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Nov 11, 2011 Scams and subsequent witch hunts have hit decision-making: Kaushik Basu: ""The biggest concern is over governance issues. There is complete absence of decision-making among the leaders in the government,""
Nov 11, 2011 The globe and mail: India’s largest corruption trial begins: "On trial are senior government figures including former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja and member of parliament Kanimozhi Karunanidh, who stand accused of rigging the auction of India’s 2G mobile network spectrum, pocketing millions of dollars in kickbacks and depriving the country of a fortune in lost revenue. Some estimates have put the total as high as $35-billion (U.S.)."
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Nov 11, 2011 2G trial: RCap’s Subramaniam retracts first statement to CBI: "Latest Assistant vice president of Reliance capital Anand Subramaniam has backed down from a statement previously given to the CBI, in which he had said that he had issued a letter opening an account for Swan Telecom on the instructions of Company Secretary for Swan"
Nov 11, 2011 Why is Sonia Gandhi quiet on 2G: LK Advani: "It's been a month since LK Advani began his yatra against corruption and on Friday Advani slammed the UPA government at a public rally in Japipur."
Nov 11, 2011 Reliance officials feel the heat on day 1 of 2G trial: "Two Reliance officials, Anand Subramaniam and AN Sethuraman, were cross examined on day one of the trial."
Nov 11, 2011 CWG scam: Delhi govt faces queries from PAC on CAG allegations: "The Sheila Dikshit Government has received a set of queries from the PAC headed by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, maximum of which were related to PWD, which implemented projects worth close to Rs 5,000 crore."
Nov 11, 2011 Top Lokayukta cop shifted to 'sabotage' Yeddy probe: Hegde: ""All this leads to one and only conclusion: this (the transfer) was done for collateral purpose...to sabotage the investigation. What's the mortal hurry to change this person?. "An attempt is being made definitely... objective is to defeat the investigation that's being carried out.""
Nov 10, 2011 Gali kept goons to keep cops at bay: "Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy had a band of hired armed goons from Bihar to guard the leased area in Andhra Pradesh. Gali’s men reported to have threatened any official who dared to enter his mining empire of dire consequences.", "The AP government entered into an pact with Gali’s firm in May 2007 for building a steel plant and allocated 14,015 acres of land for the plant, 68 hectares of land for mining iron ore and 2TMCs of water from Gandikota reservoir. "
Nov 10, 2011 Deloitte does a Satyam with Jagan's media empire: "As a result many investors who were granted land under the special economic zone (SEZ) in the state were made to buy shares of a company with a market value of Rs 30 only at an exorbitant price of Rs 350 per scrip. Sai Reddy may be arrested soon. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued summons in connection with the money laundering case to Jagan."
Nov 10, 2011 Kalmadi aide under CBI scanner for alleged graft: "has registered at least 15 FIRs to probe CWG related graft, has put R K Sacheti, Joint Director General in the organising body and an aide of jailed OC chairman Kalmadi, under scanner for alleged financial and tender irregularities."
Nov 10, 2011 2G case: Trial likely to commence from tomorrow: "The much-awaited trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, involving high-profile accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, top corporate honchos and telecom firms, is likely to commence from tomorrow before a Delhi Court."
Nov 10, 2011 Raj sex scam: Madernda confesses links with Bhanwari
Nov 10, 2011 ED issues summons to Jaganmohan Reddy: "Widening its probe into the finances of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate has issued summons in connection with the money laundering case against the MP."
Nov 9, 2011 Hard disk reveals Gali offered money to party bosses Reddy PA’s laptop opens can of mining, political worms: "The CBI has finally succeeded in unravelling the illegal iron ore mining racket operated on the Andhra Pradesh- Karnataka border for almost a decade by former minister in the B S Yeddyurappa cabinet Gali Janardhan Reddy’s gang."
Nov 9, 2011 Whistleblower points to mining scam in MP: "The report presented to principal chief conservator of forest Ramesh K Dave also named two ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet — PWD minister Nagendra Singh Nagod and minister of state for mineral resources Rajendra Shukla –in connection with the illegal goings on."
Nov 9, 2011 Is Pentamedia an isolated case?: "Pentamedia was not just a corporate scam like Satyam, but also a money laundering operation."
Nov 9, 2011 Madhu Koda aide arrested in Dubai: "Sanjay Chaudhary, a close aide of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was arrested in Dubai Wednesday on an Interpol red corner notice"
Nov 9, 2011 CBI set to book officials of mahajan era: "The CBI is set to book former and serving officials of the Department of Telec-ommunications (DoT) in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in awarding spectrum licences when the late Pramod Mahajan was communications minister."
Nov 9, 2011 How Pentamedia defrauded its shareholders: "Pentamedia owner Chandrasekaran came up with a mysterious scheme of 'amalgamation, arrangement and compromise'."
Nov 9, 2011 How Pentamedia fooled investors, sold assets: "Pentamedia was not just a corporate scam but also a money laundering operation."
Nov 8, 2011 CBI may make Jagan co-accused in mining case: "YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy may also be made a co-accused in the illegal mining case against former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy."
Nov 8, 2011 BBC: Ex-chief minister of India's Karnataka state wins bail: "the land deals cost Karnataka state 4.65bn rupees ($95m), while Mr Yeddyurappa and members of his family were said to have personally gained 1.89bn rupees ($38.6m)."
