Andhra HC suspends special CBI judge

Andhra HC suspends special CBI judge Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice has suspended Special CBI Judge Pattabhi Rama Rao for alleged irregularities. Pattabhi Rama Rao was hearing the Obulapuram mining scam case. He had granted bail to prime accused Gali Janardhana Reddy on May 11 in the case. Reddy, however, is still in jail in another case. Judge Rao was also hearing the EMAAR case and heard the petition for defreezing YSR Congress chief Jagan...
09:34 AM, Jun 01, 2012

Janardhana Reddy's judicial custody extended

Janardhana Reddy's judicial custody extended Bangalore: A CBI court on Tuesday extended till April 27 the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan, arrested in connection with an illegal mining case. Additional Civil and Sessions Court Judge and CBI special court judge B M Angadi passed the order after CBI moved an application seeking extension of custody. Reddy and Khan, lodged in Bangalore...
02:26 PM, Apr 17, 2012

Mining scam: Janardhana Reddy's custody extended

Mining scam: Janardhana Reddy's custody extended Bangalore: A CBI court on Tuesday extended till April 7 the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan, arrested in connection with an illegal mining case. Additional Civil and Sessions Court Judge and CBI special court judge B M Angadi passed the order after CBI moved an application seeking extension of the custody. Associated Mining Corporation (AMC) and...
03:12 PM, Apr 03, 2012

Mining scam: Janardhana Reddy's custody ends today

Mining scam: Janardhana Reddy's custody ends today New Delhi: Former Karnataka leader G Janardhana Reddy's custody ends on Tuesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and mining baron has been in jail since he was arrested in connection with an illegal mining scam in September, 2011. The CBI in its chargesheet in the Bellary illegal mining case had charged Gali Janardhan Reddy, Srinivasa Reddy, VD Rajagopal and the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) under sections 120-B, 409, 420,...
09:47 AM, Apr 03, 2012

Lawyers attack scribes; judicial probe ordered

Lawyers attack scribes; judicial probe ordered Bangalore: High drama was witnessed outside the civil court in Bangalore when unruly lawyers attacked mediapersons and pelted stones damaging OB vans, leaving at least 20 scribes and police personnel injured. A judicial probe was ordered by the state government after vehement media protests over the incident. The court complex turned into a battle zone as the rampaging advocates targeted journalists, particularly electronic media crew, who had gathered to cover...
09:24 PM, Mar 02, 2012

BSY, 11 ministers in K'taka BJP's hall of shame

BSY, 11 ministers in K'taka BJP's hall of shame New Delhi: In the last 44 months, nearly one-third of the BJP government has resigned on charges ranging from rape to corruption in Karnataka. It is a record and a shameful one at that: - The total sanctioned strength of Karnataka Cabinet is 34 including the chief minister. - 1 chief minister (BS Yeddyurappa) and 11 ministers have resigned till now. - 4 ministers resigned over sleaze. Ex-Chief Minister BS...
11:06 AM, Feb 08, 2012

Mining scam: Reddys' judicial custody extended

Mining scam: Reddys' judicial custody extended Hyderabad: A special CBI court on Thursday extended till January 25 the judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and three others accused in the "illegal" mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC). Janardhan Reddy, lodged in Chanchalguda Jail in Hyderabad along with brother-in-law and OMC Managing Director BV Srinivasa Reddy since September last after being arrested by the CBI from Bellary in adjoining Karnataka, and another accused,...
02:49 PM, Jan 12, 2012

Analysis: BJP suffers Bellary 'heat stroke'

Analysis: BJP suffers Bellary 'heat stroke' New Delhi: The Reddy brothers right hand man and former Karnataka minister B Sriramulu's victory in a bypoll has not come as a surprise to both politicians and politics watchers in Karnataka. But, his huge victory margin (over 47,000 votes) has shocked the ruling BJP, which lost even the deposit in this high voltage mini-battle. When Sriramulu quit BJP to fight election as an independent three months ago, BJP thought...
01:59 PM, Dec 04, 2011

Bellary Reddys' judicial custody ends today

Bellary Reddys' judicial custody ends today New Delhi: The judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister Janardhana Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Company's Srinivasa Reddy will end on Monday. Both are accused of illegal mining and may be produced before a special court. The bail applications of both the Reddys was rejected on Thursday. A special court had on November 14 extended the judicial custody of Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy, till November 28, in...
07:38 AM, Nov 28, 2011

Mining scam: Bellary Reddys' bail hearing today

Mining scam: Bellary Reddys' bail hearing today Hyderabad: A local court will hear the bail pleas of former Karnataka Minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother BV Srinivasa Reddy on Friday. The Bellary Reddys are in custody in connection with the alleged illegal mining scam. This is the third time they have moved court. They were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on September 5. The CBI on September 22 had opposed the bail pleas...
09:09 AM, Nov 11, 2011

Illegal mining: Janardhana Reddy's wife under scanner

Illegal mining: Janardhana Reddy's wife under scanner Bangalore: Two months after the arrest of mining baron and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy on charges of illegal mining, a formal probe into the role of his wife Aruna Lakshmi in the scandal began on Saturday. The Central Bureau of Investigation, which arrested Reddy on September 5, Saturday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Aruna Lakshmi, a requirement under law to begin formal investigation in a case,...
10:36 PM, Nov 05, 2011

Illegal mining: CBI files FIR against 21 persons

Illegal mining: CBI files FIR against 21 persons Bangalore: The CBI filed an FIR against Associated Mining Company, owned by wife of jailed former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy, in connection with its ongoing probe into illegal mining on Saturday. CBI officials said an FIR has been filed against AMC, owned by Reddy's wife Aruna Lakshmi and 21 persons have been named in it. They, however, declined to elaborate further. Last month, the probe agency had filed an...
03:02 PM, Nov 05, 2011

Mining scam: Reddys' custody extended

Mining scam: Reddys' custody extended New Delhi: The judicial custody of former Karnataka Minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy has been extended till November 14. Both were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on September 5 in an illegal mining case. The CBI on September 22 had opposed the bail pleas probing "illegal" mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC),...
11:49 AM, Oct 31, 2011

Mining scam: CBI notice to Reddy associate

Mining scam: CBI notice to Reddy associate Bellary: CBI on Sunday served a notice on a close associate of arrested former Karnataka minister and mining magnate G Janardhana Reddy, directing him to appear before it on Monday in connection with the illegal mining probe. Swastik Nagaraj has been asked to appear before the CBI office in Bellary, the probe agency officials said. Reddy was arrested by CBI on August 5 in connection with illegal mining scam and...
10:58 PM, Oct 30, 2011

CBI quizzes Srinivasa Reddy over monetary deals

CBI quizzes Srinivasa Reddy over monetary deals Bellary: Obulapuram Mining Company Managing Director Srinivasa Reddy was on Saturday brought to a bank in Bellary by a CBI team for enquiries into his monetary transactions and verify lockers owned by him. Reddy, who is currently in CBI custody for questioning relating to his alleged role in illegal mining, was brought to the city by the investigating agency team from Hyderabad led by its Superintendent of Police Venkatesh, sources...
12:31 PM, Sep 17, 2011
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