diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index 24d78a6bcb..068fdfe290 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/info"
-	"github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/result"
 
 	"github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/engine"
 
@@ -197,13 +196,13 @@ func createEvents(eventController event.Generator, policyInfos []*info.PolicyInf
 			for _, rule := range policyInfo.Rules {
 				if rule.RuleType == info.Mutation {
 					fruleNames = append(fruleNames, rule.Name)
-					e := event.NewEvent(policyInfo.Kind, policyInfo.Resource, result.Violation, event.FProcessRule, rule.Name, policyInfo.Name)
+					e := event.NewEvent(policyInfo.RKind, policyInfo.RNamespace, policyInfo.RName, event.PolicyViolation, event.FProcessRule, rule.Name, policyInfo.Name)
 					events = append(events, e)
 				}
 				// Create Policy Violation for Generation rules
 				if rule.RuleType == info.Generation {
 					fruleNames = append(fruleNames, rule.Name)
-					e := event.NewEvent(policyInfo.Kind, policyInfo.Resource, result.Violation, event.FProcessRule, rule.Name, policyInfo.Name)
+					e := event.NewEvent(policyInfo.RKind, policyInfo.RNamespace, policyInfo.RName, event.PolicyViolation, event.FProcessRule, rule.Name, policyInfo.Name)
 					events = append(events, e)
 
 				}
@@ -211,21 +210,21 @@ func createEvents(eventController event.Generator, policyInfos []*info.PolicyInf
 				if rule.RuleType == info.Generation {
 					fruleNames = append(fruleNames, rule.Name)
 					// create a mutaton event
-					e := event.NewEvent(policyInfo.Kind, policyInfo.Resource, result.Violation, event.FProcessRule, rule.Name, policyInfo.Name)
+					e := event.NewEvent(policyInfo.RKind, policyInfo.RNamespace, policyInfo.RName, event.PolicyViolation, event.FProcessRule, rule.Name, policyInfo.Name)
 					events = append(events, e)
 				}
 				sruleNames = append(sruleNames, rule.Name)
 			}
 			// Create Event
 			// list of failed rules : ruleNames
-			e := event.NewEvent("Policy", policyInfo.Name, result.Violation, event.FResourcePolcy, policyInfo.Name+"/"+policyInfo.Namespace, strings.Join(fruleNames, ";"))
+			e := event.NewEvent("Policy", policyInfo.RNamespace, policyInfo.RName, event.PolicyViolation, event.FResourcePolcy, policyInfo.RNamespace+"/"+policyInfo.RName, strings.Join(fruleNames, ";"))
 			events = append(events, e)
 		} else {
 			// Policy was processed succesfully
-			e := event.NewEvent("Policy", policyInfo.Name, result.Success, event.SPolicyApply, policyInfo.Name)
+			e := event.NewEvent("Policy", policyInfo.RNamespace, policyInfo.RName, event.PolicyApplied, event.SPolicyApply, policyInfo.Name)
 			events = append(events, e)
 			// Policy applied succesfully on resource
-			e = event.NewEvent(policyInfo.Kind, policyInfo.Name, result.Success, event.SRuleApply, strings.Join(sruleNames, ";"), policyInfo.Name)
+			e = event.NewEvent(policyInfo.RKind, policyInfo.RNamespace, policyInfo.RName, event.PolicyApplied, event.SRuleApply, strings.Join(sruleNames, ";"), policyInfo.RName)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/event/controller.go b/pkg/event/controller.go
index 0afbb9e86e..d043fb51c6 100644
--- a/pkg/event/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/event/controller.go
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ import (
 	policyscheme "github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/scheme"
 	v1alpha1 "github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/client/listers/policy/v1alpha1"
 	client "github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/dclient"
-	"github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/result"
 	"github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/sharedinformer"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	typedcorev1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 )
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ func (c *controller) processNextWorkItem() bool {
 		// Run the syncHandler, passing the resource and the policy
 		if err := c.SyncHandler(key); err != nil {
 			c.queue.AddRateLimited(key)
-			return fmt.Errorf("error syncing '%s' : %s, requeuing event creation request", key.Resource, err.Error())
+			return fmt.Errorf("error syncing '%s' : %s, requeuing event creation request", key.Namespace+"/"+key.Name, err.Error())
 		}
 		return nil
 	}(obj)
@@ -127,47 +125,44 @@ func (c *controller) processNextWorkItem() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *controller) SyncHandler(key Info) error {
-	var resource runtime.Object
+	var robj runtime.Object
 	var err error
 
