Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday launched an attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing his government of running a “mobocracy” and executing a “global-standard corruption scandal” in the Mumbai-Pune Expressway ‘Missing Link’ project.A scathing editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ condemned the aggressive language used by CM Fadnavis against the opposition, questioning if the administration plans to physically silence thos…
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Paris/Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has highlighted widespread and systemic corruption at all levels of the Pakistani justice system, warning that it carries grave consequences for human rights.France-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and one of its member organisations, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), released a 32-page report, titled ‘Under the Bench: Mapping corruption risks in Pakistan’s justice system’. Th…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT legislator Ambadas Danve on Thursday launched a fierce attack on the Maharashtra government, alleging that corruption has run rampant across the Revenue and Urban Development departments in the state. Speaking during the discussion on the Last Week Resolution in the State Legislative Council, Danve criticised the state administration, asserting that the government’s claim of ‘zero tolerance’ toward corruption exists only on paper.Danve cornered the state gover…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) In his speech while addressing the Indian diaspora in Jakarta on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an indirect reference to the rampant corruption and the system of “cut-money” for securing benefits under government welfare schemes in West Bengal during the past 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule from 2011 to 2026. The reference to West Bengal came as the PM elaborated on the benefits of direct benefit transfers (DBT) introduced by his government, in which financi…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday hit back at the opposition, which targeted him and the Mahayuti government directly, alleging large-scale corruption in the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project after traffic came to a halt following a landslide there. “Answers should only be given to people who actually understand something. Those whose sole purpose is to criticise, who have done nothing in their own lifetimes, not even built a simple bridge, and whose party ruined th…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three individuals, including two public servants from Northern Railways and a private person, in connection with a bribery case involving the award of railway tenders. Those arrested have been identified as a Chief Materials Manager and a Senior Clerk posted at the Northern Railways headquarters, along with a representative of a private company. The agency has registered a case against six accused in total, including…
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two alleged kingpins in connection with the leakage of the question paper for the General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE)-2022 conducted by South Western Railway for recruitment to the post of Goods Train Manager. According to an official statement by the CBI, the two accused, both private individuals, were arrested in Bengaluru on July 3 following searches conducted as part of the investigation.According…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) The Kerala government’s decision to withdraw and redraft a controversial order granting prosecution sanction in the alleged multi-crore cashew import corruption case has sparked questions over whether entrenched interests within the Secretariat continue to influence key decisions despite a change in political leadership.Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan is yet to respond to the controversy surrounding the order, which was issued by the Industries Department sanction…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 (IANS) The Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) on Friday demanded a comprehensive Vigilance probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment by the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) over the past decade, including corruption, question paper leaks, and the sources of income of PSC members.The present PSC board consists of a Chairman and 15 other members, all of whom were appointed by the Pinarayi Vijayan government ( 2016-26).In a memorandum submitted to the …
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) In a serious bid to regulate the consumption of high-caffeine beverages among youth, the Maharashtra government on Friday announced a comprehensive ban on the sale of high energy drinks like Sting within a 500-metre radius of schools across the state. The directive was issued in the State Legislative Assembly by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal, following a question raised by BJP MLA Vikram Pachpute.Raising the issue in the House, MLA Vikram Pachpu…