Tag: Corruption

Making it clear that there will be no compromise on corruption, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said anyone embroiled in corrupt practices will not be spared be it Sheila Dikshit, any BJP member or even his own party member

A few months back, a friend from the university days called up. I was a trifle intrigued because he rarely bothers calling though we live and work in the same city. The friend, a senior executive in a leading corporate house with stakes in the lucrative mining sector in the state, started with small talk […]

In times of pandemic when poor people are fighting hard to sustain, allegations of corruption in public distribution system have raised serious concerns

Kendrapara: Charges of embezzlement of money against secretary of Siko Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) in Rajkanika of Kendrapara district has sparked outrage among the farmers in the area. The accused Ajay Behera has been charged with embezzling money worth lakhs of rupees by raising loans in the name of villagers. “I never even applied […]

Purulia: Taking on Mamata Banerjee on her home turf, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused her of trying to protect a “corrupt” officer and said there could be nothing more “shameful and unconstitutional” than a chief minister staging a sit-in to prevent “secrets related to corruption” from spilling out. The BJP leader, […]

New Delhi: Asserting that his government has reined in corruption to a great extent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said those who have looted the nation would continue to be scared of him. In a 100-minute speech in Lok Sabha, he launched a stinging attack on the Congress, accusing its successive governments of indulging […]

Kendrapara/Dhenkanal: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda criticised the Congress and the BJP today saying that both the national parties have failed to raise their voices against rising violence and corruption in Odisha. Panda’s comments came during his visit to Talabarkote in Dhenkanal. The former MP alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has […]

New Delhi: With the Centre threatening a probe over stealing of “privileged documents” related to Rafale deal from the Defence Ministry, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded an investigation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting parallel negotiations and delaying the delivery of the French jets to India. Addressing the media here, Gandhi said […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Kabir Khan, whose latest docu-drama titled “Roar of the Lion” revolves around the downfall of the Chennai Super Kings for match fixing, followed by their victorious comeback in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL), says that corruption exists in all fields and cricket is no exception. Asked if young players get influenced by power […]

Bolangir: In what appears to be a case of officials of Odisha State Warehousing Corporation (OSWC) cocking a snook at State’s much vaunted PDS system, local residents of Titlagarh revealed how the staff took out 3-4kg of rice/wheat from each gunny bags and later sprinkled water on the bags to gain weight. “We are being […]

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused the BJP of indulging in horse-trading and said that it offered Rs 10 crore each to at least seven of its MLAs for joining the saffron party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Speaking to the media, AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia […]

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Sunday said there should be minimal interface between people and officials dealing with land issues, to eliminate corruption, and urged the Centre and state governments to simplify land transaction procedures and make them transparent. Releasing a book, titled “Land Registration, Global Practices & Lessons for India”, Naidu also […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding submission of audit reports of the universities in the Assembly, Congress members today created ruckus in the House alleging corruption in Higher Education. Congress legislature party leader, Narasingha Mishra stated as the audit report of the universities has not been presented in the House for past 20 years, such omission reeks of foul […]

Nabarangpur: Vigilance sleuths today unearthed property worth Rs 5.5 crore belonging to a school teacher of Mundagada project upper primary school in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangpur district. Anti-corruption officials conducted simultaneous searches and unearthed movable and immovable assets of Subrat Kumar Choudhury, who works as an assistant teacher at the upper primary school. Acting upon […]

Bhubaneswar: Reaffirming its ‘zero tolerance ‘ stand on corruption, Odisha government on Saturday dismissed 15 officers who were found guilty in graft cases. Besides, the pension remittance of two other officials has also been stopped. The officers, who have been dismissed, are former Motor Vehicles Inspector in transport department in Boudh, Debi Prasad Padhi, Dungripalli […]