 	switch key.Kind {
 	case "Policy":
 		//TODO: policy is clustered resource so wont need namespace
-		resource, err = c.policyLister.Get(key.Resource)
+		robj, err = c.policyLister.Get(key.Reason)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("unable to create event for policy %s, will retry ", key.Resource)
+			glog.Errorf("unable to create event for policy %s, will retry ", key.Name)
 			return err
 		}
 	default:
-		namespace, name, err := cache.SplitMetaNamespaceKey(key.Resource)
+		resource := c.client.DiscoveryClient.GetGVRFromKind(key.Kind).Resource
+		robj, err = c.client.GetResource(resource, key.Namespace, key.Name)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("invalid resource key: %s", key.Resource)
-			return err
-		}
-		rName := c.client.DiscoveryClient.GetGVRFromKind(key.Kind).Resource
-		resource, err = c.client.GetResource(rName, namespace, name)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("unable to create event for resource %s, will retry ", key.Resource)
+			glog.Errorf("unable to create event for resource %s, will retry ", key.Namespace+"/"+key.Name)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	c.recorder.Event(resource, v1.EventTypeNormal, key.Reason, key.Message)
+	if key.Reason == PolicyApplied.String() {
+		c.recorder.Event(robj, v1.EventTypeNormal, key.Reason, key.Message)
+	} else {
+		c.recorder.Event(robj, v1.EventTypeWarning, key.Reason, key.Message)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 //NewEvent returns a new event
-func NewEvent(kind string, resource string, reason result.Reason, message MsgKey, args ...interface{}) Info {
+func NewEvent(rkind string, rnamespace string, rname string, reason Reason, message MsgKey, args ...interface{}) Info {
 	msgText, err := getEventMsg(message, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Error(err)
 	}
 	return Info{
-		Kind:     kind,
-		Resource: resource,
-		Reason:   reason.String(),
-		Message:  msgText,
+		Kind:      rkind,
+		Name:      rname,
+		Namespace: rnamespace,
+		Reason:    reason.String(),
+		Message:   msgText,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/event/util.go b/pkg/event/util.go
index 62f15ff358..f3601d05fd 100644
--- a/pkg/event/util.go
+++ b/pkg/event/util.go
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ const eventWorkerThreadCount = 1
 
 //Info defines the event details
 type Info struct {
-	Kind     string
-	Resource string
-	Reason   string
-	Message  string
+	Kind      string
+	Name      string
+	Namespace string
+	Reason    string
+	Message   string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/info/info.go b/pkg/info/info.go
index f43aa8cdb9..a90b43b0ce 100644
--- a/pkg/info/info.go
+++ b/pkg/info/info.go
@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@ import (
 
 //PolicyInfo defines policy information
 type PolicyInfo struct {
-	Name      string
-	Resource  string
-	Kind      string
-	Namespace string
-	success   bool
-	Rules     []*RuleInfo
+	Name       string
+	RKind      string
+	RName      string
+	RNamespace string
+	Rules      []*RuleInfo
+	success    bool
 }
 
 //NewPolicyInfo returns a new policy info
-func NewPolicyInfo(policyName string, kind string, resource string, ns string) *PolicyInfo {
+func NewPolicyInfo(policyName string, rKind string, rName string, rNamespace string) *PolicyInfo {
 	return &PolicyInfo{
-		Name:      policyName,
-		Resource:  resource,
-		Kind:      kind,
-		Namespace: ns,
-		success:   true, // fail to be set explicity
+		Name:       policyName,
+		RKind:      rKind,
+		RName:      rName,
+		RNamespace: rNamespace,
+		success:    true, // fail to be set explicity
 	}
 }