Valmiki corpn. scam: Sharan Prakash Patil denies any role in destruction of evidence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Valmiki corpn. scam: Sharan Prakash Patil denies any role in destruction of evidence

The Hindu  

Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development Sharan Prakash Patil on Saturday rejected all accusations against him in connection with the Karnataka Valmiki Development Corporation’s financial scam, saying he was ready for any probe over the alleged meeting at his office at Vikasa Soudha over destruction of evidence with regard to the alleged scam. There is an accusation that I held a meeting with corporation chairman Basavaraj Daddal and others at Vikasa Soudha office in Bengaluru on May 24 and destroyed evidence. Let them check the CCTV footage if there was any meeting as alleged.” An FIR has been filed against top Union Bank of India officials over the alleged embezzlement of ₹87 crore. In a note, he alleged illegal transfer of money from the corporation to various accounts, allegedly belonging to IT companies and a Hyderabad-based cooperative bank.

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BJP leaders move Karnataka HC seeking court-monitored CBI probe into Valmiki Development Corporation scam
1 month ago

BJP leaders move Karnataka HC seeking court-monitored CBI probe into Valmiki Development Corporation scam

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Friday sought details of the probe that has been done so far by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the crime registered by the Union Bank of India against its officials and others concerning the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order while issuing notice …

Siddaramaiah may re-induct ex-minister amid Valmiki fund scam allegations
1 month, 1 week ago

Siddaramaiah may re-induct ex-minister amid Valmiki fund scam allegations

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted at the re-induction of B Nagendra, a former Congress minister facing allegations of involvement in a large-scale Scheduled Tribes welfare fund scam. When supporters of Anil Chikkamadhu asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to give the MLA a cabinet spot, in a brusque manner typical to him, Siddaramaiah brushed off the suggestion and asked those to let …

Irregularities in Valmiki corporation: Opposition set to take out padayatra
3 months, 1 week ago

Irregularities in Valmiki corporation: Opposition set to take out padayatra

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of the Enforcement Directorate filing a chargesheet naming the then Minister B. Nagendra as the main accused in the case of financial irregularities in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation Ltd., the Opposition BJP-JD combine is set to take out a padayatra to create public awareness about these irregularities. At a press conference here on Wednesday, …

ED files chargesheet in Valmiki scam
3 months, 2 weeks ago

ED files chargesheet in Valmiki scam

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has filed a chargesheet in the alleged scam at Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Welfare Corporation Ltd., naming former Minister B. Nagendra as the prime accused. Of the diverted funds, the ED chargesheet alleges that Mr. Nagendra siphoned off ₹20.19 crore to finance the Lok Sabha elections in his home district of Ballari in April-May 2024. …

Karnataka Valmiki scam triggers tremors in Telangana too: KTR
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka Valmiki scam triggers tremors in Telangana too: KTR

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the Valmiki scam of Karnataka has triggered tremors in Telangana too. Recalling that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah admitted in the State Legislative Assembly that corruption took place in Valmiki scam, Rama Rao said that there was a need to disclose the names of those involved in the scam. ‘Money used in …

SIT files one more charge sheet in Valmiki corporation scam; does not name Nagendra again
4 months ago

SIT files one more charge sheet in Valmiki corporation scam; does not name Nagendra again

The Hindu  

The Special Investigation Team, probing the multi-crore scam in Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, on Thursday filed a charge sheet in connection with the suicide of Chandrasekharan P., accounts superintendent at the corporation. The charge sheet did not include the names of former Social Welfare Minister B. Nagendra and the bank officials who have been mentioned in the death …

SIT files chargesheet in Valmiki corpn. case; Nagendra, Daddal not named in it
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SIT files chargesheet in Valmiki corpn. case; Nagendra, Daddal not named in it

The Hindu  

The Special Investigation Team of the State police, which is probing the scam at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. on Monday filed a chargesheet against 12 accused in the case. Significantly, former Scheduled Tribes Welfare Minister B. Nagendra, who resigned over allegations of his involvement in the irregularities and was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement …

Valmiki corporation scam: 16 kg gold, ₹2.5 crore cash seized from accused
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Valmiki corporation scam: 16 kg gold, ₹2.5 crore cash seized from accused

The Hindu  

In a breakthrough in the investigation into the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam, the Special Investigation Team seized 16 kg gold and ₹2.5 crore from two accused persons. Top SIT sources told PTI on Saturday that the raid was recently carried out, and 15 kg of gold was found in Satyanarayana Varma’s house. This apart, ₹2.5 crore …

