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MUDA scam: Activist says aide of Siddaramaiah's wife threatened him to drop case

Snehamayi Krishna, on whose complaint a case was filed against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysore Urban Development Authority site allotment scam, alleged that he was threatened and offered financial inducement to settle the case. Krishna, who is one of the complainants in the MUDA land appropriation scam in which Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi was given 14 sites without due …

Lokayukta Muda Siddaramaiah Krishna Harsha Parvathi

2 weeks, 5 days ago

ED questions MUDA officials in site allotment scam; SLAO Manjunath quizzed for three hours

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Officers of Directorate of Enforcement continued to question officials linked to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority scam on Wednesday, with MUDA Special Land Acquisition Officer Manjunath being quizzed for three hours. On Tuesday, Urban Development Department Secretary Deepa Cholan appeared for inquiry before the ED, and she was questioned for five hours. Meanwhile, in a key development in the …

Lokayukta Muda Rajeev Three Hours Manjunath

4 weeks ago

Cases Filed Against S.R. College for Encroaching Siddeshwara Temple Land

Deccan Chronicle

Warangal: Following the directives of the Lokayukta, officials from the endowment department filed cases in the tribunal against the management of S.R. College for allegedly encroaching nine guntas of land belonging to the Sri Siddeshwara Swamy Temple in Hanamkonda on Monday. College management of encroaching approximately nine guntas of land in survey number 882, which pertains to the Siddeshwara Swamy …

Land Lokayukta Officials Department Temple Endowment Nine Guntas

RTI activist says he has proof of Siddaramaiah's involvement in MUDA case

India Today

More irregularities in Mysore Urban Development Authority site allotment came to notice when an RTI activist alleged that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had undue influence on the process. RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, in a post on Facebook on November 10, wrote in Kannada that he had proof of Chief Minister’s sway on the allotment irregularities, even though Siddaramaiah said he …

Lokayukta Siddaramaiah Krishna Muda Case Parvati Rti Activist

Muda officer paid stamp duty for property of Siddaramaiah’s wife: Activist

Hindustan Times

The complainant in the Mysore urban development authority land allotment case, in which chief minister Siddaramaiah is the main accused, has levelled allegations of stamp duty irregularities in connection with a property owned by the Congress leader’s wife and co-accused in the case, Parvathi M. The Lokayukta police and the Enforcement Directorate are investigating alleged irregularities in a land allotment …

Lokayukta Case Muda Siddaramaiah Krishna Stamp Duty Muda Sites

1 month, 1 week ago

Endowments Lands Encroached in Hanamkonda

Deccan Chronicle

Warangal: Lokayukta Justice C.V. Ramulu expressed displeasure with endowments department officials for failing to act against a private college that allegedly encroached on land belonging to the historic Siddeshwara Swamy temple in Hanamkonda. Consumer council national general secretary Sambaraju Chakrapani and Kakatiya Varasthva Parirakshana Samiti President Chikati Raju filed a complaint with the endowments department about the encroachment 10 months …

Land Lokayukta Temple Hanamkonda Warangal

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Lokayukta Calls For Report Over Alleged Illegal Allotment Of Land Parcel To BJP State Chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule

Live Law

The Lokayukta of Maharashtra recently took cognisance of a complaint lodged against the allocation of 5 hectares of land parcel in Nagpur to Shri Mahalakshmi Jagdamba Sansthan, a trust headed by Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the State Chief of Bharatiya Janata Party.The land has been allocated for constructing a nursing college, a junior college, science-arts- commerce college, and. The Lokayukta of Maharashtra …

Trust Land College Report Bjp Nagpur Bawankule

1 month, 2 weeks ago

MUDA case: Activist accuses Lokayukta SP of dereliction of duty

The Hindu

Activist Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the MUDA land case which is being probed by the Lokayukta police, has accused the investigating officer of dereliction of duty. “But when the High Court of Karnataka listed our plea for transfer of case to the CBI, the Lokayukta issued a notice to the Chief Minister and questioned him in a hurry,” said …

Lokayukta Siddaramaiah Krishna

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lokayukta police question Siddaramaiah for 2 hours in Muda case

Hindustan Times

The Karnataka Lokayukta police questioned chief minister Siddaramaiah for two hours on Wednesday in connection with alleged irregularities in a land allotment case, compounding the problems for the embattled Congress leader. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah leaves the office of Lokayukta after being questioned in the MUDA site allotment case in Mysuru on Wednesday. The case involves allegations of irregularities in …

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BJP calls Lokayukta questioning of Siddaramaiah in Muda land case 'stage managed'

