Tag: Prevention Of Corruption Act

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance claimed to have taken seize of a Rs one billion jackpot each in the years 2018 and 2017 from the corrupt babus and karamcharis vis-a-vis a mere Rs 0.29 billion in 2014.  This reflects the pace of corruption soaring in Odisha. While the vigilance had seized assets/cash totaling around Rs 110 crore […]

New Delhi: Data provided by all the High Courts to the Supreme Court has revealed that 4,442 cases are pending against sitting and former MPs and MLAs in different courts, including 331 in Odisha. A report compiled by amicus curiae and senior advocate Vijay Hansaria said: “In 2,556 cases sitting legislators are accused persons. The […]