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Jun 8, 2012 Sexual abuse in govt-aided shelter in Haryana: "CNN-IBN has accessed the High Court Committee's report which points to the involvement of policemen as well."
Jun 8, 2012 'Sex, money' greased human trafficking racket in India: Judge: "for their trial in a case of alleged trafficking 8 persons to Germany in 2005, a Delhi court on Friday framed charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against an IFS officer and three others."
Jun 8, 2012 VIP 'thirst' leaving Hyderabad parched: "why the state government is sleeping over the acute water shortage haunting the city for weeks now, might find an answer in this startling revelation: most water board tankers are on 'VIP duty', ensuring round-the-clock service to ministers and senior bureaucrats."
Jun 7, 2012 Shaming the hippocratic oath: "Crass commercialisation and corruption are eroding the vitals of India's healthcare system"
Jun 7, 2012 Health rot is much deeper: "Corruption in medical councils, 'cut' system in drugs and diagnostics, overpricing of medical services, growing incidence of medical negligence, sex selection services for profit, unnecessary surgical procedures in gullible people. The list of ills afflicting the Indian health system can be much longer."
Jun 7, 2012 Austerity flushed down: "Rs 35 lakh washrooms for plan panel bosses"
Jun 7, 2012 Not flush with ideas: "To ensure that lesser mortals don’t use these VIP toilets, access cards have been given to senior officers and janitors have been posted outside these toilets.", "It is another matter that probably the foreign dignitaries will find it odd that in a country where thousands have no access to proper toilets, here is an office of the Government of India where you need access cards to enter the toilets.", "the junior babus at Yojana Bhavan must not take this sanitation apartheid lightly."
Jun 7, 2012 Have we lost perspective in the austerity debate?: "Montek Singh's toilet renovation at Yojana Bhavan raised a stink and his detractors said it was Rs 35 lakh down the drain."
Jun 6, 2012 Kanpur: CBI arrests 4 senior I-T officials: "Sources say during a raid the Income Tax officials took a bribe from Eldeco officials to hush up the case."
Jun 6, 2012 I-T Commissioner, Eldeco MD arrested by CBI in graft case: "The CBI today arrested four senior Income Tax officials, including Commissioner Investigations Kanpur range Kunal Singh, and Managing Director of realty firm Eldeco in connection with a graft case."
Jun 6, 2012 Paper setters' nexus behind varsity leaks?: ""In return for this favour, the faculty member who has set the paper trades the questions with the other two,""
Jun 6, 2012 CBI claims to have cracked UP's NRHM scam: "According to sources the Mayawati government appointed 100 additional CMOs, who only handled NRHM funds."
Jun 6, 2012 CBI arrests senior Sebi official on bribery charges: "It said the middleman had allegedly demanded Rs 25 lakh from the complainant on behalf of the Sebi official."
Jun 6, 2012 Court rules on corruption: "The special judge, Assam, today directed police to file chargesheets against 37 public servants facing corruption charges within a month."
Jun 6, 2012 CVC recovers over Rs 3 crore for public exchequer: "CVC also advised imposition of major penalty against 44 officials, including a Director of Sports Authority of India, a General Manager of Syndicate Bank and an Executive Engineer from Municipal Corporation of Delhi in March."
Jun 6, 2012 Planning Commission spent Rs 35 lakhs on hi-tech toilets, issued 60 smart cards to selective users: "At a time when the Planning Commission has redefined poverty level as one where a man can spend less than Rs 32 a day, the Commission itself has spent Rs 35 lakhs on two hi-tech toilets in Yojana Bhavan here."
Jun 6, 2012 Planning Commission spent Rs 35 lakhs on hi-tech toilets: "At a time when the Planning Commission has redefined poverty level as one where a man can spend less than Rs 32 a day, the Commission itself has spent Rs 35 lakhs on two hi-tech toilets in Yojana Bhavan here."
Jun 6, 2012 Montek justifies expenditure: "Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday (June 6) justified the expenditure amounting to Rs 35 lakh on renovating two toilets in Yojana Bhawan saying it was within the budget. Montek said there was nothing wrong in the upgradation of toilets."
Jun 6, 2012 Criminal waste by Planning Comm?: "At a time when the economy is in a downward spiral, the government is battling an economic crisis and announcing austerity measures. But all of this seems to be lost upon the Planning Commission, which has spent Rs. 35 lakhs on the renovation of just two toilets. The swanky toilets can only be accessed with smart cards. The Opposition has hit out at the Planning Commision for its exorbitant refurbishment."
