Koda to appeal against Rs.1,200 crore tax demand
January 9th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who has been in jail since 2009 for his alleged involvement in graft, will appeal against the income tax order ... Read more...
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Koda told to pay Rs.1,200 crore in income tax dues
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 2 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is in jail since 2009, has been asked by the Income Tax (IT) department to deposit Rs.1,200 crore dues, ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda, ex-Minister shifted from hospital to jail
December 30th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Based on a report by army doctors, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and one of his former cabinet colleagues were shifted to the Birsa Munda ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to lay down bail principles
November 15th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hold hearing to decide the principle for granting bail in cases which attract jail terms ranging from ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda’s aide arrested in Dubai
November 9th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Sanjay Chaudhary, a close aide of jailed former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, was arrested in Dubai Wednesday on an Interpol red corner notice, the ... Read more...
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Koda booked for instigating prisoners
November 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 2 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, languishing in prison on charges of money laundering, was Wednesday slapped with yet another charge -- "instigating" inmates ... Read more...
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With hand fractured, Madhu Koda continues protests
November 1st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 1 (IANS) Jailed former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda Tuesday continued protesting the poor quality of food served to prisoners even as his fractured hand was plastered.
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UPA trying to curb voices against graft, says Joshi (Lead)
August 24th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Charging the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government with trying to "curb the voices of anti-corruption protesters", Bharatiya Janata Party MP Murli Manohar Joshi alleged the ... Read more...
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Munda orders CBI probe into electrification scandal
August 10th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 10 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Wednesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into irregularities in awarding contracts for a rural electrification scheme.Madhu Koda, who ... Read more...
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Court wants probe against city Congress chief to continue
July 21st, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Spelling a major setback for Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, the Bombay High Court said Thursday that a petition questioning his disproportionate assets was "maintainable", and ... Read more...
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Koda waived off aide’s Rs.10 crore power bill: CBI source
June 3rd, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 3 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is in jail in a graft case, allegedly waived off Rs.10 crore electricity bill of a private cement factory ... Read more...
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Probe Mumbai Congress chief as per law: Court
April 28th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) In what could be a setback for Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, the Bombay High Court Thursday directed investigating agencies not to wait for its orders ... Read more...
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Why no FIR against Mumbai Congress chief, asks high court
March 31st, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday wanted to know why a first information report was not lodged against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, who is accused of ... Read more...
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BJP’s nation-wide campaign to expose UPA’s failure: Venkaiah
March 26th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch an almost three-month-long nationwide campaign April 6 to expose the failures of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, ... Read more...
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Enforcement Directorate files chargesheet against Koda
March 4th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda on Friday in connection with the hawala transactions and the illegal investments case registered against ... Read more...
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Four weeks to end probe against Mumbai Congress chief: court
March 4th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday set a four-week deadline for investigating agencies to complete their probe against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, whose name has been ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to seek mining lease details from CBI
January 4th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Jharkhand government Tuesday said it would seek details from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about irregularities in allocation of mining leases during the Madhu Koda regime."We ... Read more...
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Jharkhand ministers, legislators to declare assets
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 3 (IANS) Jharkhand legislators and ministers led by their chief minister would declare their assets by March 31, the state assembly was told Monday. The decision was announced by ... Read more...
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Former Jharkhand minister gets bail in graft case
December 13th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Monday granted bail to former minister Kamlesh Singh in a corruption case. Kamlesh Singh was arrested by Jharkhand vigilance bureau Nov 30 last year ... Read more...
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Grateful Jharkhand gives Shibu Soren house for life
November 25th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 25 (IANS) Acknowledging his services for the creation of Jharkhand, the state cabinet has decided to give free accommodation for life to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ... Read more...
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Jailed Koda can’t celebrate Diwali with family
November 4th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 4 (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is in jail for the last 11 months, Thursday appeared disappointed at not being able to celebrate Diwali with his family."There ... Read more...
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Jharkhand ends subsidy on gas cylinders
November 3rd, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has decided to withdraw the Rs.11 subsidy on cooking gas cylinder. Now each cylinder will cost Rs.370.Chief Minister Arjun Munda gave the direction at ... Read more...
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Andhra minister files case against colleague
October 20th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 20 (IANS) The internal feud in the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh came to the fore once again with a minister filing a defamation suit against a party member ... Read more...
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Court seeks probe reports on charges against Mumbai Congress chief
October 6th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday directed two central and a state investigating agency to submit confidential reports of the status of their investigations into the allegations of corruption ... Read more...
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Income tax director to stay as Koda scam investigator
October 1st, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Friday rejected an income tax department plea to relieve its Director Investigation Ujjawal Chaudhary from probing the Madhu Koda scam.A division bench comprising Chief ... Read more...
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Jharkhand whistleblower seeks more Govt. support to earn livelihood
September 22nd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaRanchi, Sep. 22 (ANI): A man, who exposed rupees 2,000 crore money laundering scam in Jharkhand, costing the chief minister along with other ministers their position in the State ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects bail plea of Madhu Koda’s associate
September 17th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who has been arrested by the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand asked to give security to Koda scam petitioner
September 6th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Monday directed the state government to provide security to Durga Oraon on whose public interest litigation (PIL) a probe was ordered into the multi-crore-rupee ... Read more...
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Court asks CBI to trace PIL mover in Koda scam
August 31st, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to trace and bring before it Durga Oraon on whose public interest litigation (PIL) a ... Read more...
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CBI sleuths probing Koda’s scam cases to get security
August 16th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Monday directed the state government to provide security to officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing a multi-crore rupee scam allegedly involving ... Read more...
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CBI probe ordered against Koda in assets case
August 4th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Wednesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against former chief minister Madhu Koda and six ex-ministers for amassing assets more than their ... Read more...
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Jailed Koda says he is ‘very exhausted’
August 3rd, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who has spent eight months in jail and is now in the Tihar Jail here from where he is taken to ... Read more...
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Jharkhand withdraws facilities to ex-chief ministers
July 30th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 30 (IANS) Jharkhand Friday withdrew many facilities, including free housing for lifetime, provided to former chief ministers as it spent millions of rupees on them every year, a senior official ... Read more...
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FIR against three former officials in graft case
July 25th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 25 (IANS) A First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against three ex chairmen of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) for accepting bribes to award a rural electrification contract ... Read more...
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Mumbai Congress chief facing graft probe, court told
July 15th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) The income tax department and Maharashtra's anti-corruption bureau (ACB) have initiated separate probes into corruption charges against Mumbai Congress chief and legislator Kripa Shankar Singh, the Bombay High ... Read more...
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