Ballari: ED raids offices and residences of MP, two MLAs
Ballari: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous raids on Wednesday morning at the residences and offices of a Member of Parliament and two MLAs in Karnataka's Ballari district.
Sources confirmed that the raids targeted Ballari MP E. Tukaram, Ballari City MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, Kampli MLA J.N. Ganesh, and the residence and office of Govardhan Reddy, a close aide of Vijayanagara MLA B. Nagendra. ED officials also carried out searches in the legislators' quarters at the Legislators' Home in Bengaluru.
While the exact reason for the raids on these Congress leaders remains officially unconfirmed, it is suspected that the searches may be linked to the alleged irregularities in the Valmiki Development Corporation. The residence of Govardhan Reddy, considered a key figure in the controversy, was among the prime locations raided, suggesting a possible connection.
There had been earlier allegations that funds from the Valmiki Corporation were misused during the Ballari Lok Sabha election campaign.
Meanwhile, in another related operation, the residence of Kudligi MLA Dr. N.T. Srinivas in Narsinghagiri, Kudligi Taluk, was also raided by ED officials early this morning around 5:00 AM. Officials are currently reviewing documents and financial records at the premises.
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Neeraj Chopra wins Golden Spike meet
Ostrava (Czech Republic), Jun 24 (PTI): Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday clinched the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance here, his back-to-back win in a top-class competition.
Fresh from his Paris Diamond League win on June 20, Chopra emerged on top in a nine-man field here though with a modest effort of 85.29m in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.
He had skipped the last two editions of Golden Spike -- an event that his coach Jan Zelezny won nine times in a storied career -- due to fitness issues.
The 27-year-old Chopra has had an impressive season so far, having won his first Diamond League title in two years in Paris after also breaching the elusive 90m mark during his second place finish in Doha DL in May.
