier than sword, but intelligent pen can make changes in society without violence. !
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Karnataka Assembly Elections : An Overview

The state party leader Eswarappa's win in Shimoga city speaks of further consolidation of its gains, impressive since the Karnataka Congress Party's leader, Bangarappa, claims a wide following in the district.
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Memoirs of Our Beloved Chancellor 1989

M. GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN* Sometimes memoirs grow stale but it never happens so with people who become part and parcel of a community.
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Give a push to Muslim leaders, Congress told

Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha K. Rahman Khan and former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief on Thursday said that the Muslims outnumbered Vokkaligas in the State and the Congress should encourage more leaders from the community.
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Stop attacking Muslims, Jaffer Sharief tells BJP.

Former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief on Monday said that Hindus could not be united on communal lines and that the Bharatiya Janata Party should give up its policy of attacking Muslims to seek votes from the majority community.
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Contract Basis Staff Nurse Delegation Met CM

Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda Discussed with Muslim Legislators Forum on their Problem. Former Railway Minister Jaffar Sharief, Kamurul Islam, Nazir Ahmad, Abdul Azim.
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I have never indulged in vote-bank politics: Zameer Ahmed Khan

Zameer Ahmed Khan, the JD(S) candidate for Bangalore (Central), doesn't like the term 'Muslim voters'. He says he's just helping the poor to realise their dreams.
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Sulking leaders give Sonia tough time

Having barely recovered from Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's OBC quota bombshell, which had pitchforked both the government and the party into a controversy, Mrs. Gandhi now finds herself up against several other senior leaders.
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Minorities grapple with misgivings

A desertion a day or the talk of it is bringing under strain the Congress' credibility among the minorities.
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Muslim Congmen demand probe into Jamia encounter

In a significant move which can add fuel to the raging controversy over the Batla House encounter in Jamia Nagar, some leading Muslim Congress leaders have decided to demand a judicial probe into the encounter.
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Uneasy calm in riot-hit areas

AN uneasy calm prevailed today in the riot-rocked Bhendi Bazar, Musafirkhana and Mastan Talao areas with a near-total bandh in the Muslim pockets in the city to mourn those killed in yesterday's violence.
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Press Release of Shri C. K. Jaffer Sharief

The Karnataka State Wakf Board has owning several thousand acres of land in the prime locations of various parts of state of Karnataka.
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The Bench has been accused of inordinately delaying

The Bench has been accused of inordinately delaying pronouncement of judgement and thereby contributing to the destruction of the structure.
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Congress, the party of high treason. Now vanishing in India

Till about a month back, the Congress was munching on its success. Some 15 States under its belt. Complete loyalty to Soniaji's leadership within the party.
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IRFCA Mailing List Archive

Union Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief is likely to announce the introduction of 13 new trains in the Railway budget which he presents on the 25th.
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Slow progress on railway project disappoints people

It appears that the restoration of train services between Hospet and Kottur-Harihar may not happen in the near future.
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The minister of railways (Shri C.K. Jaffer Sharief)

I rise to present the Revised Estimates for the year 1991-92 and Budget Estimates for the year 1992-93 for the Indian Railways.
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Kottur-Harihar railway line to be opened soon

The South Western Railway Zone is planning to open the Kottur-Harihar railway line very soon.
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Pull the chain

Having served the country for more than a century and a half, the Indian Railways has taken apathy in its stride.
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Kottur-Harihara, Hospet-Guntakal lines await completion

The Kottur-Harihara broad-gauge line covering 60 kilometres was included in the 1995-96 budget, approved at an estimated expenditure of rs 124.13 crore and a foundation was laid by the then union railway minister Jaffer Sharief.
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Overnight train from Bangalore to Bidar still remains a dream

Although the recent delinking of Hampi and Nanded Express trains has made available more seats on the Bangalore-Bidar route, the duration of journey, almost 18 hours, remains the same.
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The inaugural trip of the Namma Metro Rail service on October 20.

