Santosh Hegde
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Anna's Strength Lies In Common Man, Not Core Committee : Hegde
India | Oct 27, 2011, 09:15 PM ISTBangalore, Oct 27: With some his colleagues facing questions of probity, Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde said today Hazare's strength lies in the common man and not in the core committee.“I don't think Anna's
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Govt Action Extraordinary, Frivolous, Says Santosh Hegde
India | Oct 14, 2011, 09:19 PM ISTBangalore, Oct 14: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde today dismissed as “extra-ordinary and absolutely frivolous” the grounds on which the BJP government decided to seek reconsideration of his report on illegal mining as the
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Santosh Hegde Says, Team Anna's Campaign In Hisar Was Not Right
India | Oct 14, 2011, 06:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 14: Reflecting a rift within Team Anna Hazare, Justice Santosh Hegde has disapproved of the anti-Congress campaign by fellow Arvind Kejriwal during Hisar bypolls, saying it was not the right thing to
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Team Anna Targeting Congress Not Correct, Says Santosh Hegde
India | Oct 10, 2011, 06:47 PM ISTBangalore, October 10: Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Monday disapproved Hazare's anti-Congress stance in the Hisar bypolls, saying campaigning against a political party is not correct.Speaking to PTI in Bangalore, the former Supreme Court
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Karnataka Govt Must Seek CBI Probe Into Illegal Mining, Says Santosh Hegde
India | Sep 05, 2011, 05:01 PM ISTBangalore, Sept 5: Former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde has said that the Karnataka government should "take a lesson" from the Andhra Pradesh government and seek a CBI probe into illegal mining in the State.He expressed
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Foundation Is Laid But Don't Expect A Miracle: Santosh Hegde
India | Aug 28, 2011, 02:21 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 28 : Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde today saluted Parliament for rising to the occasion and giving its nod to key elements of Jan Lokpal bill, but cautioned that people should “not
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Hegde Says, Anna's Stand Is Now Undemocratic
India | Aug 26, 2011, 06:27 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 26: Member of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal bill, N Santosh Hegde, today strongly disapproved of Anna Hazare's insistence on “having his way” in Parliament and sought to make out a case
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Santosh Hegde Appeals To Hazare To End Fast
India | Aug 23, 2011, 07:42 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 23: Team Anna member and former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice(retd) N Santosh Hegde today appealed to Anna Hazare to end his eight-day fast, saying everyone is “honestly” concerned about his health.Hegde said the 73-year-old
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People Are Supreme, Not Anybody Else: Santosh Hegde
India | Aug 19, 2011, 12:43 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 19 :Government can ill-afford to ignore popular sentiment for Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign as otherwise it may have to pay a “heavy price”, Santosh Hegde, Lokpal Bill drafting committee member, today said.He said
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Lokayukta To Submit Report On Wednesday
India | Jul 25, 2011, 11:51 AM ISTBangalore, Jul 25 : Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde will submit his much-awaited report on illegal mining to the Government on Wednesday.“Yes, I will submit the report on Wednesday,” Hegde, a former Supreme Court Judge
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Hegde Denies Split, Does Not Oppose His Fast, To Attend Panel Meet
India | Jun 19, 2011, 10:42 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 19 : Denying any split in Anna Hazare camp, Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, a member of Lok Pal bill drafting committee, today said he will attend the panel's next meeting and backed Anna
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Hegde Not In Favour Of Hazare Sitting On Fast
India | Jun 18, 2011, 06:11 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 18: Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, a Lokpal Bill drafting committee member, says he is not in favour of Anna Hazare undertaking his planned fast from August 16 if a strong Lok Pal Bill
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Hegde Apprehensive Over Final Outcome Of Lokpal Bill
India | Jun 18, 2011, 05:28 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 18: Karnataka Lokayukta and a member of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee Santosh Hegde today said he was apprehensive about the final outcome of the proposed bill as it could be a watered
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Jan Lokpal Bill Offers Immunity Only To President: Santosh Hegde
National | May 21, 2011, 04:29 PM ISTHyderabad, May 21: Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde on Friday said the proposed Jan Lokpal Bill offers immunity to no one except the President of India and the Governor."According to Jan Lokpal Bill there
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Dalit Representative Should Be A Minister: Hegde
India | Apr 24, 2011, 03:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 24: Amid Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Mayawati's demand for inclusion of a Dalit in the Lokpal Bill drafting committee, Justice Santosh Hegde said if someone from the community should be included in the
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Hegde To Continue In Lokpal Committee
India | Apr 23, 2011, 10:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 23: Justice Santosh Hegde's threat to quit the Lokpal drafting committee over the alleged smear campaign against civil society activists blew over today with their representatives deciding that he will continue in
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Khurshid Rules Out Changes In Lokpal Committee
India | Apr 23, 2011, 04:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 23: Amid roiling controversy over Lokpal Bill drafting committee members, Union Minister Salman Khurshid today ruled out any changes in the panel and said the government is looking forward to receiving inputs
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I Don't Know The Bhushans Well At All, Says Anna Hazare
India | Apr 22, 2011, 01:18 PM ISTRalegan Siddhi, Apr 22: Gandhian Anna Hazare has said that it wasn't he who got Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant Bhushan on the joint drafting committee for Lok Pal Bill.“I don't know the Bhushans
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Hegde Reconsidering Decision To Join Lok Pal Bill Panel
India | Apr 21, 2011, 05:32 PM ISTBangalore, Apr 21: Karnataka Lokayukta retired Justice Santosh Hegde today said he was reconsidering his decision to be on the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill, apparently upset over the vilification campaign against the anti-graft
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May Take CBI Help To Probe Mining Scam: Lokayukta
India | Jul 22, 2010, 10:13 AM ISTKarnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde on Wednesday said he would take the assistance of the Central Bureau of Investigation 'if need arise' in the investigation into illegal mining in the state. "I think, we can do