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Dec 11, 2011 India Inc: Don’t blame govt, blame yourselves for current mess: "the scams that have erupted —telecom , mining , land grabbing —all involve corporate India."
Dec 11, 2011 When white ants ate away roadrollers: "“How many geological eras it took the white ants to eat away the roadrollers?” I had asked an august officer, who came pleading to me to settle the objection."
Dec 11, 2011 BJP accuses Mayawati, her kin of 'hiding' money in companies: "has found over 125 companies connected with Mayawati's "friends and family"."
Dec 11, 2011 How much do the corrupt earn?: "Public officials in India may be cornering as much as Rs.92,122 crore ($18.42 billion), or 1.26 per cent of the GDP, through corruption", "Real estate and related business services involving registration of property and stamp duties account for Rs.12,534 crore ($2.5 billion) in corruption"
Dec 10, 2011 Ramdev threatens hunger strike against illegal mining in Goa: "If required, I would sit for hunger strike in Goa against those involved in it. Can we allow these looters to be elected to the Assembly?”"
Dec 9, 2011 NGO names Sreeramulu, Reddy brothers in alleged land scam: "The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), an NGO, today claimed to have unearthed a land scam involving the Reddy brothers and former minister B Sreeramulu illegally acquiring about 251 acres of agricultural land in and around Bellary town."
Dec 9, 2011 What should be the yardstick for the ministers to resign?: "A special CBI court on Thursday admitted Subramanian Swamy's petition against P Chidambaram in the 2G scam case."
Dec 9, 2011 Sex scam: Police grill Kerala minister: "K A Rauf, a relative of Kunhalikutty, openly alleged that he had helped the Minister to wriggle out of the case through 'undue means'."
Dec 8, 2011 Chidu’s involvement in 2G scam dents investor confidence: "Chidambaram’s involvement in the scam raises questions over the government’s stability and the depth of the 2G scam."
Dec 8, 2011 Chidambaram's troubles worsen: "It's round one in favour of 2G petitioner Subramanyam Swamy after a trial court allows him to question witnesses to establish former finance minister P Chidamabaram's role in the 2G spectrum case. Opposition continued its boycott of Chidamabram even demanding his resignation over the 2G issue."
Dec 8, 2011 2G scam: Will Chidambaram be probed?: "A Delhi trial court will pronounce its order on a petition demanding Chidambaram be made a co-accused in the 2G case."
Dec 8, 2011 If Raja is guilty, so is Chidambaram: Swamy: "Subramanian Swamy said that the court's order has enabled him to put forth a strong case against Chidambaram."
Dec 8, 2011 Can CBI probe the Home Minister? Smriti Irani: "We have already said that we will continue to boycott Chidambaram for his role in the 2G scam"
Dec 8, 2011 SM Krishna pins hopes on judiciary after FIR in mining scam: "External affairs minister SM Krishna on Thursday said he had no role in issuance of licences for mining as chief minister"
Dec 8, 2011 FIR against SM Krishna in illegal mining case: "Congress MP Dharam Singh and JDS MP HD Kumaraswamy have also been accused in the illegal mining case."
Dec 8, 2011 BBC: India parliament uproar over Chidambaram: "India's opposition MPs have called for the resignation of Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with India's biggest corruption scandal."
Dec 7, 2011 Delhi building scam: Corrupt councillors suspended: "All 8 corrupt councillors were caught on camera demanding bribes in an IBN-Cobrapost investigation.", "this is just the tip of the iceberg"
Dec 6, 2011 After Karnataka, mining scam in MP?: "NDA convener and JD-U chief Sharad Yadav on Monday (December 5) alleged a "Bellary like mining scam" in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and demanded action against those involved in it."
Dec 5, 2011 How much did the Madhu Koda scam really cost?: "biggest loot of the public fund"
Dec 5, 2011 Scams done in INDIA from 1947 to 2011
Dec 4, 2011 RTI query busts major PDS scam in Maharashtra: "The RTI data reveal that more than 42 lakh bogus ration cards were issued in the state between 1995 and 2009."
Dec 4, 2011 IAS officer Srilakshmi sent to jail in OMC case: "Senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, arrested in the illegal mining case involving Gali Janardhan Reddy-owned Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), was today sent to judicial custody till December 12"
Dec 4, 2011 Mining scam: Srilakshmi to be produced in court: "IAS bodies are worried that officers are becoming scapegoats while politicians are roaming scott-free."
Dec 4, 2011 Raja, Behura & Chandolia ‘core sector’ of 2G scam, says CBI: "Former Telecom Minister A Raja and two former bureaucrats RK Chandolia and Siddharth Behura were the “core sector” of conspiracy"
Dec 4, 2011 UP: scam in Mayawati's home-for-poor project: "CNN-IBN has learnt that the flats are being handed to millionaires instead of being given free of cost to the poor.", "The great dalit housing scam"
Dec 4, 2011 Kanimozhi makes a silent exit from Tihar: "The Delhi High Court had granted bail on Monday to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others in 2G case..", "Kani back home after 6 months"
Dec 4, 2011 2G scam: DMK MP Kanimozhi released from Tihar jail: "She was taken out of jail from a gate to avoid the media."
Dec 4, 2011 Will her father reward Kanimozhi for ‘sacrifice’?: "Kanimozhi is likely to rewarded with a party post for "enduring" 190 days in Tihar jail. This is the buzz in the DMK as party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter prepares to fly down home to a grand reception in Chennai."
