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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Koda’s bail plea rejected
July 2nd, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 2 (IANS) Jharkhand High Court Friday rejected the bail plea of former chief minister Madhu Koda, the main accused in a money-laundering scam.
Meanwhile, an enforcement directorate team interrogated Koda ... Read more...
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Only tax payers can file public interest litigation: Court
July 1st, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 1 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Thursday barred non-tax payers from filing a public interest litigation (PIL).
"A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sushil Harkauli and D.N. Patel set the ... Read more...
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Mumbai Congress chief’s response sought to graft charges
June 10th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday asked Mumbai Congress chief Kripa Shankar Singh and his family members to respond to a public interest lawsuit accusing them of amassing huge ... Read more...
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Jharkhand money laundering case accused seeks bail
June 8th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the Jharkhand government on a petition by an accused seeking bail in a money laundering case in which former Jharkhand ... Read more...
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Apex court moved against Soren as chief minister
May 21st, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A petition was moved in the Supreme Court Friday seeking directions to the Jharkhand governor to stop the "misuse of the constitution" by repeatedly administering the oath ... Read more...
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Court stays transfer of official probing Koda scam
March 30th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) Jharkhand High Court Tuesday stayed the transfer of Income Tax (IT) official Ujjwal Chaudhary, the main investigator of the Madhu Koda scam, till the probe in the case ... Read more...
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Two lawyers under bar council’s scanner in Madhu Koda scam
March 14th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 14 (IANS) Two lawyers are under scanner of the Jharkhand Bar Council for allegedly giving and accepting bribes to hush up the Madhu Koda scam case.
A sting operation CD, released ... Read more...
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Tax officer heading Madhu Koda probe to stay: Court
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Tuesday stayed the transfer of Income Tax Director (investigation) Ujjwal Chaudhary, who is probing the money laundering scam of at least Rs.2,500 crore in ... Read more...
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Transfer of IT official criticised in Jharkhand
February 20th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 20 (IANS) The central government's move to transfer income tax (IT) director Ujjwal Chaudhary, involved in the investigation of the Madhu Koda scam, has been criticised by both the ruling ... Read more...
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Koda scam: Soren’s secretary, other officials raided (Second Lead)
February 16th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The properties of several senior officials, including Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's personal secretary, were raided Tuesday in connection with the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving former ... Read more...
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IT, ED not cooperating in Koda scam probe, says Jharkhand
February 6th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has accused the office of the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), investigating the Madhu Koda money laundering scam, of not cooperating with ... Read more...
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Koda scam: Jharkhand ready for CBI probe if court wants
February 4th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 4 (IANS) Facing flak for ruling out a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Madhu Koda money laundering scam, the Jharkhand government Thursday said it was ready for ... Read more...
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BJP upset as Jharkhand refuses CBI probe against Koda
January 29th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a key partner of the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand, is unhappy over the decision not to hand over the money laundering ... Read more...
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Enforcement Directorate grills Koda for four hours
January 21st, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 21 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is at the centre of a Rs.2,500-crore money laundering scam, was Thursday interrogated by a team of enforcement directorate for nearly ... Read more...
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Jharkhand assembly session begins
January 4th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 4 (IANS) A special session of the Jharkhand assembly began Monday with 69 newly elected legislators being sworn in. Chief Minister Shibu Soren is to prove his government's majority Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Independents cut to size in Jharkhand
December 27th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 27 (IANS) Independents who ruled the roost in Jharkhand have been cut to size in the formation of the new government after the 2009 assembly elections.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief ... Read more...
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Congress, JVM-P mull government formation without JMM
December 25th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Congress and it's ally, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P), were Friday mulling the possibility of forming a government without the support of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) ... Read more...
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Eight women elected to the Jharkhand assembly
December 24th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 24 (IANS) Eight women have been elected to the Jharkhand assembly this year, up from five in the last poll in 2005.
Out of the eight elected women legislators, three ... Read more...
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Seven Koda ministers lose election
December 23rd, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) His wife Geeta Koda has won, but scam tainted Madhu Koda's seven former ministerial colleagues Wednesday lost the Jharkhand assembly election.
These include former deputy chief ministers Sudhir Mahto ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda’s wife wins Jharkhand poll
December 23rd, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) Geeta Koda, the wife of graft-tainted former chief minister Madhu Koda, Wednesday won the assembly election from Jagganthpur constituency defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Sonaram Biruwa.
Geeta Koda ... Read more...
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Court permits ED to quiz Koda
December 19th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 19 (IANS) A court here Saturday permitted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate jailed former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda who is allegedly involved in a Rs.2,500 crore money ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda’s wife optimistic, says corruption charges would not affect her votes
December 18th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Jagannathpur (Jharkhand), Dec 18 (ANI): Geeta Koda, the wife of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is contesting from Jagannathpur assembly seat here appears to be optimistic and said that corruption ... Read more...
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Campaigning ends for fifth phase of Jharkhand polls
December 16th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 16 (IANS) Campaigning for the fifth and final phase of polls to Jharkhand assembly ended Wednesday as 16 constituencies in the Maoist strongholds go to the hustings Friday amid ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda hospitalised on court directive
December 9th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Dec 9 (ANI): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his Kamalesh Singh, accused in the multi crore mine scam, were admitted to hospital here on Wednesday after courts direction for ... Read more...
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Koda to be quizzed separately by vigilance, enforcement officials
December 5th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) Arrested former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is at the centre of a Rs.2,500 money laundering scam, will face interrogation by the state vigilance bureau and the ... Read more...
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Will expose several ‘Madhu Kodas’ in Goa: BJP
December 4th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday alleged that state support to illegal mining and corruption in Goa's mining industry had reached "unacceptable levels" and vowed to expose ... Read more...
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Rahul, Rajnath, Nitish hit campaign trail in Jharkhand (Lead)
December 4th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 4 (IANS) Rajnath Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad -- Jharkhand saw several high-profile party leaders hit the campaign trail Friday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh ... Read more...
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Raids at Emaar MGF offices, company denies Koda link (Second Lead)
December 3rd, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Realty major Emaar MGF has denied any link with former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, at the centre of a Rs.2,500-crore money laundering scandal, after the Enforcement ... Read more...
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Geeta Koda, ex-ministers’ wives to tainted husbands’ rescue
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, Dec 2 (IANS) She is calm and she is contesting. Geeta Koda, in her 30s, has transformed from a housewife into a woman steering an election campaign even as ... Read more...
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MNS challenges Mumbai Congress chief’e election to assembly
December 1st, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Tuesday lodged a petition in the Bombay High Court, challenging the election of Mumbai Congress chief Kripa Shankar Singh, whose name has also ... Read more...
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He dreamt too big, says Madhu Koda’s family
December 1st, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Ranchi, Dec 1 (IANS) The son of a farmer should have remained a farmer, but Madhu Koda dreamt big, says the bitter and distraught family of the former Jharkhand ... Read more...
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