Jun 6, 2012 Rs 35 lakh toilet renovation routine maintenance: Plan Panel: "Facing flak over expenditure of Rs 35 lakh on toilets, the Planning Commission today termed it as routine maintenance and upgradation work and said it was "unfortunate" to call it a wasteful expenditure."
Jun 6, 2012 Rajasthan: 40,000 tonnes of rotting grain ignored: "The farmers in Ganganagar claim they were assured that their produce would be procured."
Jun 6, 2012 Montek justifies toilets upgrade for Rs 35 lakh: "The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman said that the toilet upgradation was within the budget and not wrong."
Jun 2, 2012 Army clerk tried to sell secrets to ISI, held: "The Army headquarters is awaiting the completion of inquiry and full report which names a clerk level official."
May 29, 2012 CBI lists 23 men babus must shun: "The Central Bureau of Investigation, which prepares the UCM list, believes that these individuals are involved in manipulating government contracts, bribing officials and are a negative influence on good governance."
May 29, 2012 No leniency for the corrupt, even if it's Rs50 bribe: SC: "Observing that corruption corrodes the nation's spine and makes its economy sterile, the Supreme Court has held that corrupt officials do not deserve any leniency even if the bribe amount is as low as Rs50."
May 28, 2012 Celebration of the corrupt: "Today, nothing moves in any Government department unless it is greased with currency notes. Gone are the days when a few hundred or even thousand rupees could turn the decision in the favour of the petitioner. These are days when investigating authorities have discovered property and recovered cash amounting to several crores of rupees from even peons and clerks."
May 28, 2012 Air India tweaked ad to favour COO hopeful?: ""It's evident that the officials involved in this have zeroed in on their candidate and the criteria have been changed only to make him eligible," the source said."
May 27, 2012 Panel: Odisha must come clean on corrupt babus: "the state vigilance department had registered corruption cases against 26 Indian Administrative Service, two Indian Police Service and 13 Indian Forest Service officers of Odisha cadre between April 1, 2000, and December 31, 2010."
May 27, 2012 ‘Satyamev Jayate’: Aamir Khan grills MCI chairman, targets greedy doctors: "The show also shed light on a number of other such medical cases where patients suffering from minor ailments were recommended to undergo surgeries on the pretext of extracting more money from them."
May 27, 2012 Understanding Jagan: A story of dynasty and megabucks: "the modus operandi of Jagan - fully backed by his now deceased father, chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy - was simple: allocate huge tracts of valuable land (taking advantage of the liberal policies of the government of India, which was promoting SEZs as a panacea for rapid industrial growth) to companies of all sizes and pedigrees, and in return get them to invest in his ventures.", "The whole exercise required the co-option of bureaucrats and ministers. Handpicked pliant officers were detailed for the job. The officers, some of whom also extracted their cuts, did the actual paperwork and signed on the files allowing a clutch of patently unfair deals. A few of these officers are already in jail and others may follow suit. Ministers also cooperated."
May 26, 2012 Laddoos could have saved babus from jail: "Two Rajasthan health service officials must be regretting their greed in demanding an extra Rs 25 instead of 2 kg of laddoos which a patient's relative was offering for issuing a discharge certificate from a hospital in 1994."
May 25, 2012 Cong seeks CBI probe into Palike scam: "Alleging embezzlement of Rs 20,000 crore of public money in Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Congress leader G Parameshwara on Thursday demanded the government to order a CBI probe into the matter."
May 25, 2012 The malaise within: "In India, corruption is rampant in politics, administration and in most walks of life."
May 25, 2012 AICTE racket: UGC suspends top official: "The University Grants Commission (UGC) has suspended Dr Manju Singh, Joint Secretary in the Commission, following the CBI’s probe into the AICTE corruption racket. The CBI had recommended a major penalty against her."
May 25, 2012 OPINION: Reforming the bureaucracy: "Transfer orders are often arbitrary or motivated. Unless the policy that governs the transfers of public servants becomes transparent, the quid pro quo culture that dominates Indian bureaucracy will not dissolve."
May 24, 2012 Lal battis etc: "Denying red beacons to MPs hardly dents the larger culture of VIP-cossetting", "Instead of engaging in the task of dropping privileges that do not serve the democratic purpose, instead of separating the necessary from the outdated, parliamentarians are trying to institutionalise segregation to enable a privileged few to glide through cordons. It is there in the 31 categories of VIPs"
May 24, 2012 FTN: Are Indians ready for austerity?: "Politicians and bureaucrats are spending lakhs on their foreign travel. Are Indians ready for austerity?"
May 24, 2012 US report cites police abuses, extrajudicial killings in India: ""The most significant human rights problems (in India) were police and security force abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and rape; widespread corruption at all levels of government; and separatist, insurgent, and societal violence," the report released by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said."
