-The Indian Express Srijan Mahila Vikas Sahyog Samiti Limited, providing vocational training to women and selling pickles, allegedly pilfered funds from Bhagalpur district administration’s various accounts for at least half a dozen welfare schemes. Bhagalpur: Over 10 years and across two governments, of JD(U)-BJP and the RJD-JDU, one Bhagalpur NGO allegedly siphoned off an estimated Rs 700 crore of public funds. Nine FIRs and 12 arrests later, the Bihar government ordered...
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SC advice on corruption
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the government to be "unrelenting, stern and uncompromising" against corruption to realise the benefits of liberalisation and welfare measures, and urged the public to "rise against bribery and corruption". The bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R. Banumathi also upheld the conviction of former IAS officer Neera Yadav under the Prevention of Corruption Act. "This is the area where the government needs to be...
More »SC Imposes 100% Penalty on Odisha's Illegal Mining -Jayajit Dash
-TheWire.in Mining companies on the hook include Tata Steel, Essel Mining & Industries Ltd, Indrani Patnaik, Rungta Mines, Serajuddin & Company and even state-run entities like Odisha Mining Corporation. Bhubaneswar: Dealing a body blow to the mining companies that unlawfully raised huge quantities of iron ore and manganese ore, the Supreme Court on Wednesday called for the recovery of 100% compensation in lieu of the excess ore lifted. Disposing of a writ petition...
More »Odisha: SC says companies will face 100% penalty for illegal mining
-Scroll.in The court refused to order a CBI inquiry into connivance of officials in the Rs 60,000 crore scam, but directed the setting up of an expert committee. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said mining companies that had been operating without necessary clearances in Odisha would be subject to a 100% penalty on the price of the ore that had been illegally extracted. The court also said that the government’s policy...
More »SC order CBI probe into Manipur extra-judicial killings
-PTI The apex court asked the CBI director to constitute a team of officers to investigate the cases of extra-judicial killing in Manipur. The Supreme Court on Friday directed a probe by the CBI into the alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police in the insurgency—hit State. A Bench of Justices M.B. Lokur and U.U. Lalit asked the CBI director to appoint a team of officers to...
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