Nov 8, 2011 2G: Law Ministry comes to Swan, RCom's rescue: "The DoT must first study the equity pattern of companies before serving show-cause notice, says Law Ministry."
Nov 8, 2011 Yeddyurappa walks out of Bangalore jail: "Scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday walked out of jail here after he got bail in two graft cases related to land scams."
Nov 6, 2011 BJP blames Sonia for corruption: "We want to ask her if her party also received money in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, Commonwealth Games scam. What was the share of Congress Party in the Rs 1.76 lakh crore 2G scam?”"
Nov 6, 2011 BBC: India court denies bail to MP Kanimozhi: "Former telecoms minister A Raja is also in jail in connection with the scandal"
Nov 6, 2011 Short messages reveal big match-fixing scam
Nov 6, 2011 Scams during UPA rule have brought 'shame' to nation: Advani
Nov 5, 2011 Illegal mining: CBI files FIR against 21 persons
Nov 5, 2011 Illegal mining: Janardhana Reddy's wife under scanner: "Two months after the arrest of mining baron and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy on charges of illegal mining, a formal probe into the role of his wife Aruna Lakshmi in the scandal began on Saturday."
Nov 4, 2011 7 tainted IAS, IFS officers: "The committee constituted by the State government to study the Lokayukta mining report has recommended that disciplinary action be initiated against seven All India Service officers, who were identified in the ombudsman’s report."
Nov 4, 2011 Ex-CJ denied RTI info on dumper scam: "Former chief justice of Gauhati high court Justice R S Garg was denied access to official documents under RTI Act at the office of special police establishment of Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta when he went there to get details about " dumper scam" allegedly involving CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife - accused of misusing his official position by renting out dumper trucks in 2006, registered in his wife's name, to an industrial group as a quid pro quo for allotting out-of-turn mining leases."
Nov 3, 2011 Karnataka land scam: partial relief for BSY: "The court granted Yeddyurappa bail in one of the two land denotification cases against him."
Nov 3, 2011 2G: No bail for Kanimozhi, others; to face trial: "Justice Saini made it clear that the CBI's non opposition made no difference to its stance."
Nov 3, 2011 Kanimozhi breaks down, asks journalists to leave her alone: "Tears welled in her eyes and she hugged her mother but soon the normally-composed DMK MP Kanimozhi lost her cool and asked journalists to leave her alone in the court which rejected her bail application."
Nov 3, 2011 2G accused can influnce witness if they get bail: Swamy: "No matter the govt tries to save people, court is there to decide, above all, Subramanian Swamy said."
Nov 3, 2011 2G case: No bail to Kanimozhi & other accused: "Judge OP Saini said that the crime committed was a deliberate offence, an economic offence and very serious in nature."
Nov 3, 2011 Yeddyurappa stays in jail as graft case adjourned: "Karnataka’s scam-hit former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will remain in central jail as the fourth graft case related to land scams was adjourned Thursday to Friday because arguments were incomplete in the state high court."
Nov 3, 2011 2G spectrum scam: DMK MP Kanimozhi, 7 others denied bail: "The bail pleas of eight other accused -- Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, former Telecom Minister A Raja's ex-private secretary R K Chandolia, Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, Directors of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Bollywood producer Karim Morani and former Telecom secretary Siddharth Behura -- were also dismissed."
Nov 3, 2011 Judge stops use of special jail van for three CWG accused: "Three men, chargesheeted for alleged irregularities in awarding a street lighting upgradation contract for the Games, were provided special vans for transportation to the court and back. The “special treatment” prompted a trial court judge, “surprised” by the “privilege” for a few, to pass an order directing jail authorities to treat them like ordinary prisoners."
Nov 3, 2011 Illegal mining: CBI summons Jagan Mohan Reddy: "CBI has called Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for questioning on November 4 in connection with the alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam."
Nov 3, 2011 'Manmohan heading most corrupt govt since Independence'
Nov 3, 2011 Did Raja's rush leave PMO no time?: "In yet another series of revelations in the 2G case, TIMES NOW gets access to internal PMO correspondence that reveals alternate proposal was prepared by PMO officials 5 days before Raja moved ahead with license dispersal."
Nov 2, 2011 Somanna son got out-of-turn site: "Naveen was allotted a site measuring 2,400 sq ft (number 144) by Bapuji House Building Co-operative Society (BHBCS) on June 14, 1999, four days after he had paid Rs 3,70,000 as site deposit and barely three months of him joining as a member on March 3, 1999. However, his allotment was out of turn as there were over 100 society members who had joined and paid the site deposit as early as 1973 but not allotted plots."
Oct 31, 2011 Reddys seek special class status in prison: "Mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy arrested in connection with the alleged illegal mining case today moved the special court seeking 'special class prisoner status'."
Oct 31, 2011 HC wants details on ‘pampering’ of BSY: "The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed a petitioner to provide more evidence in support of his case alleging that the chief minister and officials of the Central Prisons at Parappana Agrahara had extended preferential treatment to VIP prisoners."
Oct 31, 2011 Who beat up Madhu Koda? Jail staff or inmates: "“Koda is not an ordinary person, but a former chief minister of the state and the assault on him is tantamount to an attack on the democratic set up,” JMM leader Sudhir Mahto said. Koda was arrested on 30 November 2009 in connection with the multi-crore scam during his tenure."