May 24, 2012 US report slams India on corruption, social violence: "The US state department has highlighted "widespread corruption at all levels of government" and separatist, insurgent and societal violence among the most significant human rights problems in India. "Widespread impunity at all levels of government remained a serious problem,""
May 23, 2012 CVC awaits sanction to punish 49 officials: "The Central Vigilance Commission is awaiting nod from different departments for over four months to prosecute 49 government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption."
May 21, 2012 UP’s health scam had the blessings of political leaders : "The Congress needs to answer why it had looked the other way when funds meant for the various NRHM projects were being siphoned off by State authorities"
May 21, 2012 MCI board appointment: Health Minister orders probe: "CNN-IBN had reported that officials close to former MCI chairman Ketan Desai were being allowed a back door entry."
May 21, 2012 FTN: Are doctors compromising public safety by lobbying for drug companies?: "A parliamentary panel says some doctors are colluding with big pharmaceutical companies to sell unsafe drugs to the Indian consumers."
May 21, 2012 MCI scandal: tainted ex-chief's aides reinstated: "Experts have been questioning the decision of the Medical Council Board to re-elect the same members."
May 19, 2012 As Air India struggled for cash and occupancy, its employees milked it dry: "a flight purser who was dismissed from service after he was apprehended with 372 mini-liquor bottles by customs at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Similarly, a catering officer was found with Rs. 20,200 worth of caviar tins that were missing from a special charter flight."
May 17, 2012 Among those whom AI sacked, an Emirates pilot and one in the air: "Critics complain that among the several problems of Air India’s management style is the fact that the right hand frequently does not know what the left is up to.", "Among the 71 striking pilots sacked by the mandarins who run India’s national carrier is one who isn’t even an Air India employee, and another who was literally mid-air over Europe when he was fired for not showing up at work."
May 15, 2012 India Digest: 23 Tax Tribunal Members Under CBI Scanner for ‘Fixing’ Verdicts
May 15, 2012 World Bank gives evidence of corruption in highway projects: "The Bank's report has an annexure of "collateral" evidence showing how contractors produced fake invoices and certificates to get advance from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)."
May 15, 2012 A 'Kahaani' of Indian bureaucracy, corruption
May 15, 2012 CBI arrests two in Jagan corruption case: "The CBI today arrested former special secretary to Andhra Pradesh government KV Bramhananda Reddy and chairman of MAA TV Nimmagadda Prasad in connection with an alleged corruption case involving Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy."
May 15, 2012 CAG report on Antrix deal in LS: "The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down heavily on the Department of Space, particularly on its former Secretary G Madhavan Nair, in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal alleging numerous rules and policies were violated and facts concealed to favour a private company. "The Antrix-Devas deal is a classic instance of failure of the governance structure in which selected individuals, some serving and some retired public servants, were able to successfully propel the agenda of a private entity by arrogating unto themselves, powers which they were not legitimately authorised to exercise," the CAG report said."
May 15, 2012 Antrix-Devas deal: CAG flays Department of Space: "The report says Department of Space in its eagerness concealed facts from the Cabinet and violated rules."
May 15, 2012 Top J&K official flouts green norms: "A farmhouse of Farooq Renzu, a senior bureaucrat close to the Omar government, is right next to a sanctuary."
May 13, 2012 23 tax tribunal members under CBI scanner for ‘fixing’ verdicts: "Jugal Kishore, an ITAT member from Kolkata, for allegedly receiving a bribe from the bosses of S K Tulsiyan and Co., for delivering “pre-decided’’ judgments. The CBI recovered Rs 28 lakh from Kishore’s residence."
May 13, 2012 Senior officer in cabinet secretariat leaked Army chief General VK Singh's letter to Prime Minister: PTI report: "Army Chief letter leak: Top female officer found guilty?"
May 12, 2012 Delhi HC sniffs scam in farm ministry, orders FIR: "The court said there was evidence to suggest a nexus between the counsel and ministry officials to cause loss to “public exchequer” through “fraud” and “misappropriation of funds”."
May 11, 2012 2G scam: CBI opposes Raja bail, cites fresh bribe allegation: "This accused (Raja) and other public servants are also involved in another tranche of Rs 200 crore which they have received as bribe and this was not known earlier and has come up during the investigation", "Agency says Rs 200-cr fresh bribe claim under probe"
May 10, 2012 8 govt officials get jail for fraud: "Eight Delhi government officials, including three engineers, and a private contractor were on Thursday sentenced to varying jail terms by a Delhi court for forging bills in a major project for desilting a flood drain and transporting its garbage to landfill sites."
