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  Delhi Lokayukta appointment: High Court seeks reply from AAP Govt, Centre

  India | August 17, 2015 20:55 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the city government and the lt. governor on a plea by BJP leader Vijender Gupta, saying the government did not consult him --

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  Congress questions UP Chief Minister on Lokayukta

  Politics | August 01, 2015 12:21 IST

  Lucknow:  The Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Akhilesh Yadav government on the appointment of Lokayukta in Uttar Pradesh and has asked it to come clear on the controversy.After the state government

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  Karnataka: Amended Bill pertaining to Lokayukta's removal passed

  Politics | July 31, 2015 3:48 IST

  Bengaluru: A bill, which was tabled in the Karnataka Assembly in the wake of controversy over an alleged bribery scandal that has hit the state's anti-corruption ombudsman with growing clamour for his removal, was passed

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  No suitable candidate for Goa Lokayukta: Chief Minister

  Politics | July 29, 2015 17:14 IST

  Panaji: The Goa Lokayukta's post is lying vacant because of the lack of a suitable candidate, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday.He also told the Goa legislative assembly in a written reply that 48

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  Process to appoint lokayukta initiated, Delhi HC told

  India | July 25, 2015 5:47 IST

  New Delhi:  The AAP government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has initiated the process to fill up the post of lokayukta, which has been lying vacant since November 2013.An affidavit by

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  Lokayukta probing police officer who took on Mulayam Singh Yadav

  Politics | July 23, 2015 18:59 IST

   Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has begun a probe against a senior IPS officer, Amitabh Thakur, an official said Thursday.Thakur, who crossed swords with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav accusing him of threatening him

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  FIR filed against Lokayukta's son over bribery scandal

  Politics | July 02, 2015 7:22 IST

  Bengaluru: An FIR was yesterday filed against Karnataka Lokayukta Bhaskar Rao's son in connection with an alleged bribery scandal, as the issue rocked the assembly and pressure mounted for the exit of the anti-graft ombudsman.The

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  Lokayukta row: Government cannot hand over probe to CBI on its own

  India | July 01, 2015 17:30 IST

  Belagavi (Karna):  Investigation into charges of corruption in the Lokayukta office cannnot be handed over to CBI unless the anti-graft body itself makes a request for it, Home Minister K J George said today.The probe

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  Karnataka CM rules out CBI probe into Lokayukta bribery charge

  Politics | June 29, 2015 8:15 IST

  Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday ruled out a CBI probe into the bribery charge against the Lokayukta, saying the state government did not have powers to do so against an independent anti-corruption body."The

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  Madhya Pradesh : Lokayukta raid finds a junior govt officer worth Rs 50 crore

  India | February 08, 2015 23:39 IST

  Indore: Indore Lokayukta team had a huge success when they raided  junior food officer Ashwin Nayak's residence early sunday morning and found a large amount of unaccounted property worth more than Rs 50 crore. The

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  Governor asks Nagaland govt to set up Lokayukta

  India | November 22, 2014 19:31 IST

  Kohima: Nagaland Governor P B Acharya today asked the state government to set up Lokayukta and also to pass the Women Reservation Bill to bring about a vibrant and strong democracy.Interacting with mediapersons at Raj

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  Cash reward announced on absconding former UP minister

  Politics | October 10, 2014 17:03 IST

  Etah: A cash reward of Rs five thousand has been announced on former Uttar Pradesh minister Avadhpal Singh Yadav who is absconding in connection with a case registered under the Gangster Act here today.  “The

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  I exposed 'Vyapam' scam, getting blame for it: MP CM

  Politics | July 20, 2014 12:44 IST

  New Delhi: Facing heat over alleged irregularities in selections by the state recruitment board, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today rejected demands for his resignation and dismissed any talk of differences between him

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  Transfer of Governor Beniwal is vindictive, alleges Vaghela

  Politics | July 08, 2014 11:11 IST

  Gandhinagar: Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat assembly and senior Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela today termed the transfer of Governor Kamla Beniwal as a “vindictive” step.According to Vaghela, the transfer was an “insult” to the

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  Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal shifted to Mizoram

  Politics | July 07, 2014 12:56 IST

  New Delhi: Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, who had an uneasy relationship with Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat chief minister, was Sunday shifted to Mizoram in a minor reshuffle of governors.Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva, who

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  Governor's exit heightens political tension in Lucknow

  Politics | June 22, 2014 11:08 IST

  Lucknow: Amid calls for the sacking of the Uttar Pradesh government over the rising crime graph, the exit of Governor B.L. Joshi is causing worry to the Samajwadi Party regime.Joshi's resignation Tuesday is likely to

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  BJP targets Rahul for attack on Modi

  Politics | April 29, 2014 17:43 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today targeted Rahul Gandhi for accusing Narendra Modi of favouring few industrialists and raising questions over development model of Gujarat and said the “insulated” Congress Vice President has poor knowledge of ground

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  'Chowkidar' Modi would have been in jail if Lokayukta was in place in Gujarat:Rahul

  Politics | April 27, 2014 7:47 IST

  Botad/Devgadh Baria (Gujarat): Rahul Gandhi yesterday said Narendra Modi would have been in jail had Lokayukta and RTI Commissioners been in place in Gujarat and accused BJP's PM nominee of distributing huge tracts of land

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  Delhi needs Lokayukta through collaborative approach: Kiran Bedi

  India | February 12, 2014 21:30 IST

  New Delhi: Defending the Lokpal Act passed by the Parliament, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi today said Delhi only needs an amended Lokayukta which was possible only with a “collaborative approach”.“Country already has a useful

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  Uttarakhand to implement Lokayukta on pattern of Lokpal Bill: CM

  India | December 16, 2013 20:10 IST

  Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today said the state Lokayukta will be constituted on the same pattern as that of Lokpal Bill tabled in Parliament.Bahuguna said in reply to an allegation made by BJP's