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Bengaluru Lokayukta targets officials over suspected illegal wealth accumulation

Lokayukta officials raided locations linked to eight government officers, including a Joint Commissioner of Transport, for alleged asset accumulation

On Wednesday, Lokayukta detectives raided locations linked to eight government officials, including a Joint Commissioner of the Transport Department, who are suspected of accumulating wealth that is out of proportion to their recognised revenue streams.(ANI/representative)
Published on Jan 08, 2025 10:46 AM IST
PTI |

MP Lokayukta finds wealth worth 7.98 crore on ex-constable's premises

The Lokayukta's Special Police Establishment (SPE) searched former constable Saurabh Sharma's house on December 18 and December 19.

Saurabh Sharma was appointed as a constable in the state transport department on compassionate grounds in 2015. (Representational)
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 03:48 PM IST

Bengaluru realtor arrested for posing as Lokayukta office employee: Report

The accused faces charges of impersonation, cheating, and using criminal force to deter public servants from performing their duties.

the accused, identified as Anand Kumar, was detained by Anekal police following a complaint filed by the deputy registrar of Lokayukta.
Published on Dec 16, 2024 09:38 AM IST

Siddaramaiah slams ED’s letter to Lokayukta on Muda

The ED’s letter to the Lokayukta alleged irregularities in the allocation of alternative sites to Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi BM, including forgery and undue influence

Chief minister Siddaramaiah termed it “politically motivated” and aimed at prejudicing the ongoing investigation (ANI)
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 08:42 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

'Lokayukta has given clean chit to previous BJP govt on 40% commission charges'

During 2023 polls, the Congress had used the Karnataka State Contractors' Association's accusation of 40% commission as a key weapon to target the BJP.

Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa (PTI)
Published on Nov 18, 2024 07:46 AM IST

Bengaluru drug controller caught accepting bribe for license approval: Report

An assistant drug controller, Ajayraj D. Sha, was arrested for accepting a bribe to approve a pharmacy license.

The officer reportedly demanded <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 but agreed to lower the amount to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>40,000 to issue a licence to the pharmacist. (HT File)
Published on Nov 05, 2024 06:00 PM IST

Lokayukta summons Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for questioning in MUDA case

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has been directed to appear at the Lokayukta office in Mysuru at 10am on November 6

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah at Hubballi airport on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Nov 04, 2024 06:51 PM IST

MUDA case: Lokayukta summons Siddaramaiah to appear for questioning on Nov 6

The Lokayukta on October 25 questioned Siddaramaiah wife Parvathi B M, who is also an accused in the case.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah.(PTI file)
Updated on Nov 04, 2024 09:23 PM IST

'Fair probe not possible by Lokayukta': Karnataka BJP after ED raids MUDA office

On September 30, the ED filed an enforcement case information report to book the CM and others taking cognisance of the FIR registered by the Lokayukta.

The Opposition BJP and JD(S) in Karnataka asserted that it is necessary to uncover the MUDA
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 04:56 PM IST

MUDA case: Lokayukta officials inspect 14 plots allotted to Siddaramaiah’s wife

Lokayukta officials inspected 14 MUDA sites allegedly illegally allotted to CM Siddaramaiah's wife.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing scrutiny in connection with his alleged involvement in the MUDA land allotment scam case. (ANI Photo) (Savitha)
Published on Oct 04, 2024 09:00 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S

State reduces heirship certificate fees for widows

Maharashtra govt reduces heirship certificate fee for widows from ₹75,000 to ₹10,000, benefiting 25,000 widows annually, despite ₹4.5 crore loss.

HT Image
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Why did mining baron Janardhan Reddy return to the BJP?

Does the saffron party need the man who once ran Ballari as his personal fiefdom, or is it the other way around — the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will tell

Bengaluru, Mar 25 (ANI): Karnataka Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP) MLA, Gali Janardhana Reddy greets the BJP leader and former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, as he joins the BJP, at the BJP office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru on Monday. (ANI Photo)(Arun Kumar Rao)
Updated on Mar 30, 2024 12:22 PM IST

Role of LoP in appointment process cannot be rendered meaningless: SC

The court said it would adjudicate the petition “bearing in mind the countrywide ramification, it will be appropriate for this court to lay down parameters for holding effective consultation”

On March 16, the Madhya Pradesh government issued notification appointing justice Satyendra Kumar Singh (retired) as the new Lokayukta of the state (ANI)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 05:46 AM IST

Lokayukta to hear complaint on street furniture contract in Feb: Aaditya Thackeray

From March this year, Thackeray has repeatedly flagged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) street furniture contract, expressing apprehension about irregularities in the way the contract was granted

Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Aaditya Thackeray (File Photo)
Published on Dec 22, 2023 06:42 PM IST

Karnataka: Top BJP leader's kin among 13 officials raided by Lokayukta

According to a statement issued by the Lokayukta, the searches were carried out at 68 locations.

During the searches, a plot of land, a house, landed properties and documents worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore, movable assets including cash, gold and silver, and other household articles worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>49 lakh were found. (PTI)
Published on Dec 06, 2023 01:09 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Relief for Kerala CM as Lokayukta dismisses petition in CMDRF case

The petition against the CM was filed by RS Sasikumar, a former Syndicate member of Kerala University, in 2018

The Lokayukta bench found no evidence in the charges of corruption and nepotism levelled against Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others in the case. (ANI)
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 06:22 AM IST

Lokayukta objects to development works suggested by MLA Tingre in private societies in Wadgaonsheri

The directive follows a complaint by Right to Information (RTI) activist Qaneez Sukhrani who alleged that Tingre misused funds sanctioned for different projects to appease housing society members

Sukhrani’s complaint highlighted the misuse of local area development funds for internal infrastructure projects. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Nov 13, 2023 05:08 AM IST
BySiddharth Gadkari

Karnataka Lokayukta raids on officials in 48 locations over corruption charges

The Lokayukta raided 48 locations across Karnataka, investigating alleged corruption by officials.