Valmiki Scam: Sitharaman hits out at Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, asks if syphoning SC/ST money off is 'nyay'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Valmiki Scam: Sitharaman hits out at Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, asks if syphoning SC/ST money off is 'nyay'

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the Valmiki scam, asking him if it was ‘Nyay’ to siphon off the tribal Valmiki community money. Karnataka government is grappling with the accusations of a Rs 187 crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Corporation, which includes the illegal transfer of Rs …

BJP-JDS urge Karnataka Governor to demand CM's resignation over alleged land scam
4 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP-JDS urge Karnataka Governor to demand CM's resignation over alleged land scam

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A delegation of BJP and JDS legislators on Thursday met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and petitioned him to direct Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to resign over the alleged scam in the allotment of Mysuru Urban Development Authority and the alleged multi-crore irregularity in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. Led by the Leader of the Opposition in …

Karnataka High Court notice to State govt on Union Bank of India’s plea for transfer of Maharshi Valmiki Corporation’s multi-crore scam probe to CBI
5 months ago

Karnataka High Court notice to State govt on Union Bank of India’s plea for transfer of Maharshi Valmiki Corporation’s multi-crore scam probe to CBI

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered the issue of notice to the State government on a petition filed by the Union Bank of India seeking a direction to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation the investigation being carried out by the State police into the multi-crore financial scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Welfare Development Corporation. …

Valmiki Corporation scam: Bengaluru Police book 2 ED officials for ‘coercing’ officer to name CM Siddaramaiah, former Minister Nagendra
5 months ago

Valmiki Corporation scam: Bengaluru Police book 2 ED officials for ‘coercing’ officer to name CM Siddaramaiah, former Minister Nagendra

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru City Police have registered a case against two officials of the Directorate of Enforcement for allegedly coercing a senior official of the Government of Karnataka to name Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and former Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in connection with the financial irregularities at the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Welfare Development Corporation. Wilson Garden Police …

Valmiki corp scam: Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in judicial custody
5 months ago

Valmiki corp scam: Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in judicial custody

The Hindu  

A special court in Bengaluru remanded former minister Bt. The Congress MLA from Ballari Rural was produced in the special court by ED officials at the end of his extended custody period. B. Nagendra was arrested in connection with an alleged multi-crore scam at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. The Congress MLA was arrested on July 12 …

Congress trying to cover up Valmiki corporation scam, says Ashoka
5 months ago

Congress trying to cover up Valmiki corporation scam, says Ashoka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is trying to wash his hands off the scam in the Valmiki Corporation by blaming officials of financial irregularities, said Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka. Speaking at a media conference on Saturday, the BJP leader said the Congress has taken a decision to cover up the scam. The bank officials handed over the …

Sidda buried Valmiki Corporation fraud case, alleges BJP
5 months ago

Sidda buried Valmiki Corporation fraud case, alleges BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashok on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah buried the fraudulent transactions in the bank accounts of Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation by favouring an investigation by a special investigation team under criminal investigation department. While the Chief Minister favoured the SIT investigation, the Union …

'Four people arrested, ₹85.25 crore recovered': CM Siddaramaiah on Valmiki Corp Scam
5 months ago

'Four people arrested, ₹85.25 crore recovered': CM Siddaramaiah on Valmiki Corp Scam

Hindustan Times  

On the alleged scam of Valmiki Corporation, Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah said on Friday that four persons have been arrested and around ₹85 crores and 25 lakhs have been seized and recovered by SIT. Addressing media persons, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, " ₹187.33 crores has been looted or defrauded by the many people involved in this scam. READ | …

Valmiki Scam: Amid ruckus in Assembly, CM Siddaramaiah promises strict action against culprits
5 months ago

Valmiki Scam: Amid ruckus in Assembly, CM Siddaramaiah promises strict action against culprits

The Hindu  

The Legislative Assembly witnessed acrimonious scenes on Friday over the alleged multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation Ltd., with the BJP and JD members continuing protest against the Congress government, accusing it of corruption and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and a CBI probe into the scam. In the midst of the Opposition’s continued …

Valmiki corp. scam: ‘If anyone has to resign, it is Nirmala Sitharaman, as she handles banks’
5 months ago

Valmiki corp. scam: ‘If anyone has to resign, it is Nirmala Sitharaman, as she handles banks’

The Hindu  

Launching a counter-attack on the BJP-JD combine that has been demanding his resignation over financial irregularities in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd., Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday argued that if anyone has to resign over it, then it has to be Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as the national bank through which the irregularities took place came …

