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Aug 2, 2011 Cabinet approves draft of Lokpal Bill; PM, judiciary kept out: "none of the large scams of recent times like the Adarsh Housing scam, the Commonwealth Games scam, the Reddy brothers scam, mining scam, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha scam, Cash for vote scam, fodder scam, Taj corridor scam none of these scams are covered by government's Lokpal. So, what is covered under Government's Lokpal?""
Aug 2, 2011 Ready, Yeddy go! Too late?
Aug 2, 2011 Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa agrees to quit
Jul 27, 2011 India State Chief Accused in $3.6B Mining Scam: "An Indian investigator accused the top minister of Karnataka state of taking bribes from companies illegally mining minerals in a scandal that may have cost the government 160 billion rupees ($3.6 billion) in lost revenue."
Jul 27, 2011 New York Times: Widespread Graft Is Found in India’s Iron Ore Mining: "Illegal iron ore mining involving hundreds of Indian officials and powerful politicians has devastated local communities in the southern state of Karnataka and cost its treasury more than $3.5 billion in revenue"
Jul 27, 2011 Sensing win, Congress seeks BSY's head
Jul 27, 2011 'Yeddyurappa Govt Most Corrupt in Independent India'
Jul 27, 2011 If I'm guilty, so is PM: Raja
Jul 27, 2011 Cong will launch agitation against BJP, JD-S
Jul 27, 2011 BJP is totally corrupt – not just Congress
Jul 27, 2011 Mining scam cost Indian government £2.2 billion
Jul 27, 2011 France 24: India mining scam 'cost govt $3.6 bn'
Jul 27, 2011 Graft probe accuses top officials in Indian state
Jul 27, 2011 MPP petitions President on rampant corruption, siphoning of public money in state
Jul 27, 2011 World View: India’s Incomplete Transformation
Jul 27, 2011 BS Yeddyurappa a Kaveri of corruption: Congress
Jul 27, 2011 Raja to defend forgery charges today
Jul 27, 2011 Ousted telecom minister implicates India's PM, FinMin in corruption scandal
Jul 27, 2011 Tehran Times: Political inertia grips Indian government
Jul 27, 2011 Govindacharya Criticises Cong, BJP Over Corruption
Jul 27, 2011 BBC: Karnataka 'mining scam' report indicts chief minister: "Karnataka's anti-corruption chief has submitted a damning report on illegal mining which names the Indian state's chief minister as a key suspect."
Jul 27, 2011 BSY on way out after indictment: "Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa is likely to be asked by the BJP’s central leadership to quit in the wake of the state lokayukta’s final report indicting him for dubious deals with companies engaged in illegal mining."
Jul 27, 2011 Finally, BJP decides to drop tainted Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa: "Many agree with the chief minister that irregularities in the mining sector did not begin with him, and that he did nothing that was out of ordinary by the standards of Karnataka politics."
Jul 27, 2011 Rs 16,085 Cr Loss in 2006-10: Karnataka Lokayukta: "Jindal firm also purchased one acre of land (from the chief minister's family members) in Rachenahally on Bangalore's outskirts for Rs 20 crore, whereas the guidance value fixed by the government was Rs 1.40 crore.", ""Once illegal mining is stopped the Central and the State government can recover lakhs of crores of rupees as Excise and VAT," he said, adding over 100 companies were involved in illegal mining."
Jul 27, 2011 Court allowed Koda to attend Parliament: "allowed the jailed MP and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda to attend the monsoon session of the parliament"
Jul 27, 2011 Yeddyurappa can be tried for corruption, says Hegde: "Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa can be prosecuted for corruption,"
Jul 27, 2011 Chidambaram diverting from 2G issue: BJP
Jul 27, 2011 Govt responsible for 2G mess, didn't listen: Behura: "jailed former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura said Wednesday, accusing the powers that be of not listening when he raised an objection."
Jul 27, 2011 Yeddyurappa must step down at once: Kumaraswamy: "Kumaraswamy has refused to take any blame in the Karnataka Lokayukta illegal mining report."
Jul 27, 2011 I-T officials quiz Raja in court custody
Jul 27, 2011 Hegde spares none, names CM and former CM in report: "Karnataka lokayukta Santosh Hegde has indicted chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in the illegal mining scam in the state, reports said today. Hegde has also named former CM Kumaraswamy and Congress MP Anil Lad in the report."
