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Nov 16, 2011 India anti-graft fight at tipping point
Nov 16, 2011 Will the Lokayukta office be scrapped in Karnataka?: "The anti-corruption ombudsman is fighting for survival in the state of Karnataka, which ironically has topped the list of corrupt states in India. The Karnataka government may be planning to scrap the Lokayukta in the state."
Nov 16, 2011 Corruption, scams have hurt investments into India: Zia Mody
Nov 16, 2011 Corporate Scams: Getting Away Easily: "Investigation into financial scandals never leads to logical punitive action"
Nov 16, 2011 What ails infrastructure in India?: "India gets about 100 hours of rainfall out of the 8,760 hours in a year, yet faces water shortage as the country"
Nov 16, 2011 Why Advani went wrong in Orissa?: "As the Pandora's Box opened, it is learnt about how the Naveen government allowed mineral smugglers to plunder Orissa to the tune of Rs 3 lakh crores, giving birth to the biggest scam in independent India’s history. Then more skeletons tumbled out of the closet. It was BJD government which illegally allotted as much as 6,000 acre of three-crop agricultural land -- including 1,300 acre belonging to Lord Jagannath Temple -- for the proposed dubious Vedanta university project in Puri-Konark marine drive."
Nov 16, 2011 ‘Every particle is in a condition of half night': "all the scams that are currently churning the Indian polity, would have gone unnoticed had it not been for exposés by news organisations."
Nov 16, 2011 CAG seeks powers to audit all govt spend: "At present, only 50% of the total Plan expenditure is under CAG review, many of the government's social sector spending skip government audit and are not available for any parliamentary scrutiny."
Nov 16, 2011 Govt servers used for cyber attacks on China, other countries' networks: "Foreign entities have penetrated the servers of the National Informatics Centre in recent months and used them to launch attacks on countries including China."
Nov 16, 2011 Should Manu Sharma be let out on parole?: "Jessica Lall's killer Manu Sharma has got parole yet again for five days to attend his brother's wedding.", " VIP convicts abusing system?"
Nov 16, 2011 Delhi Police's U-turn behind Manu Sharma's parole?: "Manu Sharma, the killer of Jessica Lall, was on Wednesday granted a five-day parole from November 21-25."
Nov 16, 2011 When Manu Sharma partied on parole: "Manu and his friend had misbehaved with a girl and intimidated people at F Bar two years ago."
Nov 16, 2011 Maharashtra children homes in a mess: report: "Around 35 children die of preventable diseases like septicemia and TB, and some, allegedly due to beatings."
Nov 16, 2011 If you have money, law is on your side: Neelam Katara: "Nitish Katara's mother, Neelam Katara commented on Manu Sharma getting a 5-day parole and said change is needed in Indian Penal Code."
Nov 16, 2011 Gaya: Encephalitis claims 84 lives in 80 days: "One child has been dying everyday for the last three months in the Gaya district of Bihar."
Nov 16, 2011 Expose me if you can, Santosh Hegde dares Yeddyurappa: "Hegde, whose report on illegal mining led to resignation of Yeddyurappa as chief minister, asserted no body can "buy" him."
Nov 15, 2011 Parole not meant for visits to nightclubs, HC reminds Manu Sharma: "While the Delhi Police did not oppose limited period parole for Jessica Lall murder convict Manu Sharma to let him attend his brother’s marriage, the Delhi High Court on Monday pulled him up, saying parole was not given for visiting nightclubs"
Nov 14, 2011 Mumbai: Hundreds suffering from malnutrition: "In 2010, 18 children under the age of 5 died due to malnutrition in the slums of Mumbai's Govandi area."
Nov 14, 2011 MP: Increase in hunger deaths among infants: "The 2010 health survey says there were 1 lakh 8 thousand infant deaths in Madhya Pradesh", "child starvation is rampant in Madhya Pradesh"
Nov 13, 2011 CVC credits Anna Hazare for government's graft reforms: "The CVC described Hazare's movement as a "very popular one in India"."