SIT Arrests 12 in Valmiki Corporation Fraud, Recovers Rs 85 Crore
5 months ago

SIT Arrests 12 in Valmiki Corporation Fraud, Recovers Rs 85 Crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The ongoing investigation by sleuths of Special Investigation Team under Criminal Investigation Department into the Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, an undertaking of the State Government, into fraudulent transactions in its bank account have arrested 12 persons, so far, stated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while cash recovery of about Rs 85 crore has been done out of the alleged …

Valmiki scam: Former Minister Nagendra remanded in ED custody for five more days
5 months ago

Valmiki scam: Former Minister Nagendra remanded in ED custody for five more days

The Hindu  

Former Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra has been remanded in the custody of the Directorate of Enforcement for five more days till July 22. Meanwhile, Basanagouda Daddal, chairman of the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd., who was also raided by the ED earlier, appeared before it for questioning on Thursday. “During the search operations at …

Bengaluru: BJP leaders trying to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha over Valmiki scam detained
5 months ago

Bengaluru: BJP leaders trying to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha over Valmiki scam detained

Hindustan Times  

BJP leaders, including the party's Karnataka unit President B Y Vijayendra, were detained when they tried to lay siege to 'Vidhana Soudha' here on Thursday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. Police personnel stop BJP workers protesting over the alleged scam in the Karnataka Maharshi …

ED coercing Valmiki Corporation suspects to name CM, DCM: Karnataka Ministers
5 months ago

ED coercing Valmiki Corporation suspects to name CM, DCM: Karnataka Ministers

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement is coercing those arrested and questioned in connection with the alleged Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam to name senior functionaries of the government of Karnataka, including the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, in a bid to destabilise the Congress government in the State, alleged Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda. Dinesh Gundu Rao: ‘Suspects …

Valmiki corporation scam: An eye opener for Adivasis
5 months ago

Valmiki corporation scam: An eye opener for Adivasis

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: The state Assembly is witnessing a heated debate over the Rs 194 crore scandal in the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation Ltd. Adivasis, who are fighting for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, rehabilitation of displaced tribals from reserved forests, better facilities at Ashram schools, funds under housing schemes and other programs over the years, have now …

Funds diverted from Valmiki corporation used during Lok Sabha elections, says Directorate of Enforcement
5 months, 1 week ago

Funds diverted from Valmiki corporation used during Lok Sabha elections, says Directorate of Enforcement

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement, which is probing the scam at the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd., claimed to have uncovered evidence that the diverted funds were used during the recent Lok Sabha elections. “During search operations at the premises of Mr. Nagendra and Basanagouda Daddal, the ED recovered incriminating documents linking them to the handling of …

BJP accuses Congress of using money from Valmiki ST corporation scam to fund LS polls
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP accuses Congress of using money from Valmiki ST corporation scam to fund LS polls

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Assembly on Tuesday witnessed chaotic scenes with former home minister Araga Jnanendra and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda indulging in a spat over the issue of the alleged multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Schedule Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. When Jnanendra sought clarification from the government, as the Directorate of Enforcement had stated that money was spent on …

ED questions Ex-Karnataka Minister Nagendra's wife in Valmiki Corporation scam case
5 months, 1 week ago

ED questions Ex-Karnataka Minister Nagendra's wife in Valmiki Corporation scam case

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday questioned former minister B Nagendra's wife in connection with the Rs 187 crore scam in a state-owned corporation here. The ED sleuths summoned Manjula for interrogation in the alleged financial irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. The alleged illegal money transfer scam involving the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development …

Valmiki ST Corporation scam: Uproar in Karnataka Assembly, Ashoka seeks Siddu’s resignation
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki ST Corporation scam: Uproar in Karnataka Assembly, Ashoka seeks Siddu’s resignation

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The alleged multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd continued to dominate the proceedings of the Assembly on Day 2 of the monsoon session of the legislature on Tuesday. Ashoka hit out at the Congress State Government over the SIT probe constituted to probe the alleged irregularities in the ST corporation. Comparing this SIT …

Valmiki scam happened under Siddaramaiah’s nose: Joshi
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki scam happened under Siddaramaiah’s nose: Joshi

The Hindu  

Alleging that the Valmiki Development Corporation scam had taken place under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s nose, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi has demanded the CM’s resignation. The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had indulged in rampant corruption with the support of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Rahul Gandhi and the Congress high command,” he alleged. …

Valmiki Corporation scam: Special court remands ex-minister Nagendra to six-day ED custody
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki Corporation scam: Special court remands ex-minister Nagendra to six-day ED custody