Jul 27, 2011 Karnataka mining scam caused $3.6 bn loss to exchequer
Jul 27, 2011 Lokayukta indicts Yeddyruppa, Reddy brothers in illegal mining: "The Lokayukta report on illegal mining today strongly indicted Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyruappa, Reddy brothers and various others and recommended their prosecution under Prevention of Corruption Act and other laws.", "former Supreme Court judge Justice Santosh Hegde found that a mining company had donated Rs 10 crore to a trust managed by his family members which also sold a piece of land to a mining company for Rs 20 crore far above the guidance value of Rs 1.4 crore."
Jul 27, 2011 BSY family took money from mining mafia: Hegde: ""Illegal mining is rampant and it continues. It is rampant in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkar,""
Jul 27, 2011 Yeddyurappa did nothing to stop illegal mining: Hegde: "We have come to the conclusion that the loss caused is Rs 16,085 crore from 2006 to 2010," he said. The Yeddyurappa family has also been accused of taking bribes from mining companies. Justice Hegde said that some companies paid money to Yeddyurappa's family by cheque. "We have found that a mining company had donated Rs 10 crore to a trust of the family member of the chief minister. This trust had nothing to do with the donating company. I find it extremely difficult that people have to borrow money and donate. We have found discrepancies in the land deals by the mining company, I have made recommendation to the governor to take steps against the chief minister," he added. The Chief Minister's family has sold a land for Rs 20 crore to a mining company. This company had some mining related work with the government,"", "Justice Hegde also recommended the prosecution of Yeddyurappa under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Reddy brothers of Bellary are likely to be asked to pay up for loss to exchequer. Former Karnataka chief minister and JD-S leader HD Kumaraswamy has been named in the report for granting leases illegally to mining company. There is trouble for the Congress as well with its Rajya Sabha MP and mining magnate Anil Lad along with his wife have also being named in the report."
Jul 27, 2011 Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde submits illegal mining report: "the illegal mining report, that indicts chief minister BS Yeddyurappa,"
Jul 27, 2011 Judgement day for BSY, will BJP dump him?
Jul 27, 2011 Can PM avoid all responsibility for the 2G scam?
Jul 27, 2011 MRI fails to support Kalmadi's dementia claim
Jul 27, 2011 Illegal mining: BSY wants Nobel, may get the boot
Jul 27, 2011 2G scam: CAG is legally illiterate person, says Raja
Jul 27, 2011 Raja spills beans; puts PM, PC in dock
Jul 27, 2011 BJP may ask Yeddyurappa to step down: sources
Jul 27, 2011 Kalmadi can't escape from law even if he has dementia: Maken: "Sport Minister Ajay Maken today said that Suresh Kalmadi, accused of corruption in the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam, cannot escape from the law just because he is suffering from dementia."
Jul 27, 2011 Kalmadi to be examined by AIIMS neuro expert: "Suresh Kalmadi, jailed former chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CWG OC), will be taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to examine whether he suffers from dementia,"
Jul 27, 2011 Jailed Suresh Kalmadi to undergo brain scan: "Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CWG OC) who has been lodged in a jail on charges of corruption, will soon undergo a brain scan"
Jul 27, 2011 For not getting 2G issue probed by GoM, PM too guilty: Raja: "Former Telecom Minister A Raja today dragged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh again in the 2G case, alleging he too could be held guilty of ''conspiracy'' and dereliction of duty for not forming a GoM to examine the spectrum allocation issue."
Jul 27, 2011 Is Kalmadi faking dementia to duck CWG probe?: "CNN-IBN has accessed the MRI report Commonwealth Games chief accused Suresh Kalmadi who claims to be suffering from dementia."
Jul 27, 2011 Chidambaram must testify in 2G case: Raja
Jul 27, 2011 Lokayukta to submit illegal mining report tomorrow, debate on Yeddyurappa's future
Jul 27, 2011 2G scam: A Raja continues his attack on the PM
Jul 25, 2011 Former Telecom Minister: Indian PM Knew About Cut-Rate Mobile Phone License Sales: "India’s former telecommunications minister, who is charged in connection with the country’s biggest corruption scandal, says the prime minister and other top officials knew about his decision to sell mobile phone licenses at below-market prices."
