Expressing shock over the killing of a Karnataka official, said to be a whistle-blower in some controversial land allotments, Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy on Sunday said the first priority of the government should be to protect honest officers.
The Lokayukta Court on Saturday issued summons to former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and five others to appear before it on March 3 for their alleged involvement in an illegal land denotification case. Besides Yeddyurappa, Lokayukta Judge N K Sudhindra Rao also issued summons to Yeddyurappa's sons B Y Raghavendra, B Y Vijayendra, his son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar, former minister Krishnaiah Setty and directors of Dhavalagiri Properties Limited.
Relenting to the Central Bureau of Investigation's insistence, the Karnataka government on Monday removed the three-month deadline set for the probe by the central agency into the "unnatural" death of an upright Indian Administrative Service officer which had sparked public outrage.
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Yeddyurappa is being questioned by the CBI in connection with the illegal mining and land de-notification case.
In more trouble to Karnataka Janata Dal-Secular chief H D Kumaraswamy, the Lokayukta special court on Monday ordered an investigation into a private complaint filed against him alleging illegalities in denotification of government land in 2007 when he was the chief minister.
Maharashtra on Saturday made a strong plea to the Centre to declare Belgaum and other disputed boundary areas as an Union Territory in the wake of "repression by Karnataka on Marathi-speaking people" there. An all-party delegation led by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard. The delegation, which comprised Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, also raised the issue of handing over Indu Mill land in central Mumbai
The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Tuesday carried out searches at the four offices of Sohan Kumar, son-in-law of former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, in connection with the land denotification issue.
Officials at the air station said the 34-year-old Squadron Leader Vikas Sharma died soon after landing the aircraft, which he flew on a training sortie along with a trainee pilot.
At least 158 people are feared dead after an Air India Express aircraft from Dubai, carrying 173 passengers, overshot the runway while landing at the Mangalore airport in Karnataka on Saturday morning.
Justice H Billappa allowed bail applications moved by Yeddyurappa, his two sons B Y Raghavendra, a Lok Sabha member and B Y Vijayendra and his son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar who had apprehended arrest in two private complaints filed against them in the Lokayukta special court.
The special Lokayukta court on Friday posted to August 8 for orders, the second of the five private complaints filed against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and family members in connection with alleged illegal denotification of government lands.
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The Karnataka high court on Thursday granted conditional bail to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in a corruption case relating to alleged irregularities in denotifying lands.
In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it has issued fresh guidelines for surveillance with regard to COVID-19 that will remain in force till January 31, as it asked the states and union territories to keep a strict vigil to prevent any rise in cases during the New Year celebrations and the winter season.
Karnataka high court on Monday adjourned to November 2 the bail applications filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, remanded to judicial custody, in corruption cases against him.
Jailed former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday moved the Karnataka high court seeking anticipatory bail in three of the five cases against him relating to alleged irregularities in denotifying lands.
Days after the arrest of B S Yeddyurappa, the Bharatiya Janata Party faced more embarrassment in Karnataka on Monday with a Lokayukta court ordering a probe into allegations against a senior minister Murugesh Nirani that he had floated a number of companies which got denotified government land, causing loss of over Rs.130 crore to the exchequer.
Identified as states with "great potential", Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are projected to increase their industrial production by more than two-and-half times to Rs 50 lakh crore in the next five years.
The Lokayukta court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. The court rejected his bail application in connection with a case of alleged irregularities in denotification of government land.
The Delhi government also advised all private schools to remain closed on November 9 as a precautionary measure in view of the verdict.
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The Karnataka high court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail application of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who will appear before Lokayuta on Saturday to face allegations of denotification of government land for "personal gains".
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Sunday said the law of the country would take its own course in fishermen killing case in which the crew of an Italian ship fired at and killed two Indians off Kollam coast in Kerala.
The company had signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government to set up the plant at an investment of Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion).
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The Karnataka high court on Friday adjourned to October 24 hearing on the interim bail plea moved by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa.
Arrested former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was on Tuesday shifted from a heart specialist centre to a general hospital hours after the Karnataka high court deferred to October 20 hearing on his interim bail plea in the land scam case.
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The second meeting of the NITI Aayog's governing council, was, however, attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
After spending 23 days behind bars, former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was on Tuesday granted bail by the Karnataka high court. Justice B V Pinto granted the bail after hearing his bail plea, on the condition that the former CM furnishes a bond of Rs 10 lakh and a surety of the same amount. Yeddyurappa's legal team is now trying to prepapre the paperwork by Tuesday evening to secure his release.
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