Karnataka’s Excise Minister H.Y. Meti submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday, following allegations of sexual misconduct. His resignation has been accepted. Mr. Meti’s resignation came soon after local television channels started telecasting blurred footage allegedly of him seen with a woman in a compromising position.
» Read moreThe CBI on Tuesday arrested K Michael, senior special assistant, Issue Department, RBI, for allegedly helping a friend convert demonetised high denomination notes to the tune of Rs. 6 lakh into Rs. 100 denominations at State Bank of Mysore, Kollegala, without proper documentation. On December 6, the CBI registered a case against Parashivamurthy, senior cashier of the branch, for allegedly […]
» Read moreThe ED has arrested seven alleged middlemen and seized Rs 93 lakh in new currency in Karnataka as part of its money laundering probe. Officials said the agency placed the seven, including the relative of a government official, under arrest late on Monday under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Rs 93 lakh in new notes of […]
» Read moreCBI on Tuesday arrested an alleged hawala operator K V Veerendra in connection with seizure of Rs 5.70 crore of new currency notes of Rs 2000 denomination from his premises in Karanataka. The agency sources said CBI has registered a case against officials of four banks — State Bank of India, State Bank of Mysore, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra […]
» Read moreFlight services in Chennai were affected by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said. Around 25 incoming flights, including those from international destinations, were diverted to the nearby Hyderabad and Bangalore airports due to strong winds and poor visibility, airport officials said. Nearly 25 outbound […]
» Read moreMining baron and industrialist Gali Janardhana Reddy’s close associate and land pooling special official Bhima Nayak was arrested. Bhima is facing allegations of helping Gali in conversion of black money to white. He and his car driver Mohammad were arrested in Gulbarga. It is already known that during the time of his daughter’s wedding Gali took help of Bhima and […]
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