Mangalore : Congress released a ‘charge sheet’ against the Congress-led government as it completes four years of its tenure, the chief whip of government in Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza countered the move by releasing a ‘charge sheet’ against the former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, Union minister H N Ananth Kumar and 44 other BJP leaders. […]
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 […]
Mangaluru : Lokayukta P. Vishwanath Shetty said here on Saturday that nearly 2,400 files were pending before the Lokayukta as the institution had no head for one year and two months. Speaking to presspersons, Mr. Shetty said that he had already cleared some of the files. About 4,000 files were pending with the Upalokayuktas. Though […]
Mysuru: The Lokayukta Special Court on Wednesday agreed to consider Sunil Bose, son of PWD Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa, as an accused in a bribery case related to illegal sand extraction and transportation. He has been summoned to appear before the court in person on Sept 27. It was alleged that Bose and his […]
Bengaluru: In a setback to state BJP president and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, the High Court on Wednesday refused to set aside the lower court order to investigate the allotment of Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) sites in Shivamogga. Shivamogga-based advocate B Vinod had filed a private complaint before the Lokayukta against Yeddyurappa, his daughter […]
Mangaluru : Former Union minister and Senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary has demanded that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah withdraw the order to set up a separate Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), saying it was against the law. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, he said that the manifesto of the Congress had promised to give additional powers to […]
Bantwal : The Lokayukta team led by Superintendent of Police Sadanand Vernekar and DySP Umesh Shet raided the house of Arun Prakash D’Souza at Bantwal on Saturday, December 20. Rs 1.50 crore valued assets seized from the residence of Public Works Department Junior Engineer Arun Prakash D’ Souza during the raid which was conducted from […]
Mangaluru : Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao has warned that action will be initiated against government officials for misusing the government funds. In the public grievances meeting at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat hall here on Friday, he said that withdrawing funds by submitting a few photos of works undertaken and using it for personal benefit […]
Mysore : Responding to more than 60 complaints received from citizens residing around the RTO East Office on Dr. Rajkumar Road in Kalyangiri, officials of the MCC Zone-9, led by Assistant Commissioner H. Ravikumar, this morning demolished three of the 34 petty shops, which were operating in the area as the rest of the shops […]
Kundapur: A Mansion, Rs.1.80 laks in cash, gold and jewelry materials and other forms of wealth including a hand in 2 fishing boats on sea, all these are set to be illegally amassed wealth in the last 30 years of service by a Govt. Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), by name Narayana M Kharvi on Friday […]
