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A restrained race turns combative in Puthupally

Congress and CPI(M) battle in Puthuppally byelection has descended into personal attacks. Congress leader Kuzhalnadan accused CM Vijayan's daughter of evading IGST and demanded Vigilance inquiry against CM for ₹36-crore loss. CPI(M) pushed back with All India Lawyer's Union seeking Kuzhalnadan's debarment. Politics of payback to continue till 2024 LS…

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2023

Delhi: Atishi to get addl charge of Services and Vigilance departments; File sent to LG Saxena for approval

The file has been sent to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in this regard by CM Arvind Kejriwal. Both the departments were earlier being handled by Saurabh Bharadwaj. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 8, 2023

Odisha vigilance initiating criminal proceedings against witnesses turning hostile

Faced with frequent incidents of witnesses turning hostile during the trial and giving false testimony to help corrupt government officials, the Directorate of Vigilance of Odisha has started initiating criminal proceedings against complaints and witnesses retracting their statements.

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023

Doctor held while accepting bribe for surgery

Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday nabbed an orthopaedic doctor of Government Medical College Hospital, Thrissur, for accepting bribe from a woman for conducting surgery.

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

Kerala High Court upholds sentence awarded to court staffer in corruption case

The Kerala High Court has confirmed the conviction of a junior superintendent of the Nedumangad Munsif Court in a case relating to the misappropriation of ₹2,20,000 involved in a case and kept under the safe custody of the court.

The Hindu · Jul 9, 2023

Tourism information officer caught while taking bribe in Alappuzha

The Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) officers on Friday arrested Alappuzha District Tourism Information Officer K.J. Haris while accepting a bribe of ₹2,000 for issuing a license to a homestay.

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023

Clamour for arrest of accused in loan fraud at Pulpally cooperative bank grows

Vigilance officials had delayed submitting the crime report and arresting the accused in the case registered on a complaint by one Daniel and his wife, reportedly victims of the fraud, Mr. Chacko said.

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

DVAC sleuths nab Food Cell SSI with ₹4.35 lakh unaccounted money near Srivilliputtur

Virudhunagar unit of Vigilance and Anti-corruption (DVAC) on the night of June 10 seized ₹4.35 lakh of unaccounted money from a Special Sub-Inspector of Police, attached to Civil Supplies

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

Vigilance wing to step up inspection of local bodies to root out corruption

The internal Vigilance wing of the Department of Local Self-Governments will carry out regular inspections in local bodies to identify and root out corruption.

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

KPCC general secretary, accused in bank loan fraud case, resigns

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) general secretary K.K. Abraham, the prime accused in the loan fraud case at the Pulpally Service Cooperative Bank, resigned from his post on Friday.

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023