Dec 4, 2011 Kani, 4 others to spend one more night in Tihar: "Former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura has not been granted bail as his application was opposed by the CBI."
Dec 4, 2011 Govt orders COD probe into BBMP scam: "Karnataka Government today decided to order Corps of Detectives (COD) probe into the multi-crore financial scam in the Bruhut Banglore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)."
Dec 4, 2011 1996 telecom scam: Ex-minister Sukhram gets bail: "Sukhram has been granted bail on a surety of of Rs 10 lakh and on the condition that he cannot leave the country."
Dec 4, 2011 IAS officer arrested in OMC mining scam: "The CBI today arrested IAS officer Y Srilakshmi in connection with the scam involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), owned by former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy."
Dec 4, 2011 CBI nabs Andhra official in illegal mining case: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested Andhra Pradesh bureaucrat Y. Srilakshmi in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy."
Dec 4, 2011 Sukh Ram gets bail, sentence suspended: "In a relief for former telecom minister Sukh Ram, the Delhi high court on Monday suspended the five year sentence awarded to him in a graft case and granted him bail."
Dec 4, 2011 Half baked laws creates opportunity for scams: ""most of the Bills prepared by the ministries do not even have drafting committees and some of them are drafted by any outside person or agency close to the government or a particular ministry."
Dec 4, 2011 Krishna lands in illegal mining dock: "during his tenure (1999 to 2004) as chief minister, Krishna had not only sanctioned mining lease on old rates but also de-reserved forest land, despite severe opposition from the department of forest and environment."
Dec 3, 2011 Scam with a top ‘billing’: "the fake bills scam, the size of which could hit stratospheric levels at Rs 20,000 crore and beyond! Shell-shocked by the scale, by the astounding audacity of the racket, you seethe in rage, demand answers, and scream for the heads to start rolling. Surely, the Palike’s chest now has more scams than funds. But the sheer size of the latest scam could rival even the infamous Commonwealth Games (CWG) embezzlement"
Dec 3, 2011 Lt Gen Prakash sacked over Sukna land scam: "Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash is the senior-most officer to be court-martialled ever."
Dec 3, 2011 Sukna scam: Lt Gen Prakash found guilty, sacked: "The Army officer is the first Lt General to be dismissed from service."
Dec 3, 2011 S M Krishna, two ex-chief ministers face probe in mining scam: "Besides Krishna, two other former CMs Dharam Singh and Kumaraswamy, both are MPs now, and 11 senior officials have been accused of conspiracy and corruption. The complainant stated that Singh ordered issuance of temporary transport permits for the movement of iron and manganese ore from agricultural patta lands, resulting in a loss of Rs 23.22 crore to the government. He stated that Kumaraswamy had illegally approved a mining lease in 550 acres of land in favour of Shree Sai Venkateshwara Minerals and committed illegalities with Jantkal Mining Company."
Dec 2, 2011 It's Season Of Scams In Jaipur In Connivance With Police: "the state police chief is now saying that he suspects the complicity of some senior police officials in the Gold Sukh and Eve Dreams scams."
Dec 2, 2011 BBC: India telecoms trial bail blocked for RK Chandolia: "Fourteen people are on trial for the alleged mis-selling of telecoms licences which auditors say cost the country about $40bn (£24.5bn)."
Dec 2, 2011 IAS topper arrives in jail: "Srilakshmi was put up in an anteroom in one of the suites after she requested not to be sent to a police station lock-up. She was allowed food from her home — a 12-room bungalow with a garden and a tennis court — a courtesy extended because she is an IAS officer and the wife of an IPS officer"
Dec 2, 2011 IAS officer gets bail in illegal mining case in Karnataka: "A local court today granted bail to senior IAS officer Yerra Srilakshmi who was arrested on charges of abusing her official position and granting favours to a mining company owned by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy."
Dec 2, 2011 Kanimozhi was one of the most obedient inmates, say Tihar Jail authorities: "She has been one of the most obedient high-profile inmates"
Nov 30, 2011 Corporators humiliate whistleblower: "Ironically enough, the MLAs and corporators expressed their sympathy for Gandhi Nagar division executive engineer Idaya Vendon, who was arrested in connection with the scam, and demanded his release and revocation of his suspension."
Nov 27, 2011 Madhya Pradesh Congress demands CBI enquiry into mining leases given in state: "alleged that the scam in allotment of mining leases in the State was bigger than that of Bellary."
Nov 26, 2011 Jaipur - 300 Crore MLM scam Gold Sukh Trade India Limited
Nov 26, 2011 Greatest Scams Of india: "watch and make other know"
Nov 25, 2011 BBMP engineer held in fake bill scam: "works worth at least Rs 600 crore were shown as executed in Gandhinagar, although in fact only very few of them were actually implemented. But money was paid in full to the contractors on the basis of fake bills."
Nov 24, 2011 Rajasthan: Marketing firm hit by Rs 300 cr scam: "Two directors of the marketing company, Gold Sukh, have been arrested in Rajasthan."
Nov 24, 2011 2G: Five accused get bail, others optimistic
Nov 24, 2011 CBI probes Srinagar air force land scam: "alleged that over 200 acres of defence land around Srinagar air force base in Kashmir worth Rs 1,000 crore had been grabbed by a real-estate mafia in connivance with politicians and officials."