Jul 25, 2011 Poor economics: "This is not only absurd but is a lie given the mega scams that this neo-liberal trajectory has facilitated. There is no dearth of resources; there is a dearth of political will to take on the corrupt politician-bureaucrat-businessmen nexus that is looting these resources."
Jul 25, 2011 Sacked minister drags prime minister into India corruption trial: "Manmohan Singh had knowledge of a key decision"
Jul 25, 2011 Minister drags PM into India corruption trial
Jul 25, 2011 Cash-for-votes: Police grill SP, BJP MPs: "Samajwadi Party MP Rewati Raman Singh and BJP MP Ashok Argal have been questioned."
Jul 25, 2011 BJP asking Yeddy to go, may let him pick a successor: "The BJP central leadership has reportedly sent a signal to Karnataka’s controversial chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to prepare to step down. However, as part of a compromise formula, the leadership is willing to allow Mr Yeddyurappa to select his own successor before leaving office."
Jul 25, 2011 Cong is a circus, all partymen has to join it: Aiyar: "Mani Shankar Aiyar, the in-house critic of Congress, has had yet another dig at the party by describing it as a ''circus'' and contending that every partyman has to be a part of it in an attempt to push himself through for a greener pasture."
Jul 25, 2011 PM, Chidambaram can't escape 2G blame: Shourie: "Former telecom minister Arun Shourie says 2G policy is right, implementation was wrong."
Jul 25, 2011 Cash-for-votes: Police grill SP MP Rewati Raman Singh
Jul 25, 2011 PM, Chidambaram were in the know of 2G decisions: Raja
Jul 25, 2011 2G scam: Raja drags in PM, Chidambaram: "the finance minister approved it in the presence of the Prime Minister. Let the PM deny it,"
Jul 24, 2011 India marks watershed economic reforms anniversary: "bribery remains rife in the 1.2-billion-strong nation, particularly in government offices with officials seeking money for everything from school entrance to marriage certificates, and the economic boom has bypassed hundreds of millions of Indians. Some 42 percent of the population, or 455 million people, still live on less than $1.25 a day, according to the World Bank. Statistics on health, infant deaths and malnutrition are worse than those for some countries in sub-Saharan Africa."
Jul 24, 2011 Buck And No Bang: "An SC rebuke finally gets the cash-for-votes scam probe on road"
Jul 24, 2011 The scales of justice: "Politicians with clout believe they are above the law. The police, in the absence of reforms, cannot be expected to enforce the law."
Jul 24, 2011 Sonia rebuked me over PC: Digvijay: "has publicly admitted that he had been rebuked by party president Sonia Gandhi for his remarks against Home Minister P Chidambaram"
Jul 24, 2011 In season of scams, Tihar swells with VIP inmates: "Influential prisoners ask for perks like air conditioners for their cells, food from home every day", "At least two prime ministers—one future and one former—have spent a few nights behind its high walls"
Jul 24, 2011 Pressure mounts on Yeddyurappa to step down
Jul 24, 2011 BJP becoming a 'party of sons, daughters & relatives': Shanta Kumar: ""I had asked the high command to relieve me from Karnataka's charge, if action was not to be taken against Yeddyurappa. Lokayukta's report is so much damning that the party must take action against the chief minister,""
Jul 23, 2011 Section of BJP wants Yeddyurappa's removal: "former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister has said that any dithering on the issue would weaken the BJP's campaign against corruption."
Jul 23, 2011 Kalraj Mishra targets UPA over terror, corruption: ""The main agenda of UPA government is ABC (Atankvad, Bhrashtachar and conspiracy) and it is targeting leaders and activists speaking against corruption and terrorism,""
Jul 23, 2011 BJP slams ‘corrupt’ Congress for dynasty politics
Jul 23, 2011 Demand for Yeddyurappa's removal emerges from within BJP: "Demand for the removal of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today emerged from within the BJP in the wake of the Lokayukta indicting him in his report on illegal mining in the state."
Jul 23, 2011 India sitting duck for terror?: "India sitting duck for terror? Arunoday Mukharji | CNN-IBN In the last eight years, nearly 800 people have died in blasts across the country."
Jul 23, 2011 Mining scam: Hegde pins hope on SC, BJP divided over Yeddyurappa
Jul 22, 2011 Anna starts Lokpal Bill referendum from Sibal's backyard: "The proponents of the Jan Lokpal Bill and volunteers of 'India Against Corruption' distributed thousands of pamphlets along with a two-page questionnaire to residents of ten wards in the constituency."