Around 200 officials from the Lokayukta have been involved in the searches since this morning.(ANI)
Published on Aug 17, 2023 12:32 PM IST

Watch: MP patwari caught for taking bribe, swallows currency notes

Chandan Singh Lodhi from MP's Barkheda complained to Jabalpur Lokayukta stating that Gajendra Singh was asking for bribe for demarcating his grandfather's land.

Patwari Gajendra Singh chewing on currency notes. (Twitter)
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 10:21 AM IST

Have proof of cash-for-transfer allegations against Karnataka Congress: Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy alleged that a ₹10 crore deal was made in the state Energy department on Tuesday, and for two transfers, ₹10 crore was taken

JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy said the Congress government has introduced a new tax called ‘YST’. (PTI)
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 12:41 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

HC orders Uttarakhand to appoint Lokayukta chair, members in 8 weeks

Lawyer Rajeev Singh Bisht, who appeared for the petitioner, told the high court that Uttarakhand hasn’t appointed a Lokayukta chairperson and members

Lawyer Rajeev Singh Bisht, who appeared for the petitioner, said that he told the bench that the delay in the appointment of Lokayukta chairperson and members was a violation of the law (File Photo)
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 06:55 PM IST

State suspends 8 engineers over Fake bills scamworth 118 crore

The state government suspended eight engineers of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Ltd (KRIDL), accused of generating fake bills to the tune of ₹118 crore for civil works in RR Nagar assembly constituency in Bengaluru.The Urban Development Department (UDD) issued the suspension order on Wednesday after a preliminary probe conducted by Lokayukta last year found discrepancies in civil works.

Karnataka The state government suspended eight engineers of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Ltd (KRIDL), accused of generating fake bills to the tune of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>118 crore for civil works in RR Nagar assembly constituency in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday. (Hemant Mishra)
Updated on Jun 17, 2023 12:36 AM IST
ByPriyanka R

Amid Cong vs BJP over toppled Mahakal statues, MP Lokayukta decides to step in

Strong winds on Sunday toppled six statues of saptrishi installed as part of the Mahakal Lok corridor project developed on the premises of Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain

 (Twitter/vijaythottathil)
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 07:48 PM IST

30-lakh TV, luxury cars, bungalow found in raids on MP official: Report

The Lokayukta's team has taken significant action against Hema Meena, an assistant engineer in-charge (contract), in a case involving disproportionate assets.

The Lokayukta conducted raids on Hema Meena's residence, farmhouse, and office, resulting in the identification of assets worth approximately <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>7 crore.
Updated on May 12, 2023 04:01 PM IST

Corruption allegation: Inquiry against ex-CMD of UPPHC likely to expedite

Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta office asks two-member enquiry committee comprising two DG rank IPS officers to submit report by May end

A government official said an Allahabad high court lawyer complained the matter to Lokayukta office in May 2022. (For Representation)
Updated on May 11, 2023 10:01 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Aaditya meets Guv, seeks Lokayukta inquiry into ‘scams’ in BMC projects

“This afternoon, along with all Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs and MLAs of Mumbai, I met with the Governor of Maharashtra, Ramesh Bais, in connection with BMC ’s cement road scam, gravel monopoly scam and the street furniture scam,” tweeted Aaditya.

“There is also a gravel scam, wherein people are close to the chief minister. And due to the scam, the cost of gravel increased from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>300 per ton to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>600 per ton. We have given all details to the Governor and asked him to direct an inquiry from the Lokayukta,” Aaditya said. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 11, 2023 01:16 AM IST

It is vindictive, says DK Shivakumar on Karnataka govt’s sanction to CBI

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar’s statement against the Karnataka government coincided with the local election officials clearing his nomination papers from the Kanakapura seat

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar addresses a public meeting at Madikeri on Monday (ANI File) (DK Shivakumar Twitter)
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 06:45 PM IST

K’taka polls: Suresh files papers as ‘precautionary measure’

Congress leader DK Suresh has filed nomination from the Kanakapura assembly constituency in Karnataka as a backup candidate in case of issues with the papers filed by his brother DK Shivakumar, the party?s state unit chief. Suresh said the measure was precautionary because of alleged conspiracies from the BJP. Shivakumar is the official candidate from Kanakapura, where he has won in the last three state elections. The BJP has fielded senior minister R Ashoka from the same constituency.

Confirming the development, Suresh said, “I’m a voter from Kanakapura and I should be contesting from there.” (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:33 AM IST
ByHT Correspondent I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Bengaluru

Karnataka Congress MP, DK Suresh files nomination from Kanakapura seat

DK Shivakumar, 60, is the official Congress candidate from Kanakapura, the constituency that has elected him in the last three state elections

DK Suresh, 57, represents the Bangalore Rural seat in the Lok Sabha (Twitter/ANI)
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 04:48 PM IST

Kerala CM supports TN decision to pass resolution against Governor

Kerala CM replies to his counterpart MK Stalin extending a ‘heartfelt support’ to the resolution urging Centre and the President to fix a time limit for governors to approve the bill passed by legislature.

Pinarayi Vijayan extends support to Stalin’s resolution. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:35 AM IST
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