Nov 24, 2011 2G scam: Bail for 5 corporate executives: "The SC has granted bail on two sureties of Rs 5 lakh each. This is first set of bail in the 2G spectrum allocation scam"
Nov 24, 2011 2G accused managers can influence witnesses: Swamy: "The Janata Party President says since the corporate executives are rich people, they can influence witnesses."
Nov 24, 2011 Lok. court orders probe into complaint against BSY, Somanna: "Spelling fresh trouble for former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Lokayukta Court today ordered a probe into a private complaint against him, Housing Minister V Somanna and two others, alleging irregularities in denotification of land."
Nov 24, 2011 Swamy says Chidambaram, Raja discussed 2G pricing: "Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy today released a set of documents to prove that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram discussed with former Telecom Minister A Raja in may-June 2008 the issue of pricing of the 2G Spectrum at 2001 rates."
Nov 24, 2011 2G trial shifted to Tihar; Raja, Kanimozhi unhappy
Nov 23, 2011 CBI probing Srinagar land scam, says Antony: "The ministry’s internal probe pointed to collusion among officials of the defence estates department and state government and land sharks who got together to sell more than 200 acres of land"
Nov 23, 2011 Fake bill scam could be bigger: "The Rs 1,539-crore fake bill scam that has hit the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) could be much bigger than what has come to light so far, according to Dr Rajvir Pratap Sharma, Inspector General of Police"
Nov 23, 2011 HC notice to govt on Dharam letoff: "recommendation in 2009 of then Governor Rameshwar Thakur that no action needed to be taken against former Chief Minister N Dharam Singh who was indicted by then Lokayukta for unlawful mining."
Nov 23, 2011 Finance panel chief slams Siddaiah for BMTF inquiry Scam probe brings Palike fight to the fore: "allegations have been flying back and forth over the logic behind handing over the investigation of the estimated Rs 300-400 crore misappropriation in the three divisions of Malleswaram, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Gandhinagar to the BMTF."
Nov 23, 2011 Unlawful mining gave the firms super profits, says report by an NGO, Goa ore cos’ profit twice state budget: "While the Goa government earned a paltry Rs. 900 crore from mining royalty, mining companies raked in over Rs. 22,612 crore pulling in profits of nearly Rs. 11,000 crore – almost twice the state’s budget of Rs. 6,000 crore."
Nov 21, 2011 The Telegraph: Indian officials raid Vodafone in corruption probe: "Indian officials have raided Vodafone’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of a multibillion-pound corruption investigation in one of the telecoms giant’s most important markets."
Nov 21, 2011 Chidambaram targeted: NDA to boycott minister in Parliament: "announced it would boycott home minister P Chidambaram in Parliament for his alleged role in allocation of telecom licences."
Nov 21, 2011 Lessons from the Satyam crisis
Nov 21, 2011 SC pulls up Centre for not taking action in Kargil scam: "government has failed to take action against anyone during the last 12 years after the scam was unearthed."
Nov 21, 2011 2G: NDA to boycott Chidambaram in Parliament: "demanding that Chidambaram should resign for his alleged complicity in the 2G scam."
Nov 20, 2011 Jagan supporters switching loyalties?: "Amid indications that they want to distance themselves from YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy in the wake of the ongoing CBI probe against him, more supporters of the Kadapa MP are set to leave him"
Nov 20, 2011 Former Telecom Minister Sukhram slapped, kicked by man in court premises: "Former Telecom Minister Sukhram was today slapped and kicked by a man inside the premises of a Delhi court just moments after he was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in connection with a corruption case dating back to 1996."
Nov 19, 2011 CBI should probe Chidambaram's role in 2G: BJP
Nov 19, 2011 Ex-min Sukhram gets 5 yrs in jail, assaulted: "The court also imposed a fine of Rs 4 lakh on former minister Sukhram in the 1996 telecom scam case."
Nov 19, 2011 Spectrum dirt at BJP doorstep, raids on Airtel, Vodafone: "the CBI filing a FIR for alleged loss of Rs 508 crores in spectrum allocation in 2002 when it was in power and BJP's Pramod Mahajan was the telecom minister."
Nov 19, 2011 Sukhram assaulted by youth, shivered while being sentenced: "former Telecom Minister Sukhram was today assaulted by a Sikh youth who was angry that despite committing 'such a crime' he has been jailed only for five years."
Nov 19, 2011 BJP caught in 2G net, CBI probes NDA tenure: "Sources say that the CBI believes Pramod Mahajan allegedly caused a Rs 565 crore loss over 6 years."
Nov 18, 2011 SAI scam: CBI team raids SAI’s Sonepat centre: "Alleged cost of property of SAI officers 1. BK Sinha former Secreatary SAI, New Delhi : Rs 50 crores 2. Shiv Sharma, former deputy director SAI, New Delhi : Rs 50 crores 3. PC Kashyap, executive direcotor SAI at New Delhi : Rs 25.85 crores 4. Satish Sarhadi, deputy director SAI at Kurukshetra : Rs 5.08 crores 5. AK Sharma, former director SAI, Sonepat : Rs 2 crores 6. PK Mattu, assistant director SAI at Patiala : Rs 1.55 crores"
Nov 18, 2011 Ahmed Patel was mastermind behind cash-for-vote scam: Gadkari: "Ahmed Patel, advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was the 'mastermind’ behind the cash-for-vote scam and that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi should seek apology from the nation for the 'political conspiracy'."
Nov 18, 2011 Cash for votes: Expose beneficiaries, not whistleblowers, says Kulkarni: "“You cannot punish the whistleblowers inside jail and keep culprits scot free.”"