Oct 31, 2011 2G scam: CBI to oppose bail of 5 corporate bigwigs in SC: "Sources in the investigating agency confirmed that it has instructed the lawyer to oppose the plea of corporate executives — Unitech Wireless MD Sanjay Chandra, Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka and Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group executives Hari Nair, Gautam Doshi and Surrendra Pipara"
Oct 31, 2011 Corporates too are accountable: "Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has blundered in advocating the cause of business houses mired in various scams. People want them punished."
Oct 31, 2011 JPC grills FinMin officials; CAG, R P Singh next in line: "Secretary, Finance R S Gujral and Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, R Gopalan appeared before the JPC to explain why the Finance Ministry did not submit the note -- which indicated that had then Finance Minister P Chidambaram insisted, the 2G spectrum could have been auctioned-- to the panel."
Oct 29, 2011 Containers of huge scams: "Intelligence (DRI) seizing red sandalwood worth Rs 1crore form ICTT at Vallarpadom, India’s only container transshipment terminal at Kochi has come under the scanner once again."
Oct 29, 2011 Lokayukta Police registers FIR against Murugesh Nirani: "accused Nirani of denotifying 20 acres near Devanahalli and 100 acres near Dabaspet near Tumkur"
Oct 29, 2011 Kalmadi adopting delaying tactics: CBI tells Court: "proceedings against Swiss firm, Swiss Timing Ltd, can be held separately for expeditious trial of other accused in the case."
Oct 28, 2011 Exam scam kingpin's wife suspended: "Vanaja has been lodged at the Bellary Central Jail, along with the couple’s 9-month-old baby."
Oct 28, 2011 Role of Cong leaders in scams should be probed: ""One cannot say who else is going to join company with them (in jail).""
Oct 28, 2011 Probe Congress leaders involved in scams: Advani: ""While so many ministers belonging to allies have been punished, the ruling party has very carefully and scrupulously protected itself. There are demands that the role of some members, senior leaders of Congress party (and) their contribution to these scams should be probed."
Oct 28, 2011 Can Chidambaram's alleged role in 2G scam be taken forward?
Oct 28, 2011 Government's 2G lies exposed by CBI court
Oct 27, 2011 Custody of Katta Jagadish, Itasca MD extended: "The Lokayukta police which investigated the case had unearthed irregularities by the KIADB during land acquisition for Itasca. They had claimed that S V Srinivas and Basavapoornaiah had paid Rs 87 crore to Naidu and his son."
Oct 27, 2011 Record 600 officials face action over illegal mining in Karnataka: "Among those facing suspension and other disciplinary actions are three officers of the highly-prized Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and four from the Indian Forest Service (IFS),"
Oct 26, 2011 Judicial custody of Katta Subramanya Naidu extended till Nov 26: "After being remanded to judicial custody on August 8, Katta was subsequently admitted to Victoria Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment. Katta Subramanya Naidu, his corporator son Jagadish and Shrinivas are among nine persons facing charges of irregularities in land allotment of KIADB in B K Halli village to the software company, floated by an aide of Naidu."
Oct 26, 2011 Another probe ordered against Yeddyurappa: "the contract was awarded to R.N.S Jyothi for a whopping Rs.1,033 crore though other bidders had quoted lower cost. In return for getting the contract, R.N.S Jyothi paid Rs.13 crore to Dhavalagiri Developers Ltd, owned by Yeddyurappa's sons B.Y. Vijayendra and B.Y. Raghavendra, and son-in-law R. Sohan Kumar."
Oct 26, 2011 Probe in Adarsh scam has slowed down: Maha CM: ""CBI was supposed to inquire into the ownership of the land. It has been slowed down,""
Oct 26, 2011 CID case may implicate former prime minister - Govt exhumes UKP to needle Gowda: "In what is being perceived as a bid to drag in former prime minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda in the saga of scams, the state CID on Wednesday registered a case in connection with certain alleged irregularities and financial misappropriation in the Upper Krishna Project (UKP)."
Oct 26, 2011 Report on Upper Bhadra irregularities submitted: "MPCL made two payments to two companies, Rs 2 crore to Sahyadri Health Care and Diagnostic Private Limited and Rs 11 crore to Dhavalagiri Properties Developers Private Limited. While Dhavalagiri Properties is owned by Yeddyurappa’s two sons - B Y Vijayendra and B Y Raghavendra - and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar, Sahyadri Diagnostics lists Raghavendra, Vijayendra and Sagar Health Care and Diagnostics (with MLA Hemachandra Sagar as chairman) as shareholders in the company."
Oct 25, 2011 Aging Don Karunanidhi makes peace for sake of family: "Is he willing to forget and forgive in return for bail (and maybe more going forward!) for his daughter?"
Oct 25, 2011 Karnataka PG medical entrance test scam kingpin arrested: "Seven doctors and 10 students were arrested last week for their alleged involvement in the scam. Prasanna had been allegedly indulging in the fraud for the past three years with the connivance of the staff of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences"
Oct 25, 2011 Jairam writes to Maya over MNREGA fund misuse: "The Rural Development Minister's letter calls for a CBI probe into the funds used for the MNREGA scheme in UP."
Oct 25, 2011 Jairam Ramesh cites multi-crore MNREGA scam in UP, warns of CBI inquiry: "Rae Bareli is Congress president Sonia Gandhi's constituency. As a result, the union highway ministry has now decided to execute the projects under the engineering- procurement-construction model, under which it can get to work right away without state support."