AFTER having missed several deadlines, the much-awaited Bangalore Metro finally began operations on October 20 on its first stretch - Reach 1 of the Eastern line, part of Phase I of the Metro project.
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Lalu no financial wizard: White Paper

A "White Paper on Indian Railways" tabled in Parliament by Railway Minister Mamata Bannerjee on December 18 nails the lie of the great turnaround by her predecessor Lalu Prasad to become a darling of the business schools in India and abroad.
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Track to Srinagar: Railways lays it all on toughest 290-km line

Arguably the most difficult railway project ever attempted in the country, the 290-km rail line linking Jammu with Udhampur, Srinagar and Baramulla will have 783 bridges and 109 km of tunnels.
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Carriage Repair Workshop Mancheswar

Carriage Repair Workshop Mancheswar was established to cater to the increasing Periodic Overhauling (POH) requirement of coaches of unified South Eastern Railway.
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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2008 - Complete Coverage

The Congress party, which has already promised the poor families in Karnataka a colour TV each if voted to power in the elections to the state legislature in May.
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What a start for Haj ghar!

The Haj Ghar project at Titupenahalli near Yelahanka started off with the foundation stone ceremony on Sunday.
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Jaffer Sharief denies appeal to vote only muslim candidates

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief today clarified that he had not appealed to the Muslim voters to vote only for candidates of their community in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
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SHRIMATI KESHARBAI SONAJI KSHIRSAGAR

Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Beed district is the most backward district and its population is more than 22 lakh. This is a drought prone district, Every year, 4 lakh local labourers go to other palaces in search of their livelihood.
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Sharief non-committal on next move

The former Railway Minister, C.K. Jaffer Sharief, who resigned from primary membership of the Congress on Friday, is non-committal on his next step. Mr. Sharief is in the capital and scheduled to meet party president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday."I have been called.
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Mr. Chairman of Goa

Everyday we are hearing here about communal harmony, about the integration of the country, etc. I was very happy to go through the speech of the Railway Minister, Shri C.K. Jaffer Sharief. Fie has started chanting Ram nam. He has started his speech making reference to Ayodhya. I was very happy that Shri Jaffer Sharief is also chanting Ram nam.
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Wooing The Muslim Voter

LAHOL Wa-la Quwwat is a prayer from the Quran aimed at warding off major disasters or devils. With the demolitionof the Babri Masjid still fresh in their memory, this July Muslim residents of Bareilly Sharief in Uttar Pradesh recited the Lahol and locked the famous Ala Hazrat Dargah as Prime Minister P.V.

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What does the silent majority say?

As polls enter the final lap, the verdict of the 75 percent electorate is sealed in the ballot box. The potential winners are exulting quietly, while the losers are ...
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Their document says

The Congress Party has degenerated both politically and organisationally. It is a party in decline as it has pursued, when in power, economic policies which militate against the people.
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Jaffar Sharif flays BJP for `friendship with Pakistan'

The chairman of the minority wing of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC), C.K. Jaffar Sharif, has said that the forthcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections would provide an opportunity to the people of this State to give a strong message to the whole country against communal forces. Read More...

Cong leaders pitch for Priyanka

After Vasant Sathe, another senior Congress leader today made a strong pitch for Priyanka Vadra to take the "centre stage" in party affairs because she has "greater mass appeal" than Rahul Gandhi.
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Sharief played spoilsport

Sources in the State Congress have blamed the party's candidate for the Bangalore North Lok Sabha seat, C.K. Jaffer Sharief, for the confusion over the candidate for the Shantinagar (Reserved) Constituency in Bangalore. Read More...

Drama behind the scenes in State Congress

In a selection marred by acrimony among the leaders, the forward castes seem to have enjoyed the upper hand – disproportionate to their numbers - in the list of Congress candidates for the first phase of elections in Karnataka. Read More...

Huge rush for Cong tickets

Ministers, former mayors, former ministers, MLCs and a cine actress!. The list is endless. All of them want to test their political fortunes in the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state on Congress party tickets. Read More...

Sharief still has the advantage

Will Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief's juggernaut roll on? Bangalore North Parliamentary constituency will witness a keen electoral tussle among former Union Minister C M Ibrahim of JD (S), former Bangalore City Police Commissioner and 'Supercop' H T Sangliana of BJP and Sharief, who is aspiring to get elected for the eighth time. Read More...

