Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023
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Express investigation
EXPRESS INVESTIGATION NEWS
Expired medicine, no oxygen: audits flag gaps in Bihar’s ambulance service
June 21, 2023 11:49 am
The infrastructure included Dial 102, the call-an-ambulance service run by the consortium of Pashupatinath Distributors Private Limited (PDPL) and Samman Foundation between 2017 and 2022.
Despite court’s caution, red flags, Bihar Govt awards Rs 1,600-crore ambulance contract to firm of JD(U) MP’s kin
June 21, 2023 11:49 am
Norms tweaked for Pashupatinath Distributors owned by Jahanabad MP’s kin; state says move backed by legal advice
Mayawati as CM, brother & wife got 261 flats at 46% discount, audit flags ‘fraudulent’ sale
June 16, 2023 11:25 am
In 2010, Logix got land cleared 2 months after agreement with couple; their advance transferred to ‘related parties’
Irregularities in micro irrigation scheme: Centre seeks report from Jharkhand govt
June 21, 2023 12:03 pm
The Jharkhand government is also conducting an inquiry into the irregularities, while the state’s Agriculture Director has asked the Hazaribagh Agriculture Office to register FIRs against any erring Nabcons employees and private companies.
Irregularities in Centre’s drip irrigation scheme in Jharkhand: How the Express investigation progressed, what it showed
June 21, 2023 12:02 pm
The investigation found numerous violations — Aadhaar cards were misused to create “ghost” beneficiaries with farmers completely unaware that money was being collected by private companies in their name; brand new equipment was gathering dust; and third-party verification by Nabcons was repeatedly falsified to beat the system.
Express Investigation | Irrigation scheme unravels in Jharkhand: Aadhaar misused, funds claimed, farmers clueless
June 21, 2023 11:50 am
Of 94 beneficiaries tracked by Express, just 17 were using per drop-more crop, minister says will act
Irrigation scheme unravels in Jharkhand: A robust verification process — just on paper
June 21, 2023 11:51 am
Express Investigation: The verification process has fallen flat under the watch of the state agriculture department which is now waking up to how it has been rigged by middlemen, who, acting on behalf of companies, enrolled farmers as beneficiaries.
An Express Investigation- Part II: Off the radar, easy to get and assemble: why it’s easy for bombs to be Made in Bengal
May 20, 2023 7:35 am
Bomb-making is a thriving cottage industry, its raw materials easy to access and procure. Priced at an average of just over Rs 150 per bomb in rural areas, it’s “cost-effective” too.
Express Investigation-Part I | All these kids were killed by bombs: meet the casualties of Bengal’s crime cottage industry
May 20, 2023 10:13 am
The Indian Express tracks down 24 families in five districts where bomb-making is an enterprise with many clients, and one that has left in its wake tragedy and death
Bengal's crude bomb casualties: Ruling party to opposition, they all pass the buck
May 19, 2023 11:33 am
According to officials, police keep a track of individual cases reported in their respective districts, and in some cases, the Child Rights Commission takes cognizance.
EXPRESS INVESTIGATION VIDEOS
How Johnson & Johnson pushed another 'faulty' hip implant in India
June 22, 2020 6:09 pm
What slipped under the radar is a story of how Johnson & Johnson used a loophole in US laws to push the product into the Indian market.
Implant files: Delhi's back alleys turn into operation theatres for breast implant surgeries
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
No one is checking the implants for safety; technicians often double up as surgeons; shame and stigma prevent patients from reporting the gruesome aftermath of what has gone wrong, an investigation by The Indian Express has found.
The Indian Express with ICIJ | Implant files: Faulty implants and basement surgeries
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
Implant files: An Indian Express investigation with ICIJ reveals how faulty implants and basement surgeries are putting lives at risk.