Nov 18, 2011 अवैध खनन:आईएएस अधिकारी से फिर पूछताछ: "वो कच्चे लोहे के अवैध खनन के उस मामले में अभियुक्त हैं जिस में कर्नाटक के पूर्व मंत्री गाली जनार्धन रेड्डी को गिरफ़्तार किया जा चुका है."
Nov 18, 2011 Sukhram convicted in 1996 telecom case: "Former telecom minister Sukhram has been held guilty by a Delhi court of misusing his official position when he was in the PV Narasimha Rao cabinet and giving undue favour to a cable supply company in a 15-year-old case."
Nov 18, 2011 Probe MNREGA in UP: Jairam to Maya: "Intensifying his attack on Mayawati, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written a fresh letter accusing her of protecting those involved in alleged irregularities in implementation of MNREGA in some districts while providing names of corrupt officials."
Nov 18, 2011 Cash for Votes: Political fight to continue: "After its three former MPs were granted bail in the cash-for-vote case, BJP today accused the Congress of trying to purchase MPs ahead of the 2008 trust vote in Parliament and asked for a deeper probe to trace the source of money exchanged in the scam."
Nov 16, 2011 Wall Street Journal: Mining Probe Threatens Top Indian Party: "Goa state accounts for nearly half of India's 100 million tons of exports of iron ore last year, most of which went to China.", "a culture of "bribing" of state and federal government officials."
Nov 16, 2011 BBC: India's controversial iron mining boom : "An army of machines claw at the sides, digging out iron ore to feed Goa's mining boom. It is not for India though - despite its huge need for steel - but for export, with most of it going to China."
Nov 16, 2011 HC order clears decks for Nirmal Yadav's trial: "the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday dismissed her petition seeking quashing of President of India's sanction to prosecute her in a corruption case for her alleged involvement in cash-in-bag scam."
Nov 16, 2011 Corporate Scams: Getting Away Easily: "Investigation into financial scandals never leads to logical punitive action"
Nov 16, 2011 Why Advani went wrong in Orissa?: "As the Pandora's Box opened, it is learnt about how the Naveen government allowed mineral smugglers to plunder Orissa to the tune of Rs 3 lakh crores, giving birth to the biggest scam in independent India’s history. Then more skeletons tumbled out of the closet. It was BJD government which illegally allotted as much as 6,000 acre of three-crop agricultural land -- including 1,300 acre belonging to Lord Jagannath Temple -- for the proposed dubious Vedanta university project in Puri-Konark marine drive."
Nov 16, 2011 CBI probes Rs 780-cr iron-ore transportation scam: "CBI is investigating a scam worth at least Rs 780 crore by a mining firm which allegedly defrauded the Railways in transportation of iron-ore meant for commercial activities by making false declaration about its end use."
Nov 16, 2011 Cash-for-votes tapes authentic: Delhi HC
Nov 15, 2011 2G loss was pegged at Rs 4 lakh crore, I toned it down: CAG Vinod Rai: "Vinod Rai emphasized that he had actually toned down an initial estimate that valued the loss to the exchequer at more than Rs 4 lakh crore."
Nov 15, 2011 High court orders CBI probe into NRHM scam: "Two ministers -- family welfare minister Babu Singh Kushwaha and health minister Anant Kumar Mishra -- were sacked by chief minister Mayawati after their names figured in the scam. Recently, the CBI also raided several eye hospitals and found that most of the names of people, who were shown to be operated for cataract, were false"
Nov 13, 2011 OMC mining case: CBI arrests ex-MD of AP mining body: "CBI today arrested V D Rajagopal, the former vice-chairman and MD of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation.", "With the arrest of Rajagopal, the focus now shifts to senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, who too has been named as an accused in the OMC case."
Nov 12, 2011 Corruption trial begins in chaos: "Telecom scandal; Ex-Indian minister among 14 accused"
Nov 12, 2011 Inside Story - India corruption exposed: "How big a problem is corruption in the world's largest democracy?"
Nov 12, 2011 BBC: India's $40bn telecoms corruption scandal: "Former telecoms minister A Raja and MP Kanimozhi are among 14 people from telecoms firms or government who have been charged."
Nov 12, 2011 K'taka: Transfer of top Lokayukta cop sparks row: "A Karnataka Lokayukta police officer who investigated former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is shifted out."
Nov 12, 2011 Trouble for Jaganmohan Reddy: "More trouble for YSR Congress Chief and Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy. Reports have now claimed that Jagan's media empire has been overvalued. This just a week after the CBI questioned Jagan in the illegal mining case."
Nov 12, 2011 Is auditing scam in Jagan Reddy’s firm the next Satyam?: "Value of Jagathi Publications was allegedly overstated by Rs 1,000 crore at Rs 3,500 crore. Could it be the next Satyam scam?"
Nov 12, 2011 Honest cop out, Yeddy's man in?: "Chief of Lokayukta Police in Karnataka -- Jeevan Kumar V Gaonkar, a man known for handling BS Yeddyurappa's corruption cases effectively, was transferred under suspicious circumstances on Thursday (November 10). Gaonkar has instead been replaced by Satyanarayana Rao H N, who has been pulled up by the High Court in the past for inaction against mining don Janardana Reddy in the past."
Nov 11, 2011 Hyderabad: Auditing scam in Jagan Reddy's firm: "Auditors at Deloitte admit to fudging accounts of Kadapa MP Jagan Reddy-owned firm Jagathi Publications."
