Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal.He will be at the ED’s Salt Lake office on the northern outskirts of Kolkata later in the day for interrogation in connection with the central agency’s ongoing probe.The ED officials served the notice for interrogation to Banerjee, the nephew of former We…
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Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a senior section engineer, employed with Northeast Frontier Railway over alleged bribery in Assam’s Silchar on Sunday. The engineer was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant. A case was registered against the government official and was to be produced before court on Sunday.According to CBI sleuths, the Railway engineer demanded bribe for clearing bills. A bill amounting to…
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Sunday that it has arrested three forest department personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on corruption charges.CBI sources said the arrested persons include two Forest Department officials and a casual labourer of the same department.Sources said the arrested persons have been identified as Ranger Manzoor Ahmad Malik of Kawoosa, Magam; Forester Manzoor Ahmad Dar of Nusgam, Khansahib; and casual labourer Bash…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the opposition INDIA bloc of repeatedly targeting the Prime Minister because it has failed to challenge him electorally.BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari took to X to condemn Raut’s comments, saying the opposition’s criticism of the Prime Minister amounted to disrespecting the mandate of millions of Indians.”Rahul…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two former executives of the Reliance Anil Ambani Group under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Mumbai, according to officials.The probe agency took transit remand of Sateesh Seth and Gautam Doshi who previously served as directors of Reliance Telecom Ltd. The CBI had booked and raided the premises of the duo in March as part of its investigation into an alleged loan fraud worth Rs 114.98 crore at the State Bank …
Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (ESB). In his letter to the Chief Minister, the Congress leader called for a high-level inquiry, citing technical failures, suspected manipulation in the tendering process…
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed two separate charge sheets in Special Courts against nine accused, including government officials and IDFC Bank staff, for misappropriation of funds of the Haryana government and Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL), an official said. The total loss caused by the illegal bank transactions in the Haryana government case is Rs 504 crore and in Chandigarh Union Territory case is Rs 153 crore, the CBI official said,…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Friday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, accusing the Congress government of corruption, lack of transparency, and shielding those allegedly involved in the Bengaluru garbage tender controversy.It can be recalled that responding to the first major allegation of Rs 10,000 crore kickbacks in Bengaluru’s waste management tender after t…
Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) As the CBI probe continues into the death of actress Twisha Sharma, her father has filed a complaint in the Madhya Pradesh High Court demanding an inquiry into the role of some lawyers associated with the Legal Aid Defence Counsel scheme.Twisha Sharma’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, has filed the complaint with the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority and the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Chief Justice Vivek Rusia.He has demanded an inquiry into the conduct of certai…
Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against 19 people in connection with the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) loan fraud case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said.Officials said on Thursday that the CBI has registered a case against 19 private individuals, some officials of J&K Bank and certain public servants in connection with alleged irregularities in the sanctioning and diversion of loans un…