Cong prefers turncoat to party veteran

Sharief, eight-time winner from Bangalore-Central, may lose constituency to BJP rebel for help during trust vote Selecting candidate for Bangalore Central constituency is a tough nut for Congress to crack. Read More...

Repolling in Binnypet, Hoskote booths

The returning officer of Binnypet Assembly segment on Tuesday ordered repolling at Booth No. 260 in Padarayanapura, after it was found that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) had got interchanged with those of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency, and vice-versa. Read More...

REPORT OF CONTRIBUTION RECEIVIED BY POLITICAL PARTIES

This Form should be filed with the Election Commission before the due date for furnishing a return of the political party's income of the concerned financial year under section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) and a certificate to this effect should be attached with Read More...

Cong ignoring minorities: Sharief

Senior Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief on Friday came down heavily on the Congress and alleged the party had forgotten the minorities. He warned that party leaders both in the State and Delhi that the minorities will go towards regional parties, if ignored. Read More...

The last road show of this election season

Congress candidate for Bangalore South Krishna Byre Gowda along with the former MLA Chandrashekhar campaigning on a horse-drawn carriage; Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda along with party candidate K.E. Radhakrishna during the flagging off of a two-wheeler jatha; and independent candidate G.R. Gopinath winding off his campaign at 5th block Jayanagar, on Tuesday. Read More...

Jaffer Sharief's son dies

Abdul Karim, son of senior Congress leader and candidate from Bangalore North C K Jaffer Sharief, died after prolonged illness here today. Read More...

Train Wrecks in India

Railways are the lifeline of India and also the most popular as well as cheap mode of travelling but there have been incidents when thse trips have cost the lives of those travelling on these trains. Sometimes accidentally and some times by sabotaging, train mishaps are a common occurrence in India.
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SPECIAL MENTION: Request The Railways To Consider The People For ... on 21 December, 1999

Request the Railways to consider the people for Group C and D Posts who have been ousted from their land because of the land acquisition by Railways in Angul District, Orissa.
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RAILWAY BUDGET, 1992-93

THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF): Mr. Speaker: Sir, I rise to present the Revised Estimates for the year 1991-92 and Budget Estimates for the year 1992-93 for the Indian Railways.
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Make democracy functional

Senior Congress leader and the former Union Railway Minister, C.K. Jaffer Sharief, on Saturday regretted that political parties today are more concerned about the selection of candidates for elections than focussing on the country's development.
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Rly Min holdsmeetings in Parliament corridor

A high drama was enacted in the Parliament House today with Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi holding official meetings with former counterpart Lalu Prasad and top officials in the corridor in the absence of a room.
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Promises at dead-end

It's not without reason that railway minister Mamata Banerjee often draws flak for favouring her home state of West Bengal. On Monday she flagged off six new trains from Kolkata -- and over the past seven months, she has inaugurated or laid foundation stones for more than 120 projects in West Bengal.
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BCC slaps tax notice on Sharief

bangalore: the bangalore city corporation (bcc) has served notice on former union minister and mp from bangalore north c.k. jaffer sharief, who has pending property tax to the tune of rs 11.95 lakh.
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Jaffer Sharief bereaved

Hameena Bi (67) wife of the former Union Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief died here on Wednesday. She is survived by her husband, a son and two daughters.
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Rajiv Gandhi's IPKF Folly

Simply told, despite the propaganda of New Delhi mandarins and bucket carriers (such as the 'House of Hindu' scribes and Indian academics) to New Delhi Brahmins, Rajiv Gandhi was not keen on helping the Eelam Tamils. He acted to guard India's military interests and the then Congress Party's political interests.
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Angry Sharief keeps his options open

Karnataka Congress leader C.K. Jaffer Sharief, who sent in his resignation to party President Sonia Gandhi yesterday to protest the denial of an election ticket to his grandson, is weighing all his options as he is learnt to be in touch with both the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the BSP.
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TADA, a ghost best forgotten

Six years after it lapsed TADA still causes shiver under the spines of those who suffered under this draconian act. Thousands are still languishing under this act in numerous jails across the country. Most of them without appearing before the court even once.
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Saffron Edge In The West

