-IANS Gali Janardhana Reddy, a struggling businessman who became a billionaire in less than a decade and dictated terms to BJP in Karnataka, completes a year behind bars Sep 5 on charges of illegal mining. The former Karnataka BJP minister, however, continues to make news -- for wrong reasons though, like cash-for-bail deal which has sent his brother Gali Somashekara, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, also to jail. The third Reddy brother...
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CBI names Congress MP, kin in Coalgate -Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India The probe into the mega-billion 'Coalgate' Scam moved into a higher gear on Tuesday, with the Central Bureau of Investigation registering five FIRs into irregularities against five companies and several individuals, including a leading political family of Maharashtra. Those named in the first set of FIRs include Congress member of Rajya Sabha Vijay Jawaharlal Darda, his brother and education minister of Maharashtra Rajendra J Darda and his son...
More »Don’t undermine the auditor -Era Sezhiyan
-The Hindu When the draft provisions relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General were under consideration in the Constituent Assembly, Dr. B.R Ambedkar, Chairman of the Drafting Committee, said: “I am of the opinion that this dignitary or officer is probably the most important officer in the Constitution of India. He is the one man who is going to see that the expenses voted by Parliament are not exceeded, or varied from what has been...
More »Coalgate: CBI set to file first set of FIRs, carry out raids today -Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India The Central Bureau of Investigation is set to register FIRs in the Coalgate Scam on Tuesday morning and conduct raids at the premises of those private players who got coal blocks by misrepresenting facts. Sources said the first set of FIRs into the alleged irregularities in the allocation and utilization of coal deposits may cover eight to ten private companies and are likely to be filed after these...
More »CBI seeks more time from CVC to submit report on coal issue
-PTI CBI has sought more time from Central Vigilance Commission to submit its status report on its probe into alleged irregularities in coal blocks allocation and utilization. CBI, which has registered a preliminary enquiry after receiving a reference from CVC, could not finalise its report in three months time frame because of "complex nature" of the case, agency sources said. They said a three-month time limit, which expired on August 31, is a...
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