Oct 25, 2011 Wavelength of a scam: "Never before in the history of independent India have so many once-influential politicians, businesspersons and bureaucrats been simultaneously spending time behind bars on corruption charges. Yet the current United Progressive Alliance government is widely perceived as being packed with people with flexible ethics, if not those who are downright corrupt."
Oct 24, 2011 Karnataka PG medical entrance test only in Bangalore: "in view of the examination scam at a centre in Bellary this year."
Oct 24, 2011 2G case: No bail for Kanimozhi yet: "Two days after charges were framed against them, special CBI judge O P Saini reserved his order on the bail petitions of Kanimozhi, Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, Directors of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables Asif Balwa, Rajiv Agarwal and Bollywood producer Karim Morani."
Oct 24, 2011 2G: Court to hear petition against Chidambaram: "Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy has accused Chidambaram of masterminding the 2G spectrum allocation."
Oct 24, 2011 Delhi HC stays summons against SP MP Rewati Raman Singh till Nov 15: "The Delhi high court on Monday stayed a trial court order that had summoned Samajwadi Party MP Rewati Raman Singh to appear as an accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote case."
Oct 24, 2011 Dark Diwali for Kanimozhi, Yeddyurappa; Amar Singh out on bail: "It would be Diwali behind bars for DMK MP Kanimozhi and six others accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case"
Oct 24, 2011 Corruption and Misuse of National Money in IIT Kanpur by Director and Administration
Oct 23, 2011 Yeddyurappa embarrassed out of hospital and in to jail: "Shuttled from one hospital to another after his arrest in connection with a land notification scam, Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has finally been embarrassed out of hospital and into his prison cell. "
Oct 23, 2011 Yeddyurappa's hospital stay over, sent back to jail: "Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who has been hopping from one hospital to another ever since his arrest last Saturday, has been discharged and sent back to prison. "
Oct 23, 2011 'Both Congress, BJP opposed to Lokpal fearing exposure of corruption': "over Rs 15,000 crore AC/DC bills and BIADA scams were some notable examples"
Oct 23, 2011 Pawar says UPA-II is weak in face of scams
Oct 23, 2011 Indian National Congress’s India Looting Scams: "Kargil war (37 members from Army) & 66 flat owners were Congress leaders and friends."
Oct 23, 2011 Judge Saini raps govt, corporates and delivers 2G bombshell: "the CBI court charged former Telecom minister A Raja, Kanimozhi and former telecom officials with criminal breach of trust that could amount to life imprisonment."
Oct 23, 2011 More trouble for Maran; grant of DTH to Sun Direct under CBI scanner: "After his alleged involvement in the 2G scam and leasing of telephone lines, former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's 'role' in sanctioning of spectrum to Sun Direct CBI is now being looked into by the CBI."
Oct 23, 2011 Advani demands serious probe into PC's role in 2G scam: "elaborate attempts at a cover-up in 2G scam and demanded "serious investigation" to ascertain the role of the then finance minister P Chidambaram in spectrum allocations"
Oct 22, 2011 Highway Robbery: "There is corruption beyond the 2G scam. India’s highways and road construction projects are mired in multi-million financial scandals. Ashish Khetan exposes the builder-official nexus that plagues our roads"
Oct 22, 2011 Housing societies in Karnataka become den of scams : "Kumaraswamy has been charged by a Bangalore advocate, Vinod Kumar, with favouring the society with large tracts of land in Bangalore in return for a site for Anita."
Oct 22, 2011 Scams tarnishing India's image abroad: Advani
Oct 22, 2011 What next for Kanimozhi?: "DMK chief M Karunanidhi met his daughter Kanimozhi, arrested in 2G spectrum allocation case, in Delhi's Tihar Jail this evening. Karunanidhi, accompanied by his wife Rajathi Ammal, and DMK leader T R Balu drove into the Tihar premises in a car"
Oct 22, 2011 2G scam: What are the exact charges under section 409?: "Section 409, which is criminal conspiracy and means conviction of life sentence, has been upheld by the Special Court for 14 of the 17 accused."
Oct 22, 2011 Delhi and Mumbai: What unites them is their land scams: "land is the main currency of political and business corruption. Despite having completely different political cultures, Delhi and Mumbai are tied together in land scamming."
Oct 22, 2011 No sanction required to prosecute Raja and Kanimozhi: court: "The court said sanction was not required to prosecute them as Raja had abused the official position as minister and not as a Lok Sabha MP and so was the case for Kanimozhi who did not abuse the office as a Rajya Sabha MP."
Oct 22, 2011 2G accused booked under IPC Section 409, 120: Lawyer
Oct 22, 2011 2G case: Charges framed against Raja, Kanimozhi and 15 other accused: ""....Thereby, you all committed an offence punishable under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) 468 and 471 (forgery) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 or in alternative Section 11 read with Section 12 and 13(2) read with 13 (1b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and within my cognisance,""
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 18, 2011 Sahara scam: SAT blasts RoC for ‘dereliction of duty’: "The former has been castigated for concealing material facts while filing its application for issuing OFCDs, and the latter for “dereliction of duty.”"
