Mangaluru: Anti-corruption brigade members suddenly barged into the taluk office in mini Vidhan Soudha and took left right of some of the officers who were incompetent in their duty. To create knowledge and to prove the existence of ‘Forum for Corruption Free Karnataka’ conducted this surprise visit to the taluk office. All were earing Gandhi […]
New Delhi: Embarrassed by Anna Hazare’s sharp criticism of Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party over the conduct of some of its leaders, the party on Tuesday said his concerns were “genuine” and show his “affection” for the party. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is on a visit to Goa where Assembly polls […]
Bangalore: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded anti-corruption activist Santhosh Mohan Gowda against Deve Gowda from Hassan for the Lok Sabha polls. The party announced its list of candidates for 15 parliamentary constituencies in the state on Friday. AAP, which has already announced the candidates to 13 constituencies in the state, will be fielding […]
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal virtually turned every Delhiite into an anti-corruption inspector with the launch of his much awaited helpline on Wednesday. He urged citizens to join hands with the government against corruption. He asked the victims of corruption to do a sting operation or record the voice of the corrupt official as […]
New Delhi : The Union Cabinet is meeting today to discuss and approve key amendments to the anti-corruption Lokpal bill. The amendments have been proposed by the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha, where the bill has been pending since last year. One of the major changes is that states will now have to set […]
New Delhi : Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Saturday met members of his old team to discuss the future course of action on the anti-corruption movement. Among those who attended the meet include Kiran Bedi and Medha Patkar. According to reports, VK Singh and Santosh Hegde could not attend the meeting. Hegde had some personal […]
Mumbai : It was relief at last for encounter specialist police sub-inspector Dayanand Nayak after nearly six and a half years, when he was re-instated on June 16, Saturday. He is now posed in the local arms wing of the police department. Nayak was suspended from service in January 2006 in a disproportionate assets case […]
Hyderabad: The liquor lobby seems to have won the latest round in Andhra Pradesh, with the state government firm on transferring out investigating officer Srinivas Reddy despite public outcry and political protests. Apprehensions are now being expressed that this is an attempt to scuttle the probe that had named several political heavyweights. An all-party delegation […]
Mumbai: The anti-corruption movement leader and social activist Anna Hazare began his three-day hunger strike on Tuesday demanding a stronger version of the ombudsman (Lokpal) bill than the one being debated by Parliament. The veteran activist reached Juhu beach, an hour late at 10am and meditated in front of a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi. […]
New Delhi: After two adjournments of the Lok Sabha, the government finally tabled the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in Parliament today, well past the scheduled time of 2 pm. The BJP, Anna Hazare’s team of activists, and Lalu Prasad Yadav have all rejected it for different reasons. The Bill will be debated on December 27 after […]