May 10, 2012 BBC: India official Pradeep Shukla quizzed in health scandal: "A former top civil servant in India's Uttar Pradesh state has been detained for questioning in connection with an estimated $2bn rural health scandal.", "Former state health minister Babu Singh Kushwaha is also in jail for his alleged role in the scandal."
May 10, 2012 Raids at Tamil Nadu Agriculture University VC’s office, homes: "in connection with alleged malpractices in the purchase of cane harvesters by the university."
May 10, 2012 Raids at Tamil Nadu Agriculture University VC’s office, homes: "in connection with alleged malpractices in the purchase of cane harvesters by the university."
May 10, 2012 Indian Drug Regulator Accused of Corruption and Collusion: "India’s top drug regulatory agency violated laws and colluded with pharmaceutical companies to approve medicines without clinical trials"
May 10, 2012 NRHM Scam: CBI grills, arrests ex-health secretary: "Former Principal Secretary of health Pradeep Shukla has been named in four out of 12 FIRs in the scam."
May 10, 2012 NRHM scam: Pradeep arrested: "Senior IAS officer Pradeep Shukla was today detained in Lucknow and questioned by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam."
May 10, 2012 NRHM scam: CBI arrests senior IAS officer Pradeep Shukla: "The arrest came after the CBI was pulled up by Allahabad high court for not touching big names in the FIR lodged in connection with the NRHM scam."
May 9, 2012 U.S. hits Air India with $80K fine: "Citing Air India’s failure to post customer service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website as well as failing to adequately inform passengers about its optional fees, the U.S. DOT made an example out of India’s struggling national airline. Air India is the first entity facing a penalty assessed for a violation of the DOT’s new airline consumer rules"
May 9, 2012 Drugs scam: Pharmaceutical companies wrote letters signed by doctors?: "The House panel found that several scientific recommendations submitted to the CDSCO to push a drug were actually written by invisible hands of drug companies themselves and experts merely obliged by putting their signatures."
May 9, 2012 4 AU professors, ex-AICTE official chargesheeted : "seven private individuals, four pharmacy professors of Andhra University and one former senior official of the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for conspiring to get approvals to run pharmacy colleges by submitting fake, forged documents without proper infrastructure to offer courses."
May 9, 2012 India Court Grants Bail to Former Telecom Secretary: "Investigators charged Mr. Behura with conspiracy, cheating, criminal misconduct and abusing an official position, in what was one of India's biggest corruption cases. "
May 9, 2012 Corruption at Indian drug authority: "Staff have been accused of plotting with pharmaceutical firms"
May 8, 2012 Fears of a Rs.200 crore seed scam in UP: "these officers looted all the money by showing fictitious names of beneficiaries on paper. They also mentioned agricultural land that never existed. "Further, more than two lakh quintal of seeds of wheat, which were supposed to be given to the farmers free of cost, were sold to black marketers. This loot continued for about eight years."
May 8, 2012 Petty corruption thrives, and how: "Individuals who hope to receive a ration card, a driver's licence, or a modification to their land record are often faced with long delays that can only be shortened with “extra” payments, the “speed money” that greases the wheels of government and lines the pockets of bureaucrats and their political superiors."
May 8, 2012 Majority of Indians see corruption as widespread: Gallup: "Perceptions of widespread corruption within the business community are particularly high among current business owners (72 per cent) and those who plan to start a business within the next 12 months (80 per cent)."
May 8, 2012 UP ex-CMO held for two murders: "The CBI, late on Sunday night, finally arrested former Lucknow CMO A.K. Shukla in connection with the murder cases of his predecessors — Dr Vinod Arya and Dr B.P. Singh — both of whom were shot dead while on morning walk.", "Dr Shukla, who had high connections in the Mayawati government, was earlier arrested by the CBI last year in connection with the NRHM scam, but was granted bail by the Allahabad high court."
May 7, 2012 CVC penalises 116 govt employees for graft
May 7, 2012 Corrupt cops thrive, courtesy Home Department: "With the Home Department showing reluctance to initiate action, the police officials who have been caught in various corruption charges are reportedly going scot-free."
May 7, 2012 UP health scam: CBI arrests former Lucknow CMO: "Former Lucknow Chief Medical Officer AK Shukla is a prime suspect in the 2010 murder of two CMOs in jail."
May 7, 2012 CBI arrests former Lucknow CMO AK Shukla: "The CBI has arrested former Lucknow Chief Medical Officer (CMO) AK Shukla in connection with the murder case of his predecessor Vinod K Arya"
May 6, 2012 Fighting corruption: "Severe punishment for dereliction of duties, wastage of government resources and misuse of discretionary powers may deter those involved in corrupt practices."
