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Oct 22, 2011 2G conspiracy began after Raja became minister: Court: ""...the conspiracy continued till the last tranche of money, Rs 50 crore, was received by Kalaignar TV on August 7, 2009, as illegal gratification," the judge added. The court said all the accused in the case knew each other from the beginning, much before the plotting began."
Oct 22, 2011 2G: Framing of charges against 17 accused today: "If the 17 accused are charged under criminal breach of trust in the spectrum scam, they can be given a life sentence."
Oct 21, 2011 UP land mess: It’s not about the poor, it’s about the best deal: "“Even a horse will laugh at this argument,” the Supreme Court told the Uttar Pradesh government", "By “public purpose” the UP government meant housing complexes with swimming pools, spa and ayurvedic massage parlours.", "“Taking advantage of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the state is driving poor people to the wall. This is a sinister anti-people campaign started by many governments, including UP."
Oct 21, 2011 Cong’s 2014 formula: Politics at the cost of economy: "That the UPA has been a disaster on all fronts needs no overstating. If expressions like policy paralysis, governance deficit, leadership vacuum, ego tussle and lack of moral authority keep cropping up in every description of the government,"
Oct 21, 2011 Gr Noida land acqusition: HC raises compensation for farmers: "the court has ordered in inquiry by the chief secretary and name those responsible for forcibly acquiring land by builders and how the UP government bent rule and meddled with the master plan to favor the builders."
Oct 20, 2011 CBI team visits OMC mining area: "Continuing its investigations into illegal mining, a CBI team today visited mining areas of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) on the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh borders."
Oct 19, 2011 WB electricity woes continue, Govt in a fix: "The West Bengal government is not keen on acquiring land to set up more power generation facilities."
Oct 19, 2011 CBI got RTI exemption without wanting it?: "At a time when it's reeling under allegations of scams and scandals, official documents show that the government gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) more immunity from the Right to Information (RTI) Act than what the agency had originally sought."
Oct 19, 2011 Victoria bugs gave BS Yeddyurappa itchy night: "Katta is believed to have advised Yeddyurappa to go to jail as there's no privacy in hospital. "The media's prying eyes will always be on the hospital. There's also no entertainment here. The sole entertainment is a TV with only the Doordarshan channel," Naidu reportedly told BSY."
Oct 18, 2011 Politicisation of Gujarat varsities now complete: "Between governor Dr Kamla and chief minister Narendra Modi, the two have just completed the politicisation of universities across Gujarat - the governor filling up vicechancellors' posts with Congressmen and Modi obviously choosing people with strong BJP leanings"
Oct 18, 2011 Tamils protest against clemency denial for Rajiv killers: "The decision to deny clemency for the three has sparked angry protests and pitted Tamil Nadu state leaders against the central government"
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-Vote: SP's Rewati Raman Made Accused
Oct 18, 2011 Yeddyurappa skips jail once again: "Arrested former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today (October 18) prolonged his stay outside jail by moving from a state-run heart speciality centre to a general hospital, hours after the Karnataka High Court deferred to October 20 hearing on his interim bail plea in the land scam case."
Oct 18, 2011 UP Government denies IAS Officer's allegations: "Another embarrassment for Mayawati after a top level bureaucrat Promilla Shankar writes to the centre against the UP government. Promila Shankar has alleged that Maya's govt suspended her just 8 days after she pointed out flaws in the Master Plan of the Yamuna Expressway Authority."
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-vote scam: HC defers Amar Singh's bail plea
Oct 18, 2011 Local body poll: Voters bribed with egg parotta, liquor: ""The Election Commission has so far not taken any action against anyone because there is no complaint filed by political parties. Since both the AIADMK and the DMK are involved in the business, they have a better understanding. They don't fight,""
Oct 18, 2011 Yeddyurappa avoids jail, moves to another hospital: "Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, arrested on Saturday in corruption cases, avoided going back to jail on Tuesday as he got himself shifted to a second hospital amid high drama."
Oct 18, 2011 No bail for Yeddyurappa yet: "Former Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa's bail plea adjourned on Tuesday (October 17). The hearing will now take place on Yeddyurappa's bail plea on Thursday."
Oct 17, 2011 Byelection verdict is a warning for Congress: Team Anna: "Reacting to defeat of Congress candidates in by-election in Hisar Lok Sabha seat in Haryana and Khadakwasla Assembly seat in Maharashtra, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said that it is verdict of the people and a warning for the Congress."
Oct 16, 2011 Prakash Karat slams Congress, BJP over rampant corruption: "Taking a dig at both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over corruption, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat has said that graft couldn't be fought by shadow boxing between the two parties"
Oct 16, 2011 Sydney Morning Herald: From remote villages to the halls of power, corruption cripples India: "the Home Minister P. Chidambaram, was being accused of complicity in one of India's largest frauds. Already, the former telecoms minister A. Raja, had been jailed over the so-called 2G scandal, in which mobile phone licences were sold below market value in exchange for massive kickbacks. The scandal cost India an estimated $US40 billion"
Oct 16, 2011 The Indian Jail-to-Hospital Syndrome! : "What followed was inevitable. He complained of chest pain and was transferred to a hospital. This has been the hallmark of the said profile change of Indian jails, because big guys always expect better facilities and care in hospitals. Though chest pain has been the common complaint, one sports administrator recently created history by claiming dementia to justify hospitalization. That could have been very true in his case because he misinterpreted ‘commonwealth’ as belonging to him and his ‘common’ friends only and looted in gay abandon."
Oct 16, 2011 Govt out to bottle people’s genie?: "Tinkering with RTI Act: Experts and activists sense a bid to scuttle the legislation"
Oct 16, 2011 On eve of result, Congress Hisar man warns Arvind Kejriwal: "Ahead of the counting of votes for the Hisar Lok Sabha byelection on Monday, Congress candidate Jaiprakash has warned Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal that he could be beaten up like his colleague Prashant Bhushan."