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The special court remanded Ballari MLA B Nagendra to six day custody of the Enforcement Directorate, on Saturday. The ED arrested former minister B Nagendra on Friday night in connection with the multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. The ED officials, who conducted search and seizure operations in connection with the scam, have been …

Ex-Karnataka Minister B Nagendra Arrested In Valmiki Corporation Scam Case
5 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Karnataka Minister B Nagendra Arrested In Valmiki Corporation Scam Case

ABP News  

Bengaluru, Jul 12 The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested former state Minister B Nagendra in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited, sources said. He left behind a note claiming unauthorised transfer of Rs 187 crore belonging to the Corporation from its bank account; from that, Rs …

Karnataka: ED takes Congress leader and former minister B Nagendra into custody days after raiding his premises in Valmiki Corporation Scam
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: ED takes Congress leader and former minister B Nagendra into custody days after raiding his premises in Valmiki Corporation Scam

Op India  

On Friday, Congress leader and Former Karnataka Minister, B Nagendra was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate for interrogation in the Valmiki Corporation Scam case. This is days after the ED conducted raids on 20 locations associated with the suspects in the scam at the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, wherein funds worth up to Rs 88 …

Valmiki corporation scam: ED detains Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in connection with alleged scam
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki corporation scam: ED detains Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in connection with alleged scam

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate arrested former Minister B. Nagendra, Congress MLA for Ballari Rural, on Friday in connection with the alleged scam in the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd., where funds up to ₹88 crore were allegedly embezzled. ‘Being framed’ Following raids on multiple premises linked to him that started on Wednesday and lasted for over two …

Ex-Karnataka minister B Nagendra taken into ED custody in money laundering probe
5 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Karnataka minister B Nagendra taken into ED custody in money laundering probe

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate took former Karnataka minister and Congress leader B Nagendra into custody in connection with the Valmiki Corporation scam case. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} This development follows days after the ED conducted extensive searches at the former minister's premises as part of a money laundering probe linked to the alleged scam, which came to light following the death of Chandrasekharan …

Ex-Karnataka minister B Nagendra taken into ED custody in money laundering probe
5 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Karnataka minister B Nagendra taken into ED custody in money laundering probe

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate took former Karnataka minister and Congress leader B Nagendra into custody in connection with the Valmiki Corporation scam case. This development follows days after the ED conducted extensive searches at the former minister's premises as part of a money laundering probe linked to the alleged scam, which came to light following the death of Chandrasekharan P, the …

ED Raids in Valmiki Development Corporation Case Unwarranted: D K Shivakumar
5 months, 1 week ago

ED Raids in Valmiki Development Corporation Case Unwarranted: D K Shivakumar

News 18  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has termed the Enforcement Directorate raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case as unwarranted. The ED on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple places allegedly linked to former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra and MLA Basanagouda Daddal in connection with the illegal money transfer case in the state-owned corporation. The raids were carried out in …

Karnataka Valmiki money transfer ‘scam’: ED raids ‘unwarranted’, says D K Shivakumar
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Valmiki money transfer ‘scam’: ED raids ‘unwarranted’, says D K Shivakumar

Live Mint  

On Wednesday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar criticised the Enforcement Directorate's raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case, calling them unjustified. The raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Raichur, and Ballari, and they focused on an unauthorized transfer of ₹187 crore from the bank accounts of the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Karnataka Valmiki money transfer …

'Let ED Do Their Job,' Says Karnataka CM on Searches in Valmiki Corporation ''Scam'' Case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Let ED Do Their Job,' Says Karnataka CM on Searches in Valmiki Corporation ''Scam'' Case

News 18  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said his government will not interfere in the Enforcement Directorate’s probe into alleged irregularities in a state-run corporation. The ED is carrying out searches in four states, including at the premises of a former Minister in the Siddaramaiah government, B Nagendra, and ruling Congress MLA Basanagouda Daddal, who is Chairman of the Karnataka Maharshi …

ED raids ex Karnataka minister, another MLA in Valmiki corp 'scam' case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids ex Karnataka minister, another MLA in Valmiki corp 'scam' case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out searches in four states, including at the premises of former Karnataka minister and Congress leader B Nagendra and MLA B Daddal, as part of a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited, official sources said. ED raids ex Karnataka minister, another MLA in …

ED begins probe into Valmiki corporation scam
6 months ago

ED begins probe into Valmiki corporation scam

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has begun probe into the alleged illegal diversion and laundering of money from the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Even as the State government has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation has also been probing the scam based on an FIR registered by Mumbai-headquartered Union Bank …

