Chief engineers transferred

Bangalore, dhns: The State Government on Saturday, transferred 15 chief engineers (CEs) of PWD and Irrigation Department. CEs with their new postings:

N L Peshve: CE, Communication and Building (South), Bangalore; K Jaiprakash: CE, BMRCL, Bangalore; R Rudraiah: CE, Communication and Building (North), Dharwar; S C Jayachandra; CE, Minor Irrigation (South), Bangalore; H K Krishnegowda: CE and LDO, CADA, Munirabad; R Srinivas, CE, National Highways, Bangalore; T Bissegowda: CE, BBMP; M B Burji, CE, KRDCL, Bangalore; R Cheluva Raju: CE, KNNL, Upper Bhadra Zone, Chitradurga; Prabhakar H.Chini: CE, CADA, Bhadra Project, Shimoga; M Ganesh, Joint Secretary (Technical), PW, P & IWT; S Rajashekhar: CE, Varahi Project, Siddapur; A N Janvekar, CE, Hydrology & CMO, Bangalore; H L Prasanna: CE, Irrigation (South), CNNL, Mysore; TN Chikkarayappa: CE, BBMP.

Two officials in Lokayukta net

Bangalore, dhns: Two corrupt officials fell into the Lokayukta trap on Saturday. BDA Assistant Engineer S R Sridhar was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from Wajid Pasha. The AE had demanded Rs one lakh for not demolishing Wajid’s building, constructed on a disputed land on Banneraghatta road. Wajid had approached Lokayukta officials, who laid the trap.

The Lokayukta also nabbed AGO Shankar, junior engineer of BESCOM for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from Thimmaiah Shetty of Kempegowda Nagar, for providing power connection.