Nov 13, 2011 End govt's discretionary powers to curb corruption: Godrej: "malaise can be removed only by dismantling government's discretionary powers."
Nov 13, 2011 ‘In India, day-to-day petty corruption is hardest on the poor': "one out of two Indians had to pay bribes to access central services. Big scandals are bad but it is the day-to-day petty corruption that is the hardest on the poor. This is because they do not have the money to pay and if they don't, they do not get the services."
Nov 13, 2011 India’s image hit by corruption: "corporate executives advocate lesser control to reduce graft"
Nov 13, 2011 'Payment of Rs 5-10k speed money can be legitimised': "Chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu's suggestion of legalising "harassment bribes" on Sunday found support from Adi Godrej, chairman of Godrej Industries, who suggested that a cap on facilitation fees of Rs 5,000 or 10,000 may be fixed."
Nov 13, 2011 Scribes attacked by Maderna's men?: "Supporters of sacked Rajasthan Minister Mahipal Maderna, who is facing probe in Bhanwari Devi disappearance case, today allegedly attacked mediapersons as well as an under-construction office of a vernacular news channel."
Nov 13, 2011 WB hospital horror: 5 more infants die: "The scourge of crib deaths continues to torment West Bengal with five more infants losing their lives in a state hospital in Burdwan in the past 24 hours. With these, the number of such infant deaths in the state rose to over 50 in the past two weeks.", "children stacked like goods"
Nov 13, 2011 Can Mahipal maderna evade arrest now?: "Former Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, accused in the 'missing nurse' Bhandwari Devi case, is turning to every trick in the trade to escape his imminent arrest. He is in hospital complaining of chest pain. Maderna seems to have bought time for now. But on the ground, his close aides and party seem to be slowly distancing themselves from him as a desperate Maderna even resorted to attacking the journalists in pursuit of truth."
Nov 13, 2011 He fought bribe, but lost peace in life: "Police threatened me saying they would arrest me as a terrorist: Siddiqhi"
Nov 13, 2011 OMC mining case: CBI arrests ex-MD of AP mining body: "CBI today arrested V D Rajagopal, the former vice-chairman and MD of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation.", "With the arrest of Rajagopal, the focus now shifts to senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, who too has been named as an accused in the OMC case."
Nov 12, 2011 Walking the talk against graft: "Over 40 per cent of 110 crore people live at or below Rs32 a day. And over 60 per cent of Indians have paid a bribe at least once."
Nov 12, 2011 The Star: How India’s health care woes gave birth to private medicine: "Recent surveys conducted by the World Bank and others suggest doctors and nurses in India are absent from their posts at least 40 per cent of the time.", "India’s public health budget is among the lowest in the world. The country spends $32.71 per person per year on health. Canada, by contrast, spent $5,452 per person in 2009. What money is committed to health care often disappears. The Indian magazine Tehelka recently reported that much of the $18 billion in federal health transfer payments to Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, are unaccounted for. Several medical officers in Uttar Pradesh who publicly complained about corruption have been murdered. Corruption often starts from birth, literally. Fathers are forced to pay bribes to see their newborns. Others are extorted to get their child’s birth certificate", "In a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology survey in India, 79 per cent said they opted for private doctors or traditional healers rather than government-run hospitals."
Nov 12, 2011 Corruption trial begins in chaos: "Telecom scandal; Ex-Indian minister among 14 accused"
Nov 12, 2011 Inside Story - India corruption exposed: "How big a problem is corruption in the world's largest democracy?"
Nov 12, 2011 Education system has max corruption: "Pal mentioned that maximum corruption is prevalent in this sector and he criticised coaching classes. He said, "Large-scale corruption is prevalent in the education system. Coaching classes are hell, as they are killing the creativity of students.""
Nov 12, 2011 BBC: India's $40bn telecoms corruption scandal: "Former telecoms minister A Raja and MP Kanimozhi are among 14 people from telecoms firms or government who have been charged."
