Lok Pal
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Give us a time frame for appointing Lokpal in 10 days: SC to Govt
India | Jul 02, 2018, 08:55 PM ISTA bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi said this after Attorney General K K Venugopal, who placed before it the written instructions which he had received from the government and said that the Lokpal selection committee would meet soon.
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Anna Hazare ends hunger strike after talks with Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
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7 years later, Anna Hazare begins indefinite hunger strike for Lokpal: Latest updates
India | Mar 23, 2018, 12:46 PM ISTThe venue of his protest is the same iconic Ramlila Maidan, where he had sat on a hunger strike in 2011 demanding that the then government set up a Lokpal to investigate cases of corruption.
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Exclusive: Protest would be bigger than 2011, won't share stage with Kejriwal, says Hazare
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Exclusive: Protest would be bigger than 2011, won't share stage with Kejriwal, says Anna Hazare
National | Mar 17, 2018, 02:40 PM ISTAnna, who has been the face of the Lokpal movement, said the agitation could be held in Delhi jail also since authorities had so far not given permission for the protest despite several requests in four months.
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Rahul Gandhi questions PM over delay in setting up of Lokpal
National | Feb 26, 2018, 03:22 PM ISTGandhi, who is on the second leg of his three-day tour of the northern parts of Karnataka, said, "Modiji... nudidante nade. The country has not made you prime minister just to give speeches."
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Process to appoint Lokpal going on; meeting on March 1: Centre to SC
India | Feb 23, 2018, 05:52 PM ISTCentre said steps for appointing Lokpal have been taken and the selection panel, comprising PM, CJI, Speaker and leader of largest opposition party, would hold a meeting on March 1 to discuss the issue.
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Rahul Gandhi hits out at Modi govt for delay in appointing Lokpal
India | Jan 06, 2018, 10:24 AM IST"Are the 'defenders of democracy' and 'harbingers of accountability' listening?" he asked in tweets using '#FindingLokpal' as hashtag.
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Both UPA and NDA govts weakened Lokpal Bill, says Anna Hazare
National | Dec 15, 2017, 07:30 PM ISTA provision was made in the amendment that relatives of (government) officers including wife, children and others will not have to submit details of their property every year, Hazare claimed at a press conference here.
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Wrote 32 letters to PM Modi, got no reply: Anna Hazare
India | Dec 03, 2017, 10:41 PM ISTSocial activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he had written 32 letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including 10 on the Lokpal and issues related to farmers and agricultural land, but received not a single reply.
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Anna Hazare has demanded Lokpal on 'instructions' from RSS: NCP
National | Sep 02, 2017, 05:29 PM ISTEarlier this week, Anna Hazare had written a letter to PM Modi, threatening to launch an agitation over appointment of Lokpal and Lokayukta.
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Anna Hazare slams PM Modi over Lokpal, threatens to resume protest in Delhi
India | Aug 31, 2017, 09:22 AM IST"In the last three years, I wrote to you several letters regarding appointment of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas. You did not even reply," Hazare said in a four-page letter.
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Corruption won't be eliminited even after bringing a strong Lokpal, says Naresh Agrawal
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IndiaTV Samvaad: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi assures people of bringing strong Lokpal soon
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Gaps in bill brought by UPA causing delay in Lokpal, says Jitendra Singh
National | May 09, 2017, 10:13 PM ISTSingh's assertion assumes significance as the Supreme Court had recently observed that the proposed Lokpal is a "workable piece of legislation" and it was not justifiable to keep its operation pending.
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Appoint Lokpal at the earliest without Leader of Opposition: SC tells govt
India | Apr 28, 2017, 06:47 AM ISTThe Supreme Court on Thursday pushed for early appointment of Lokpal, asserting that the lack of a Leader of Opposition (LoP) should not hold up the process anymore.
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Lokpal appointment not feasible as there is no LoP in Lok Sabha: Centre tells SC
India | Mar 28, 2017, 03:43 PM ISTThe AG noted that the LS had declined to accept Kharge as the LoP and thus, Lokpal cannot be appointed until amendments are cleared by the Parliament.
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Central govt employees needn't file asset details under Lokpal for now, new rules being finalised
India | Jan 15, 2017, 11:48 AM ISTCentral government employees need not file details of assets and liabilities under a mandatory provision of Lokpal Act as the government has extended indefinitely the deadline to file the same.
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SC pulls up Centre over delay in appointment of Lokpal
India | Nov 24, 2016, 12:06 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its disappointment over the Centre for not appointing Lokpal despite Parliament enacting a law in this regard in January 2014. While the Centre said that the amendment bill
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NGOs, their executives to give annual income details to Lokpal
India | Jun 26, 2016, 11:33 AM ISTAll foreign and domestic-funded Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) will be under Lokpal, which will initiate an enquiry against them in the event of their involvement in corruption.