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-Vote: SP's Rewati Raman Made Accused
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-vote scam: HC defers Amar Singh's bail plea
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"
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Nov 11, 2011 Scams and subsequent witch hunts have hit decision-making: Kaushik Basu: ""The biggest concern is over governance issues. There is complete absence of decision-making among the leaders in the government,""
Nov 11, 2011 The globe and mail: India’s largest corruption trial begins: "On trial are senior government figures including former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja and member of parliament Kanimozhi Karunanidh, who stand accused of rigging the auction of India’s 2G mobile network spectrum, pocketing millions of dollars in kickbacks and depriving the country of a fortune in lost revenue. Some estimates have put the total as high as $35-billion (U.S.)."
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Nov 11, 2011 2G trial: RCap’s Subramaniam retracts first statement to CBI: "Latest Assistant vice president of Reliance capital Anand Subramaniam has backed down from a statement previously given to the CBI, in which he had said that he had issued a letter opening an account for Swan Telecom on the instructions of Company Secretary for Swan"
Nov 11, 2011 Why is Sonia Gandhi quiet on 2G: LK Advani: "It's been a month since LK Advani began his yatra against corruption and on Friday Advani slammed the UPA government at a public rally in Japipur."
Nov 11, 2011 Reliance officials feel the heat on day 1 of 2G trial: "Two Reliance officials, Anand Subramaniam and AN Sethuraman, were cross examined on day one of the trial."
Nov 11, 2011 CWG scam: Delhi govt faces queries from PAC on CAG allegations: "The Sheila Dikshit Government has received a set of queries from the PAC headed by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, maximum of which were related to PWD, which implemented projects worth close to Rs 5,000 crore."
Nov 11, 2011 Top Lokayukta cop shifted to 'sabotage' Yeddy probe: Hegde: ""All this leads to one and only conclusion: this (the transfer) was done for collateral purpose...to sabotage the investigation. What's the mortal hurry to change this person?. "An attempt is being made definitely... objective is to defeat the investigation that's being carried out.""
Nov 10, 2011 Gali kept goons to keep cops at bay: "Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy had a band of hired armed goons from Bihar to guard the leased area in Andhra Pradesh. Gali’s men reported to have threatened any official who dared to enter his mining empire of dire consequences.", "The AP government entered into an pact with Gali’s firm in May 2007 for building a steel plant and allocated 14,015 acres of land for the plant, 68 hectares of land for mining iron ore and 2TMCs of water from Gandikota reservoir. "
Nov 10, 2011 Deloitte does a Satyam with Jagan's media empire: "As a result many investors who were granted land under the special economic zone (SEZ) in the state were made to buy shares of a company with a market value of Rs 30 only at an exorbitant price of Rs 350 per scrip. Sai Reddy may be arrested soon. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued summons in connection with the money laundering case to Jagan."
Nov 10, 2011 Kalmadi aide under CBI scanner for alleged graft: "has registered at least 15 FIRs to probe CWG related graft, has put R K Sacheti, Joint Director General in the organising body and an aide of jailed OC chairman Kalmadi, under scanner for alleged financial and tender irregularities."
Nov 10, 2011 2G case: Trial likely to commence from tomorrow: "The much-awaited trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, involving high-profile accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, top corporate honchos and telecom firms, is likely to commence from tomorrow before a Delhi Court."
Nov 10, 2011 Raj sex scam: Madernda confesses links with Bhanwari
Nov 10, 2011 ED issues summons to Jaganmohan Reddy: "Widening its probe into the finances of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate has issued summons in connection with the money laundering case against the MP."
Nov 9, 2011 Hard disk reveals Gali offered money to party bosses Reddy PA’s laptop opens can of mining, political worms: "The CBI has finally succeeded in unravelling the illegal iron ore mining racket operated on the Andhra Pradesh- Karnataka border for almost a decade by former minister in the B S Yeddyurappa cabinet Gali Janardhan Reddy’s gang."
Nov 9, 2011 Whistleblower points to mining scam in MP: "The report presented to principal chief conservator of forest Ramesh K Dave also named two ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet — PWD minister Nagendra Singh Nagod and minister of state for mineral resources Rajendra Shukla –in connection with the illegal goings on."
Nov 9, 2011 Is Pentamedia an isolated case?: "Pentamedia was not just a corporate scam like Satyam, but also a money laundering operation."
Nov 9, 2011 Madhu Koda aide arrested in Dubai: "Sanjay Chaudhary, a close aide of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was arrested in Dubai Wednesday on an Interpol red corner notice"
Nov 9, 2011 CBI set to book officials of mahajan era: "The CBI is set to book former and serving officials of the Department of Telec-ommunications (DoT) in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in awarding spectrum licences when the late Pramod Mahajan was communications minister."
Nov 9, 2011 How Pentamedia defrauded its shareholders: "Pentamedia owner Chandrasekaran came up with a mysterious scheme of 'amalgamation, arrangement and compromise'."
Nov 9, 2011 How Pentamedia fooled investors, sold assets: "Pentamedia was not just a corporate scam but also a money laundering operation."
Nov 8, 2011 CBI may make Jagan co-accused in mining case: "YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy may also be made a co-accused in the illegal mining case against former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy."
Nov 8, 2011 BBC: Ex-chief minister of India's Karnataka state wins bail: "the land deals cost Karnataka state 4.65bn rupees ($95m), while Mr Yeddyurappa and members of his family were said to have personally gained 1.89bn rupees ($38.6m)."