Oct 16, 2011 Mayawati wants CBI case closed, Centre says no: ""Investigation against Mayawati is based on strong documentary evidence which shows that there is a criminal nexus between income of relatives and Mayawati as well as between her and the donors.""
Oct 16, 2011 Yeddyurappa in hospital, not jail: "Avoids jail, claims 'chest pain'"
Oct 16, 2011 MP's son 'caught' in compromising position, manhandles police: "The son of a prominent Congress leader allegedly slapped some policemen when the latter caught him in a compromising situation with a girl in a car in Ashok Nagar police station area late on Thursday night. However, due to the intervention of the leader, he was let off and no action was taken against him."
Oct 16, 2011 'Weak' BSY to spend 48-hours in hospital: "Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda alongwith the state home and cabinet ministers visited BS Yeddyurappa.", " Ministers queue to meet BSY"
Oct 16, 2011 Cong making graft list against Maya govt: ""We are collecting information from across the state about corruption in the BSP-led government."
Oct 16, 2011 Bhanwari Devi missing case: Accused Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna sacked: "Gehlot's action came after his attempt to secure the resignation of the water resources minister failed.", "The court had remarked that the state government is acting "hand in glove" to save the minister"
Oct 15, 2011 Failed state?: "This landlocked province in India's troubled northeast, wracked by militancy for unending years, is like a gradually imploding minefield. Abject poverty, alarming unemployment, lack of development, massive corruption and absence of governance is pushing Manipur to the brink of being a 'failed state' - perhaps India's first in the modern era. More than 30 militant groups that indulge in massive extortion have links with venal politicians who, in collusion with bureaucrats, pocket the lion's share of development funds while the common man, caught between insurgents and security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations - and often accused by human rights groups of unspeakable excesses - is left battered and bruised."
Oct 15, 2011 Don't touch the RTI Act: Information Commissioners to Govt: "instead steps should be taken to further strengthen it."
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa’s first day in jail: "The prison authorities arranged for a 20X14 feet cell in the cellar of the prison’s ‘D’ Block. The cell has a kitchen, an attached bathroom, and a television set. A prisoner has also been assigned to serve the former chief minister. The details on food being provided to Yeddyurappa were not available, although there were speculations that he would be served home-made fare."
Oct 15, 2011 6 ‘sins’ and 2 sons did him in: "Estimated loss to the exchequer was Rs 34.41 crore and pecuniary benefit was Rs 31.86 crore.", "Estimated loss to the exchequer was Rs 175 crore and pecuniary gain was Rs 3.35 crore."
Oct 15, 2011 BJP's 'gateway to south' turns into road to jail: "The Bharatiya Janata Party's dream of capturing power in the four southern states by making Karnataka its ''gateway to south'' is turning out to be a nightmare after its first chief minister in the state B.S. Yeddyurappa was sent to jail for corruption.", "Three other BJP ministers are also in jail for graft, the most famous of them is mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy", "The first of Yeddyurappa's ministerial colleagues to go to jail was Katta Subramanya Naidu. He was jailed on Aug 8 for taking Rs.85 crore kickback to grant 385 acres land to a software firm"
Oct 15, 2011 Aruna Roy blasts PM Manmohan Singh for RTI remark: ""The Prime Minister has made a statement that I completely disagree with. My seven-year period in the government was fraught with corruption,""
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa held in land scam, becomes undertrial No. 10462: "Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa was arrested on Saturday on charges of illegally garnering prize real estate for himself and his family", "He went missing for over four-and-a-half hours after his bail plea was rejected, keeping in suspense the Lokayukta police who visited his Race Course Road and Dollars Colony residences to execute the arrest warrant. Amid reports that he had almost reached Tumkur and was planning to seek shelter in a religious institution there, the former chief minister surfaced in court at 4.44pm."
Oct 15, 2011 High drama in B'lore: Where is Yeddy?: "High drama unfolded on Saturday (October 15) outside the two residences of former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, who faces arrest in connection to alleged land scams, in Bangalore. The Lokatyukta Police, armed with the arrest warrant issued by a special Lokayukta court, conducted search operations at the BJP leader's Race Course Road and Dollar's Colony residences."
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa surrenders, sent ot jail: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today (October 15) surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to jail for a week after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 Political slugfest over Yeddy surrender: "On the backfoot following former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappy's arrest in a corruption case against him, BJP today (October 15) said it would support their leader legally but would adopt no tolerance towards graft."
Oct 15, 2011 A Chancy Survival A ‘fixer’ dies in custody, but a govt quickly regains balance: "Omar Abdullah’s government faced a crisis over the custodial death of Syed Mohammed Yousuf The alleged fixer and National Conference insider had been picked up from the CM’s house Omar is said to have called him over allegations that he’d taken bribes for Farooq Abdullah"
Oct 15, 2011 Double Whammies Are RTI, CAG hurting politicians more than governance?: "Given the credibility deficit facing the government, most bureaucrats and experts feel the RTI and CAG should be strengthened and their scope extended to all entities utilising public funds. But will the politicians play ball?"
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa Surrenders, Sent to Jail Till Oct 22: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to jail for a week after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 Advani yatra hit by 'cash-for-coverage' scandal: "Madhya Pradesh BJP Chief Prabhat Jha has suspended Satna BJP media in charge, Shyam Gupta."
Oct 15, 2011 BS Yeddyurappa surrenders after evading arrest: "The former Karnataka chief minister was remanded to judicial custody till October 22 in a land denotification scam."
Oct 15, 2011 BSY arrest order an eye opener for CMs: JD(S) leader: "Nanaiah said that the arrest warrant against Yeddyurappa was a lesson for politicians breaking rules."
Oct 15, 2011 BBC: India: BJP ex-chief minister arrested over kickbacks: "A top Indian politician has been arrested over a multi-million dollar corruption scandal", "Mr Yeddyurappa and members of his family were said to have personally gained 1.89bn rupees ($386m). Another 13 people are accused in the same case. Aside from the alleged land scam, the former chief minister also faces accusations over an alleged $3.6bn iron-ore mining fraud."