New Indian Express

MYSURU: The Lokayukta police on Wednesday questioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here for two hours in connection with the alleged illegal land allotments by the MUDA to his wife B M Parvathi. As the chief minister appeared before the Lokayukta police, the opposition BJP in the state held a protest and reiterated its demand for the resignation of Siddaramaiah. Asserting that …

Court Congress Chief Minister Lokayukta Case Bjp Cbi

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lokayukta cops inspect land at Kesare

New Indian Express

MYSURU: With the Karnataka High Court directing the Lokayukta to complete the investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority site allotment case within three months, the Lokayukta police conducted a mahazar of the 3 acre 16 guntas of land acquired by the Authority in Survey No. The survey department and MUDA officials surveyed the land, and the Lokayuka police prepared …

Lokayukta Muda Krishna

3 months ago

Lokayukta police question Yediyurappa for over 2.5 hours in land denotification case, in which Kumaraswamy is also an accused

The Hindu

Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa appeared before the Lokayukta police probing a land denotification case against him and was questioned for over two-and-a-half hours on Saturday. The case pertains to 1.1 acres of land in Gangenahalli, Bengaluru, denotified by Mr. Yediyurappa when he was the Chief Minister on June 5, 2010. One Rajashekharaiah petitioned the then Chief Minister Mr. Kumaraswamy …

Land Lokayukta Lokayukta Police Minister Chief Kumaraswamy Vimala

3 months ago

Ministers seek Lokayukta probe into denotification of land by ex-CM Yediyurappa

The Hindu

Ministers Krishna Byre Gowda, Dinesh Gundu Rao, and Santosh Lad on Thursday alleged that former Chief Minister B.S. Since 2007 In 2007, Mr. Kumaraswamy attempted to denotify the land, which was acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority, when he was the Chief Minister. The Ministers alleged that soon after the denotification file reached the Chief Minister’s office in 2007, Vimala, …

Lokayukta Kumaraswamy Yediyurappa Minister Ministers Alleged

4 months ago

HD Kumaraswamy unfazed by prosecution threat amid mining land allocation case

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: A day after the Lokayukta SIT sought Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s nod to prosecute him in a case related to the allocation of land for mining, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy said he was not scared of the developments. Hundred Siddaramaiahs can come to arrest me, but I am not scared.” Earlier in the day, addressing …

Court Congress Kumaraswamy Lokayukta Sit

4 months ago

Bengaluru: Lokayukta inspects lakes, orders removal of encroachments

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Following a slew of complaints on poor lake management in the Mahadevpura Zone, Lokayukta Justice BS Patil directed that the lacunae surrounding the Vibhutipura Lake Development Project be fixed, and set a month’s deadline for officials to clear encroachments and establish the boundary of the water body. A team including Upalokayukta Justices KN Phanindra and B Veerappa went on …

Lokayukta Officials Lake

4 months ago

Karnataka Lokayukta seeks Governor's nod to prosecute Kumaraswamy in land mining case

India Today

The Karnataka Lokayukta on Tuesday sought Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot's approval to prosecute Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy in an illegal land mining case. Reacting to the Lokayukta's request for Kumaraswamy's prosecution being denied in 2023, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said, "Governor is a constitutional post and we respect it. Notably, the Lokayukta's fresh request in Kumaraswamy's case came …

Karnataka Lokayukta Siddaramaiah Governor Prosecute Kumaraswamy

5 months, 1 week ago

To tackle dengue, Lokayukta inspects waste disposal land in Karnataka

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Following the alarming rise in dengue cases in Karnataka in general and Bengaluru in particular, Karnataka Lokayukta Justice BS Patil along with Upa Lokayuktas Justices KN Phaneendra and B Veerappa examined Kammagondanahalli and Abbigere and Kereguddadahalli lake to check blackspots and proper disposal of waste. The inspection was mainly to tackle the problem of waste disposal in these areas …

Waste Waste Disposal Karnataka Lokayukta

7 months, 3 weeks ago

No approach road to Arkavathy 18th Block, residents complain to Lokayukta

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: A forum representing Arkavathy Layout 18th Block residents on Thursday submitted a complaint to the Lokayukta against BDA, stating that due to the lack of an approach road from Hennur Main Road to 18th Block, which has over 600 sites, allottees have had to trespass private properties to access their sites. The 18th Block was carved out by BDA …

Road Bda Block 18Th 18Th Block Particular Stretch

8 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: ED writes to Governor, Lokayukta seeking registration of FIR in 'cash-for-jobs' scam

India TV News

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday said it has written to the Karnataka Governor and the Lokayukta seeking registration of an FIR and independent probe into "systematic rigging" of a 2023 recruitment process in the Kolar-Chikkaballapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited led by a Congress MLA under investigation in a money laundering case. The agency, as per official records, has …

