CM Siddaramaiah expresses gratitude ahead of 16th budget presentation

Vartha Bharati | 07-03-2025 | 10:12:00 IST

Image Credit: X/@CMofKarnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taking to his official ‘X,’ account on Friday stated, “Today, I am ready to present the 16th budget of my political career. I am grateful to all the people of Karnataka for giving me the opportunity to present the budget of this state sixteen times.”

“Believing in the aspirations of Buddha, Basava, Gandhi and Ambedkar, and acting accordingly, we have made an effort to take a further step towards realizing the dream of an equal society through this budget. There is no doubt that this budget will be a beacon for the comprehensive development of the state for the next one year,” he added.

ನನ್ನ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಜೀವನದ 16ನೇ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಮಂಡನೆಗೆ ಈ ದಿನ ಸಿದ್ಧನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಹದಿನಾರು ಬಾರಿ ಈ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಮಂಡನೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜನತೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಕೃತಜ್ಞ.

ಬುದ್ಧ, ಬಸವ, ಗಾಂಧಿ, ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರರ ಆಶಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯನ್ನಿಟ್ಟು, ಅದರಂತೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ನಾವು ಈ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಮಸಮಾಜದ ಕನಸನ್ನು ನನಸಾಗಿಸುವತ್ತ… pic.twitter.com/XKr8ghdAId

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) March 7, 2025

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Rajasthan: ACB court sends former IAS Subodh Agarwal to 2-day police remand in JJM scam

13-04-2026 ¦ 13-04-2026 IST

Photo: PTI

Jaipur (PTI): Retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 960-crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam, was produced before an ACB court on Monday, which sent him to two days' police remand.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau had sought a three-day remand for further questioning in the matter, but the court granted two days' custody.

The order was passed by the ACB Court-1.

A team from the ACB arrested Agarwal on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission corruption case.

He was sent to a three-day police remand on Friday. On completion of the remand period, the ACB produced him in court.

Agarwal was serving as the additional chief secretary of the public health engineering department when the alleged scam took place.

Some firms had allegedly secured tenders by submitting forged completion certificates in connivance with officers. Last month, the ACB arrested nine persons, including senior engineers and retired officials, in connection with the scam. Earlier, the ACB had arrested contractors.