Oct 15, 2011 Advani should've started yatra from K'taka: Cong: "Renuka Chaudhary says it's ironic that BS Yeddyurappa's arrest warrant came at the time of the Jan Chetna Yatra."
Oct 15, 2011 Arrest warrant issued against BS Yeddyurappa: "A special Lokayukta court rejected the bail application of the former Karnataka Chief Minister in the land denotification case."
Oct 15, 2011 It took 12 hours to tame BSY
Oct 15, 2011 Mayawati orders FIR against Congress state unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi: "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday got both state Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi and a Congress lawmaker booked for "interference in government work" for taking Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to see an under-construction bridge that collapsed in Banda district."
Oct 15, 2011 BS Yeddyurappa arrested, sent to jail: "Yeddyurappa sent to jail for 'land grab'"
Oct 15, 2011 Land scam: Yeddyurappa surrenders, sent to jail: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to judicial custody till October 22 after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 Pall of gloom descends upon BJP as Yeddyurappa sent to jail: "Sending ripples among the political class, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was remanded to judicial custody till October 22 and sent to Bangalore Central Jail after he surrendered before the special Lokayukta court here.", "Yeddyurappa's two sons -- Shimoga MP B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijendra and his son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar were granted conditional bail after each furnished a surety bond of Rs five lakh.""
Oct 14, 2011 Thackeray congratulates Prashant Bhushan's attackers: "Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Friday congratulated the people who attacked senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan in his chamber in the Supreme Court in Delhi"
Oct 14, 2011 Deve Gowda's son raided by Lokayukta: "the eldest son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, were raided by the Lokayukta police on Friday.", "after retiring from the Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) in 2005 Gowda amassed wealth to the tune of Rs 500 crore between 2005-2008"
Oct 14, 2011 Govinda's film poster spoofs corruption in country: "The poster is circulating online and is gaining popularity amidst social networking sites and chain mails"
Oct 14, 2011 Illegal mining report: I can't let go my baby, says Santosh Hegde: "I don't understand the reason for constituting a committee involving additional chief secretaries to study my report and suggest action. It's like after a judgment is given by a judge, it's referred to the accused to see whether it's good or bad."
Oct 14, 2011 2 states, 2 reports, 1 story: "It's a case of Government rejecting inconvenient truth by rubbishing and dumping reports indicting the respective Governments. It happened in Goa last week when the PAC report on illegal mining was rejected by the Speaker and now the Lokayukta report on illegal mining is rejected by the Karnataka Government. Goa Speaker had rejected PAC Report calling it 'a draft'. Opposition in Karnataka say it is the Government's move to let Yeddyurappa escape punishment."
Oct 14, 2011 'Credibility Of The Government Is At Its Lowest': "Governance is at its lowest ebb. Morale of the civil servants is low. Decision making has become a casualty. There is an urgent need to change the outlook on accountability initiatives, be it audit or law enforcement agencies"
Oct 14, 2011 May I have some more?: "It’s crippling for the Indian economy to be guided by absurd standards set by the Planning Commission to define the poor among us."
Oct 14, 2011 Is it possible to ban all groups that sponsor violence?: "The Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena on Thursday attacked Anna Hazare supporters outside a Delhi court."
Oct 14, 2011 BJP bribed press for Advani roadshow, claims Congress: ""There is no meaning of such a yatra in Madhya Pradesh when several ministers of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet are embroiled in corruption charges,""
Oct 14, 2011 1 pc of UP budget spent on Noida park: Mayawati
Oct 14, 2011 Lokayukta police raid Balakrishna Gowda's two houses, four offices: "Lokayukta officials today conducted searches at the premises of H D Balakrishna Gowda, eldest son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, in connection with investigations into the disproportionate assets case against him.", "Gowda is facing charges of possessing Rs 70 crore as disproportionate asset to his known sources of income when he took voluntary retirement from government service."
Oct 14, 2011 Karnataka: BJP buying time on Lokayukta report?: "The government sends back the illegal mining report after two and a half months as Lokayukta post falls vacant."
Oct 14, 2011 Maya inaugurates park, hits out at Congress: "Under attack over the controversial Rs 685-crore Dalit memorial, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Friday hit out at Congress saying it had no right to criticise when it has raised so many memorials for the Nehru-Gandhi family across the Yamuna bank in Delhi."
Oct 14, 2011 Day not far when Cabinet meeting will be held in Tihar: Advani: ""It is really unfortunate for Indian democracy that the UPA ministers, neckdeep in corruption, are going to jail. It appears that the sad day is not far when the UPA government would have to convene its Cabinet meeting in Tihar jail,""
Oct 14, 2011 Mayawati unveils Rs 685cr park in Noida, Cong calls it a 'waste': "Mayawati's pet project has been built at a cost of Rs 685 crore. The Congress slammed the project calling it a "complete waste of money". With statues of 24 elephants, the symbol of her Bahujan Samaj Party, and of Dalit icons BR Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram and of herself, the 82-acre Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden has been a subject of massive controversy. A helicopter, a convoy of big cars, a red carpet and several officials were gathered to greet the chief minister"
Oct 14, 2011 2G scam: CBI wants 'criminal breach of trust' charge against Raja
Oct 14, 2011 Karnataka Govt returns Lokayukta mining report: "The report resulted in the resignation of former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and 3 other ministers from Bellary."
Oct 14, 2011 RTI's 2G review: People of India want clean governance, not a govt engaged in saving its own skin
Oct 14, 2011 2G: SC slams Govt for ignoring PM letter to Raja
Oct 14, 2011 Cong can't fight corruption: Anna to Digvijaya: "In his eight-page letter, Anna said that Congress would not be able to provide a bright future"
Oct 14, 2011 SC: Why no action on PM's letter to Raja?
Oct 14, 2011 SC asks govt: Did you not know what Raja was up to?