Karnataka Recruitment Money Congress Candidates Lokayukta Process

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lokayukta raids six govt. officials in Bengaluru and Ramanagara, unearths assets worth over ₹51 crore

The Hindu

The Lokayukta police conducted search and seizure operations on 35 premises linked to six government officials, four posted in Bengaluru and two in the neighbouring Ramanagara district, on Tuesday and unearthed assets worth over ₹51 crore. The Lokayukta police discovered documents for 16 sites, one house, and 7.6 acres of agricultural land worth ₹21.27 crore vehicles and ornaments worth around …

Bengaluru Assets Lokayukta Crore Worth Ramanagara Whose Assets

1 year, 1 month ago

Lokayukta police raids 17 officials in Karnataka

The Hindu

In a major crackdown, the Lokayukta offcials on Monday raided the offices and residential premises of 17 government officials across the State. The Lokayukta Police had registered Disproportionate Assets cases based on a preliminary inquiry before conducting raids on Monday. Of those raided, the Lokayukta police said they discovered the highest DA of 322% to his known sources of income …

Bengaluru Office Lokayukta Lokayukta Police Officials Engineer Kalaburagi

$Minister Amarnath\'s chum linked to massive land-grab$

1 year, 11 months ago

Minister Amarnath\'s chum linked to massive land-grab

Deccan Chronicle

VISAKHAPATNAM: Several realtors, some of them linked to the Daspalla landscam, have moved to Anakapalli district and are grabbing government lands, Inam lands, D-patta, hills and gedda poramboke to an extent of over 600 acres in there. The last registered document was in the name of SR Gopinath Reddy, the designated partner of Assure Estates and Developers and Gavara Corporation …

Land Lokayukta Report Visakhapatnam Lands Collector Gopinath

2 years, 3 months ago

A.P. Lokayukta initiates action against nine revenue officials of West Godavari

The Hindu

The Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta P. Lakshmana Reddy on Monday initiated action against the District Minority Welfare Officer P. Padmavathi and eight other Revenue Department officials for issuing 26 bogus caste certificates between April 2013 and July 2016 in Unguturu mandal of West Godavari district. In an order passed on Monday, the Lokayukta said stringent action should be taken against the …

Lokayukta West Godavari Vro P

2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC's order refusing to quash corruption case against BS Yediyurappa

India Today

The Supreme Court on Friday put a stay on Karnataka High Court’s order refusing to quash a criminal complaint registered against Karnataka’s former CM BS Yediyurappa under the Prevention of Corruption Act. A bench comprising of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli issued the notice in a special leave petition filed by Yediyurappa …

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MUDA scam: Activist says aide of Siddaramaiah's wife threatened him to drop case

ED questions MUDA officials in site allotment scam; SLAO Manjunath quizzed for three hours

Cases Filed Against S.R. College for Encroaching Siddeshwara Temple Land

RTI activist says he has proof of Siddaramaiah's involvement in MUDA case

Muda officer paid stamp duty for property of Siddaramaiah’s wife: Activist

Endowments Lands Encroached in Hanamkonda

Maharashtra Lokayukta Calls For Report Over Alleged Illegal Allotment Of Land Parcel To BJP State Chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule

MUDA case: Activist accuses Lokayukta SP of dereliction of duty

Lokayukta police question Siddaramaiah for 2 hours in Muda case

BJP calls Lokayukta questioning of Siddaramaiah in Muda land case 'stage managed'

Lokayukta cops inspect land at Kesare

Lokayukta police question Yediyurappa for over 2.5 hours in land denotification case, in which Kumaraswamy is also an accused

Ministers seek Lokayukta probe into denotification of land by ex-CM Yediyurappa

HD Kumaraswamy unfazed by prosecution threat amid mining land allocation case

Bengaluru: Lokayukta inspects lakes, orders removal of encroachments

Karnataka Lokayukta seeks Governor's nod to prosecute Kumaraswamy in land mining case

To tackle dengue, Lokayukta inspects waste disposal land in Karnataka

No approach road to Arkavathy 18th Block, residents complain to Lokayukta

Karnataka: ED writes to Governor, Lokayukta seeking registration of FIR in 'cash-for-jobs' scam

Lokayukta raids six govt. officials in Bengaluru and Ramanagara, unearths assets worth over ₹51 crore

Lokayukta police raids 17 officials in Karnataka

Minister Amarnath\'s chum linked to massive land-grab

A.P. Lokayukta initiates action against nine revenue officials of West Godavari

Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC's order refusing to quash corruption case against BS Yediyurappa