Nov 12, 2011 K'taka: Transfer of top Lokayukta cop sparks row: "A Karnataka Lokayukta police officer who investigated former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is shifted out."
Nov 12, 2011 Trouble for Jaganmohan Reddy: "More trouble for YSR Congress Chief and Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy. Reports have now claimed that Jagan's media empire has been overvalued. This just a week after the CBI questioned Jagan in the illegal mining case."
Nov 12, 2011 Is auditing scam in Jagan Reddy’s firm the next Satyam?: "Value of Jagathi Publications was allegedly overstated by Rs 1,000 crore at Rs 3,500 crore. Could it be the next Satyam scam?"
Nov 12, 2011 After 2G, Subramanium Swami eyes blackmoney hoarders
Nov 12, 2011 Honest cop out, Yeddy's man in?: "Chief of Lokayukta Police in Karnataka -- Jeevan Kumar V Gaonkar, a man known for handling BS Yeddyurappa's corruption cases effectively, was transferred under suspicious circumstances on Thursday (November 10). Gaonkar has instead been replaced by Satyanarayana Rao H N, who has been pulled up by the High Court in the past for inaction against mining don Janardana Reddy in the past."
Nov 12, 2011 Over 90 pc of surveyed people in 14 LS segments support Lokpal: "14 Lok Sabha constituencies, including that of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, support the Jan Lokpal Bill."
Nov 12, 2011 ED, CBI tightens noose around Jagan: "Political observers keep a close watch on if the developments will bring down the number of Jagan loyalists."
Nov 11, 2011 DySP held for amassing Rs 25-crore illegal assets: "Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested a deputy superintendent of police for amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs 25 crore. Sarveshwar Reddy, officer on special duty in Ranga Reddy district, also holds a PhD degree and that too on the subject “The role of police in society” from Dr Ambedkar Open University."
Nov 11, 2011 Top cop says he got threat from Gowda Sr: "Janata Dal(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda is alleged to have made threatening phone calls to then ADGP of the Lokayukta police Jeevan Kumar B Gaonkar, warning him of ''dire consequences'' if he continued with the inquiry into a case against Balakrishne Gowda, his elder son."
Nov 11, 2011 Hyderabad: Auditing scam in Jagan Reddy's firm: "Auditors at Deloitte admit to fudging accounts of Kadapa MP Jagan Reddy-owned firm Jagathi Publications."
Nov 11, 2011 Scams and subsequent witch hunts have hit decision-making: Kaushik Basu: ""The biggest concern is over governance issues. There is complete absence of decision-making among the leaders in the government,""
Nov 11, 2011 Reuters: Investigating corruption in India's growing economy (8:02): "Kiran Bedi explains to Chrystia Freeland why the Indian economic liberalization is so closely tied to corruption in the Indian government. And she brings up an important question: ''How much richer would India have been without the corruption?''"
Nov 11, 2011 High-denomination notes to curb corruption in India?: "Most of the transactions involving black money are carried out in high denomination notes."
Nov 11, 2011 The globe and mail: India’s largest corruption trial begins: "On trial are senior government figures including former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja and member of parliament Kanimozhi Karunanidh, who stand accused of rigging the auction of India’s 2G mobile network spectrum, pocketing millions of dollars in kickbacks and depriving the country of a fortune in lost revenue. Some estimates have put the total as high as $35-billion (U.S.)."
Nov 11, 2011 Advani seeks explanation from Sonia Gandhi over rampant corruption
Nov 11, 2011 Rohtak: Murder in broad daylight: "In a shocking case of murder, a dhaba owner was shot dead by 3 men outisde his dhaba on the Rohtak-Delhi Highway on November 7. Even if the CCTV captured the gruesome act, the police is yet to nab any of the murderers till date, and has been looking for more clues to catch the culprits"
Nov 11, 2011 Judicial secret out in open - Former judge skewers appointment process: "“The process of appointment of judges to the superior courts was possibly the best kept secret of the country,”", "The “mystique” of the process, the small base from which the selections were made and the “secrecy and confidentiality” ensured that the “process may, on occasions, make wrong appointments and, worse still, lend itself to nepotism”"
Nov 11, 2011 Reliance officials feel the heat on day 1 of 2G trial: "Two Reliance officials, Anand Subramaniam and AN Sethuraman, were cross examined on day one of the trial."
