Lokayukta allegedly finds irregularities of Rs 20cr at Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University
Bidar: Lokayukta officials carried out raids at more than 60 places across Karnataka on Wednesday, including 25 places in Bidar under suspicion of irregularities of up to crores of rupees.
The officials raided and inspected the houses of staff members of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University in Bidar on Wednesday morning, based on a complaint filed by a Bengaluru-based person at the Lokayukta Police Station in 2021. The complainant had alleged that misappropriation of funds had taken place here in 2017-19.
The Lokayukta officials are reported to have found that misappropriation of approximately Rs 20 crore had taken place, during inspection of the houses of professors, engineers and other staff members. The officers and personnel of the University were allegedly involved in an illegal purchase of stationery and furniture by striking a deal with a company.
Lokayukta ADGP Manish Kharbikar and IGP Subramanya Rao led the operation on Wednesday.
Similar raids were held by the Lokayukta officials on sites in Bengaluru, Udupi and Chikkamagaluru, among other districts.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
