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CBI arrests 35 officers for corruption

October 19th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Thirty-five government officers were arrested all over the country in September by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for corruption and other offences, an official statement said.The ...

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Cash-for-judge scam accused out on bail

October 14th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 14 (IANS) Former law officer Sanjeev Bansal, one of the main accused in the cash-for-judge scam that rocked the city in August, is now out on bail, despite pleas against ...

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Madhya Pradesh minister seeks probe against himself

Madhya Pradesh minister seeks probe against himself

October 9th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Oct 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Food and Civil Supplies Minister Akhand Pratap Singh has sprung a surprise by walking into the office of the Lokayukta - the state's ombudsman - and ...

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Cash-for-judge scam: Court to announce bail plea order Monday

September 6th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday said that the decision on the bail plea of Sanjeev Bansal and Parkash Ram, accused in the cash-for-judge scam, ...

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CBI gets custody of accused in judges bribery scandal

August 30th, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Aug 30 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday sent in CBI custody for two days former Haryana advocate general Sanjeev Bansal and three others accused in the ...

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Bihar government asserts right to challenge Lalu’s acquittal

August 28th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Bihar government Thursday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of succumbing to pressure from Railway Minister Lalu Prasad by not challenging his and his wife ...

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CBI to probe cash-for-judge scam

August 27th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will now investigate the cash-for-judge scam allegedly involving some lawyers and judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and several city-based ...

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Law officer in custody in Chandigarh’s cash-for-judge scam

August 20th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) A former additional advocate general of Haryana, Sanjeev Bansal, was in the custody of the Chandigarh Police Wednesday in a cash-for-judge scam that rocked the city last week.The ...

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Top Congress leaders named in illegal construction case

August 19th, 2008 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Two senior Congress leaders and three others were slapped with cases by the Punjab vigilance department Tuesday for the illegal construction of a building on government land ...

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Law oficer among three booked for sending money to judge

August 17th, 2008 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) The police have registered a corruption case against three people, including additional advocate general of Haryana Sanjeev Bansal, after a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge complained that ...

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Court frames charges against former vice chancellor

August 14th, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A court here Thursday framed charges against Ramesh Chandra, the former vice-chancellor of a Meerut university, and two others for allegedly forging the marksheet of his daughter's ...

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MPs’ cash-for-query scam: Delhi Police again pulled up for shoddy probe

August 10th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Kanu Sarda New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Three years after the cash-for-query scam caught on camera 11 MPs accepting money in return for posing questions in parliament, a police probe has not got ...

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Cabinet approves amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

August 8th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, August 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the introduction of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2008 in the Parliament by making certain amendments in the ...

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Anti-graft law change to save officials from harassment

Anti-graft law change to save officials from harassment

August 8th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India is likely to amend its anti-corruption law making it compulsory to secure sanction before prosecuting any retired government official. The union cabinet headed by Prime Minister ...

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Former vice-chancellor faces charges of marksheet fraud

July 30th, 2008 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A court here Wednesday ordered the framing of charges against Ramesh Chandra, former vice-chancellor of a Meerut university, and two others for allegedly forging the marksheet of ...

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Court summons former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary in graft case

July 22nd, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A city court Tuesday issued summons against former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Akhand Pratap Singh, his wife and 10 others for allegedly amassing assets worth over Rs.2 ...

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Bribery charge needs inquiry, method was improper: expert

Bribery charge needs inquiry, method was improper: expert

July 22nd, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS -
By Manish Chand New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Shocking allegations by three BJP MPs that they were given bribes by government supporters to buy their votes in Tuesday's trust motion need to be ...

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Fresh graft case slapped against Amarinder, son and aides(Lead)

June 21st, 2008 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) The Punjab vigilance department Friday registered a fresh case of disproportionate assets against former Congress chief minister Amarinder Singh, his son Raninder Singh, former media adviser B.I.S. Chahal ...

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Amarinder Singh, son, six others face fresh graft case

June 20th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) The Punjab vigilance department Friday registered a fresh case of disproportionate assets against former Congress chief minister Amarinder Singh, his son Raninder Singh, former media adviser B.I.S. Chahal ...

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Shutdown in Assam following arrest of Ripun Borah

June 9th, 2008 - 10:11 am ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, June 9 (ANI): A 12-hour shutdown began in Assam in the wake of the arrest of sacked Education Minister Ripun Borah by the CBI on murder charge. The shutdown is called ...

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Sacked Assam minister in jail, expelled from Congress (Second Lead)

June 7th, 2008 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati/New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Sacked Assam education minister Ripun Bora was jailed Saturday and expelled from the state's ruling Congress party. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had arrested him on ...

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CBI chargesheets Chautala in teachers’s scam

June 6th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala was Friday charge sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly being involved in irregularities in the appointment ...

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Ripun Borahs graft case adjourned

June 4th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , June 4 (ANI): An Additional Sessions Judge has adjourned the hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) graft case of Assam Education Minister Ripun Borah, till later ...

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Assam Congress jolted by minister’s arrest

June 4th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS -
By Syed Zarir Hussain Guwahati, June 4 (IANS) The arrest of Assam education minister Ripun Bora by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while trying to bribe an official of the investigating agency ...

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Assam minister arrested by CBI, dropped from cabinet (Second Lead)

June 4th, 2008 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Guwahati, June 3 (IANS) Assam Education Minister Ripun Bora was Tuesday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi while trying to bribe its official probing a murder ...

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Assam Education Minister arrested on graft charges

June 3rd, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , June 3 (ANI): Assam 's Education Minister Ripun Borah was on Tuesday arrested by the CBI for allegedly offering a bribe of ten lakh rupees to an agency ...

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Assam minister nabbed for bribing CBI official (Lead)

June 3rd, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Guwahati, June 3 (IANS) Assam's Education Minister Ripun Bora was arrested in the national capital Tuesday while allegedly trying to give a bribe of Rs.1 million to a Central Bureau of ...

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CBI arrests Assam’s education minister

June 3rd, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested Assam's Education Minister Ripun Bora here while he was allegedly trying to bribe one of its officials. "Bora has ...

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Former judge, others to be tried for Delhi’s land scam

May 24th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A city court Saturday ordered the trial of a former Delhi High Court judge and four others, including a former top Delhi Development Authority (DDA) official, for ...

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Charges framed against former Delhi HC judge

May 24th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 24(ANI): A court on Saturday framed charges against former Delhi High Court judge Shameet Mukherjee and four others, including ex-Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman Subhash Sharma, in ...

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