Oct 14, 2011 Govt didn't take step to prevent 2G scam: SC
Oct 14, 2011 Reform electoral laws now
Oct 14, 2011 SC allows scrutiny of Congress leader Ajit Jogi's caste status: "The Supreme Court allowed the Chhattisgarh government to examine the authenticity of the caste certificate of former chief minister Ajit Jogi who is alleged to be holding a fraudulent document for claiming a Scheduled Tribe status."
Oct 14, 2011 Why no action on PM's 2G letter to Raja: Supreme Court: "The SC suggested that if action had been taken on the PM's letter, the 2G scam could perhaps have been prevented."
Oct 12, 2011 2G scam: Congress, CAG heading for a showdown: "Rai's comments at the National Police Academy at Hyderabad on Tuesday that the government's credibility has touched its lowest"
Oct 12, 2011 The Wall Street Journal: India Business Leaders Appeal for More Action on Corruption: "the “nexus” linking certain corporates, politicians, bureaucrats and power brokers is “one of the greatest threats for the Indian economy.”"
Oct 12, 2011 Corruption: We need a whistleblower act for babus to say NO: "“Today we are facing a testing time in the history of our nation. There has been erosion of people’s faith in the government. Their confidence in public institutions has declined. National trust in bureaucracy, including the police force, has collapsed. The integrity and professionalism of civil servants is being questioned.”"
Oct 12, 2011 PM presiding over ‘most corrupt’ govt: Advani: "attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alleging he is presiding over the "worst and most corrupt government of independent India". Listing a series of alleged scams during the rule of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Advani said "however the cash-for-votes scam is the most terrifying of all"."
Oct 12, 2011 Will urge 'poll boycott' if Lokpal Bill not passed in winter session, threatens Anna Hazare: "corruption has crossed all limits and not even 10 paise of the one rupee spent on development reach the common man."
Oct 12, 2011 Damning FIR: CBI says Maran got Rs 550 crore for Maxis favour: "Former Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran benefited indirectly by Rs 549,96,01,793 (Rs 549.96 crore) as quid pro quo for various favours to Aircel, owned by Malaysia-based company Maxis,", "The deal was struck. Four months later, Astro All Asia Networks through South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd, invested $166 million (Rs 629 crore, according to the CBI FIR) in Sun Direct TV Private Ltd. Maran allegedly took Rs 550 crore as quid pro quo and rendered a disservice to the nation, the FIR adds."
Oct 12, 2011 BBC: India encephalitis outbreak kills 400, mainly children: "More than 400 people, mainly children, have died in an outbreak of viral encephalitis in northern India"
Oct 12, 2011 Bhanwari case: Suspects name Rajasthan minister: "The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday came down hard on the state police for its botched investigation."
Oct 12, 2011 2G: Swamy seeks to make statement on why PC be made co-accused: "Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today told a Delhi court that he wanted to make a statement on why Union Home Minister P Chidambaram should be made a co- accused in the 2G scam case."
Oct 12, 2011 UP govt fails to contain encephalitis, 7 more die: "Seven more children have succumbed to the encephalitis epidemic at a single hospital in the last 24 hours."
Oct 12, 2011 Govt offer on Lokpal bill a ploy, says Team Anna: "Questioning government's move to make the Lokpal a Constitutional authority, Team Anna on Wednesday said it was a tactic to delay or avoid its passage and "fool" the people. "If government is serious on Lokpal, it should first pass the bill by winter session."
Oct 11, 2011 Full text: India Inc's letter to govt on corruption: "3. Even the best crafted legislation will not cleanse the system unless effective REDRESSAL MECHANISMS are put in place. This, however, is not possible given the acute backlog of cases pending in the courts, estimated at over 3.1 crore. India has 10 judges per million population compared to 50 in the UK and 107 in the US."
Oct 11, 2011 Why India Inc has lost faith in the government: "On 10 October, India Inc’s most respected entrepreneurs and intellectuals sent an open letter to the government seeking urgent action on electoral, judicial and land reforms to bring down corruption and poor governance in the country."
Oct 11, 2011 Government's credibility at its 'lowest': CAG Vinod Rai: ""The governance is at its lowest ebb. The morale of the civil servant is low. The credibility of the government is at its lowest. It's a strong statement but it is harsh reality. And hence because of all this the decision making has become a causalty," said Rai who has given audit reports coming down heavily on Union government departments.", ""Today, we are facing a testing time in the history of our Nation. The quality of governance is below par and subject to severe criticism. There has been an erosion of people's faith in government. Their confidence in public institutions has declined. National trust in bureaucracy including the Police force has collapsed. The integrity and professionalism of the civil servants are being questioned,""
Oct 11, 2011 Raid on Marans an eyewash: Jaya: "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday (October 11) took on the Marans, who have been booked in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.", "eyewash to fool the people", "It is an excercise in cheating the people"
Oct 11, 2011 Aircel-Maxis deal: CBI crackdown on Marans: "Spelling trouble for former Telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, CBI today searched his residence and nine other locations after registering a case against him in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal, alleging that he recieved Rs 547 crore as kickbacks from the Malaysian company."
Oct 11, 2011 Bhanwari case: Rajasthan HC slams Gehlot govt: "The court has also questioned the CBI probe into the alleged abduction and possible murder of the nurse."
Oct 11, 2011 Bhanwari case: Rajasthan HC slams Gehlot govt: "The court has also questioned the CBI probe into the alleged abduction and possible murder of the nurse."
Oct 11, 2011 Lokpal tapes: Govt, Team Anna slug it out: "Kapil Sibal asked for an explanation from Team Anna for allegedly calling them (Government) liars and cheats."
Oct 11, 2011 Goa: Politicians-mining lobby nexus exposed: "Sesa Goa Ltd makes no bones about payments running into lakhs to all political parties.", "Donations or Collusion", "Donation or Deal""
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Oct 22, 2011 2G conspiracy began after Raja became minister: Court: ""...the conspiracy continued till the last tranche of money, Rs 50 crore, was received by Kalaignar TV on August 7, 2009, as illegal gratification," the judge added. The court said all the accused in the case knew each other from the beginning, much before the plotting began."