IS the sun about to set on the Congress in the West? Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa may be as different as chalk from cheese and cashew on the Indian political smorgasbord.
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The Sons Also Rise in Karnataka

Over the past few years, more and more political progeny have entered the electoral fray in Karnataka. rediff.com glances at this phenomenon.
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S M Krishna is Karnataka CM

Karnataka Governor Khurshed Alam Khan has appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president S M Krishna as the Chief Minister (CM) on Sunday. He would be sworn in as the CM on Monday morning marking the return of the Congress party after a five-year gap.
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Jowar roti in ragi belt

IS there a need for people who come to Bangalore for jobs or are transferred to the city for a period of five or six years to form an association of their own? Since Bangalore is not just the capital of the state hut also a cosmopolitan city, original Bangaloreans constitute a minority.
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Law-Breakers As Law-Makers

Bijay Singh Soy/Congress Singhbhum, Bihar Margin: 10,830 votes
He was convicted in a murder case and sentenced to life imprisonment by the additional sessions judge, Chaibasa, in December 1984. He was later acquitted by the high court. He has, however, been charge-sheeted in several other cases-attempt to murder, possessing illegal arms, instigating violence-which are pending trial.
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Madness in Mandi House

MANDI House mandarins are at it again. March madness struck when some senior officials, who vet programmes before clearing them for broadcast, saw a report on the mad cow disease in the news capsule of an independent TV company.
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The winners!

A list, yet incomplete, of those who made it in the Lok Sabha parliamentary elections.
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Jaffer Sharief throws hat in Karnataka ring

Veteran Congress leader and former Union railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief will be one of the contenders for the chief ministership after his party stormed back to power in Karnataka.
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Caste is supreme in Bapatla

Come in thousands, come in thousands. Our Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is coming.
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Trundling To Trouble

WHEN eight teams of CBI sleuths raided 13 premises in Karnataka last fortnight to investigate the alleged amassing of assets by former union minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief, the wheel had come full circle for the once self-proclaimed messiah of the Muslim community.
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Vajpayee, Advani pay last respects to Seshadri

Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and organisations affiliated to the sangh on Monday paid homage to H.V. Seshadri, leader and thinker of the RSS, who died here on Sunday.
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Advani reaches out to grief-stricken Jaffer Sharief

They are poles apart in their political ideologies, but the untimely demise on Monday of former Union minister C K Jaffer Shariefs son led BJPs prime ministerial candidate L K Advani to offer condolences to the bereaved family at the formers residence.
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CBI closure report in Jaffar Sharief case

The CBI has filed a closure report in a decade-old alleged misuse of office case against former Railway Minister C K Jaffer Sharief, after the Centre refused permission to prosecute him.
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RAILWAY BODGET 1992-93

General Discussion; Resolution Re. Recommenda- Tions Of The Railway Convention Committee;Demands For Grants (Railways), 1992-93;And Supplementary Demands For Grants (Railways), 1991-92
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One after other, BJP splits Cong families

Veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh's son Ajay today called on L.K. Advani and BJP chief M. Venkaiah Naidu separately, fuelling speculation on what could be the biggest blow yet to Sonia Gandhi's party.
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Hegde cremated with state honours

The former Chief Minister, Ramakrishna Hegde, who passed away here on Monday, was cremated with full state honours at his farm in Hesarghatta on the outskirts of Bangalore on Tuesday.
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Brainstorming by Congress leaders

In a sudden development, top-rung leaders of the state Congress, including four Central ministers, had a day-long brainstorming session at a resort located on the outskirts of the city, to take stock of the political situation in Karnataka.
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THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

The Government has set up an Enquiry Commission in regard to Ayodhya happenings. We have welcomed the Commission. We would also like to know the facts. But the Commission is being biased by the Government before it unearths the facts and submits its report.
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Krishna evasive on elections

Even though Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Janardhan Poojary virtually declared the calendar for the Assembly elections on Sunday, Chief Minister S M Krishna continued to be cryptic in his remarks on simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assembly.
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The Simmering Feud

