Bengaluru : Former High Court judge Justice P Vishwanath Shetty was today sworn in as the Karnataka Lokayukta, a year after the post fell vacant following a bribery scandal that had hit the office of the anti-graft ombudsman. Shetty was administered the oath of office by Governor Vajubhai R Vala at a ceremony at Raj […]
Bengaluru: A Lokayukta special court on Monday granted interim bail to former anti-graft ombudsman Y Bhaskar Rao, who has been named in a charge sheet in a corruption case in connection with an alleged extortion racket involving his son Y Ashwin. Justice D T Devendran granted bail to Rao after considering the interim bail plea […]
Bangalore : Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde has withdrawn his resignation after BJP chief Nitin Gadkari and Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa met him on Saturday. Hegde had resigned last month citing corruption in Yeddyurappa government. Senior BJP leader L K Advani had also asked Hegde to withdraw resignation. Addressing the mediapersons after meeting Gadkari, Hegde said, […]