Oct 22, 2011 2G: Framing of charges against 17 accused today: "If the 17 accused are charged under criminal breach of trust in the spectrum scam, they can be given a life sentence."
Oct 21, 2011 UP land mess: It’s not about the poor, it’s about the best deal: "“Even a horse will laugh at this argument,” the Supreme Court told the Uttar Pradesh government", "By “public purpose” the UP government meant housing complexes with swimming pools, spa and ayurvedic massage parlours.", "“Taking advantage of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the state is driving poor people to the wall. This is a sinister anti-people campaign started by many governments, including UP."
Oct 21, 2011 Cong’s 2014 formula: Politics at the cost of economy: "That the UPA has been a disaster on all fronts needs no overstating. If expressions like policy paralysis, governance deficit, leadership vacuum, ego tussle and lack of moral authority keep cropping up in every description of the government,"
Oct 21, 2011 Gr Noida land acqusition: HC raises compensation for farmers: "the court has ordered in inquiry by the chief secretary and name those responsible for forcibly acquiring land by builders and how the UP government bent rule and meddled with the master plan to favor the builders."
Oct 20, 2011 CBI team visits OMC mining area: "Continuing its investigations into illegal mining, a CBI team today visited mining areas of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) on the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh borders."
Oct 19, 2011 WB electricity woes continue, Govt in a fix: "The West Bengal government is not keen on acquiring land to set up more power generation facilities."
Oct 19, 2011 CBI got RTI exemption without wanting it?: "At a time when it's reeling under allegations of scams and scandals, official documents show that the government gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) more immunity from the Right to Information (RTI) Act than what the agency had originally sought."
Oct 19, 2011 Victoria bugs gave BS Yeddyurappa itchy night: "Katta is believed to have advised Yeddyurappa to go to jail as there's no privacy in hospital. "The media's prying eyes will always be on the hospital. There's also no entertainment here. The sole entertainment is a TV with only the Doordarshan channel," Naidu reportedly told BSY."
Oct 18, 2011 Politicisation of Gujarat varsities now complete: "Between governor Dr Kamla and chief minister Narendra Modi, the two have just completed the politicisation of universities across Gujarat - the governor filling up vicechancellors' posts with Congressmen and Modi obviously choosing people with strong BJP leanings"
Oct 18, 2011 Tamils protest against clemency denial for Rajiv killers: "The decision to deny clemency for the three has sparked angry protests and pitted Tamil Nadu state leaders against the central government"
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-Vote: SP's Rewati Raman Made Accused
Oct 18, 2011 Yeddyurappa skips jail once again: "Arrested former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today (October 18) prolonged his stay outside jail by moving from a state-run heart speciality centre to a general hospital, hours after the Karnataka High Court deferred to October 20 hearing on his interim bail plea in the land scam case."
Oct 18, 2011 UP Government denies IAS Officer's allegations: "Another embarrassment for Mayawati after a top level bureaucrat Promilla Shankar writes to the centre against the UP government. Promila Shankar has alleged that Maya's govt suspended her just 8 days after she pointed out flaws in the Master Plan of the Yamuna Expressway Authority."
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-vote scam: HC defers Amar Singh's bail plea
Oct 18, 2011 Local body poll: Voters bribed with egg parotta, liquor: ""The Election Commission has so far not taken any action against anyone because there is no complaint filed by political parties. Since both the AIADMK and the DMK are involved in the business, they have a better understanding. They don't fight,""
Oct 18, 2011 Yeddyurappa avoids jail, moves to another hospital: "Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, arrested on Saturday in corruption cases, avoided going back to jail on Tuesday as he got himself shifted to a second hospital amid high drama."
Oct 18, 2011 No bail for Yeddyurappa yet: "Former Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa's bail plea adjourned on Tuesday (October 17). The hearing will now take place on Yeddyurappa's bail plea on Thursday."
Oct 17, 2011 Byelection verdict is a warning for Congress: Team Anna: "Reacting to defeat of Congress candidates in by-election in Hisar Lok Sabha seat in Haryana and Khadakwasla Assembly seat in Maharashtra, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said that it is verdict of the people and a warning for the Congress."
Oct 16, 2011 Prakash Karat slams Congress, BJP over rampant corruption: "Taking a dig at both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over corruption, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat has said that graft couldn't be fought by shadow boxing between the two parties"
Oct 16, 2011 Sydney Morning Herald: From remote villages to the halls of power, corruption cripples India: "the Home Minister P. Chidambaram, was being accused of complicity in one of India's largest frauds. Already, the former telecoms minister A. Raja, had been jailed over the so-called 2G scandal, in which mobile phone licences were sold below market value in exchange for massive kickbacks. The scandal cost India an estimated $US40 billion"
Oct 16, 2011 The Indian Jail-to-Hospital Syndrome! : "What followed was inevitable. He complained of chest pain and was transferred to a hospital. This has been the hallmark of the said profile change of Indian jails, because big guys always expect better facilities and care in hospitals. Though chest pain has been the common complaint, one sports administrator recently created history by claiming dementia to justify hospitalization. That could have been very true in his case because he misinterpreted ‘commonwealth’ as belonging to him and his ‘common’ friends only and looted in gay abandon."
Oct 16, 2011 Govt out to bottle people’s genie?: "Tinkering with RTI Act: Experts and activists sense a bid to scuttle the legislation"
Oct 16, 2011 On eve of result, Congress Hisar man warns Arvind Kejriwal: "Ahead of the counting of votes for the Hisar Lok Sabha byelection on Monday, Congress candidate Jaiprakash has warned Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal that he could be beaten up like his colleague Prashant Bhushan."
Oct 16, 2011 Mayawati wants CBI case closed, Centre says no: ""Investigation against Mayawati is based on strong documentary evidence which shows that there is a criminal nexus between income of relatives and Mayawati as well as between her and the donors.""
