Mangaluru : The state government is going to make money on the dead bodies of those killed by Corona, the BJP government is a great curse to the people of the state, said KPCC Chief D K Shivakumar. He also demanded a judicial probe by a sitting judge into the alleged corruption in the purchase of Covid-19 supplies […]
Karkala: Former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde has opined that democracy in the country is absolutely bedridden, with corruption prioritising all over. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly built laboratories at Jnanasudha Institution. The former Lokayukta said, “All the three wings of democracy – with the fourth estate, media – are decomposed, with no tool […]
Chennai: Expelled AIADMK Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Puspha today opposed party chief V K Sasikala becoming the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, alleging she had a “criminal background”. In letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, she said, “It is condemnable to nominate or invite Sasikala Natarajan to be a […]
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that officials should give priority to providing rations to the poor after which they should weed out bogus ration cards. He made these observations on Monday in Bengaluru while reviewing drought relief work across Karnataka. He wanted officials to take up relief work on war footing utilising state funds […]
New Delhi: A united opposition’s relentless demand for a debate on demonetisation under a rule which entails voting today forced the adjournment of the Lok Sabha for the day as the government refused to accept it. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the government was willing to debate the issue under Rule 193, which does […]
Mangaluru: CPI(M), Mangaluru staged protest against the anti people policy of the state and Central government, on Saturday at Central market, Mangaluru. Addressing the gathering CPI(M) district Secretary Santhosh Kumar Bajal said that Modi government has forgotten all of its promises. People of India are not seeing any ‘acche din’; everybody is facing bad days […]
Bengaluru: Members of the principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party began a dharna in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, demanding stern action against the “alternative site scam” in the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). Leader of the Opposition Jagadish Shettar alleged that the BDA has become a “den of corruption”, leading to the authority suffering losses to […]
Mangaluru : Anti-corruption crusader and Samaja Parivartana Samudaya President S R Hiremath said the nexus between money power and power of the state is spoiling the lives of common people and has led to corruption and inequality in the society. At an interaction on ‘Big Ticket Projects, Corruption and the Need for True Nationalism’ organised by […]
Bengaluru : Upalokayukta S.B. Majage retired on Friday even as the institution continues to be in the eye of a storm over allegations of corruption. Mr. Majage had taken over as Upalokayukta on July 19, 2010. He had by then retired as a Karnataka High Court judge. He had a non-controversial tenure of five years […]
Mangaluru : Former union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy said assertion of national identity and following true spiritualism could be the weapons to fight terrorism and corruption. Hinduism never persecuted any minority religion and one should accept the Hindu national identity for country’s integrity, he opined. Speaking in a talk on ‘War […]