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Dec 11, 2011 India Inc: Don’t blame govt, blame yourselves for current mess: "the scams that have erupted —telecom , mining , land grabbing —all involve corporate India."
Dec 11, 2011 When white ants ate away roadrollers: "“How many geological eras it took the white ants to eat away the roadrollers?” I had asked an august officer, who came pleading to me to settle the objection."
Dec 11, 2011 BJP accuses Mayawati, her kin of 'hiding' money in companies: "has found over 125 companies connected with Mayawati's "friends and family"."
Dec 11, 2011 How much do the corrupt earn?: "Public officials in India may be cornering as much as Rs.92,122 crore ($18.42 billion), or 1.26 per cent of the GDP, through corruption", "Real estate and related business services involving registration of property and stamp duties account for Rs.12,534 crore ($2.5 billion) in corruption"
Dec 10, 2011 Ramdev threatens hunger strike against illegal mining in Goa: "If required, I would sit for hunger strike in Goa against those involved in it. Can we allow these looters to be elected to the Assembly?”"
Dec 9, 2011 NGO names Sreeramulu, Reddy brothers in alleged land scam: "The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), an NGO, today claimed to have unearthed a land scam involving the Reddy brothers and former minister B Sreeramulu illegally acquiring about 251 acres of agricultural land in and around Bellary town."
Dec 9, 2011 What should be the yardstick for the ministers to resign?: "A special CBI court on Thursday admitted Subramanian Swamy's petition against P Chidambaram in the 2G scam case."
Dec 9, 2011 Sex scam: Police grill Kerala minister: "K A Rauf, a relative of Kunhalikutty, openly alleged that he had helped the Minister to wriggle out of the case through 'undue means'."
Dec 8, 2011 Chidu’s involvement in 2G scam dents investor confidence: "Chidambaram’s involvement in the scam raises questions over the government’s stability and the depth of the 2G scam."
Dec 8, 2011 Chidambaram's troubles worsen: "It's round one in favour of 2G petitioner Subramanyam Swamy after a trial court allows him to question witnesses to establish former finance minister P Chidamabaram's role in the 2G spectrum case. Opposition continued its boycott of Chidamabram even demanding his resignation over the 2G issue."
Dec 8, 2011 2G scam: Will Chidambaram be probed?: "A Delhi trial court will pronounce its order on a petition demanding Chidambaram be made a co-accused in the 2G case."
Dec 8, 2011 If Raja is guilty, so is Chidambaram: Swamy: "Subramanian Swamy said that the court's order has enabled him to put forth a strong case against Chidambaram."
Dec 8, 2011 Can CBI probe the Home Minister? Smriti Irani: "We have already said that we will continue to boycott Chidambaram for his role in the 2G scam"
Dec 8, 2011 SM Krishna pins hopes on judiciary after FIR in mining scam: "External affairs minister SM Krishna on Thursday said he had no role in issuance of licences for mining as chief minister"
Dec 8, 2011 FIR against SM Krishna in illegal mining case: "Congress MP Dharam Singh and JDS MP HD Kumaraswamy have also been accused in the illegal mining case."
Dec 8, 2011 BBC: India parliament uproar over Chidambaram: "India's opposition MPs have called for the resignation of Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with India's biggest corruption scandal."
Dec 7, 2011 Delhi building scam: Corrupt councillors suspended: "All 8 corrupt councillors were caught on camera demanding bribes in an IBN-Cobrapost investigation.", "this is just the tip of the iceberg"
Dec 6, 2011 After Karnataka, mining scam in MP?: "NDA convener and JD-U chief Sharad Yadav on Monday (December 5) alleged a "Bellary like mining scam" in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and demanded action against those involved in it."
Dec 5, 2011 How much did the Madhu Koda scam really cost?: "biggest loot of the public fund"
Dec 5, 2011 Scams done in INDIA from 1947 to 2011
Dec 4, 2011 RTI query busts major PDS scam in Maharashtra: "The RTI data reveal that more than 42 lakh bogus ration cards were issued in the state between 1995 and 2009."
Dec 4, 2011 IAS officer Srilakshmi sent to jail in OMC case: "Senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, arrested in the illegal mining case involving Gali Janardhan Reddy-owned Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), was today sent to judicial custody till December 12"
Dec 4, 2011 Mining scam: Srilakshmi to be produced in court: "IAS bodies are worried that officers are becoming scapegoats while politicians are roaming scott-free."
Dec 4, 2011 Raja, Behura & Chandolia ‘core sector’ of 2G scam, says CBI: "Former Telecom Minister A Raja and two former bureaucrats RK Chandolia and Siddharth Behura were the “core sector” of conspiracy"
Dec 4, 2011 UP: scam in Mayawati's home-for-poor project: "CNN-IBN has learnt that the flats are being handed to millionaires instead of being given free of cost to the poor.", "The great dalit housing scam"
Dec 4, 2011 Kanimozhi makes a silent exit from Tihar: "The Delhi High Court had granted bail on Monday to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others in 2G case..", "Kani back home after 6 months"
Dec 4, 2011 2G scam: DMK MP Kanimozhi released from Tihar jail: "She was taken out of jail from a gate to avoid the media."
Dec 4, 2011 Will her father reward Kanimozhi for ‘sacrifice’?: "Kanimozhi is likely to rewarded with a party post for "enduring" 190 days in Tihar jail. This is the buzz in the DMK as party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter prepares to fly down home to a grand reception in Chennai."
