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  SC appoints Justice Sanjay Mishra as new UP Lokayukta

  Politics | January 28, 2016 19:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today recalled its earlier order of appointing Virendra Singh as Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and directed appointment of Justice (retired) Sanjay Mishra, a former judge of the Allahabnad High Court, as

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  UP govt 'misled' us, says Supreme Court on Lokayukta appointment

  India | January 21, 2016 0:04 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it had been misled over the appointment of the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta as it reserved its verdict on pleas seeking recall of its order appointing Justice Virendra Singh, a former

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  Katju questions Supreme Court's power to appoint Lokayukta in UP

  India | December 17, 2015 15:46 IST

  New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today questioned the power of the Supreme Court bench that appointed a retired judge of Allahabad High Court as the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.Writing in his blog

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  Governor-government tussle over Lokayukta find echo in UP Assembly

  Politics | August 27, 2015 2:47 IST

  Lucknow:  The growing unease between Governor Ram Naik and Uttar Pradesh government over appointment of Lokayukta today found an echo in the Assembly with ministers expressing displeasure over the role of the Raj Bhawan.Referring to

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  Delhi Lokayukta appointment: High Court seeks reply from AAP Govt, Centre

  India | August 17, 2015 20:55 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the city government and the lt. governor on a plea by BJP leader Vijender Gupta, saying the government did not consult him --

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  Congress questions UP Chief Minister on Lokayukta

  Politics | August 01, 2015 12:21 IST

  Lucknow:  The Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Akhilesh Yadav government on the appointment of Lokayukta in Uttar Pradesh and has asked it to come clear on the controversy.After the state government

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  Karnataka: Amended Bill pertaining to Lokayukta's removal passed

  Politics | July 31, 2015 3:48 IST

  Bengaluru: A bill, which was tabled in the Karnataka Assembly in the wake of controversy over an alleged bribery scandal that has hit the state's anti-corruption ombudsman with growing clamour for his removal, was passed

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  No suitable candidate for Goa Lokayukta: Chief Minister

  Politics | July 29, 2015 17:14 IST

  Panaji: The Goa Lokayukta's post is lying vacant because of the lack of a suitable candidate, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday.He also told the Goa legislative assembly in a written reply that 48

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  Process to appoint lokayukta initiated, Delhi HC told

  India | July 25, 2015 5:47 IST

  New Delhi:  The AAP government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has initiated the process to fill up the post of lokayukta, which has been lying vacant since November 2013.An affidavit by

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  Lokayukta probing police officer who took on Mulayam Singh Yadav

  Politics | July 23, 2015 18:59 IST

   Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has begun a probe against a senior IPS officer, Amitabh Thakur, an official said Thursday.Thakur, who crossed swords with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav accusing him of threatening him

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  FIR filed against Lokayukta's son over bribery scandal

  Politics | July 02, 2015 7:22 IST

  Bengaluru: An FIR was yesterday filed against Karnataka Lokayukta Bhaskar Rao's son in connection with an alleged bribery scandal, as the issue rocked the assembly and pressure mounted for the exit of the anti-graft ombudsman.The

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  Lokayukta row: Government cannot hand over probe to CBI on its own

  India | July 01, 2015 17:30 IST

  Belagavi (Karna):  Investigation into charges of corruption in the Lokayukta office cannnot be handed over to CBI unless the anti-graft body itself makes a request for it, Home Minister K J George said today.The probe

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  Karnataka CM rules out CBI probe into Lokayukta bribery charge

  Politics | June 29, 2015 8:15 IST

  Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday ruled out a CBI probe into the bribery charge against the Lokayukta, saying the state government did not have powers to do so against an independent anti-corruption body."The

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  Madhya Pradesh : Lokayukta raid finds a junior govt officer worth Rs 50 crore

  India | February 08, 2015 23:39 IST

  Indore: Indore Lokayukta team had a huge success when they raided  junior food officer Ashwin Nayak's residence early sunday morning and found a large amount of unaccounted property worth more than Rs 50 crore. The

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  Governor asks Nagaland govt to set up Lokayukta

  India | November 22, 2014 19:31 IST

  Kohima: Nagaland Governor P B Acharya today asked the state government to set up Lokayukta and also to pass the Women Reservation Bill to bring about a vibrant and strong democracy.Interacting with mediapersons at Raj

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  Cash reward announced on absconding former UP minister

  Politics | October 10, 2014 17:03 IST

  Etah: A cash reward of Rs five thousand has been announced on former Uttar Pradesh minister Avadhpal Singh Yadav who is absconding in connection with a case registered under the Gangster Act here today.  “The

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  I exposed 'Vyapam' scam, getting blame for it: MP CM

  Politics | July 20, 2014 12:44 IST

  New Delhi: Facing heat over alleged irregularities in selections by the state recruitment board, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today rejected demands for his resignation and dismissed any talk of differences between him

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  Transfer of Governor Beniwal is vindictive, alleges Vaghela

  Politics | July 08, 2014 11:11 IST

  Gandhinagar: Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat assembly and senior Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela today termed the transfer of Governor Kamla Beniwal as a “vindictive” step.According to Vaghela, the transfer was an “insult” to the

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  Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal shifted to Mizoram

  Politics | July 07, 2014 12:56 IST

  New Delhi: Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, who had an uneasy relationship with Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat chief minister, was Sunday shifted to Mizoram in a minor reshuffle of governors.Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva, who

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  Governor's exit heightens political tension in Lucknow

  Politics | June 22, 2014 11:08 IST

  Lucknow: Amid calls for the sacking of the Uttar Pradesh government over the rising crime graph, the exit of Governor B.L. Joshi is causing worry to the Samajwadi Party regime.Joshi's resignation Tuesday is likely to