Mangalore: Addressing a meeting of senior citizens Association MSCA of the city, at Karnataka Bank Hall on Diwali day(October25), chief guest and the retired Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde opined that Jan Lokpal bill alone would not eradicate national level corruption while the was in the presence of chairman Ananthakrishna Bhat. Hegde said old age organizations […]

Bengaluru: The retired Lokayukta Justice N. Santosh Hegde has demanded on Monday after Gali Janardhana Reddy’s arrest, that Reddy’s illegal dealings in Obalapuram Mining Company should be investigated by CBI which was doing a good job so far. Speaking to pressmen after the mining baron was put under 14 days of judicial Custody in Hyderabad […]

Bangalore: Expressing doubts over the state government implementing his report on the mining scam in Karnataka, state Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde today said his only hope was the Supreme Court. “Government will not act on it”, Hegde said on the report which is expected to be submitted to the Government next week. “My only […]

New Delhi: Of what use are these meetings between group of ministers(Gom) and 5 representatives of civilian society that was formed to draw up a Lokpal bill with Centre? About 5 or 6 meetings held so far since April, have now ended in failure, with Lokpal bill ridiculed by Hazare as “Jokepal bill” with a […]

Moodu Shedde: A Golf Club has been opened at Pilikula Nisarga Dhama in Moodushedde and a K.S Hegde Memorial Guest House has been inaugurated on Monday (Dec.13) by his son and Lokayukta (Justice) N. Santosh Hegde. He said that gulf courses and clubs are meant for rich and important civilians. But the establishment of such […]

Bangalore: Where there is already an enquiry which has been ordered by Lokayukta, where was the need to bring in a retired Judge for another such enquiry (by Justice Padmaraj), Lokayukta has asked the state govt on Tuesday. The JD(S) had complained to the Lokayukta on scandals relating to Land –grabbing by BJP leaders in […]