Nov 11, 2011 Family vandalize hospital after death of youth: "The patient, Sikandar, was admitted with a knee injury on Wednesday evening. Dr Sushil Kumar administered anesthesia on him for an operation on Thursday morning. Soon after the doctors declared that he was dead."
Nov 11, 2011 SAARC university reduced to a sham: "The Delhi-based university has no campus, no hostel and is struggling with curriculum.", "$70 mn dream turns sour"
Nov 11, 2011 Passport after 2 yrs: HC orders relief for applicant: "The passport authorities have been asked to pay Rs 15,000 as compensation to a 21-year-old law student who had to wait two years to get his passport.", "“The petitioner has been harassed for no fault of his and needs to be compensated,”"
Nov 11, 2011 Top Lokayukta cop shifted to 'sabotage' Yeddy probe: Hegde: ""All this leads to one and only conclusion: this (the transfer) was done for collateral purpose...to sabotage the investigation. What's the mortal hurry to change this person?. "An attempt is being made definitely... objective is to defeat the investigation that's being carried out.""
Nov 11, 2011 For rich or for poor?
Nov 11, 2011 Bhanwari Devi CD: "Bhanwari Devi Sex CD" Sharab aur Shawab"aired on P7 News Channel."
Nov 11, 2011 BHANWARI DEVI SEX CD: "...Most awaited Bhanwari Devi and Mahipal Medarna Ex Minister of Rajasthan in compromising position..."
Nov 10, 2011 Jawan tortured by police, Ludhiana family alleges: "Harbans Singh said his son Jasbir Singh was stripped and beaten up at Mullanpur Dakha police station by station house officer (SHO), inspector Prem Singh, and other police personnel, and also slapped with two false cases on October 1."
Nov 10, 2011 'Jail rules stringent again after BSY exit': "the rules were bent to suit the former CM and his stream of visitors."
Nov 10, 2011 Gali kept goons to keep cops at bay: "Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy had a band of hired armed goons from Bihar to guard the leased area in Andhra Pradesh. Gali’s men reported to have threatened any official who dared to enter his mining empire of dire consequences.", "The AP government entered into an pact with Gali’s firm in May 2007 for building a steel plant and allocated 14,015 acres of land for the plant, 68 hectares of land for mining iron ore and 2TMCs of water from Gandikota reservoir. "
Nov 10, 2011 Deloitte does a Satyam with Jagan's media empire: "As a result many investors who were granted land under the special economic zone (SEZ) in the state were made to buy shares of a company with a market value of Rs 30 only at an exorbitant price of Rs 350 per scrip. Sai Reddy may be arrested soon. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued summons in connection with the money laundering case to Jagan."
Nov 10, 2011 Higher judiciary guilty of seven sins: ex-SC judge pulls no punches: "From hypocrisy and secrecy to arrogance, nepotism and plagiarism, all bedevil the higher judiciary, said former Supreme Court Justice Ruma Pal today in one of the most scathing indictments of the higher judiciary by one who has been part of it.", "“Injudicious conduct includes known examples such as judges using a guest house of a private company or a public sector undertaking for a holiday or accepting benefits like the allocation of land from the discretionary quota of a Chief Minister."
Nov 10, 2011 I want to start movement to motivate youth to fight corruption: Kalam: "every house in the country has to fight against corruption."
Nov 10, 2011 Anna Hazare and Corruption In India
Nov 10, 2011 Mumbai 13/7 blasts probe hits dead end?: "Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said there is no turf war with the Centre's National Investigation agency.", "Maharastra anti-terror squad fails to make any headway"
Nov 10, 2011 WB: Infant deaths rise in Malda hospital: "The horror in West Bengal hospitals continues. After several infants lost their lives in the government-run BC Roy Children's hospital in Kolkata, it is now turn of Malda district hospital where a total of ten babies died in less than two days."
