Mysuru: The marathon Income Tax raids on the houses of Karnataka Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar ended this morning and the tax officials left “Kankeri”, Shivakumar’s palatial residence at Sadashivanagar in Bengaluru along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. After the raid, Shivakumar and his family members proceeded to a temple in two vehicles….
IT officials grill Shivakumar till 2 am
August 5, 2017Bengaluru: Armed with hundreds of documents on financial dealings found in possession of Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his associates over the last three days, Income Tax officials are learnt to have confronted the Minister seeking explanation over his assets and investments in several businesses in India and abroad. A new team of senior IT…
Don’t defend DKS much, Cong top brass tells State leaders
August 5, 2017New Delhi: The Congress top leadership has cautioned the State unit to be more guarded in defending Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar to avoid a perception that the party was shielding the corrupt. The party should only criticise the timing of the raids and use of central force rather than defending under-scanner leaders per se, is…
ED may take over DKS case
August 4, 2017Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to take over the investigation into the assets owned by Karnataka Energy Minister D. K. Shivakumar (DKS). The probe will be taken over after the Income Tax (I-T) Department completes its ongoing raids on the houses and other properties of the Minister. Today, the raid continued for the…
More trouble for DKS as whistleblower lodges complaint with ED
August 4, 2017Bengaluru: A petition was filed yesterday before the Director, Enforcement Directorate (ED), New Delhi and Joint Director, Bengaluru by Guruprasad, a resident of Bidadi in Ramanagaram district, seeking investigation into the alleged money laundering by Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) and his associates. Guruprasad has named five associates of Shivakumar – his astrologer Dwarkanath, who…
State fumes over use of CRPF for IT raid
August 4, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has slammed the Centre for the use of Central forces while conducting Income Tax (IT) search and seizure operations on the premises linked to Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar. The State said the deployment of Central armed forces in operational attire for a civilian operation sends a wrong impression about the necessity…
CM Siddharamaiah behind IT raids, says D.K. Shivakumar’s mother
August 4, 2017Bengaluru: While Congress activists are burning effigies of BJP leaders Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in the backdrop of Income Tax raids on Karnataka Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the Congress strongman’s mother Gowramma thinks Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is the man behind the raids. “Siddharamaiah has always been sharpening the knife against my son. He could…
CM planning to expand Cabinet as IT raids on his Cabinet colleague continues
August 4, 2017Bengaluru: Even as Income Tax (IT) officials continued their raid on the offices and residence of Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar for the third straight day today, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is said to be contemplating on expanding his Cabinet with the induction of three Ministers. Those likely to make into the Cabinet are MLC H.M. Revanna…
IT raids:Vokkaliga Associations stage protest
August 4, 2017Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Income Tax (IT) raids on Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), Vokkaliga community members representing various associations and organisations, staged a candle light demonstration near Mahatma Gandhi bust, opposite the City Law Courts complex here yesterday. Raising slogans against the Union Government, the protestors claimed that the IT raids were aimed at…
IT Raid on D. K. Shivakumar continues for the second day
August 3, 2017Mysuru: A day after the Income Tax Department officials recovered wads of currency notes amounting to crores of rupees and property documents in raids conducted at over 39 premises linked to Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar, searches continued this morning at the leader’s houses in Bengaluru, New Delhi and at his in-law’s house in Ittigegud, Mysuru….
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