Nov 8, 2011 2G: Law Ministry comes to Swan, RCom's rescue: "The DoT must first study the equity pattern of companies before serving show-cause notice, says Law Ministry."
Nov 8, 2011 Yeddyurappa walks out of Bangalore jail: "Scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday walked out of jail here after he got bail in two graft cases related to land scams."
Nov 6, 2011 BJP blames Sonia for corruption: "We want to ask her if her party also received money in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, Commonwealth Games scam. What was the share of Congress Party in the Rs 1.76 lakh crore 2G scam?”"
Nov 6, 2011 BBC: India court denies bail to MP Kanimozhi: "Former telecoms minister A Raja is also in jail in connection with the scandal"
Nov 6, 2011 Short messages reveal big match-fixing scam
Nov 6, 2011 Scams during UPA rule have brought 'shame' to nation: Advani
Nov 5, 2011 Illegal mining: CBI files FIR against 21 persons
Nov 5, 2011 Illegal mining: Janardhana Reddy's wife under scanner: "Two months after the arrest of mining baron and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy on charges of illegal mining, a formal probe into the role of his wife Aruna Lakshmi in the scandal began on Saturday."
Nov 4, 2011 7 tainted IAS, IFS officers: "The committee constituted by the State government to study the Lokayukta mining report has recommended that disciplinary action be initiated against seven All India Service officers, who were identified in the ombudsman’s report."
Nov 4, 2011 Ex-CJ denied RTI info on dumper scam: "Former chief justice of Gauhati high court Justice R S Garg was denied access to official documents under RTI Act at the office of special police establishment of Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta when he went there to get details about " dumper scam" allegedly involving CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife - accused of misusing his official position by renting out dumper trucks in 2006, registered in his wife's name, to an industrial group as a quid pro quo for allotting out-of-turn mining leases."
Nov 3, 2011 Karnataka land scam: partial relief for BSY: "The court granted Yeddyurappa bail in one of the two land denotification cases against him."
Nov 3, 2011 2G: No bail for Kanimozhi, others; to face trial: "Justice Saini made it clear that the CBI's non opposition made no difference to its stance."
Nov 3, 2011 Kanimozhi breaks down, asks journalists to leave her alone: "Tears welled in her eyes and she hugged her mother but soon the normally-composed DMK MP Kanimozhi lost her cool and asked journalists to leave her alone in the court which rejected her bail application."
Nov 3, 2011 2G accused can influnce witness if they get bail: Swamy: "No matter the govt tries to save people, court is there to decide, above all, Subramanian Swamy said."
Nov 3, 2011 2G case: No bail to Kanimozhi & other accused: "Judge OP Saini said that the crime committed was a deliberate offence, an economic offence and very serious in nature."
Nov 3, 2011 Yeddyurappa stays in jail as graft case adjourned: "Karnataka’s scam-hit former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will remain in central jail as the fourth graft case related to land scams was adjourned Thursday to Friday because arguments were incomplete in the state high court."
Nov 3, 2011 2G spectrum scam: DMK MP Kanimozhi, 7 others denied bail: "The bail pleas of eight other accused -- Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, former Telecom Minister A Raja's ex-private secretary R K Chandolia, Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, Directors of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Bollywood producer Karim Morani and former Telecom secretary Siddharth Behura -- were also dismissed."
Nov 3, 2011 Judge stops use of special jail van for three CWG accused: "Three men, chargesheeted for alleged irregularities in awarding a street lighting upgradation contract for the Games, were provided special vans for transportation to the court and back. The “special treatment” prompted a trial court judge, “surprised” by the “privilege” for a few, to pass an order directing jail authorities to treat them like ordinary prisoners."
Nov 3, 2011 Illegal mining: CBI summons Jagan Mohan Reddy: "CBI has called Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for questioning on November 4 in connection with the alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam."
Nov 3, 2011 'Manmohan heading most corrupt govt since Independence'
Nov 3, 2011 Did Raja's rush leave PMO no time?: "In yet another series of revelations in the 2G case, TIMES NOW gets access to internal PMO correspondence that reveals alternate proposal was prepared by PMO officials 5 days before Raja moved ahead with license dispersal."
Nov 2, 2011 Somanna son got out-of-turn site: "Naveen was allotted a site measuring 2,400 sq ft (number 144) by Bapuji House Building Co-operative Society (BHBCS) on June 14, 1999, four days after he had paid Rs 3,70,000 as site deposit and barely three months of him joining as a member on March 3, 1999. However, his allotment was out of turn as there were over 100 society members who had joined and paid the site deposit as early as 1973 but not allotted plots."
Oct 31, 2011 Reddys seek special class status in prison: "Mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy arrested in connection with the alleged illegal mining case today moved the special court seeking 'special class prisoner status'."
Oct 31, 2011 HC wants details on ‘pampering’ of BSY: "The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed a petitioner to provide more evidence in support of his case alleging that the chief minister and officials of the Central Prisons at Parappana Agrahara had extended preferential treatment to VIP prisoners."
Oct 31, 2011 Who beat up Madhu Koda? Jail staff or inmates: "“Koda is not an ordinary person, but a former chief minister of the state and the assault on him is tantamount to an attack on the democratic set up,” JMM leader Sudhir Mahto said. Koda was arrested on 30 November 2009 in connection with the multi-crore scam during his tenure."
