Posts Tagged ‘Karnataka’
Bail-for-sale: Arrested judge says 100 crore was offered by Janardhan Reddy’s family
In a shocking revelation, a former judge Lakshminarasimha Rao, has confessed that he was offered a staggering Rs 100 crore by the family of Gali Janardhan Reddy to get him out of jail1, Pattabhi granted bail to Janardhan Reddy, surprising Lakshminarasimha Rao5-20 crores The ACB sleuths conducted raids at the residence of Lakshminarasimha Rao [...]
Jagadish Shettar to be sworn in as new Karnataka CM tomorrow
Rural development and panchayat raj minister 3 assembly elections in mind11-month administration, his tenure was marked with indecisiveness
Karnataka: Sadananda Gowda may step down as CM, Jagadish Shettar likely to take over
With the BJP's core group meeting still underway in the National capital, there are reports that Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda is likely to make way for Jagadish Shettar as the new CM1
Mining scam: Yeddyurappa gets anticipatory bail
Former karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa gets anticipatory bail in a graft case related to the multi-crore mining scam The Karnataka High Court Thursday also granted anticipatory bail to Yeddyurappa's two sons BS Raghavendra and BS Vijayendra and son-in-law Sohan Kumar, who have also been accused in the graft case The illegal [...]
Land Scam: BS Yeddyurappa in Lokayukta court, next hearing June 30
Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and housing minister V Somanna on Wednesday appeared before a Lokayukta court in a case relating to alleged irregularities in denotification of land, Lokayukta police probing the case had filed a 'B' report absolving Somanna of charges of "misusing his position" in the case, stating that he was [...]
AP cash-for-bail scam: Suspended CBI judge Pattabhirama Rao arrested
The Andhra Pradesh anti-Corruption bureau has arrested suspended Central Bureau of Investigation 6 following the allegations of illegal gratification and corruption against him for sanctioning bail to Mr114 crore from the possession of T Balaji Rao, brother of Mr Chalapathi Rao [subscribe2]
Assault case: Swami Nithyananda gets bail
Controversial self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda, arrested in an assault case, was on Thursday granted bail by a Ramanagara court The self-styled godman, who went missing for five days after fresh charges of rape and confinement were levelled against him, was sent to jail for a day by a court at Ramanagara on Wednesday Swami had surrendered [...]
Illegal mining case: Yeddyurappa’s anticipatory bail plea rejected
A special court in Bangalore today rejected former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's anticipatory bail plea62 acres in Rachenahalli when Yedduyurappa was chief minister for a meagre sum of Rs 40 lakh and later sold it to a mining firm for whopping Rs 20 crore [subscribe2]
Karnataka: 300 bags with cash seized in Bellary
The police in Karantaka's mining hub of Bellary have found crores of crushed currency notes in a plywood factory The notes, which appear to have been intentionally shredded and crushed, were recovered by the police when it raided the plywood factory today morning Some reports pegged the value of the currency at Rs 4 crores, however given the [...]
Nithyananda moves Karnataka HC to quash FIR against him
Self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda moved Karnataka High Court on Tuesday seeking quashing of an FIR against him The FIR was filed by a Kannada TV channel reporter recently Nithyananda moved the high court as noose tightened around him after an arrest warrant was issued against him on charge of attack on media persons A police team raided [...]
Gali Janardhan Reddy’s judicial custody extended
A CBI court on Tuesday extended till June 18 the judicial custody of former Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and four others arrested in connection with an illegal mining case On May 30, the CBI court had dismissed their bail petitions on the ground that they had committed an economic offence of "high magnitude affecting the very economy of the [...]
Bharat Bandh against petrol price hike hits normal life
The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest the petrol price hike on Thursday evoked a mixed response amid incidents of stone pelting, arson and road blockades in Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal1 others damaged in Bangalore, forcing authorities to suspend operations temporarily Karnataka BJP chief KS Eshwarappa and [...]
Where is missing Bihar engineer and terror suspect, asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Ministry of External Affairs 3 and deported the same day, following a request by Ministry of External Affairs in India0 Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Karnataka3,” he said7, 2010 in order to facilitate the issuance of a Red Corner Notice [subscribe2]
Illegal mining scam: CBI opposes BS Yeddyurappa bail plea
The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI, which has been probing the roles of BS Yeddyurappa and his kin in the alleged illegal mining scam in the state, on Friday opposed Yeddyurappa's anticipatory bail application in a Bangalore court The bail plea was filed after the CBI filed an FIR in Delhi recently following the Supreme Court's directive [...]
344 people killed in communal violence in last 3 yrs
A total of 344 people have lost their lives in communal violence across the country in last three years, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday,378 incidents of communal violence in Uttar Pradesh,074 others received injuries, he said incidents of communal violence in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh saw 313 incidents of communal violence in which 53 people [...]
Illegal mining scam: Bail pleas of Yeddyurappa, kin adjourned to May 25
A CBI designated court on Thursday adjourned to May 25 hearing on the anticipatory bail pleas filed by former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and his family members, against whom the central agency has launched a probe in connection with an alleged illegal mining scam Within hours of CBI raids on his and his family members' residences on Wednesday, [...]
Karnataka SSLC 2012 results declared
The Karnataka SSLC examination results for the year 2012 were announced on Thursday at 12 noon/karresults/sslc/results2 along with their registration number to 562632 222222255225 from anywhere in Karnataka, a BSNL press release said on Wednesday per 20 seconds and mobile customers Rs 5 per minute, the release added2 [subscribe2]
Illegal mining case: BSY, sons file for anticipatory bail hours after CBI raids
With raids on at the residences of former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and his kin in Bangalore and Shimoga, Yeddyurappa has filed anticipatory bails for himself and on behalf of his two sons and son-in-law5 am, were conducted by a joint team of CBI officials from Hyderabad and Bangalore The searches were held at Yeddyurappa's [...]
Karnataka SSLC results on May 17
The Secondary School Leaving Certificate 2 will be announced on May 1722 registration number SSLC result through email Registered at wwwexamresultsnet [subscribe2]
BSY welcomes CBI probe, says he is victim of political conspiracy
After the Supreme Court ordered CBI probe into the allegations against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP leader alleged that it was a conspiracy against him to make him an accused "The Supreme Court has ordered probe into illegal mining that pertained to my tenure as Chief Minister I request the Prime Minister to order CBI [...]
