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No merger with BJP but will back NDA under Modi: Yeddyurappa

Bangalore, Sept 19 (ANI): Asserting that there is no question of merging Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former state chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday said that his party would support the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and back its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Sep 19, 2013
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Karnataka illegal mining: Issue taken up by SC, no mining allowed now, says Governor

Bangalore, Sep 17 (ANI): After the CBI has filed a chargesheet against two retired IAS officers in the case of illegal mining in Karnataka, the state Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj said that the issue has been taken up by the Supreme Court and that no further illegal minig is allowed in the area. Bhardwaj also said that the 20 percent of the money collected by the government are being used for up gradation in the field that faced losses. Sep 17, 2013
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Residents of Bangalore walk for greener environment

Bangalore/Vadodra, Sep 15 (ANI): Residents of India's IT hub Bangalore organised a go green marathon on Sunday to create awareness among people about healthier and pollution free environment. About 500 people participated in a walkathon, which emphasized on promoting the cause of having a clean and green city. Sep 15, 2013
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Japan vows to India to finish infra projects fast to boost manufacturing sector

New Delhi, Sept 12 (ANI): Japan promised to India that it would extend cooperation in the early completion of one of country's largest infrastructure projects, the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor, which once finished would boost New Delhi's manufacturing capabilities and woo more foreign investors. Both the countries conducted a review meeting on the progress of the Delhi-Mumbai and Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridors in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by India's Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and his counterpart from Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi. Speaking on the importance of the Delhi-Mumbai corridor, Anand Sharma said that the project would increase the country's exports. Sep 12, 2013