Armed with documents before a crowded press conference in Bangaluru, Reddy said it is the Congress leaders "who are the kings of the mining scam" and he is being accused so that they can cover up their crime.
In yet another sign of fissure in his relations with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj has sought an "unconditional apology" from Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa over his reported remarks on illegal mining issue.
Does Sriramulu's victory on Sunday in Bellary mean the defeat of Justice Hegde's movement against corruption? The former Karnataka Lokayukta doesn't think so, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
Ahead of the crucial Lokayukta report on illegal mining in Karnataka which will be submitted before the chief secretary on Wednesday morning, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has sought the intervention of the Gods.
Former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy was on Wednesday granted bail in the cash-for-bail scam by the Andhra Pradesh high court.
A part of the Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's voluminous report on illegal mining, which has rocked the Karnataka government, deals specifically on the role of the Reddy brothers of Bellary in the multi-crore scam.
At least 35 people were killed and 44 others trapped after a gas explosion ripped through a coalmine in Central China on early Tuesday morning. The victims had allegedly been engaged in illegal mining in the underground mine.
The verdict on deemed licences has the Street question whether Sesa Sterlite owns any mines in Goa.
The Madras high court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Union minister M K Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi, in the multi-crore illegal granite quarrying case. Dayanidhi and nine others are facing charges that companies owned by them mined sand and granite without permission.
The stage is set for the Central Bureau of Investigation to arrest suspended special CBI court judge T Patthabi Rama Rao on the charges of taking bribe for granting bail to mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Jana Reddy, the prime accused in the illegal mining case.
In an Exclusive interview to CNN-IBN's Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, he clears his stand on his relations with the Reddy brothers and political liaisons with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Central Empowerment Committee constituted by the Supreme Court has indicted former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in the illegal mining case.
The Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Monday registered an FIR against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members in connection with the anti-corruption watchdog's report into illegal mining. Besides Yeddyurappa, his sons B Y Raghavendra, B Y Vijendra and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar and others have been named in the FIR under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Lokayukta sources said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership tried to influence Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde against mentioning Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's name in the mining report that is all set to be released in July. "I was told by BJP leader Dhananjay Kumar (former Union minister from Mangalore) to go soft on Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa while preparing the report on illegal mining," said Justice Hegde.
A woman police official engaged in a vehicle checking drive near the Jharkhand capital Ranchi was mowed down on Thursday by a pickup van allegedly involved in cattle smuggling, an officer said.
Besides Birla, a number of top industrial houses in the country are facing some probe or the other, ranging from bribery to illegal mining to insider trading.
At least 15 miners were trapped in the 370 foot-deep illegal coal mine in Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 and all efforts to pump the water out of flooded mine have been in vain.
One of the richest men in Karnataka, former minister and mining baron G Janardhan Reddy, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation earlier in the day over his alleged role in the illegal mining scam, will spend the first night at his cell as an ordinary prisoner.
The central agency asked Banerjee to appear at its Kolkata office on Friday morning, he said.
The shift to gross calorific value-based grading of coal aligned domestic prices with international benchmarks.
In a move that spells further trouble for mining industry in Goa, the Manohar Parrikar government has decided not to allow mining activity until findings of the Public Accounts Committee and Justice M B Shah Commission on illegalities are dealt with in accordance with law.
The miners are now feared dead as water from a nearby river has been gushing into the 370-feet-deep pit.
Muraleedharan said that terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab have put in place elaborate revenue collection networks, to support their terrorist activities.
The Karnataka government has decided to tighten the reins of the mining lobby in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
Facing fresh trouble after the Supreme Court ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into his alleged role in illegal mining, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday held consultations with his loyalists on his political future.
The Himalayas have seen unchecked construction activity, illegal mining, unscientific road building and hydropower projects built next to each other. Are we going to learn from this? Asks Sunita Narain
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday questioned Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dinu Bogha Solanki in connection with sensational murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had filed a plea before the Gujarat high court against illegal mining in Gir forests.
Business has paid a pittance for farmers' land, indulged in widespread illegal mining, and cheated on 'green' commitments.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members on Saturday appeared before a Central Bureau of Investigation court here in connection with a case of alleged kickback in illegal mining.
With his government's image taking a beating due to sleaze and corruption allegations, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has carried out a reshuffle of his ministerial team, dropping six ministers including Education Minister Bharosilal Jatav facing illegal mining charge.
The aggression that former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa often displays in Karnataka's political circles was noticeably absent when he was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with cases of illegal mining and land de-notification. Even as the political uncertainty in the state reached a crescendo on Sunday, Yeddyurappa spent six hours being interrogated by the CBI.
The Orissa government on Wednesday admitted illegal stocking and transportation of minerals by rail in the Joda mining belt even as it rejected the Opposition demand for instituting a CBI enquiry into allegations of irregularities in mining operation in the state.
A Central Bureau of Investigation court in Bangalore Tuesday directed former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his two sons to appear before it on March 23 in connection with the illegal mining kickback case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation Sunday conducted searches at the residences of two close aides of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy, who has been arrested in connection with illegal mining, and claimed to have seized several documents.
A specially-constituted team of the Central Bureau of Investigation will commence it probe as per the Supreme Court directive against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa next week.
The incident took place when some people from nearby villages were collecting coal from the "over-burdened" dump yard located near the mining area.
Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday said he was not an aspirant for the state party unit president post.
Somshekhar Reddy, Karnataka Member of Legislative Assembly from Bellary, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the cash-for-bail scam. According to the other arrested accused in the case, it was Reddy who passed on the money which was used to bribe those judges who eventually granted bail to his brother Janardhan Reddy, in a case connected to illegal mining.
The Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested another judge in connection with the cash-for-bail case involving former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, an accused in the illegal mining case.
The Lokayukta office in Karnataka has been vacant for over two months and there is indication that the government is contemplating scrapping the anti-corruption ombudsman. Vicky Nanjappa reports
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