Rourkela: A traffic inspector posted at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Sundargarh was arrested by Odisha vigilance officers on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a truck owner.The accused, Mukesh Kumar Mishra, traffic inspector, allegedly sought the amount as a ‘monthly quota’ for June and July 2026 to…
Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has ordered a departmental investigation into alleged irregularities in Milma, including supply of ghee to the Sabarimala temple. While announcing the inquiry, dairy development minister Bindu Krishna said as a vigilance investigation is under way, a broader probe is required to uncover the full extent of the alleged corruption.Devaswom minister K…
Patna: The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday arrested Purnia’s Baisa block development officer (BDO) Rajkumar Chaudhary and his personal assistant, Satish Kumar, for allegedly accepting a Rs 46,000 bribe to clear a vendor’s payment bill.According to SVU ADG Sudhanshu Kumar, the action followed a complaint filed by Raj Kiran of Kanjia village in Purnia,…
Panaji: Alleging manipulation in the allotment of plots in industrial estates, the United Goans Foundation (UGF) has written to govt seeking a vigilance investigation into the role of Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) officials.The UGF has also sought cancellation of the provisional allotment of a plot at Verna industrial estate, which the NGO claims has…
Sambalpur: Odisha vigilance on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at seven locations linked to Padmalochan Nayak, executive engineer of the command area development (CAD) division no. 4 here, over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.Nayak was brought from his rented house in Sambalpur to the vigilance office for questioning and later…
The alleged irregularities surfaced in projects related to new stormwater lines, drainage lines and stormwater drainage networks in the eastern parts of the city Ahmedabad: Drainage and stormwater projects in the city are under a cloud after a vigilance investigation uncovered alleged irregularities in projects worth crores. Civic officials reportedly found duplicate measurements, altered records…