Oct 16, 2011 Yeddyurappa in hospital, not jail: "Avoids jail, claims 'chest pain'"
Oct 16, 2011 MP's son 'caught' in compromising position, manhandles police: "The son of a prominent Congress leader allegedly slapped some policemen when the latter caught him in a compromising situation with a girl in a car in Ashok Nagar police station area late on Thursday night. However, due to the intervention of the leader, he was let off and no action was taken against him."
Oct 16, 2011 'Weak' BSY to spend 48-hours in hospital: "Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda alongwith the state home and cabinet ministers visited BS Yeddyurappa.", " Ministers queue to meet BSY"
Oct 16, 2011 Cong making graft list against Maya govt: ""We are collecting information from across the state about corruption in the BSP-led government."
Oct 16, 2011 Bhanwari Devi missing case: Accused Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna sacked: "Gehlot's action came after his attempt to secure the resignation of the water resources minister failed.", "The court had remarked that the state government is acting "hand in glove" to save the minister"
Oct 15, 2011 Failed state?: "This landlocked province in India's troubled northeast, wracked by militancy for unending years, is like a gradually imploding minefield. Abject poverty, alarming unemployment, lack of development, massive corruption and absence of governance is pushing Manipur to the brink of being a 'failed state' - perhaps India's first in the modern era. More than 30 militant groups that indulge in massive extortion have links with venal politicians who, in collusion with bureaucrats, pocket the lion's share of development funds while the common man, caught between insurgents and security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations - and often accused by human rights groups of unspeakable excesses - is left battered and bruised."
Oct 15, 2011 Don't touch the RTI Act: Information Commissioners to Govt: "instead steps should be taken to further strengthen it."
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa’s first day in jail: "The prison authorities arranged for a 20X14 feet cell in the cellar of the prison’s ‘D’ Block. The cell has a kitchen, an attached bathroom, and a television set. A prisoner has also been assigned to serve the former chief minister. The details on food being provided to Yeddyurappa were not available, although there were speculations that he would be served home-made fare."
Oct 15, 2011 6 ‘sins’ and 2 sons did him in: "Estimated loss to the exchequer was Rs 34.41 crore and pecuniary benefit was Rs 31.86 crore.", "Estimated loss to the exchequer was Rs 175 crore and pecuniary gain was Rs 3.35 crore."
Oct 15, 2011 BJP's 'gateway to south' turns into road to jail: "The Bharatiya Janata Party's dream of capturing power in the four southern states by making Karnataka its ''gateway to south'' is turning out to be a nightmare after its first chief minister in the state B.S. Yeddyurappa was sent to jail for corruption.", "Three other BJP ministers are also in jail for graft, the most famous of them is mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy", "The first of Yeddyurappa's ministerial colleagues to go to jail was Katta Subramanya Naidu. He was jailed on Aug 8 for taking Rs.85 crore kickback to grant 385 acres land to a software firm"
Oct 15, 2011 Aruna Roy blasts PM Manmohan Singh for RTI remark: ""The Prime Minister has made a statement that I completely disagree with. My seven-year period in the government was fraught with corruption,""
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa held in land scam, becomes undertrial No. 10462: "Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa was arrested on Saturday on charges of illegally garnering prize real estate for himself and his family", "He went missing for over four-and-a-half hours after his bail plea was rejected, keeping in suspense the Lokayukta police who visited his Race Course Road and Dollars Colony residences to execute the arrest warrant. Amid reports that he had almost reached Tumkur and was planning to seek shelter in a religious institution there, the former chief minister surfaced in court at 4.44pm."
Oct 15, 2011 High drama in B'lore: Where is Yeddy?: "High drama unfolded on Saturday (October 15) outside the two residences of former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, who faces arrest in connection to alleged land scams, in Bangalore. The Lokatyukta Police, armed with the arrest warrant issued by a special Lokayukta court, conducted search operations at the BJP leader's Race Course Road and Dollar's Colony residences."
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa surrenders, sent ot jail: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today (October 15) surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to jail for a week after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 Political slugfest over Yeddy surrender: "On the backfoot following former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappy's arrest in a corruption case against him, BJP today (October 15) said it would support their leader legally but would adopt no tolerance towards graft."
Oct 15, 2011 A Chancy Survival A ‘fixer’ dies in custody, but a govt quickly regains balance: "Omar Abdullah’s government faced a crisis over the custodial death of Syed Mohammed Yousuf The alleged fixer and National Conference insider had been picked up from the CM’s house Omar is said to have called him over allegations that he’d taken bribes for Farooq Abdullah"
Oct 15, 2011 Double Whammies Are RTI, CAG hurting politicians more than governance?: "Given the credibility deficit facing the government, most bureaucrats and experts feel the RTI and CAG should be strengthened and their scope extended to all entities utilising public funds. But will the politicians play ball?"
Oct 15, 2011 Yeddyurappa Surrenders, Sent to Jail Till Oct 22: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to jail for a week after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 Advani yatra hit by 'cash-for-coverage' scandal: "Madhya Pradesh BJP Chief Prabhat Jha has suspended Satna BJP media in charge, Shyam Gupta."
Oct 15, 2011 BS Yeddyurappa surrenders after evading arrest: "The former Karnataka chief minister was remanded to judicial custody till October 22 in a land denotification scam."
Oct 15, 2011 BSY arrest order an eye opener for CMs: JD(S) leader: "Nanaiah said that the arrest warrant against Yeddyurappa was a lesson for politicians breaking rules."
Oct 15, 2011 BBC: India: BJP ex-chief minister arrested over kickbacks: "A top Indian politician has been arrested over a multi-million dollar corruption scandal", "Mr Yeddyurappa and members of his family were said to have personally gained 1.89bn rupees ($386m). Another 13 people are accused in the same case. Aside from the alleged land scam, the former chief minister also faces accusations over an alleged $3.6bn iron-ore mining fraud."