Oct 31, 2011 2G scam: CBI to oppose bail of 5 corporate bigwigs in SC: "Sources in the investigating agency confirmed that it has instructed the lawyer to oppose the plea of corporate executives — Unitech Wireless MD Sanjay Chandra, Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka and Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group executives Hari Nair, Gautam Doshi and Surrendra Pipara"
Oct 31, 2011 Corporates too are accountable: "Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has blundered in advocating the cause of business houses mired in various scams. People want them punished."
Oct 31, 2011 JPC grills FinMin officials; CAG, R P Singh next in line: "Secretary, Finance R S Gujral and Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, R Gopalan appeared before the JPC to explain why the Finance Ministry did not submit the note -- which indicated that had then Finance Minister P Chidambaram insisted, the 2G spectrum could have been auctioned-- to the panel."
Oct 29, 2011 Containers of huge scams: "Intelligence (DRI) seizing red sandalwood worth Rs 1crore form ICTT at Vallarpadom, India’s only container transshipment terminal at Kochi has come under the scanner once again."
Oct 29, 2011 Lokayukta Police registers FIR against Murugesh Nirani: "accused Nirani of denotifying 20 acres near Devanahalli and 100 acres near Dabaspet near Tumkur"
Oct 29, 2011 Kalmadi adopting delaying tactics: CBI tells Court: "proceedings against Swiss firm, Swiss Timing Ltd, can be held separately for expeditious trial of other accused in the case."
Oct 28, 2011 Exam scam kingpin's wife suspended: "Vanaja has been lodged at the Bellary Central Jail, along with the couple’s 9-month-old baby."
Oct 28, 2011 Role of Cong leaders in scams should be probed: ""One cannot say who else is going to join company with them (in jail).""
Oct 28, 2011 Probe Congress leaders involved in scams: Advani: ""While so many ministers belonging to allies have been punished, the ruling party has very carefully and scrupulously protected itself. There are demands that the role of some members, senior leaders of Congress party (and) their contribution to these scams should be probed."
Oct 28, 2011 Can Chidambaram's alleged role in 2G scam be taken forward?
Oct 28, 2011 Government's 2G lies exposed by CBI court
Oct 27, 2011 Custody of Katta Jagadish, Itasca MD extended: "The Lokayukta police which investigated the case had unearthed irregularities by the KIADB during land acquisition for Itasca. They had claimed that S V Srinivas and Basavapoornaiah had paid Rs 87 crore to Naidu and his son."
Oct 27, 2011 Record 600 officials face action over illegal mining in Karnataka: "Among those facing suspension and other disciplinary actions are three officers of the highly-prized Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and four from the Indian Forest Service (IFS),"
Oct 26, 2011 Judicial custody of Katta Subramanya Naidu extended till Nov 26: "After being remanded to judicial custody on August 8, Katta was subsequently admitted to Victoria Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment. Katta Subramanya Naidu, his corporator son Jagadish and Shrinivas are among nine persons facing charges of irregularities in land allotment of KIADB in B K Halli village to the software company, floated by an aide of Naidu."
Oct 26, 2011 Another probe ordered against Yeddyurappa: "the contract was awarded to R.N.S Jyothi for a whopping Rs.1,033 crore though other bidders had quoted lower cost. In return for getting the contract, R.N.S Jyothi paid Rs.13 crore to Dhavalagiri Developers Ltd, owned by Yeddyurappa's sons B.Y. Vijayendra and B.Y. Raghavendra, and son-in-law R. Sohan Kumar."
Oct 26, 2011 Probe in Adarsh scam has slowed down: Maha CM: ""CBI was supposed to inquire into the ownership of the land. It has been slowed down,""
Oct 26, 2011 CID case may implicate former prime minister - Govt exhumes UKP to needle Gowda: "In what is being perceived as a bid to drag in former prime minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda in the saga of scams, the state CID on Wednesday registered a case in connection with certain alleged irregularities and financial misappropriation in the Upper Krishna Project (UKP)."
Oct 26, 2011 Report on Upper Bhadra irregularities submitted: "MPCL made two payments to two companies, Rs 2 crore to Sahyadri Health Care and Diagnostic Private Limited and Rs 11 crore to Dhavalagiri Properties Developers Private Limited. While Dhavalagiri Properties is owned by Yeddyurappa’s two sons - B Y Vijayendra and B Y Raghavendra - and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar, Sahyadri Diagnostics lists Raghavendra, Vijayendra and Sagar Health Care and Diagnostics (with MLA Hemachandra Sagar as chairman) as shareholders in the company."
Oct 25, 2011 Aging Don Karunanidhi makes peace for sake of family: "Is he willing to forget and forgive in return for bail (and maybe more going forward!) for his daughter?"
Oct 25, 2011 Karnataka PG medical entrance test scam kingpin arrested: "Seven doctors and 10 students were arrested last week for their alleged involvement in the scam. Prasanna had been allegedly indulging in the fraud for the past three years with the connivance of the staff of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences"
Oct 25, 2011 Jairam writes to Maya over MNREGA fund misuse: "The Rural Development Minister's letter calls for a CBI probe into the funds used for the MNREGA scheme in UP."
Oct 25, 2011 Jairam Ramesh cites multi-crore MNREGA scam in UP, warns of CBI inquiry: "Rae Bareli is Congress president Sonia Gandhi's constituency. As a result, the union highway ministry has now decided to execute the projects under the engineering- procurement-construction model, under which it can get to work right away without state support."
