Contractors
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Karnataka contractors announce statewide strike today: Key demands and reasons behind protest
Karnataka | Mar 06, 2026, 08:16 AM ISTKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar labelled the contractors' strike as 'blackmail,' stressing that payments must follow budgetary allocations while pointing fingers at previous mismanagement.
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Fake bills worth Rs 58 crore submitted to Indore Municipal Corp without laying drainage lines
Madhya Pradesh | May 20, 2024, 06:26 PM ISTIndore, the cleanest city in India for the last seven years, has found itself embroiled in the latest scam involving the Municipal Corporation. Contractors submitted fake bills totaling Rs. 58 crore and received payment of Rs. 34 crore without actually laying the drainage lines.
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Maharashtra: Police rescue 11 labourers chained up in Osmanabad; 4 arrested
Maharashtra | Jun 22, 2023, 05:54 PM ISTOne of the labourers reportedly escaped the village and his family members narrated his entire ordeal to the police. It was difficult for the police to believe the story initially but later confirmed the shocking case of inhuman treatment when they reached the location.
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Major relief to contractors: Central agencies to provide extension of upto 6 months
Business | May 13, 2020, 05:35 PM ISTIn a major relief to contractors, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said all central agencies will provide an extension of up to six months, without costs to the contractor. These central agencies include Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Central Public Works Department, etc.
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'Innuendoes' against defence contractors can't be basis to blacklist them: HC
India | Sep 09, 2018, 07:14 PM ISTIt was hearing the pleas of two defence contractors -- Singapore-based S T Kinetics (STK) and Swiss armament manufacturer Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD) -- against their blacklisting by the Centre in connection with a 2009 Ordnance Factory Board bribery scandal.
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World Bank Report Says, Contractors Give Bribes, Gold Coins To NHAI Babus For Highway Projects
India | Apr 03, 2012, 09:11 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 3: The World Bank's Institutional Integrity Unit has prepared a report in which it has mentioned “fraudulent and corrupt” practices by private Indian contractors working on national highway projects funded by it.