Nov 10, 2011 CBI grills industrialist Radhakrishnan: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday interrogated industrialist V M Radhakrishnan alias Chakku Radhakrishnan in connection with a case in which the CBI arrested Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) officials for according star ratings to certain hotels after accepting bribes."
Nov 9, 2011 Hard disk reveals Gali offered money to party bosses Reddy PA’s laptop opens can of mining, political worms: "The CBI has finally succeeded in unravelling the illegal iron ore mining racket operated on the Andhra Pradesh- Karnataka border for almost a decade by former minister in the B S Yeddyurappa cabinet Gali Janardhan Reddy’s gang."
Nov 9, 2011 Councillors withhold cheques to coax pensioners to join Advani rally: "Senior citizens, widows, divorcees, disabled individuals and others dependent on the state for welfare pensions will have to wait a little longer for their cheques. To ensure that they are each able to bring five busloads of people to LK Advani’s BJP rally, MCD councillors have decided to withhold the pension cheques to coax the public into joining the movement."
Nov 9, 2011 Whistleblower points to mining scam in MP: "The report presented to principal chief conservator of forest Ramesh K Dave also named two ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet — PWD minister Nagendra Singh Nagod and minister of state for mineral resources Rajendra Shukla –in connection with the illegal goings on."
Nov 9, 2011 6 babies die at Malda hospital: "it is now the turn of Malda district hospital where at least six babies died within last 24 hours."
Nov 9, 2011 How does Manmohan Singh’s honesty help us?: "A positive adjective like ‘honest’ gets tarnished and becomes irrelevant if accompanied by other adjectives such as inefficient, indecisive, introverted, under-confident, uninspiring and subservient.", "Perhaps many Indians would be happier with a less honest, more efficient prime minister?"
Nov 9, 2011 Look out, Mr Antony, Little Brother is watching you: "One of the biggest-ever defence contract for 126 fighter jets worth a huge $11 billion will be closely watched for any signs of corruption in the deal. Mr Antony and Dr Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi better watch out as at the first sign of corruption, the whistles will be out and blowing loudly across the land"
Nov 9, 2011 Off to new boom town, with Mark Tully: "The country, though free of the "License Permit or the Neta-Babu Raj" of the 1970s-1980s post-liberalisation, needs to shed its mindset of red tape to reap the benefits of growing international interest in India. The tallest hurdle to scale is corruption."
Nov 9, 2011 Join fight against corruption: Kiran Bedi
Nov 9, 2011 Inside the C.B.I. (Well, the Building, Anyway): "this April, the C.B.I. moved into a swanky, modern 11-story glass building, modeled after the Interpol headquarters in Lyons, France. The building houses 2,000 employees, and looks more like a multinational company’s headquarters than a typical Delhi government office."
Nov 9, 2011 Corruption: Gag Order: "the vigilance department has been “receiving complaints alleging inter alia that some officers are in touch with other departmental officers to get certain cases settled.” And that “some officers are in contact with consultants and advocates who frequently visit SEBI.”"
Nov 9, 2011 Pilots, AI Aircraft grounded: "A possible collision between a Jet Airways flight for Chennai and an Air India Express aircraft headed for Abu Dhabi was on Monday (November 7) averted in Tiruchirappalli when ATC personnel scrambled quickly and alerted the pilots."
Nov 9, 2011 The mysterious case of DD Mishra: "It is the mysterious case of DIG Mishra who was dumped in an asylum after he threatened to expose the corruption in the Mayawati government. The DIG was dragged, manhandled by the UP cops soon after he spoke against the UP CM."
Nov 9, 2011 PM-CAG turf battle: "It is a turf war most unusual. On one side the Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai and on the other the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself. A letter was sent just after the PM criticised the CAG for the leak of a crucial audit report in his meeting with newspaper editors."
