Former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj Virupanna Patil will be the new Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman), official sources said on Tuesday.

He will take over from N. Santosh Hegde who retires Aug 2 after

A day after his report was leaked, an emotional Justice N. Santosh Hegde refused to accept the BJP’s charge that the leak had affected the sanctity of his reports.

Insisting that the findings of his

President Pratibha Patil has rejected the city Lokayukta's recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan for his alleged involvement in protecting a leading resort in a tax evasion ca

President Pratibha Patil has rejected the city Lokayukta’s recommendation to sack Delhi PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan for his alleged involvement in protecting a leading resort in a tax evasion case.

Ending months of uncertainty, President Pratibha Patil has rejected the city Lokayukta's recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan for his alleged involvement in protecting a leading

Refuting reports that BJP was distancing itself from the Reddy brothers on the illegal mining issue, Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday gave them a clean chit, denying their involve

New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and is understood to have briefed her on the order of the Delhi Lokayukta recommending removal of city PWD Ministe

Bengaluru, Nov. 27: Is this war by another name? The Lokayukta dropped all pretence that he would take the path to reconciliation by sending an ‘intimation’ — an euphemism for a notice — to Chief Min

The BJP on Friday asserted its majority in the Karnataka Assembly and ensured passage of ten Bills, including one to amend Lokayukta Act to empower the anti-graft body with more powers, amid vociferou

Bengaluru: Pandemonium broke out in Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday after the Opposition raised the issue of alleged illegal mining scam leading to adjournment of the House for the day.

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