Valmiki Corporation scam: BJP demands Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's resignation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Valmiki Corporation scam: BJP demands Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's resignation

India TV News  

The Karnataka state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged Rs 187 crore fraud in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. In the purported affidavit, the advocate for 'accused number 8' had requested the court to give directions to the investigating officer to collect …

Valmiki corporation fraud: Karnataka Minister B. Nagendra resigns
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Valmiki corporation fraud: Karnataka Minister B. Nagendra resigns

The Hindu  

Karnataka’s Scheduled Tribes Welfare, Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister B. Nagendra on Thursday tendered his resignation, amid allegations of the illegal transfer of money from the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. BJP’s pressure Earlier on Thursday, the BJP took out a march from the State Secretariat to the Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum to Governor …

Karnataka Valmiki Corp scam: State Minister B Nagendra to resign
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Valmiki Corp scam: State Minister B Nagendra to resign

Live Mint  

Karnataka Minister B Nagendra on Thursday tendered resignation following allegations of involvement in multi-crore illegal money transfer case linked to Valmiki Corporation scam. Seeking to mount pressure on the Congress government, the opposition BJP staged a protest march from 'Vidhana Soudha' to Raj Bhavan and petitioned Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot demanding the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Minister's resignation over what it called …

CBI takes up probe into Valmiki corporation’s financial fraud: Parameshwara
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CBI takes up probe into Valmiki corporation’s financial fraud: Parameshwara

The Hindu  

Home Minister G. Parameshwara has said that the Central Bureau of Investigation has taken up a probe into the alleged multi-crore illegal diversion of money involving State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. Mumbai-headquartered Union Bank of India last week filed a complaint with the CBI in connection with the embezzlement of public money of the corporation involving …

Valmiki corporation scam: BJP ups ante for Minister’s resignation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Valmiki corporation scam: BJP ups ante for Minister’s resignation

The Hindu  

As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94-crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday. Home Minister G. Parameshwara admitted that there was a reference …

BJP demands Siddaramaiah’s resignation over ‘embezzlement’ of Valmiki corporation funds
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP demands Siddaramaiah’s resignation over ‘embezzlement’ of Valmiki corporation funds

The Hindu  

BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister C.N. At a press conference in Mysuru on Thursday, Dr. Ashwath Narayan said the blame for opening of an unauthorised bank account and the transfer of funds from the corporation rests squarely with the Finance Department, which is headed by Mr. Siddaramaiah. Dr. Ashwath Narayan also took serious exception to the police omitting …

Valmiki corporation scam: Two officials named in note suspended
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Valmiki corporation scam: Two officials named in note suspended

The Hindu  

The State government has placed under suspension two officials of the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, named in the note of another official who was found dead in connection with the unauthorised transfer of over ₹90 crore. On Wednesday, the State government issued suspension orders for the corporation’s Managing Director J.J. Padmanabh and Accounts Officer Parashuram G. Durgannanavar, who …

Maharshi Valmiki corporation employee's residence searched in Bengaluru; evidence collected
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharshi Valmiki corporation employee's residence searched in Bengaluru; evidence collected

Hindustan Times  

The Crime Investigation Department on Wednesday inspected Maharshi Valmiki corporation employee Chandrasekaran's residence after he died by suicide at his residence in Shivamogga. Maharshi Valmiki corporation employee's residence searched; evidence collected Chandrasekaran's bag was found during evidence verification. Chandrasekaran, a resident of the Kenchappa colony of Vinobanagar was an officer of Maharishi Valmiki Development Corporation and was working in Bengaluru …

Drop Nagendra from Cabinet in view of officer’s suicide note, Vijayendra tells Siddaramaiah
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Drop Nagendra from Cabinet in view of officer’s suicide note, Vijayendra tells Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

An official of the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation committing suicide leaving a note alleging corruption by Congress leaders proves that the Congress is a hallmark of corruption, BJP State president B.Y. The Congress came to power in the State after accusing the BJP of corruption, Mr. Vijayendra said and asked the Siddaramaiah-led government to show the same …

Tamil Nadu guv gave sanction to prosecute ex-AIADMK ministers, SC told
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu guv gave sanction to prosecute ex-AIADMK ministers, SC told

Hindustan Times  

The submission made in the Supreme Court on Monday revealed that the Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi sanctioned the prosecution of former ministers of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam C Vijayabhaskar and B V Ramana over the illegal sale of gutkha. The submission was made during the apex court’s hearing on a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu …

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