Jul 22, 2011 Govt drafts fresh Lokpal Bill, excludes PM and CJI from its ambit: "ignoring the Anna Hazare group`s demand for inclusion of the prime minister, chief justice of India and judges of the higher judiciary as well as conduct of MPs in Parliament in the ambit of the anti-corruption watchdog."
Jul 22, 2011 Karnataka mining scandal ensnares BJP leaders: "Three ministers in Karnataka are accused of charging miners up to 45 percent of their produce before allowing it to be transported to ports, costing the state coffers more than 18 billion rupees ($400 million) in lost revenue, Hegde said. The state's Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was also named in the report"
Jul 22, 2011 BBC: India's BJP 'put pressure on anti-corruption judge': "India's main opposition BJP wanted the Karnataka chief minister's name dropped as a key suspect in a report on illegal mining,"
Jul 22, 2011 Founder of corruption in India: "This corruption does not exist now it has mutated into looting. The assassination of Gandhi paved the smooth transition from British rule to dynastic rule in India as Jawaharlal Nehru formed India’s first ruling dynasty."
Jul 22, 2011 ‘Tackle politicians-beneficiaries nexus and flawed policies to check corruption': "to weed out corruption it will require tackling the flawed policies and a nexus between the “ruling politicians and the beneficiaries”, concurred a panel debating corruption and corporate loot"
Jul 22, 2011 Exclusive: Team Anna exposes govt's dirty tricks: "A referendum in Mumbai showed that over 95% approved of a Jan Lokpal Bill and media opinion polls show overwhelming anger against the government and support to Team Anna."
Jul 22, 2011 India''s MP grilled for bidding to buy opposition MPs
Jul 22, 2011 Lokayukta report: should Yeddyurappa step down?
Jul 22, 2011 Only bureaucrats, politicians gain from quotas: SC
Jul 22, 2011 Newsmaker of the Day: BS Yeddyurappa: "Yeddyurappa is the newsmaker of the day for allegedly receiving kickbacks from mining barons in the state."
Jul 22, 2011 BBC: Indian MP Amar Singh questioned over 'vote buying': "Amar Singh is accused of offering to bribe opposition MPs to abstain from the vote."
Jul 22, 2011 BJP wanted to get BSY's name dropped: Hegde: "Santosh Hegde indicts the Karnataka CM and his family in the illegal mining scam."
Jul 22, 2011 Raja forced BSNL to ink deal with Swan: CBI: "Raja used Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to favour Swan Telecom."
Jul 22, 2011 SC dismisses plea, won't stay probe into Jagan's assets
Jul 22, 2011 Cash-for-votes: Cops grill Amar Singh; Suhail, Saxena sent to Tihar
Jul 21, 2011 I-T to quiz Raja, Balwa in 2G scam
Jul 21, 2011 CM to blame for mafia-like situation in Bellary: Hegde: ""It's a huge scam, indeed. In 14 months (March 2009 to May 2010), more than Rs 1,800 crore has been siphoned off. It is a big loss to the state exchequer,""
Jul 21, 2011 The corruption debate: Three visits to government office theory: "One reason why people prefer to pay their way to get things done in India is because there is no one to explain the procedures. Moreover, the complicated forms that the sarkar wants you to fill up require IIT entrance-type coaching classes"
Jul 21, 2011 BBC: Ministers 'stole millions in Karnataka mining scam': "Karnataka's Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa was involved in an illegal mining scam that cost the southern Indian state $400m (£250m)"
Jul 21, 2011 Cong calls for Yeddyurappa's resignation
Jul 21, 2011 BJP asks CAG to probe financial frauds in UP: "Raising the pitch against corruption in Uttar Pradesh under BSP supremo Mayawati’s dispensation, the BJP has knocked at the door of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG), urging him to audit/investigate into the financial frauds, make an endeavour to carry out investigations and audit/special audit into the same and to take stern action against the corrupt.The party has estimated the amount involved in the major scams at `2,54,000 lakh crore."
Jul 21, 2011 BSY must quit over bribery charge: Kumaraswamy
Jul 21, 2011 Bihar land scam: Oppn seeks Nitish's resignation
Jul 21, 2011 Lokayukta indicts Yeddyurappa in mining scam: "The Lokayukta has recommended a probe into Yeddyurappa's role and that of his four ministerial colleagues."

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