Nov 9, 2011 Madhu Koda aide arrested in Dubai: "Sanjay Chaudhary, a close aide of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was arrested in Dubai Wednesday on an Interpol red corner notice"
Nov 9, 2011 Foolish to expect black money still stashed away in Swiss Banks: Hegde: "“I am quite sure that money (blackmoney) is not there in Swiss banks”, the former Supreme Court judge said here. “I am quite confident (about it) because there is no restraint on depositors to take the money away from there. I am sure they would have transferred it to other tax havens”."
Nov 9, 2011 Telcos earn Rs 46,891 cr in Q1, Airtel leads pack: "Bharti Airtel has cornered around 22 percent of the total revenue of Rs 46,891.61 crore earned by telecom service providers during the first quarter of 2011-12, "
Nov 9, 2011 How Pentamedia fooled investors, sold assets: "Pentamedia was not just a corporate scam but also a money laundering operation."
Nov 9, 2011 Sun TV's Kavery Kalanithi highest paid women in India, Chanda Kochhar most powerful: Fortune: "Sun TV Network chairman and Kavery's husband Kalanithi Maran, whose annual package is USD 13.09 million."
Nov 8, 2011 BBC: Ex-chief minister of India's Karnataka state wins bail: "the land deals cost Karnataka state 4.65bn rupees ($95m), while Mr Yeddyurappa and members of his family were said to have personally gained 1.89bn rupees ($38.6m)."
Nov 8, 2011 Koda to be sent to AIIMS for treatment: "The five-member Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) board on Monday decided to refer former Chief Minister Madhu Koda to All India Institute of Medical Science", "he suffered injuries including fracture of his right arm after alleged lathi charge of jail security staff"
Nov 8, 2011 West Bengal Chief Minister leads mob: "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed into Bhawanipur Police Station and releases two partymen who were arrested for rioting, arson and ransacking the police station."
Nov 8, 2011 Katara killers avail 151 medical outings in 3 yrs: "Fresh data reveals that Vikas and Vishal Yadav made 66 hospital visits from February 2010 to date."
Nov 8, 2011 Have done nothing illegal: Odisha Law Min: "BK Arukha, responding to the IBN-Cobrapost expose, said he will return one of the two houses allotted to him.", "Odisha law min to return one of his two houses", "at least 10 judges and 30 IAS and IPS officers have benefited from the minister's discretionary powers."
Nov 8, 2011 CBI to file FIR in Airbus-Indian Airlines deal: "CBI is likely to file case against Airbus, erstwhile Indian Airlines and senior civil aviation officials for alleged irregularities in over Rs 8,000-crore deal for supplying 43 aircraft to erstwhile Indian Airlines in 2005.", "clauses which governed setting up of an MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) unit, training centre and a warehouse, worth USD 17.5 crore by Airbus, were allegedly diluted by some officials."
Nov 8, 2011 Kapali Patne's death by medical negligence?: "Thirty five-year old Kapali Patne died at an operation theatre during child birth on April 16, 2010."
Nov 8, 2011 Mamata Banerjee storms police station in Kolkata, frees two party men: "People in the procession refused to follow the police orders while flaunting their political connections.", "The attack left at least a dozen cops injured, police refused to take action against the attackers."
Nov 8, 2011 Road crashes to be 3rd biggest killer in country: "National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says that 1.3 lakh people died and over 4.7 lakh were injured on the country's highways and side-roads last year."
Nov 8, 2011 Tigers poached in connivance with staff at Panna: Government report: "forest staff on occasions were involved in destroying evidence of poaching. In one case, forest officers, the field director said, took a bribe to suppress evidence of poaching."
Nov 8, 2011 Doc to pay Rs 4 lakh for neglect - Complainant’s wife died of anaesthesia overdose: "Dr Kanth had not conducted any pathological test and personally administered excess anaesthesia, causing damage to the patient’s brain and body to such an extent that she did not regain consciousness after the surgery."
Nov 8, 2011 Maharashtra's shame: Conviction in only 5% of sexual harassment cases: "An abysmal 5% of sexual harassment cases decided in Maharashtra last year resulted in the accused being convicted"

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