Dec 4, 2011 Kani, 4 others to spend one more night in Tihar: "Former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura has not been granted bail as his application was opposed by the CBI."
Dec 4, 2011 Govt orders COD probe into BBMP scam: "Karnataka Government today decided to order Corps of Detectives (COD) probe into the multi-crore financial scam in the Bruhut Banglore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)."
Dec 4, 2011 1996 telecom scam: Ex-minister Sukhram gets bail: "Sukhram has been granted bail on a surety of of Rs 10 lakh and on the condition that he cannot leave the country."
Dec 4, 2011 IAS officer arrested in OMC mining scam: "The CBI today arrested IAS officer Y Srilakshmi in connection with the scam involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), owned by former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy."
Dec 4, 2011 CBI nabs Andhra official in illegal mining case: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested Andhra Pradesh bureaucrat Y. Srilakshmi in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy."
Dec 4, 2011 Sukh Ram gets bail, sentence suspended: "In a relief for former telecom minister Sukh Ram, the Delhi high court on Monday suspended the five year sentence awarded to him in a graft case and granted him bail."
Dec 4, 2011 Half baked laws creates opportunity for scams: ""most of the Bills prepared by the ministries do not even have drafting committees and some of them are drafted by any outside person or agency close to the government or a particular ministry."
Dec 4, 2011 Krishna lands in illegal mining dock: "during his tenure (1999 to 2004) as chief minister, Krishna had not only sanctioned mining lease on old rates but also de-reserved forest land, despite severe opposition from the department of forest and environment."
Dec 3, 2011 Scam with a top ‘billing’: "the fake bills scam, the size of which could hit stratospheric levels at Rs 20,000 crore and beyond! Shell-shocked by the scale, by the astounding audacity of the racket, you seethe in rage, demand answers, and scream for the heads to start rolling. Surely, the Palike’s chest now has more scams than funds. But the sheer size of the latest scam could rival even the infamous Commonwealth Games (CWG) embezzlement"
Dec 3, 2011 Lt Gen Prakash sacked over Sukna land scam: "Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash is the senior-most officer to be court-martialled ever."
Dec 3, 2011 Sukna scam: Lt Gen Prakash found guilty, sacked: "The Army officer is the first Lt General to be dismissed from service."
Dec 3, 2011 S M Krishna, two ex-chief ministers face probe in mining scam: "Besides Krishna, two other former CMs Dharam Singh and Kumaraswamy, both are MPs now, and 11 senior officials have been accused of conspiracy and corruption. The complainant stated that Singh ordered issuance of temporary transport permits for the movement of iron and manganese ore from agricultural patta lands, resulting in a loss of Rs 23.22 crore to the government. He stated that Kumaraswamy had illegally approved a mining lease in 550 acres of land in favour of Shree Sai Venkateshwara Minerals and committed illegalities with Jantkal Mining Company."
Dec 2, 2011 It's Season Of Scams In Jaipur In Connivance With Police: "the state police chief is now saying that he suspects the complicity of some senior police officials in the Gold Sukh and Eve Dreams scams."
Dec 2, 2011 BBC: India telecoms trial bail blocked for RK Chandolia: "Fourteen people are on trial for the alleged mis-selling of telecoms licences which auditors say cost the country about $40bn (£24.5bn)."
Dec 2, 2011 IAS topper arrives in jail: "Srilakshmi was put up in an anteroom in one of the suites after she requested not to be sent to a police station lock-up. She was allowed food from her home — a 12-room bungalow with a garden and a tennis court — a courtesy extended because she is an IAS officer and the wife of an IPS officer"
Dec 2, 2011 IAS officer gets bail in illegal mining case in Karnataka: "A local court today granted bail to senior IAS officer Yerra Srilakshmi who was arrested on charges of abusing her official position and granting favours to a mining company owned by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy."
Dec 2, 2011 Kanimozhi was one of the most obedient inmates, say Tihar Jail authorities: "She has been one of the most obedient high-profile inmates"
Nov 30, 2011 Corporators humiliate whistleblower: "Ironically enough, the MLAs and corporators expressed their sympathy for Gandhi Nagar division executive engineer Idaya Vendon, who was arrested in connection with the scam, and demanded his release and revocation of his suspension."
Nov 27, 2011 Madhya Pradesh Congress demands CBI enquiry into mining leases given in state: "alleged that the scam in allotment of mining leases in the State was bigger than that of Bellary."
Nov 26, 2011 Jaipur - 300 Crore MLM scam Gold Sukh Trade India Limited
Nov 26, 2011 Greatest Scams Of india: "watch and make other know"
Nov 25, 2011 BBMP engineer held in fake bill scam: "works worth at least Rs 600 crore were shown as executed in Gandhinagar, although in fact only very few of them were actually implemented. But money was paid in full to the contractors on the basis of fake bills."
Nov 24, 2011 Rajasthan: Marketing firm hit by Rs 300 cr scam: "Two directors of the marketing company, Gold Sukh, have been arrested in Rajasthan."
Nov 24, 2011 2G: Five accused get bail, others optimistic
Nov 24, 2011 CBI probes Srinagar air force land scam: "alleged that over 200 acres of defence land around Srinagar air force base in Kashmir worth Rs 1,000 crore had been grabbed by a real-estate mafia in connivance with politicians and officials."