Oct 15, 2011 Advani should've started yatra from K'taka: Cong: "Renuka Chaudhary says it's ironic that BS Yeddyurappa's arrest warrant came at the time of the Jan Chetna Yatra."
Oct 15, 2011 Arrest warrant issued against BS Yeddyurappa: "A special Lokayukta court rejected the bail application of the former Karnataka Chief Minister in the land denotification case."
Oct 15, 2011 It took 12 hours to tame BSY
Oct 15, 2011 Mayawati orders FIR against Congress state unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi: "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday got both state Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi and a Congress lawmaker booked for "interference in government work" for taking Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to see an under-construction bridge that collapsed in Banda district."
Oct 15, 2011 BS Yeddyurappa arrested, sent to jail: "Yeddyurappa sent to jail for 'land grab'"
Oct 15, 2011 Land scam: Yeddyurappa surrenders, sent to jail: "Facing imminent arrest, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today surrendered before a Lokayukta court here and was sent to judicial custody till October 22 after he was issued an arrest warrant in connection with alleged land scams."
Oct 15, 2011 Pall of gloom descends upon BJP as Yeddyurappa sent to jail: "Sending ripples among the political class, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was remanded to judicial custody till October 22 and sent to Bangalore Central Jail after he surrendered before the special Lokayukta court here.", "Yeddyurappa's two sons -- Shimoga MP B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijendra and his son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar were granted conditional bail after each furnished a surety bond of Rs five lakh.""
Oct 14, 2011 Thackeray congratulates Prashant Bhushan's attackers: "Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Friday congratulated the people who attacked senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan in his chamber in the Supreme Court in Delhi"
Oct 14, 2011 Deve Gowda's son raided by Lokayukta: "the eldest son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, were raided by the Lokayukta police on Friday.", "after retiring from the Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) in 2005 Gowda amassed wealth to the tune of Rs 500 crore between 2005-2008"
Oct 14, 2011 Govinda's film poster spoofs corruption in country: "The poster is circulating online and is gaining popularity amidst social networking sites and chain mails"
Oct 14, 2011 Illegal mining report: I can't let go my baby, says Santosh Hegde: "I don't understand the reason for constituting a committee involving additional chief secretaries to study my report and suggest action. It's like after a judgment is given by a judge, it's referred to the accused to see whether it's good or bad."
Oct 14, 2011 2 states, 2 reports, 1 story: "It's a case of Government rejecting inconvenient truth by rubbishing and dumping reports indicting the respective Governments. It happened in Goa last week when the PAC report on illegal mining was rejected by the Speaker and now the Lokayukta report on illegal mining is rejected by the Karnataka Government. Goa Speaker had rejected PAC Report calling it 'a draft'. Opposition in Karnataka say it is the Government's move to let Yeddyurappa escape punishment."
Oct 14, 2011 'Credibility Of The Government Is At Its Lowest': "Governance is at its lowest ebb. Morale of the civil servants is low. Decision making has become a casualty. There is an urgent need to change the outlook on accountability initiatives, be it audit or law enforcement agencies"
Oct 14, 2011 May I have some more?: "It’s crippling for the Indian economy to be guided by absurd standards set by the Planning Commission to define the poor among us."
Oct 14, 2011 Is it possible to ban all groups that sponsor violence?: "The Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena on Thursday attacked Anna Hazare supporters outside a Delhi court."
Oct 14, 2011 BJP bribed press for Advani roadshow, claims Congress: ""There is no meaning of such a yatra in Madhya Pradesh when several ministers of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet are embroiled in corruption charges,""
Oct 14, 2011 1 pc of UP budget spent on Noida park: Mayawati
Oct 14, 2011 Lokayukta police raid Balakrishna Gowda's two houses, four offices: "Lokayukta officials today conducted searches at the premises of H D Balakrishna Gowda, eldest son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, in connection with investigations into the disproportionate assets case against him.", "Gowda is facing charges of possessing Rs 70 crore as disproportionate asset to his known sources of income when he took voluntary retirement from government service."
Oct 14, 2011 Karnataka: BJP buying time on Lokayukta report?: "The government sends back the illegal mining report after two and a half months as Lokayukta post falls vacant."
Oct 14, 2011 Maya inaugurates park, hits out at Congress: "Under attack over the controversial Rs 685-crore Dalit memorial, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Friday hit out at Congress saying it had no right to criticise when it has raised so many memorials for the Nehru-Gandhi family across the Yamuna bank in Delhi."
Oct 14, 2011 Day not far when Cabinet meeting will be held in Tihar: Advani: ""It is really unfortunate for Indian democracy that the UPA ministers, neckdeep in corruption, are going to jail. It appears that the sad day is not far when the UPA government would have to convene its Cabinet meeting in Tihar jail,""
Oct 14, 2011 Mayawati unveils Rs 685cr park in Noida, Cong calls it a 'waste': "Mayawati's pet project has been built at a cost of Rs 685 crore. The Congress slammed the project calling it a "complete waste of money". With statues of 24 elephants, the symbol of her Bahujan Samaj Party, and of Dalit icons BR Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram and of herself, the 82-acre Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden has been a subject of massive controversy. A helicopter, a convoy of big cars, a red carpet and several officials were gathered to greet the chief minister"
Oct 14, 2011 2G scam: CBI wants 'criminal breach of trust' charge against Raja
Oct 14, 2011 Karnataka Govt returns Lokayukta mining report: "The report resulted in the resignation of former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and 3 other ministers from Bellary."
Oct 14, 2011 RTI's 2G review: People of India want clean governance, not a govt engaged in saving its own skin
Oct 14, 2011 2G: SC slams Govt for ignoring PM letter to Raja
Oct 14, 2011 Cong can't fight corruption: Anna to Digvijaya: "In his eight-page letter, Anna said that Congress would not be able to provide a bright future"
Oct 14, 2011 SC: Why no action on PM's letter to Raja?
