Bangalore : The dark shadows of land scam is now hovering over Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji of Adichunchanagiri Mutt, the supreme head of the Okkaliga Community. A certain Lakshminarayana has filed a private petition against the seer and over 23 others  in the Lokayukta court. The allegation against the seer is that he had unauthorisedly sold  […]

New Delhi: The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has announced it will file an FIR against former chief minister VS Achuthanandan under the Prevention of Corruption Act on Friday. The FIR will be submitted to the Calicut Vigilance Court. The FIR will be filed under Section 13(1)(D) of Prevention of Corruption Act and under Section […]

Bangalore : Karnataka’s Lokayukta (ombudsman) special court Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the role of Housing Minister V. Somanna, former state chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and two others in freeing state-owned land from government control by flouting rules. Admitting a private complaint filed by Ravikrishna Reddy, a techie, which alleged that Yeddyurappa allotted the state […]

Bangalore: In fresh trouble for former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, another complaint was Thursday filed against him and Housing Minister V Somanna in the Lokayukta court in an alleged land scam. The complaint pertains to alleged acquisition of 22 guntas (a gunta is 1/40th of an acre) of government land in Nagadevanahalli by […]

Haveri: One more ruling BJP legislator on Tuesday joined the list of party leaders facing land scam charges with a court here today directing Lokayukta police to probe a private complaint against Nehru Olekar that he secured land to two educational institutions allegedly in violation of rules. Haveri District Lokayukta Court Judge KC Ramakrishnaiah ordered […]

Bangalore : In yet another setback for Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa , the high court gave a green signal to the Lokayukta court to go ahead with the proceedings against him in an alleged land scam. Yeddyurappa is accused of denotifying land, allotting them to family members. The high court while dismissing a […]

Bangalore: Lokayukta (LA) Justice Santosh Hegde indicated here on Monday that the enquiry into KIADB Land Scandal involving a former minister Katta S.Naidu and his son, BBMP member Jagdish Naidu, had been completed and a letter had been sent to Governor seeking his consent to issue a charge-sheet against the accused persons. Several high level […]

Bangalore: It’s official now. The senior (JD-S) CM HDK will fast unto death on July 9,to force an enquiry into the Junior (BJP) CM Yeddy’s charge that Gowda family has illegal wealth amounting to Rs1,500 crores. The former JD-S CM threw a challenge at present CM(BJP)to choose one of the 2 venues suggested, either in […]

Bangalore : JD-S MLAs, led by HD Revanna, entered the legislature today, carrying a large suit case (full of kickbacks?) and sounding a conch and cymbals, to attract a lot of attention in a novel way, but subsequent clashes and war of words between the ruling and opposition MLAs ended in confusion and loud noises […]

Tumkur: Former CM and present MP / JD(S) Karnataka Unit Chief, HD Kumaraswamy has threatened CM Yeddyurappa to prove the irregularities in property deals stated to have been made by HD Devegowda and his family members at any time and such charges are proved by BJP leader and CM, he (HDK) would commit suicide openly. […]