Oct 25, 2011 Wavelength of a scam: "Never before in the history of independent India have so many once-influential politicians, businesspersons and bureaucrats been simultaneously spending time behind bars on corruption charges. Yet the current United Progressive Alliance government is widely perceived as being packed with people with flexible ethics, if not those who are downright corrupt."
Oct 24, 2011 Karnataka PG medical entrance test only in Bangalore: "in view of the examination scam at a centre in Bellary this year."
Oct 24, 2011 2G case: No bail for Kanimozhi yet: "Two days after charges were framed against them, special CBI judge O P Saini reserved his order on the bail petitions of Kanimozhi, Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, Directors of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables Asif Balwa, Rajiv Agarwal and Bollywood producer Karim Morani."
Oct 24, 2011 2G: Court to hear petition against Chidambaram: "Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy has accused Chidambaram of masterminding the 2G spectrum allocation."
Oct 24, 2011 Delhi HC stays summons against SP MP Rewati Raman Singh till Nov 15: "The Delhi high court on Monday stayed a trial court order that had summoned Samajwadi Party MP Rewati Raman Singh to appear as an accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote case."
Oct 24, 2011 Dark Diwali for Kanimozhi, Yeddyurappa; Amar Singh out on bail: "It would be Diwali behind bars for DMK MP Kanimozhi and six others accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case"
Oct 24, 2011 Corruption and Misuse of National Money in IIT Kanpur by Director and Administration
Oct 23, 2011 Yeddyurappa embarrassed out of hospital and in to jail: "Shuttled from one hospital to another after his arrest in connection with a land notification scam, Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has finally been embarrassed out of hospital and into his prison cell. "
Oct 23, 2011 Yeddyurappa's hospital stay over, sent back to jail: "Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who has been hopping from one hospital to another ever since his arrest last Saturday, has been discharged and sent back to prison. "
Oct 23, 2011 'Both Congress, BJP opposed to Lokpal fearing exposure of corruption': "over Rs 15,000 crore AC/DC bills and BIADA scams were some notable examples"
Oct 23, 2011 Pawar says UPA-II is weak in face of scams
Oct 23, 2011 Indian National Congress’s India Looting Scams: "Kargil war (37 members from Army) & 66 flat owners were Congress leaders and friends."
Oct 23, 2011 Judge Saini raps govt, corporates and delivers 2G bombshell: "the CBI court charged former Telecom minister A Raja, Kanimozhi and former telecom officials with criminal breach of trust that could amount to life imprisonment."
Oct 23, 2011 More trouble for Maran; grant of DTH to Sun Direct under CBI scanner: "After his alleged involvement in the 2G scam and leasing of telephone lines, former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's 'role' in sanctioning of spectrum to Sun Direct CBI is now being looked into by the CBI."
Oct 23, 2011 Advani demands serious probe into PC's role in 2G scam: "elaborate attempts at a cover-up in 2G scam and demanded "serious investigation" to ascertain the role of the then finance minister P Chidambaram in spectrum allocations"
Oct 22, 2011 Highway Robbery: "There is corruption beyond the 2G scam. India’s highways and road construction projects are mired in multi-million financial scandals. Ashish Khetan exposes the builder-official nexus that plagues our roads"
Oct 22, 2011 Housing societies in Karnataka become den of scams : "Kumaraswamy has been charged by a Bangalore advocate, Vinod Kumar, with favouring the society with large tracts of land in Bangalore in return for a site for Anita."
Oct 22, 2011 Scams tarnishing India's image abroad: Advani
Oct 22, 2011 What next for Kanimozhi?: "DMK chief M Karunanidhi met his daughter Kanimozhi, arrested in 2G spectrum allocation case, in Delhi's Tihar Jail this evening. Karunanidhi, accompanied by his wife Rajathi Ammal, and DMK leader T R Balu drove into the Tihar premises in a car"
Oct 22, 2011 2G scam: What are the exact charges under section 409?: "Section 409, which is criminal conspiracy and means conviction of life sentence, has been upheld by the Special Court for 14 of the 17 accused."
Oct 22, 2011 Delhi and Mumbai: What unites them is their land scams: "land is the main currency of political and business corruption. Despite having completely different political cultures, Delhi and Mumbai are tied together in land scamming."
Oct 22, 2011 No sanction required to prosecute Raja and Kanimozhi: court: "The court said sanction was not required to prosecute them as Raja had abused the official position as minister and not as a Lok Sabha MP and so was the case for Kanimozhi who did not abuse the office as a Rajya Sabha MP."
Oct 22, 2011 2G accused booked under IPC Section 409, 120: Lawyer
Oct 22, 2011 2G case: Charges framed against Raja, Kanimozhi and 15 other accused: ""....Thereby, you all committed an offence punishable under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) 468 and 471 (forgery) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 or in alternative Section 11 read with Section 12 and 13(2) read with 13 (1b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and within my cognisance,""
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 18, 2011 Sahara scam: SAT blasts RoC for ‘dereliction of duty’: "The former has been castigated for concealing material facts while filing its application for issuing OFCDs, and the latter for “dereliction of duty.”"
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-Vote: SP's Rewati Raman Made Accused
Oct 18, 2011 Cash-for-vote scam: HC defers Amar Singh's bail plea
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"
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