Oct 14, 2011 SC asks govt: Did you not know what Raja was up to?
Oct 14, 2011 Govt didn't take step to prevent 2G scam: SC
Oct 14, 2011 Reform electoral laws now
Oct 14, 2011 SC allows scrutiny of Congress leader Ajit Jogi's caste status: "The Supreme Court allowed the Chhattisgarh government to examine the authenticity of the caste certificate of former chief minister Ajit Jogi who is alleged to be holding a fraudulent document for claiming a Scheduled Tribe status."
Oct 14, 2011 Why no action on PM's 2G letter to Raja: Supreme Court: "The SC suggested that if action had been taken on the PM's letter, the 2G scam could perhaps have been prevented."
Oct 12, 2011 2G scam: Congress, CAG heading for a showdown: "Rai's comments at the National Police Academy at Hyderabad on Tuesday that the government's credibility has touched its lowest"
Oct 12, 2011 The Wall Street Journal: India Business Leaders Appeal for More Action on Corruption: "the “nexus” linking certain corporates, politicians, bureaucrats and power brokers is “one of the greatest threats for the Indian economy.”"
Oct 12, 2011 Corruption: We need a whistleblower act for babus to say NO: "“Today we are facing a testing time in the history of our nation. There has been erosion of people’s faith in the government. Their confidence in public institutions has declined. National trust in bureaucracy, including the police force, has collapsed. The integrity and professionalism of civil servants is being questioned.”"
Oct 12, 2011 PM presiding over ‘most corrupt’ govt: Advani: "attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alleging he is presiding over the "worst and most corrupt government of independent India". Listing a series of alleged scams during the rule of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Advani said "however the cash-for-votes scam is the most terrifying of all"."
Oct 12, 2011 Will urge 'poll boycott' if Lokpal Bill not passed in winter session, threatens Anna Hazare: "corruption has crossed all limits and not even 10 paise of the one rupee spent on development reach the common man."
Oct 12, 2011 Damning FIR: CBI says Maran got Rs 550 crore for Maxis favour: "Former Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran benefited indirectly by Rs 549,96,01,793 (Rs 549.96 crore) as quid pro quo for various favours to Aircel, owned by Malaysia-based company Maxis,", "The deal was struck. Four months later, Astro All Asia Networks through South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd, invested $166 million (Rs 629 crore, according to the CBI FIR) in Sun Direct TV Private Ltd. Maran allegedly took Rs 550 crore as quid pro quo and rendered a disservice to the nation, the FIR adds."
Oct 12, 2011 BBC: India encephalitis outbreak kills 400, mainly children: "More than 400 people, mainly children, have died in an outbreak of viral encephalitis in northern India"
Oct 12, 2011 Bhanwari case: Suspects name Rajasthan minister: "The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday came down hard on the state police for its botched investigation."
Oct 12, 2011 2G: Swamy seeks to make statement on why PC be made co-accused: "Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today told a Delhi court that he wanted to make a statement on why Union Home Minister P Chidambaram should be made a co- accused in the 2G scam case."
Oct 12, 2011 UP govt fails to contain encephalitis, 7 more die: "Seven more children have succumbed to the encephalitis epidemic at a single hospital in the last 24 hours."
Oct 12, 2011 Govt offer on Lokpal bill a ploy, says Team Anna: "Questioning government's move to make the Lokpal a Constitutional authority, Team Anna on Wednesday said it was a tactic to delay or avoid its passage and "fool" the people. "If government is serious on Lokpal, it should first pass the bill by winter session."
Oct 11, 2011 Full text: India Inc's letter to govt on corruption: "3. Even the best crafted legislation will not cleanse the system unless effective REDRESSAL MECHANISMS are put in place. This, however, is not possible given the acute backlog of cases pending in the courts, estimated at over 3.1 crore. India has 10 judges per million population compared to 50 in the UK and 107 in the US."
Oct 11, 2011 Why India Inc has lost faith in the government: "On 10 October, India Inc’s most respected entrepreneurs and intellectuals sent an open letter to the government seeking urgent action on electoral, judicial and land reforms to bring down corruption and poor governance in the country."
Oct 11, 2011 Government's credibility at its 'lowest': CAG Vinod Rai: ""The governance is at its lowest ebb. The morale of the civil servant is low. The credibility of the government is at its lowest. It's a strong statement but it is harsh reality. And hence because of all this the decision making has become a causalty," said Rai who has given audit reports coming down heavily on Union government departments.", ""Today, we are facing a testing time in the history of our Nation. The quality of governance is below par and subject to severe criticism. There has been an erosion of people's faith in government. Their confidence in public institutions has declined. National trust in bureaucracy including the Police force has collapsed. The integrity and professionalism of the civil servants are being questioned,""
Oct 11, 2011 Raid on Marans an eyewash: Jaya: "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday (October 11) took on the Marans, who have been booked in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.", "eyewash to fool the people", "It is an excercise in cheating the people"
Oct 11, 2011 Aircel-Maxis deal: CBI crackdown on Marans: "Spelling trouble for former Telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, CBI today searched his residence and nine other locations after registering a case against him in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal, alleging that he recieved Rs 547 crore as kickbacks from the Malaysian company."
Oct 11, 2011 Bhanwari case: Rajasthan HC slams Gehlot govt: "The court has also questioned the CBI probe into the alleged abduction and possible murder of the nurse."
Oct 11, 2011 Bhanwari case: Rajasthan HC slams Gehlot govt: "The court has also questioned the CBI probe into the alleged abduction and possible murder of the nurse."
Oct 11, 2011 Lokpal tapes: Govt, Team Anna slug it out: "Kapil Sibal asked for an explanation from Team Anna for allegedly calling them (Government) liars and cheats."
Oct 11, 2011 Goa: Politicians-mining lobby nexus exposed: "Sesa Goa Ltd makes no bones about payments running into lakhs to all political parties.", "Donations or Collusion", "Donation or Deal""
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