Polling, which commenced at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, is underway in 223 assembly constituencies of Karnataka. ...
03:03 PM, May 05, 2013
New Delhi: A Supreme Court appointed committee probing six cases of alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur informed the court on Thursday that these were not genuine encounters and the victims, including a 12-year-old boy, did not have any criminal records. A bench comprising Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai perused the committee's report which said none of the six cases qualify as encounters and they are fake. The committee,...
01:30 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Taking exception to certain clauses enshrined in Goa Lokayukta Bill 2013, former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice (retd) Santosh Hegde on Sunday said these amendments were 'unfair' and should not have found mention in the Act. ...
08:34 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Bangalore: In the backdrop of transfer of Haryana IAS officer for probing land deals, former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde on Thursday asked state and Central governments to leave issue of transfers to bureaucracy. "Issues of transfers should be left to bureaucracy itself without there being any interference whatsoever by central or state governments to curb corruption," Hegde said. Hegde said there was lot of "discontentment" amongst state and central officers...
02:22 PM, Oct 18, 2012
New Delhi: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde condemned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley's comments on the judiciary. "It's unfortunate that a senior leader and lawyer like Arun Jaitley has made such a statement," Hegde said. Arun Jaitley had alleged that judgements at times are influenced by post-retirement jobs. His comments did not go well with Law Minister Salman Khurshid who also hit back at him. "As a...
01:23 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Wednesday parted ways with former team member Arvind Kejriwal saying he would not be a part of the political party being formed by the latter. Addressing mediapersons after a meeting with Kejriwal on the issue, the veteran anti-corruption crusader reiterated that he would not enter politics and would neither allow the political party to use his name or his image. "I will not...
07:53 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and erstwhile Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal seems to be following different paths at the former's brainstorming session with IAC members on Wednesday. The meeting revealed growing cracks between the two with Justice Santosh Hegde, too, admitting to the differences on floating a political party after Anna had said that he won't contest elections. Sources said that Anna and Kejriwal are trying to sort...
05:49 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Bangalore: Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a role. Hegde, a former Karnataka Lokayukta, who has distanced himself from erstwhile Team Anna's decision to start a political party on October 2, said cultural, linguistic and religious diversity play a part in elections. "It's not as...
12:30 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Bangalore: Former Supreme Court Judge Santosh Hegde on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her corruption in the judiciary remarks, saying it was 'unbecoming' of her to level such charges. "It is not right to make unsubstantiated allegations by one constitutional authority over another. It is unbecoming of a Chief Minister to hurl such allegations," he told PTI in Bangalore. Instead of hurling allegations against the judiciary,...
03:58 AM, Aug 16, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, who was closely associated with now disbanded Team Anna, feels yoga guru Ramdev's agitation on black money and graft issues may re-energise the anti-corruption movement and says it might cause electoral damage to the Congress. "There seems to be a lot of ground support for Ramdev, which must have sort of given a jolt to the ruling party (Congress) as he specifically identified...
01:26 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Fresh remarks by an erstwhile Team Anna member that Anna Hazare was against the anti-graft movement turning political has triggered ripples with India Against Corruption (IAC) on Saturday taking on the critics. Sunita Godara, who was a member of Team Anna's Core Committee which was disbanded by Hazare earlier this week, claimed that the activist did not pressurise anyone but said that they were free to choose their...
09:11 PM, Aug 11, 2012
New Delhi: In a surprising move, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Monday disbanded his team, saying the purpose of it was over. The decision, however, did not appear to go down well with several members of Team Anna and supporters of the Anna movement. While key Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde said that he felt sorry about the decision, another member Kiran Bedi posted a tweet saying she did...
06:30 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Bangalore: Key Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde on Monday appeared to be in disagreement with Anna Hazare's decision to disband the team, which he said could have "gone on" to create a mass awareness on corruption and maladministration without resorting to the path of fasting. "I feel sorry (about the decision to disband the team) for the reason that the movement started by Anna for a strong Lokpal was...
04:48 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Friday said he does not support Anna Hazare and his team floating a political party, but would campaign for candidates who identify themselves with his movement against corruption. "I don't support Anna Hazare and his team starting a political party. But I have heard Anna speaking on TV that he is neither forming a party nor contesting elections, but...
04:38 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Bangalore: Criticising the state government for delaying the appointment of Lokayukta, former Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde on Wednesday said, For one year, the Lokayuktas post has been kept vacant. If the owner of a company is absent for a long time, the productivity of that company will certainly come down and it is the same case with the Lokayuta. Speaking at a programme organised by Bazm-e-Niswan Charitable Trust to distribute...
01:37 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Sunday said no government will like to bring in a strong Lokpal Bill in the country as the government does not have the intent. "The government should bring in a strong Lokpal bill, but I don't think any government will want to bring a strong Lokpal bill. The government does not have the intent", Hegde told reporters as he...
03:10 AM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Justice Santosh Hegde on Wednesday said it is "extremely difficult" to believe that allegations raised by Team Anna against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could exist but demanded an inquiry if there are documents to suggest that some wrongdoing was done. "It is extremely difficult for me to believe, having seen the Prime Minister all these years to say that such an allegation could exist. But at the same...
12:58 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday hit out at Team Anna saying the corruption allegations against him and other ministers were irresponsible and unfortunate. The Prime Minister further said that he would give up his public life if the allegations made by Team Anna were proved. Talking to reporters on his way back from Myanmar, the Prime Minister said, "I will give up my public life if allegations...
08:35 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Eminent Team Anna member Justice Santosh Hegde on Tuesday distanced himself from the comment against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by team member and senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Justice Hegde said that the comment against the Prime Minister was unwarranted. He further said that he was unaware about the proof Team Anna had. The comments from the former Karnataka Lokayukta came hours after Prashant...
05:21 PM, May 29, 2012
Justice Hegde, however, admitted that a fatigue factor had set in with the anti-corruption crusader's repeated call for protests. ...
08:30 AM, Mar 25, 2012
