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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

Published on Jan 08, 2025 10:46 AM IST
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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.

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.

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

Updated on Dec 05, 2024 08:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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”

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

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.

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

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

Updated on Nov 13, 2023 05:08 AM IST
Karnataka Lokayukta raids on officials in 48 locations over corruption charges
The Lokayukta raided 48 locations across Karnataka, investigating alleged corruption by officials.

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.

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

Updated on Jul 06, 2023 12:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

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.

Updated on Jun 17, 2023 12:36 AM IST
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

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.

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

Updated on May 11, 2023 10:01 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

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

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.

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:33 AM IST
, Bengaluru
HT Correspondent I Edited by Shilpa AmbardarKarnataka 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

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.

Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:35 AM IST
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