Kalaburagi: An assistant public prosecutor (APP) attached to the 5th JMFC Court in Kalaburagi was caught in a Lokayukta trap on Friday while allegedly accepting a bribe near the court complex. He was arrested for demanding cash and expensive gifts in return for filing a compromise petition in court.The accused has been identified as Santosh…
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Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani and Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully during a press conference at the Vidhan Sabha in Jaipur Friday Jaipur: The Assembly will launch year-long celebrations to mark its 75th anniversary on July 15, bringing together former and sitting legislators from across political parties to reflect on the House’s journey since its formation.Announcing…
Bengaluru: A sessions court in the city has held a Ballari resident guilty of defaming the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, and sentenced him to six months of imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000.According to a Lokayukta press note, SG Shankar of Havinala Basanna compound complained to the Lokayukta in 2015, accusing the joint commissioner…
straight talk: Over the years, RTI activists have staged protests across TN urging govt to address concerns over lack of accountability and access to information G AnanthakrishnanChief minister C Joseph Vijay’s pre-election promise of enacting a Right to Services Act within six months of assuming office puts him on a Nov 10 deadline, although it…
Bengaluru: A special court for corruption cases registered and investigated by Lokayukta in Tumakuru held a former assistant executive engineer with Bescom-Kunigal and an electrical contractor guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 to install a transformer in 2014 and sentenced them to five years’ simple imprisonment with fine.The convicted are then AEE PN…
Pic for representation only Belagavi: The Lokayukta has initiated action against six government officials for alleged negligence in rainwater management following flooding incidents that damaged residential buildings in Bailhongal and Savadatti on June 8. A suo motu case has been registered against the assistant commissioner of Bailhongal, tahsildar, taluk panchayat executive officer, municipal council commissioner,…
Accused mother-Priyanka and arrested realtor Mohan GM Bengaluru: City police, probing the alleged murder of six-year-old P Vennela, are contemplating a polygraph test on the accused persons to address contradictions in reconstructing the sequence of events.The second daughter of the now-separated Praveen and Priyanka couple was shifted to a private hospital in Whitefield by her…
Bengaluru: Lokayukta raided eight govt officials Tuesday across the state after booking cases of disproportionate assets against them. Rajanna SL, additional director, town planning, Karnataka Housing Board in Bengaluru, topped the chart with assets of nearly Rs 5 crore.The other raided officials are Uday Kumar MB (asst executive engineer, Bescom, Yelahanka with assets of nearly…
BENGALURU: After the death of six-year-old P Vennela under mysterious circumstances on March 24, the police team investigating the case missed quite a few clear red flags and, worse, their probe hit the slow lane for several weeks. It’s only after a fortuitous intervention by a Lokayukta IGP that autopsy report was re-read, the probe…
