Lok Pal
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Draft Report On Lokpal A 'Betrayal', Says Anna
India | Nov 29, 2011, 08:18 PM ISTRalegan Siddhi, Nov 29: Claiming that the draft report on Lokpal Bill by Parliamentary Standing Committee is a “betrayal”, Anna Hazare today threatened to go on an indefinite fast in Delhi from December 27 if
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Lokpal Draft Report A Disappointment : Kiran Bedi
India | Nov 28, 2011, 11:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 28: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi tonight expressed disappointment at the recommendations in the draft report of Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill, saying going back on commitment given by Parliament will call
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Par Panel's Draft Report On Lokpal, No Decision On PM Yet
India | Nov 28, 2011, 10:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 28: The Parliamentary Standing Committee going into the Lokpal Bill has recommended keeping out judiciary and MPs' conduct in House out of its purview and rejected the demand for hiving off the
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Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Kiran Bedi
India | Nov 26, 2011, 10:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 26: A Delhi court today ordered registration of FIR against former IPS officer Kiran Bedi for allegedly cheating and misappropriating funds in collusion with foreign companies and other foundations. Additional Chief Metropolitan
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Kiran Bedi Says, Create Lokpal Through Ordinance If Par Is Stalled
India | Nov 23, 2011, 08:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 23: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today asked as to what was stopping ruling Congress from declaring its resolve to create an effective Lokpal through a special session of Parliament or an
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Team Anna Proposes Delinking Citizen Charter From Lokpal With Rider
India | Nov 22, 2011, 10:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 22: Team Anna today expressed its willingness to de-link citizen's charter from the proposed anti-corruption ombudsman provided that a separate bill on the lines of the one in Uttarakhand be introduced in
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CBI Anti-Corruption Wing Should Be Under Lokpal, Says Team Anna
India | Nov 18, 2011, 03:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 18: Demanding that the CBI be brought under the purview of Lokpal, Team Anna today said the role of the ombudsman will be reduced to a post office receiving and forwarding complaints
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No Consensus In Lokpal Parl Panel On Inclusion Of PM
India | Nov 15, 2011, 09:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 15: Consensus eluded the Parliamentary panel on Lokpal on the issue of including the Prime Minister within the ambit of the ombudsman with a majority opposing the suggestion, saying it could lead
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Ramdev Threatens Campaign On Lokpal, Black Money Issues
National | Nov 13, 2011, 09:34 PM ISTGhazipur (UP), Nov 13: Yoga Guru Ramdev today threatened to launch a massive campaign from January if the central government failed to take concrete steps on Lokpal Bill, black money and corruption in the winter
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Lokpal : Par Committee Report Likely In Early December
India | Nov 13, 2011, 09:31 PM ISTChandigarh, Nov 13: The Parliamentary panel scrutinising the Lokpal Bill is likely to submit its report early next month and the redrafted legislation will be “far superior” to anything that has been proposed so far,
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Team Anna Accepted Quota Under Pressure From Us: Udit Raj
National | Nov 12, 2011, 08:11 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 12 : Dalit leader Udit Raj today claimed Team Anna had to accept the concept of reservation in Lokpal due to their pressure. Raj said they will hold a rally in the
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Team Anna Hopes, Govt Will Honour Sonia's Word On Lokpal
India | Nov 09, 2011, 08:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 9: Team Anna today voiced hope that the government will deliver on Sonia Gandhi's promise of bringing a strong Lokpal bill in Winter Session of Parliament or else, the activists warned, they
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Anna Hazare To Restructure His Team
India | Nov 07, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTRalegaon Sidhi, Nov 7: With his team rocked by controversies, Anna Hazare today said he plans to restructure his Core Committee to also give representation to religious minorities, tribals, dalits and youths to strengthen the
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Bypoll A 'Referendum' On Lokpal, Lesson For Cong : Team Anna
India | Oct 17, 2011, 10:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 17: With Congress biting the dust in Hisar bypolls, Team Anna today said the ruling party should take a lesson from the defeat and ensure passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill as
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Parliament Panel Takes Up Draft Bill To Grant Constitutional Status To Lokpal
India | Oct 16, 2011, 02:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 16 : A move to grant constitutional status to Lokpal has gained momentum with a Parliamentary Committee considering a draft legislation to this effect with a provision which will not require ratification
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Making Lokpal A Constitutional Body A Diversionary Tactic : BJP
India | Oct 13, 2011, 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 12: BJP today said government's declaration that it would make the Lokpal a constitutional body is a diversionary and delaying tactic as the Congress-led dispensation is not serious about establishing a strong
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Political Consensus Needed For Right To Reject : PM To Anna
India | Oct 12, 2011, 11:15 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 12: Declaring government's commitment to a strong Lokpal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Anna Hazare's demand for ‘,' provision in electoral law needs political consensus. Even as Hazare came out against
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Lokpal To Be Constitutional Body : Law Minister
India | Oct 11, 2011, 09:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 11: The proposed Lokpal will have the status of a Constitutional authority for which purpose the Constitution will be amended, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid disclosed tonight.“We are working on a very
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Why Are You Soft On BJP, Digvijay Asks Anna Hazare
India | Oct 11, 2011, 10:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 11: With Team Anna campaigning against his party in Hisar bypoll, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today questioned Anna Hazare on why he was not attacking the BJP and cautioned him against “lofty
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Anna Being Misled By Anti-Reservation People, Says Digvijay
India | Oct 10, 2011, 05:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 10: Firing yet another salvo at Team Anna for campaigning against Congress in Hisar bypoll, Digvijay Singh today claimed that Anna Hazare is being “led up the garden path” by people who