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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...

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...

Gadag (Karnataka), February 21 The Lokayukta police said on Saturday that 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...

Bhubaneswar, February 19 – Continuing its crackdown on corruption, the Odisha Vigilance department arrested two individuals on Thursday, including the tehsildar of Soro in the Balasore district, after he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe from a businessman."On Thursday, Daitari...

Patna, February 19 – The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) arrested a junior engineer posted in Sahibganj, under the Muzaffarpur district, on Thursday while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 9,000, officials said.The accused, identified as Aman Kumar, was apprehended during a raid conducted...

Kochi, February 19 The Kerala High Court has observed that there are "deep-rooted systemic deficiencies" in the procedures, supervision, stock accounting, and financial control within the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) regarding sacred offerings at the Sabarimala temple.It stated that the...

Jammu, February 18 A revenue official was arrested after he was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting a bribe in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, an official of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.Mohd Saleem Bandy, a 'girdawar' (revenue supervisor) stationed in...

Jaipur, February 18 – In a major development in the alleged Rs 900 crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam, nine officers arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) were produced before a special ACB court in Jaipur on Wednesday.The court remanded all nine accused to three days of police custody...

Patna, February 17 – In a major anti-corruption move, the Special Vigilance Unit on Tuesday apprehended the District Agriculture Officer of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and his driver while they were accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.The operation has sent shockwaves through the district's administrative...

New Delhi, February 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by an IAS officer seeking discharge in the multi-crore Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case, paving the way for her trial.A bench comprising justices M M Sundresh and N K Singh upheld the decision of the Telangana High Court...

Jaipur, February 16 The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a contractual computer operator of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation on Monday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh on behalf of two veterinary officers, officials said.The accused, Jitendra Singh, who was posted in the Animal...

Nagpur, February 13 An employee at the additional tehsil office in Umred, Nagpur, was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, a Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau official said on Friday.Revenue Assistant Vijay Bhagwanji Shadmake allegedly demanded Rs 3,000 from a man who...

Srinagar, February 13 The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a police officer here on Friday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, officials said.They said Assistant Sub-Inspector Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, a resident of the Newa area in the Pulwama district and posted at the Bemina police...

Bhubaneswar, February 13 The Odisha Vigilance Department has arrested an additional tahsildar for accepting a bribe from a tractor owner in exchange for releasing his seized vehicle, according to an official statement.Kabiraj Sethi, an additional tahsildar in Belaguntha, Ganjam district...

Mumbai, February 13 An employee of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 at the state secretariat, Mantralaya, an official said.The Congress alleged that the accused, Rajendra Dherange...

New Delhi, February 11 The CBI told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, and son Tejashwi Yadav cannot avoid trial in the IRCTC scam case simply because there was no sanction for their prosecution when the trial court took cognizance of the...

Bhubaneswar, February 11 The Odisha Vigilance Department conducted raids at five locations linked to a staff member of the Angul district headquarters hospital on Wednesday, allegedly for misappropriating government funds amounting to Rs 2.38 crore, officials said.A case has been registered at...

Lucknow, February 10 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the entire criminal case against businessman Nikant Jain, who was accused of extortion and corruption in a proposed solar power project.A bench of Justice Rajiv Singh passed the verdict on Monday following a...

New Delhi, February 10 The CBI opposed in the Delhi High Court petitions filed by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, and son Tejashwi Yadav, challenging the framing of charges in the IRCTC scam case.Additional Solicitor General D P Singh, appearing for the agency, stated that it...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 10 The VACB ( Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau) on Tuesday constituted a four-member team to investigate the alleged misappropriation of gold and money related to the installation of a new temple flag mast at the Sabarimala shrine in 2017, sources said.The...