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Belagavi (Karnataka), April 11 The Lokayukta has discovered assets worth more than Rs 14 crore, including gold, silver, bank deposits, and properties, following raids on an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the District Urban Development Department in Belagavi, officials said on Saturday...

Belagavi (Karnataka), April 11 The Lokayukta has discovered assets worth more than Rs 14 crore, including gold, silver, bank deposits, and property, following raids on an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the District Urban Development Department in Belagavi, officials said on Saturday.The...

Bengaluru, April 7 The Karnataka Lokayukta police conducted simultaneous searches at over 35 locations across Karnataka on Tuesday as part of an investigation into disproportionate assets cases filed against eight government officials in different districts.According to the Lokayukta, the...

Bengaluru, April 7 Karnataka Lokayukta officials conducted simultaneous raids on eight government officials across the state on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged cases of disproportionate assets, officials said.According to Lokayukta sources, the raids were carried out in the...

Bengaluru, April 7 – On Tuesday, Lokayukta officials conducted simultaneous early morning raids at multiple locations across Karnataka in four districts, targeting government officials accused of amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.The coordinated raids and...

Ranchi, April 1 – The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to provide details on filling the long-standing vacancies in key constitutional bodies by April 13.The constitutional bodies with pending vacancies include the Lokayukta, the State Human Rights Commission...

Kochi, March 31 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the 2024 amendments to the Kerala Lokayukta Act, providing significant relief to the state government while also introducing a key safeguard on decision-making timelines.A Division Bench comprising Chief...

Hubballi (Karnataka), March 30 Deputy Commissioner of the Commercial Tax Department, Bharath Kumar Hegde, was caught on Monday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh, Lokayukta officials said.Hegde, 48, was caught while receiving the money from businessman Vishwajit Nayak, 53, from...

Khargone, March 27 A police assistant sub-inspector was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, officials of the Lokayukta said.The accused, Ravindra Kumar Guru, is stationed at the Kasrawad police station, about 40 km from the district...

Bengaluru, March 26 A special Cabinet meeting, which was scheduled to take place on March 27 to discuss internal reservations for Scheduled Castes, has been postponed in view of the Model Code of Conduct in force for the Assembly bypolls, Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K...

Bengaluru, March 18 The Karnataka Legislative Council passed two amendment bills on Wednesday related to advertising in urban areas and the transfer of police officers.Both bills were adopted by the Karnataka Assembly on March 16.The Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Laws...

Udupi (Karnataka), March 13 The Karnataka Lokayukta police have registered an asset disproportion case against Udupi Excise Deputy Commissioner T M Srinivas after searches at multiple locations allegedly revealed assets worth Rs 8.69 crore beyond his known sources of income, officials said on...

Bengaluru, March 5 The Lokayukta conducted simultaneous raids at the residences of several government officials across different districts of Karnataka on Thursday, in connection with allegations of possessing disproportionate assets, officials said.The searches were carried out at multiple...

Gadag (Karnataka), February 25 An assistant sub-inspector was apprehended on Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 to close a case in this district, officials said.The accused was caught in a trap set by the Lokayukta police following a complaint, they added.According to...

Bengaluru, February 23 – Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated on Monday that the Congress-led government has been targeting the Banjara community in the state since it came to power.He made this statement in response to the arrest of BJP MLA Chandru Lamani, who belongs to the...

Bengaluru, February 22 BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, who was allegedly caught accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.The MLA from Shirahatti, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special...

Bengaluru, February 22 BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, who was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a contractor, has been remanded in judicial custody until March 3.The MLA, a doctor from Shirahatti, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a...

Gadag (Karnataka), February 21 The Lokayukta police on Saturday said they had caught BJP MLA Chandru Lamani allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh.The trap was laid by the Gadag Lokayukta police based on a complaint filed by a contractor."Today, the Gadag Lokayukta police station...

Bengaluru, February 21 In a key development in a cyber defamation case involving social activist Snehamayi Krishna, police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly circulating fake documents and a fabricated audio clip targeting a senior KAS officer and former MUDA Commissioner D B Natesh...

Bengaluru, February 21 – BJP legislator Chandru Lamani, who represents the Shirahatti constituency, was taken into custody by the Karnataka Lokayukta on Saturday in connection with an alleged bribery case in the town of Laxmeshwar, Gadag district.The Lokayukta team reportedly apprehended the...