The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a revised draft Lokpal Bill that allows states to appoint Lokayuktas. However, the contentious issue of the independence of CBI remains unresolved. ...
10:31 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the new revised Lokpal Bill even though the Law Ministry raised objections to the draft. The amended draft leaves the appointment of Lokayuktas to the states. ...
02:44 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the new revised Lokpal Bill even though the Law Ministry raised objections to the draft. The amended draft leaves the appointment of Lokayuktas to the states. ...
01:48 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The Union Cabinet of ministers will examine another draft of the Lokpal Bill on Thursday. The new draft has introduced certain changes to the bill. For example, it says that only states can appoint their Lokayuktas. The earlier draft had given this power to the Centre. ...
06:15 PM, Jan 30, 2013
New Delhi: The passage of the much-hyped Lokpal bill seems to be a long haul as a Parliamentary panel is yet to take a final call on several contentious issues. The Lokpal Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha but encountering obstacles in the Rajya Sabha, could see government accepting demands of the Opposition keeping in mind the delicate number game in the House. Sources in both the Rajya Sabha select...
05:38 PM, Nov 04, 2012
New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, who was named by Arvind Kejriwal as an internal Lokpal of India Against Corruption (IAC), on Saturday termed the Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by erstwhile Team Anna as "too draconian". Addressing a conference of state Lokayuktas in New Delhi, Shah favoured setting up of a strong Lokpal to contain corruption in the country but criticised the Jan Lokpal Bill...
12:12 AM, Nov 04, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Monday tabled the much-awaited White Paper on black money in Parliament which did not disclose any name but made a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace. The White Paper, which was tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha, also did not provide government's estimate of black money, within and outside the country, though it quoted...
03:26 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Time is running out for the Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal Bill with just a day to go before the Budget session of Parliament ends. The government will bring the Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday despite opposition from parties like the JD(U) and RJD. The discussions may focus on some key amendments including the removal of the provisions for setting up Lokayuktas in the states....
12:29 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The government, after holding a series of talks with the Opposition members, is optimistic of introducing the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha by next week, sources on Tuesday told CNN-IBN. Sources added that the government has decided that the states will take a call on respective Lokayuktas and only MPs can remove the Lokpal head. There also seems to be a consensus on only government-funded NGOs being...
05:35 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: Willing to bring the Lokpal bill in the present session of Parliament, senior ministers on Thursday met Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley as part of efforts to build a consensus on the bill. Law Minister Salman Khurshid, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy met Jaitley on Thursday to discuss the bill, highly placed sources told. According to...
05:54 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: How much will Lokpal cost the exchequer every year? According to the financial memorandum attached with 'The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011', the anti-corruption body is expected to incur an expenditure of Rs 200 crore in a financial year. The memorandum attached to the 97 clause, 65 page bill, however, says that it is not possible to give the "precise details" of the expenditure to be incurred on...
09:44 PM, Dec 22, 2011
Hyderabad: 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 of Corruption on Development', they said vesting all encompassing power and responsibility in one institution like the Lokpal will burden it and make it difficult to carry out assigned tasks. The meet was organised by the...
12:51 AM, Sep 20, 2011
A CNN-IBN explainer on who stands where on the three sticking points in the Anna Hazare resolution. ...
06:48 PM, Aug 27, 2011
New Delhi: In the Approach Paper, the Planning Commission pitched for setting up independent, fair and accountable institutions like Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace. "It is important that these new (Lokpal and Lokayuktas) institutions should function independently, fairly and be accountable themselves," it said. The Paper said that institutions like the Lokpal and Lokayuktas should be empowered to investigate complaints of corruption and file cases against those...
11:36 PM, Aug 20, 2011
