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murali772 - 20-FEB-2014
Lokayukta police on Tuesday arrested a chief environmental officer in the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) while he was accepting Rs 50,000-bribe from an employee of a leading instant food manufacturer. |
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What purpose does the LokAyukta serve? murali772 - 11-OCT-2013
Following are the excerpts from the Supreme Court order dt 1st Oct, 2013, in the Anil Kumar & Ors. Vs. M.K. Aiyappa & ANR.(full text of the order may be accessed here), whereby it upheld the Karnataka High Court order quashing criminal proceedings initiated against senior IAS officer M.K. |
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Risks of Entrepreneurship in Bangalore idontspam - 13-DEC-2012
This is how small business is encouraged in Bangalore. The world needs to see how we encourage people to do business & create jobs. And if you thought this was a one off case, talk to any small business owner about how many people come to their doorstep & feel entitled to take money from them without any compunction. |
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Protest against shunting out of BMTF chief, and non-appointment of LokAyukta murali772 - 17-AUG-2012
To protest against the removal of Dr R P Sharma from his position as the BMTF chief (though, re-instated for now by CAT; the debate on the subject on PRAJA, may be accessed here), and the dilly-dallying of the government over the appointment of thr LokAyukta, the LokS |
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murali772 - 14-JUN-2012
Karnataka Lokayukta, which created ripples with its report on illegal mining in Karnataka, is now fighting for survival for the last 11 months. Insiders say that the institution of Lokayukta may be scrapped and this despite the fact that Karnataka is among one of the most corrupt states today. |
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Strong Lokpal, weak judiciary recipe for failure murali772 - 27-DEC-2011
This debate misses the main reason why the Lokpal is likely to flop. Even if the Lokpal controls the CBI, it will have no control over the courts. These seem incapable of convicting any resourceful person beyond appeals within his or her lifetime. Little will be achieved if the Lokpal initiates a thousand cases that then drag on for decades, with the accused out on bail. - - - |
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murali772 - 14-NOV-2011
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Mr Farook vs MLA Sampangi @ Kolar - story trail silkboard - 29-OCT-2011
This is an interesting one from Lokayukta's list. Not sure if all of you remember the case of Kolar MLA caught taking bribe. The story here is different from Land conversions or bloated tenders. read the trail The Hindu, Jan 30, 2009 - KGF MLA caught after 'accepting' bribe (link) |
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Bengaluru Ministers & Corruption - in numbers silkboard - 27-OCT-2011
With so many high profile guys in jail, or at the door steps, one good thing that I see is that Media is becoming more and more comfortable carrying numbers in their reports on corruption. What we knew and heard through the 'grapevine', now has concrete numbers. But this is probably because of well documented and researched Lokayukta reports. |
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Reflections on the Lokayukta Report murali772 - 11-OCT-2011
This event took place on the 1st Oct. I was not sure if the invitation sent was specific to me, or open, and by the time I got an aswer to my querry to the same effect, it was too late to publish on PRAJA, as an event. |