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is keeping a tab on all aspects of the political situation in Bihar. Apart from the agitation against the Rabri Devi Government, the brewing feud between Samata Party leaders George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar has been engaging his attention.
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Congress to focus on Stability and development

Union Minister for Science and Technology and AICC spokesperson Kapil Sibal today expressed confidence in party highcommand resolving the issues raised by Senior party leader and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member C K Jaffer Sharief, who had reportedly resigned from the party.
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Why no Muslim is cheering on Kalam

The nomination of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam for the highest post of the Indian Republic raises many questions. Some are being openly asked; some are being whispered and others remain unarticulated in the dark recesses of the mind.
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Starvation in Orissa,

Just few days ago, we had discussed a lot about Railway Protection Force in this very august House. But on the 23rd, he was murdered in a first class compartment. I am telling this only because it is related to the Railway Protection Force.
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Sonia visiting Bangalore today

Sonia will arrive from Delhi at 9.20 am and spend some time at the HAL airport with party workers. She will drive down to Raj Bhavan and later proceed to inaugurate the Bharat Seva Dal office near Yelahanka.
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High court grants round one to railways

ON APRIL 21, 1992, an angry mob on Devar Island in Goa destroyed a bulldozer owned by the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRC). On the same day, Claude Alvares, a noted Goan journalist, along with other members of the Goa Foundation, a voluntary organisation, moved the Maharashtra high court to get a stay on the controversial Konkan railway project, which will cut across the state on its way from Maharashtra in the north to Karnataka in the south.
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Naming of outsider disappoints Cong workers

A A Pathan, Congress leader and relative of C K Jaffer Sharief, said party workers are disappointed with Congress fielding "outsider" Saleem Ahmed to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Haveri constituency.
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Rs 10,000 crore poll sops for Karnataka

The Congress on Wednesday unveiled a Rs 10,000 crore election promise to below poverty line families, weaker sections and unemployed youth in Karnataka if the party is voted to power in the May assembly elections.
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Congress sees a Cairo in Karnataka

Karnataka is slowly but surely moving the Egypt way, feels the Congress.Drawing parallels between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, Congress leaders maintained that a revolution is waiting to happen in Karnataka, if Yeddyurappa fails to resign.
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BJP: A House divided cannot stand

No matter what opinion the senior leader of BJP L. K. Advaniji holds about B. S. Yeddyurappa the former Chief Minister, the truth is that BJP would be dead for Karnataka for the near future without him. Advaniji has used strong words against Yeddyurappa, as if he is a pariah, untouchable in BJP.
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Will Sree fan blow away BJP, Cong?

With just a day to go for the intensely-contested bypoll to Bellary (ST) Assembly seat, fiery former health minister-turned-independent B. Sreeramulu seems set to make forays on traditional vote bases of the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress parties even as he consolidated his hold on several pockets in his home-turf.
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Muniyappa blames it on state govt

Facing flak for not doing enough to improve the railway network in Karnataka, Union minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa chose to blame the state for delay in completion of various railway projects.
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Our vote share has risen: Yeddyurappa

The popular pro-people programmes of the Government in Karnataka in the last one year and the unity of the party cadres had increased the BJP's vote share in the Lok Sabha election to 41.63 per cent from 36 per cent in 2004, claimed Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa here on Monday.
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Konkan Railway Corporation: Choice of Alignment in Goa

The Konkan Railway Corporation's project bridging the Konkan gap between Bombay and Mangalore has got embroiled in various controversies-environmental, political, as well as religious. The issue is not about the passage of the Konkan Railway through Goa as much as the choice of alignment among the many available alternatives.
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Sharief's deference to seers praised (document)

Bangalore Oct. 18 The presence of religious and political leaders, and experts in science and technology lent a new aura to the inauguration of the Khader Nawaz Sharief Institute of Technology here today.
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Sharief's deference to seers praised

The presence of religious and political leaders, and experts in science and technology lent a new aura to the inauguration of the Khader Nawaz Sharief Institute of Technology here today.
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Govt promises new engg, medical colleges

