Bellary (Karna): The fall of the once powerful and mighty Reddy brothers is evident in the infamously called 'Republic of Bellary' but the influence of mining lords has not diminished going by their presence in the fray for the May five Assembly polls. Flashback 2008. The BJP made a clean sweep of Bellary district, winning seven of the nine seats in a region where the Congress had traditionally maintained an unbroken hold.
The Reddy brothers, G Janardhana Reddy, G Karunakara Reddy and G Somashekara Reddy, ruled the roost then with their unchallenged supremacy, mostly attributed to the BJP's strong emergence in the district. Now, Janardhana Reddy is cooling his heels in a jail in Hyderabad since September 2011 in connection with an illegal mining case in Andhra Pradesh. Karunakara Reddy has moved to Harapanahhali in neighbouring Davangere district.
Somashekara Reddy is with BSR Congress of former Minister B Sriramulu, a trusted lieutenant of the Reddy triumvirate, who floated his outfit after breaking from BJP. Somashekara Reddy, who won from Bellary city in 2008, is not contesting.
At the height of their influence, the Reddy troika - two of whom were ministers and the third Somashekara Reddy Chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation, were often accused of running the BJP government. Their clout has vaporised later....
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10:21 AM, Apr 29, 2013
One more associate of mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was arrested by CBI in Bangalore on Saturday in connection with illegal iron ore export from Belekeri port in Karwar. ...
02:45 AM, Mar 03, 2013
Former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy, lodged in Andhra Pradesh jail in connection with illegal mining case, is all set to contest the Assembly elections in Karnataka due in May next year on BSR (Congress) ticket. Janardhana Reddy was arrested in September last year by CBI in connection with the case. ...
04:28 PM, Dec 01, 2012
A CBI court on Monday extended till December 14, the judicial custody of mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and four others, arrested in the illegal mining case involving Associated Mining Corporation owned by him. ...
06:25 PM, Nov 26, 2012
Bellary: A chargesheet has been filed against BJP MLA G Somasekhara Reddy, brother of arrested mining baron G Janardhana Reddy, and 13 others in connection with the alleged threat to the life of a top forest official investigating illegal mining in the district. The 125 page chargesheet has named Somasekhara Reddy as the main accused. Conservator of Forests UV Singh had visited Ramghad reserve forest area in Sandur taluk in...
01:33 PM, Oct 04, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