Nov 24, 2011 2G scam: Bail for 5 corporate executives: "The SC has granted bail on two sureties of Rs 5 lakh each. This is first set of bail in the 2G spectrum allocation scam"
Nov 24, 2011 2G accused managers can influence witnesses: Swamy: "The Janata Party President says since the corporate executives are rich people, they can influence witnesses."
Nov 24, 2011 Lok. court orders probe into complaint against BSY, Somanna: "Spelling fresh trouble for former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Lokayukta Court today ordered a probe into a private complaint against him, Housing Minister V Somanna and two others, alleging irregularities in denotification of land."
Nov 24, 2011 Swamy says Chidambaram, Raja discussed 2G pricing: "Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy today released a set of documents to prove that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram discussed with former Telecom Minister A Raja in may-June 2008 the issue of pricing of the 2G Spectrum at 2001 rates."
Nov 24, 2011 2G trial shifted to Tihar; Raja, Kanimozhi unhappy
Nov 23, 2011 CBI probing Srinagar land scam, says Antony: "The ministry’s internal probe pointed to collusion among officials of the defence estates department and state government and land sharks who got together to sell more than 200 acres of land"
Nov 23, 2011 Fake bill scam could be bigger: "The Rs 1,539-crore fake bill scam that has hit the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) could be much bigger than what has come to light so far, according to Dr Rajvir Pratap Sharma, Inspector General of Police"
Nov 23, 2011 HC notice to govt on Dharam letoff: "recommendation in 2009 of then Governor Rameshwar Thakur that no action needed to be taken against former Chief Minister N Dharam Singh who was indicted by then Lokayukta for unlawful mining."
Nov 23, 2011 Finance panel chief slams Siddaiah for BMTF inquiry Scam probe brings Palike fight to the fore: "allegations have been flying back and forth over the logic behind handing over the investigation of the estimated Rs 300-400 crore misappropriation in the three divisions of Malleswaram, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Gandhinagar to the BMTF."
Nov 23, 2011 Unlawful mining gave the firms super profits, says report by an NGO, Goa ore cos’ profit twice state budget: "While the Goa government earned a paltry Rs. 900 crore from mining royalty, mining companies raked in over Rs. 22,612 crore pulling in profits of nearly Rs. 11,000 crore – almost twice the state’s budget of Rs. 6,000 crore."
Nov 21, 2011 The Telegraph: Indian officials raid Vodafone in corruption probe: "Indian officials have raided Vodafone’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of a multibillion-pound corruption investigation in one of the telecoms giant’s most important markets."
Nov 21, 2011 Chidambaram targeted: NDA to boycott minister in Parliament: "announced it would boycott home minister P Chidambaram in Parliament for his alleged role in allocation of telecom licences."
Nov 21, 2011 Lessons from the Satyam crisis
Nov 21, 2011 SC pulls up Centre for not taking action in Kargil scam: "government has failed to take action against anyone during the last 12 years after the scam was unearthed."
Nov 21, 2011 2G: NDA to boycott Chidambaram in Parliament: "demanding that Chidambaram should resign for his alleged complicity in the 2G scam."
Nov 20, 2011 Jagan supporters switching loyalties?: "Amid indications that they want to distance themselves from YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy in the wake of the ongoing CBI probe against him, more supporters of the Kadapa MP are set to leave him"
Nov 20, 2011 Former Telecom Minister Sukhram slapped, kicked by man in court premises: "Former Telecom Minister Sukhram was today slapped and kicked by a man inside the premises of a Delhi court just moments after he was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in connection with a corruption case dating back to 1996."
Nov 19, 2011 CBI should probe Chidambaram's role in 2G: BJP
Nov 19, 2011 Ex-min Sukhram gets 5 yrs in jail, assaulted: "The court also imposed a fine of Rs 4 lakh on former minister Sukhram in the 1996 telecom scam case."
Nov 19, 2011 Spectrum dirt at BJP doorstep, raids on Airtel, Vodafone: "the CBI filing a FIR for alleged loss of Rs 508 crores in spectrum allocation in 2002 when it was in power and BJP's Pramod Mahajan was the telecom minister."
Nov 19, 2011 Sukhram assaulted by youth, shivered while being sentenced: "former Telecom Minister Sukhram was today assaulted by a Sikh youth who was angry that despite committing 'such a crime' he has been jailed only for five years."
Nov 19, 2011 BJP caught in 2G net, CBI probes NDA tenure: "Sources say that the CBI believes Pramod Mahajan allegedly caused a Rs 565 crore loss over 6 years."
Nov 18, 2011 SAI scam: CBI team raids SAI’s Sonepat centre: "Alleged cost of property of SAI officers 1. BK Sinha former Secreatary SAI, New Delhi : Rs 50 crores 2. Shiv Sharma, former deputy director SAI, New Delhi : Rs 50 crores 3. PC Kashyap, executive direcotor SAI at New Delhi : Rs 25.85 crores 4. Satish Sarhadi, deputy director SAI at Kurukshetra : Rs 5.08 crores 5. AK Sharma, former director SAI, Sonepat : Rs 2 crores 6. PK Mattu, assistant director SAI at Patiala : Rs 1.55 crores"
Nov 18, 2011 Ahmed Patel was mastermind behind cash-for-vote scam: Gadkari: "Ahmed Patel, advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was the 'mastermind’ behind the cash-for-vote scam and that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi should seek apology from the nation for the 'political conspiracy'."
Nov 18, 2011 Cash for votes: Expose beneficiaries, not whistleblowers, says Kulkarni: "“You cannot punish the whistleblowers inside jail and keep culprits scot free.”"
