Lok Pal
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Anna Factor Adds To Congress Woes In Hisar
National | Oct 09, 2011, 05:06 PM ISTHisar (Har), Oct 9: An otherwise listless contest for a Lok Sabha by-election in the Haryana pocketborough of a former Congressman has come to life with Anna Hazare's campaign to defeat Congress on the Lokpal
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Team Anna Lashes Out At RSS Over Taking Credit
India | Oct 08, 2011, 10:24 PM ISTHisar, Haryana, Oct 8: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal today lashed out at the RSS saying that the saffron organisation should take credit for the 2002 Gujarat riots instead of claiming credit for the Jan
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Patil For Supremacy Of Parliament
India | Oct 08, 2011, 08:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 8: Throwing her weight behind the supremacy of parliament, President Pratibha Patil today said the government was sincere about the enactment of the Lokpal Bill.“Definitely, that is the best way. And it
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Bring Media, Corporate Houses Under Lokpal : Lalu
India | Oct 06, 2011, 05:23 PM ISTMirzapur, Oct 6: RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav today said the electronic media and corporate houses should be brought under the purview of the proposed Lokpal Bill to fight graft effectively.“The electronic media and corporate
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Shiv Sena Tells Hazare, Don't Limit Anti-Cong Stand to Lokpal Issue Alone
India | Oct 05, 2011, 12:55 PM ISTPune, Oct 5: Welcoming Gandhian Anna Hazare's just announced anti-Congress posture for the forthcoming elections, Shiv Sena today said that the anti-graft crusader should not limit it to the issue of enactment of the Jan
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Former Chief Justices to Give Views on Lokpal to Parl Panel
India | Oct 04, 2011, 11:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 4: Former chief justices of India M N Venkatachaliah and J S Verma have been invited by the Parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal Bill to give their views on setting up an
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Lokpal Must Not Be Overburdened, Says Aruna Roy
India | Sep 20, 2011, 08:49 AM ISTHyderabad, Sep 20: Social activist Aruna Roy and Lok Satta Party President Jayaprakash Narayan on Monday said no single institution should be made responsible for making public servants accountable.Taking part in a conference on ‘Impact
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Singhvi Renominated As Par Committee Chairman On Lokpal
India | Sep 15, 2011, 11:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 15: Abhishek Singhvi was tonight reappointed chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice, paving the way for early consultations over the Lokpal Bill.The 31-member Committee
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People Cannot Make Law, Says Aruna Roy
India | Sep 08, 2011, 06:03 PM ISTChennai, Sep 8: In an apparent criticism of social activist Anna Hazare and his protest for passing Lokpal bill, National Advisory Committee member Aruna Roy today said “people cannot make a law” and it had
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Ramdev Casts Doubts On Govt Assurances To Anna On Lokpal
India | Sep 03, 2011, 10:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 3: Yoga guru Ramdev today cast doubts on the government's assurances to Anna Hazare on the Lokpal issue which led to the breaking of his 12-day fast at Ramlila Maidan, saying the
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Paswan Demands Reservation To Dalits In Lokpal Selection Panel
India | Sep 03, 2011, 10:10 PM ISTAllahabad, Sep 3: Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan today demanded adequate representation for dalits, minorities and backward classes in the selection committee that would appoint the Lokpal. “I will raise the matter at
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CBI Tells Standing Committee It Can Report To Lokpal But Is Against Division
India | Sep 02, 2011, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 2: The Central Investigation Agency (CBI) is willing to report to the Lokpal but strongly opposes any move to divide it as envisaged in Anna Hazare's Bill. The Janlokpal Bill is pushing
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Gujarat Lokayukta Appointment Rocks Parliament
India | Aug 30, 2011, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 30: The storm over the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat paralysed Parliament today with an agitated BJP forcing repeated adjournments of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seeking recall of Governor Kamla Beniwal
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LS Member Takes Jibes At Govt Over 'Resolution' On Lokpal
India | Aug 29, 2011, 09:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 29: Thumping the desk is considered by some as passing a resolution, an opposition member remarked in the Lok Sabha today in an obvious dig at the way the debate on the
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Son Of MP Who Coined 'Lokpal' Heads Panel Looking Into Bill
India | Aug 28, 2011, 07:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, August 28: Call it a coincidence, but the son of an MP, who coined the term ‘Lokpal' and introduced the concept of an ombudsman in India, now heads the Parliamentary panel looking into
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Lokpal - From Father To Son
India | Aug 27, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: Father coined the word ‘Lokpal' way back in 1963 and his son now heads the Standing Committee of Parliament which is entrusted with the job of looking into the Lokpal Bill
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This Is Half A Victory, Says Anna, Will Break His Fast On Sunday 10 AM
India | Aug 27, 2011, 10:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: An elated Anna Hazare on Saturday evening told his supporters that the Parliament's resolve to incorporate major provisions of Jan Lokpal Bill was "half a victory", and the full victory would
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BJP Supports Team Anna On 3 Contentious Issues
India | Aug 27, 2011, 05:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: BJP today said it found considerable merit in three contentious issues raised by Team Anna, including covering the entire bureaucracy and Citizens' Charter for public grievances under Lokpal and favoured Lokayuktas
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Govt Not Serious About Debate On Lokpal, Anna's Fast: BJP
India | Aug 26, 2011, 09:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 26: BJP today accused government of not being serious about Lokpal Bill or Anna Hazare's fast as it was pressing for a “casual” debate on such an important issue which could lead
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Rahul Idea On Lokpal Good, But Is A Long Term Solution: Team Anna
India | Aug 26, 2011, 09:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 26: Rahul Gandhi's “game changing idea” of making Lokpal a constitutional body like the Election Commission was supported by Team Anna which however felt it was only a long term solution while