May 6, 2012 Corruption galore in Maharashtra irrigation dept: Anna Hazare: "Anna Hazare on Saturday said he could give evidences against the corrupt officials, provided the government acts on them. "There are umpteen evidences of corruption in the irrigation department"
May 5, 2012 Jail, fines for 34 in fodder scam: "Among those awarded the maximum punishment — rigorous imprisonment of six years and a fine of Rs 3 lakh — K.N. Jha, the regional director of the animal husbandry department. The court handed the same sentence to one other government official, K.M. Prasad, who was an assistant director in the same department."
May 4, 2012 Criminal waste of food grain in Punjab?: "In a country where millions go hungry every day, where food prices break the back of the common man, an estimated 231 million (23.1 crore) people in India go hungry every day, each minute, five Indians die of hunger - i.e., 7000 each day and 2.5 million people every year a bumper harvest is today rotting in godowns and the situation in Punjab is glaring at India."
May 4, 2012 Official indifference leads to rotting of grains: "Meanwhile, adding to the troubles of the government, another incident of farmer suicide was reported from Patiala."
May 2, 2012 Indian agency filed 600 graft cases in 2011
May 2, 2012 CBI arrests MOIL employee for taking bribe: "CBI's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a senior manager with a PSU for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 21,000 from a stationery supplier."
May 2, 2012 BDA enhances portal design, forgets content: "The Bangalore Development Authority has given its official website a makeover in a bid to make it more ‘user-friendly’. But like most of its projects, it seems the focus was merely on the aesthetics since none of the functional aspects of the website have been updated."
May 1, 2012 2 babus held over mining scam in Bangalore: "the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, arrested S Muthaiah, suspended range forest officer (RFO), and SP Raju, former deputy director of mines and geology."
May 1, 2012 Ministry approaches CVC to act against DGCA officials: "The civil aviation ministry has sought the advice of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on taking action against nine DGCA officials accused of using their positions to get their kin employed in various airlines."
May 1, 2012 Raids at DFO's homes, Rs 30 crore assets found: "Lokayukta Police today conducted raids at several places of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and recovered assets and cash worth nearly Rs 30 crore, disproportion to his known sources of income."
May 1, 2012 Did Natarajan distort facts?: "TIMES NOW has documents which prove that BEML's Natarajan distorted facts over housing allotments to the niece of TKA Nair, the Prime Minister's advisor, inspite of Natarajan saying yesterday (April 30) that the allotment of land was done according to the rules. Fresh documents with TIMES NOW also reveal that former chief vigilance officer of BEML, Amal Chandra Biswas, was also allotted land under the discretionary quota."
Apr 30, 2012 Overnight ordeal for tatkal train tickets: "Singh got to the station at 8pm, he was ready for to wait overnight so he could be the first in line when the counter opened the next morning.", "In the morning, however, a railway police constable asked Singh and the four others to move aside and allowed a bunch of touts to stand at the head of the queue before the counter opened at 8am."
Apr 29, 2012 BEML CMD Natarajan in the dock?: "the CBI is not convinced with BEML CMD VRS Natarajan's statement. Sources also say that Natarajan could not explain flaws on the controversial deal signed between Tatra and BEML."
Apr 29, 2012 Goa's director of prosecution booked for corruption: "The chief of Goa's prosecution department has been booked for alleged corruption and cheating just a week before she was to retire from service."
Apr 29, 2012 MNREGA hit by scams, says Congress MP
Apr 29, 2012 Now, UP gets its Rs 2,900 crore Toilet Scam
Apr 29, 2012 Delhi Lokayukta calls for social boycott of the corrupt
Apr 29, 2012 Activist Group Alleges Widespread Corruption in Defense Deals: "Hiring foreign call girls, intimidation, money laundering, fraud and bribes – those are just some of the activities government officials, defense executives and middle men were accused of Thursday by the activist group India Against Corruption."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s latest scandal: down the pan: "Few thought the ruling class could stoop much lower. But politicians have found a way – they’ve taken financial scandal down to a whole new level: the toilet. By inflating the number of government-subsidised latrines, civil servants, bureaucrats, politicians and middlemen have pilfered the country of at least $1.7bn."
Apr 29, 2012 India’s Rogue Gallery of Corrupt Bureaucrats: "In earlier decades very few officers from the civil services were corrupt. Today, one will not find many officers of proven integrity in these services."
Apr 29, 2012 PM's advisor rubbishes allegations: "Prime Minister's Adviser T K A Nair landed in a controversy on Sunday (April 29) over alleged irregular allotment of two plots of BEML Housing Society in Bangalore to his niece and a friend"

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