Even as thousands of engineering seats remain vacant every year in Karnataka, Chief Minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday said the government will extend all possible support for new professional colleges in the state.
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Let swamijis' blessings turn into rain

Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa may have gone for a book release programme but that did not distract him from seeking blessings of religious heads present there for the state to help overcome 'impending drought'.
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Ayodhya talks in 10-15 days, but no relevance for VHP line: Kanchi seer

Talks with Muslim religious leaders on the Ayodhya issue will resume in about 10-15 days independent of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), after conclusion of Assembly elections and announcement of results in the four northern States, said Kanchi Kamakoti Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi on Sunday.
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Govt. to support starting of professional colleges

The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, has promised government support to private organisations, especially religious institutions, if they come forward to start engineering, medical, and other professional colleges.
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Sonia arriving in Bangalore tomorrow

More than ordinary interest is being attached to the arrival here of the AICC President, Sonia Gandhi, on Thursday to inaugurate an engineering college founded by the party MP and former Railway Minister, C.K.Jaffer Sharief.
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Strike balance between science, religion, says Kanchi seer

Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamiji of Kanchi Kamakoti today said education should be a mixture of old and new wisdom and no religion preaches fundamentalism and bigotry. Addressing the gathering at the inaugural of KNS Institute of Technology near Yelahanka, the Swamiji said technology is not a new thing to India and now old science order is slowly replaced by computer. However, science and technology is not a solution for everything.
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Jaffer Sharief condemns choice of Abdul Kalam

Former Union minister and Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief said on Tuesday that he had advised A P J Abdul Kalam to refuse the National Democratic Alliance's request to stand for the office of President.
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Jaffer Sharief Sore about actions and reactions of Congress

The Congress-I Leader and Railway Minister Mr. CK Jaffer Sharief, tody said he did not give much importance to revamping of party as a way to bail it out from crisis it was going through. Read More...

Tipu's sandal urs tomorrow

Srirangapatna-based Hazrath Tipu Sultan Saheed Wakf Estate will organize Tipu Sultan's 218th sandal urs on Saturday at the historical town.
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Capt. Gopinath has only Rs.10,000 on hand

He helped the common man realise the dreams of flying and the combined net worth of the assets owned by his family is Rs. 73.46 crore.
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Cong to cooperate with RSS march: Sharief

congress leaders led by c.k. jaffer sharief on tuesday visited the camp site of the rss-sponsored `samarasata sangama', which is beginning in bangalore from january 25.
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Clamour for Thackeray's arrest

It was an embattled Chief Minister Manohar Joshi who once more rose to the occasion today. If anything, his Hindutva rhetoric became sharper and touched a crescendo as he spiritedly warded off demands of the arrest of his party's leader Balasaheb Thackeray.
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Bhujbal's weapon against Thackeray

For Chhagan Bhujbal, the Srikrishna Commission Report is all about going after his bete noir, Bal Thackeray. Never mind if the sitting judge of the Bombay High Court who wrote the report after five years of research, did not think it fit to recommend Thackeray's prosecution, even while holding him responsible for the January 1993 violence against Muslims.
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Shift U.N. headquarters: Jaffer Sharief

In the light of the "murky" role of the U.S. in the execution of the former Iraq President, Saddam Hussein, the United Nations should immediately shift its headquarters from the U.S. to a Third World country, the former Union Minister and president of the People's Front, C.K. Jaffer Sharief, said here on Friday.

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Sharief quits, may join NCP

Cut up with the Congress for sometime now, former Union minister and CWC member C K Jaffer Sharief has resigned from the primary membership of the party. Summoned by the Congress high command, Sharief is likely to leave for the national capital on Saturday morning and hold a meeting with Sonia Gandhi.

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DIARY

he resident of 10 Janpath seems to be progressing steadily from the frying pan to the fire. Within a fortnight of the news of the drubbing at the hustings came the acquittal of the once famous "insider", PV Narasimha Rao, in the Lakhubhai Pathak case.
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Jaffar Sharif flays BJP for 'friendship with Pakistan'

The chairman of the minority wing of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC), C.K. Jaffar Sharif, has said that the forthcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections would provide an opportunity to the people of this State to give a strong message to the whole country against communal forces.
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