Posts Tagged ‘Karnataka’
Karnataka High Court rejects Yeddyurappa’s bail plea
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed former Chief Minister B1 order1 had issued summons to the former Chief Minister and 14 others on a private complaint filed by advocate Sirajin Basha alleging irregularities in denotification of land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority BDA and thereby causing loss to the state [...]
Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj Patil declares assets
Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj Patil has declared his and his wife's assets which are to the tune of over Rs 30 lakh in deposits The total value of assets owned by them has been put at Rs 3,720,0000 Patil, who assumed office of Lokayukta on August four, has liabilities of Rs 7872 lakh
BSY files anticipatory bail applications; Lokayukta police summons to HDK
Apprehending his arrest, former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today filed applications in the High Court seeking bail in two cases pertaining to alleged irregularities in land denotification and an irrigation scheme4 others1, Lokayukta sources told On August 8, the Lokayukta court had ordered issue of summons to Kumaraswamy, JDS Karnataka unit [...]
DV Sadananda Gowda takes charge as Karnataka new Chief Minister
DV Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as the new chief minister of Karnataka, Governor HR Bhardwaj administered Sadananda Gowda the oath of secrecy at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan that was boycotted by his rival Jagadish Shettar3 Gowda, a BS Yeddyurappa loyalist, had on Wednesday defeated Shettar in the secret ballot of BJP MLAs Godwa got 63 votes as [...]
Shivaraj Patil appointed new Karnataka Lokayukta
Former Supreme Court Judge, Shivaraj Patil, on Wednesday took over as Karnataka Lokayukta Addressing his maiden press meet after being sworn-in by Governor H R Bhardwaj, he said, "Let the message go that corruption will not be tolerated at any level in the state Stringent action will be taken against those who indulge in it corruption" Mr [...]
Yeddyurappa sends resignation to BJP chief Gadkari
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday sent his resignation to BJP president Nitin Gadkari and expressed his "full support" to the party Yeddyurappa, who was asked by the BJP central leadership to quit after the state Lokayukta indicted him in mining issue, faxed the letter to Gadkari who accepted it, party sources said in [...]
Karnataka: Supreme Court suspends mining activity in Bellary
The Supreme Court on Friday suspended with immediate effect the mining of iron ore in 10,868 hectares in Bellary district of Karnataka "We are of the view that the mining of iron ore in Bellary be suspended immediately till further orders," a special bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia said The court said the Ministry of Environment [...]
Karunakara Reddy demands apology from Hegde
Karnataka Revenue Minister G Karunakara Reddy slammed Lokayukta Santosh Hegde for indicting him in his report on illegal mining on Friday, claiming that allegations against him was untrue and sought a public apology from him Reddy said he had "retired" as Director from Obalapuram Mining Company OMC, which had been named in the Lokayukta report, [...]
Yeddyurappa to resign on 31st; BJP to choose successor today
Breaking his silence after the party asked him to step down in the wake of the Lokayukta indictment in illegal mining scam, Karnataka Chief Minister B," he said in a statement late last night "I have consistently toiled for 40 years to build the party from scratch and have got satisfaction of bringing the party to this level It is my committed [...]
Karnataka: Justice Shivraj Patil to be new Lokayukta
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Shivraj V Patil will be the new Lokayukta of Karnataka He will take over from Justice N Santosh Hegde, whose tenure ends on August 2 Mr Justice Patil, who had headed the one-man committee that went into the 2G pectrum allocation, had also served as the Chief Justice of Madras and Rajasthan High Courts and [...]
Govt may not act on mining report, SC is my only hope says Hegde
Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde expressed doubts over the state government implementing his report on illegal mining and said his only hope was the Supreme Court“The government will not act on it,” he said, referring to his final report which indicts among others CM BS Yeddyurappa The report is expected to be submitted to the government next [...]
Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj promises action on Santosh Hegde report
Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj today indicated that he would take action on the recommendations of Lokayukta on illegal mining, which had indicted Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa2 and 13” Asked whether the Chief Minister should resign, he said: “I tell you, you come after two days You will know every thing”, but hastened to add: [...]
Illegal mining: Lokayukta Santosh Hegde report flays BSY, Kumaraswamy
In a strong indictment of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, state Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hegde today said he has given "substantive" and "voluminous" evidence against him in the illegal mining scam which has cost the state exchequer Rs 1800 crore in a period of 14 months4 months, it is more than Rs 1800 crore0,800 crore in a period of [...]
My phone has been tapped: Lokayukta Hegde
Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hegde, probing the illegal mining in the state, today said his phone has been tapped Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, told PTI that after reports of alleged bugging in the office of Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, he had asked a professional to carry out a check in his office "The [...]
Karnataka HC adjourns ‘Bhagavad Gita’ case by two weeks
The Karnataka High Court today adjourned by two weeks hearing on a petition challenging the government's controversial circular on teaching of 'Bhagavad Gita' in primary and higher secondary schools in the state4, the court ordered issue of notices to the state and the Union governments on the petition, which prayed that the court stay the [...]
Maharashtra ATS teams visit Bhatkal, conduct investigation
An Anti-terrorism Squad 3 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai9 dead and injured over 130 Besides Karnataka, different teams have left for Gujarat, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal Bangalore Police commissioner Jyotiprakash Mirji said a team of Karnataka ATS had left for Mumbai to assist the investigating officers, he said “These exchanges [...]
Yeddyurappa fooled 6 cr people on illegal mining and illegal iron export: Hegde
Disputing the BJP government's claims, Lokayukta Santosh Hegde on Wednesday insisted that illegal mining and illegal export of iron ore were still going on in Karnataka7 for lower grade iron ore, they sold it for Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 per ton, he said
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Exciting combination of Cricket and Movies, Celebrity Cricket League /wwwccl2-updates-and-results-ccl-cricket-2012-updates/ Chennai Rhinos wins CCL Trophy Celebrity Cricket League first edition was done and Chennai Rhinos stood out as the winners of first CCL tourney88/7 in 20 overs65st match: Telugu Warriors vs Chennai Rhinos: Chennai [...]
BJP in damage control mode after Sushma’s Karnataka remarks
In an apparent bid to play down the controversy over Sushma Swaraj’s remarks on Reddy brothers, former BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Saturday said all decisions related to Karnataka, including appointment of Arun Jaitley as in-charge of the State, had his consent “Reports of a rift between Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley are baseless This [...]
I have no hand in political making of Reddy brothers: Sushma Swaraj
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj has refuted charges that she is a protector of the mining barons Bellary brothers and played a role in their induction into the Karnataka cabinet999 However, Ms Swaraj denied that she was responsible for induction of the Bellary brothers, who are known detractors of Chief Minister B S [...]