Nov 18, 2011 अवैध खनन:आईएएस अधिकारी से फिर पूछताछ: "वो कच्चे लोहे के अवैध खनन के उस मामले में अभियुक्त हैं जिस में कर्नाटक के पूर्व मंत्री गाली जनार्धन रेड्डी को गिरफ़्तार किया जा चुका है."
Nov 18, 2011 Sukhram convicted in 1996 telecom case: "Former telecom minister Sukhram has been held guilty by a Delhi court of misusing his official position when he was in the PV Narasimha Rao cabinet and giving undue favour to a cable supply company in a 15-year-old case."
Nov 18, 2011 Probe MNREGA in UP: Jairam to Maya: "Intensifying his attack on Mayawati, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written a fresh letter accusing her of protecting those involved in alleged irregularities in implementation of MNREGA in some districts while providing names of corrupt officials."
Nov 18, 2011 Cash for Votes: Political fight to continue: "After its three former MPs were granted bail in the cash-for-vote case, BJP today accused the Congress of trying to purchase MPs ahead of the 2008 trust vote in Parliament and asked for a deeper probe to trace the source of money exchanged in the scam."
Nov 16, 2011 Wall Street Journal: Mining Probe Threatens Top Indian Party: "Goa state accounts for nearly half of India's 100 million tons of exports of iron ore last year, most of which went to China.", "a culture of "bribing" of state and federal government officials."
Nov 16, 2011 BBC: India's controversial iron mining boom : "An army of machines claw at the sides, digging out iron ore to feed Goa's mining boom. It is not for India though - despite its huge need for steel - but for export, with most of it going to China."
Nov 16, 2011 HC order clears decks for Nirmal Yadav's trial: "the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday dismissed her petition seeking quashing of President of India's sanction to prosecute her in a corruption case for her alleged involvement in cash-in-bag scam."
Nov 16, 2011 Corporate Scams: Getting Away Easily: "Investigation into financial scandals never leads to logical punitive action"
Nov 16, 2011 Why Advani went wrong in Orissa?: "As the Pandora's Box opened, it is learnt about how the Naveen government allowed mineral smugglers to plunder Orissa to the tune of Rs 3 lakh crores, giving birth to the biggest scam in independent India’s history. Then more skeletons tumbled out of the closet. It was BJD government which illegally allotted as much as 6,000 acre of three-crop agricultural land -- including 1,300 acre belonging to Lord Jagannath Temple -- for the proposed dubious Vedanta university project in Puri-Konark marine drive."
Nov 16, 2011 CBI probes Rs 780-cr iron-ore transportation scam: "CBI is investigating a scam worth at least Rs 780 crore by a mining firm which allegedly defrauded the Railways in transportation of iron-ore meant for commercial activities by making false declaration about its end use."
Nov 16, 2011 Cash-for-votes tapes authentic: Delhi HC
Nov 15, 2011 2G loss was pegged at Rs 4 lakh crore, I toned it down: CAG Vinod Rai: "Vinod Rai emphasized that he had actually toned down an initial estimate that valued the loss to the exchequer at more than Rs 4 lakh crore."
Nov 15, 2011 High court orders CBI probe into NRHM scam: "Two ministers -- family welfare minister Babu Singh Kushwaha and health minister Anant Kumar Mishra -- were sacked by chief minister Mayawati after their names figured in the scam. Recently, the CBI also raided several eye hospitals and found that most of the names of people, who were shown to be operated for cataract, were false"
Nov 13, 2011 OMC mining case: CBI arrests ex-MD of AP mining body: "CBI today arrested V D Rajagopal, the former vice-chairman and MD of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation.", "With the arrest of Rajagopal, the focus now shifts to senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, who too has been named as an accused in the OMC case."
Nov 12, 2011 Corruption trial begins in chaos: "Telecom scandal; Ex-Indian minister among 14 accused"
Nov 12, 2011 Inside Story - India corruption exposed: "How big a problem is corruption in the world's largest democracy?"
Nov 12, 2011 BBC: India's $40bn telecoms corruption scandal: "Former telecoms minister A Raja and MP Kanimozhi are among 14 people from telecoms firms or government who have been charged."
Nov 12, 2011 K'taka: Transfer of top Lokayukta cop sparks row: "A Karnataka Lokayukta police officer who investigated former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is shifted out."
Nov 12, 2011 Trouble for Jaganmohan Reddy: "More trouble for YSR Congress Chief and Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy. Reports have now claimed that Jagan's media empire has been overvalued. This just a week after the CBI questioned Jagan in the illegal mining case."
Nov 12, 2011 Is auditing scam in Jagan Reddy’s firm the next Satyam?: "Value of Jagathi Publications was allegedly overstated by Rs 1,000 crore at Rs 3,500 crore. Could it be the next Satyam scam?"
Nov 12, 2011 Honest cop out, Yeddy's man in?: "Chief of Lokayukta Police in Karnataka -- Jeevan Kumar V Gaonkar, a man known for handling BS Yeddyurappa's corruption cases effectively, was transferred under suspicious circumstances on Thursday (November 10). Gaonkar has instead been replaced by Satyanarayana Rao H N, who has been pulled up by the High Court in the past for inaction against mining don Janardana Reddy in the past."
Nov 11, 2011 Hyderabad: Auditing scam in Jagan Reddy's firm: "Auditors at Deloitte admit to fudging accounts of Kadapa MP Jagan Reddy-owned firm Jagathi Publications."
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