First Lokpal Of India

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Manager Singh, the former director-general of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, for alleged irregularities in the company's contracts.

Nearly three months have passed since the country received its first Lokpal, but it continues to function from the second floor of the Hotel Ashok in New Delhi without an exclusive office to call its own.

The office of country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, will move out of a five-star luxury hotel in Delhi to its own permanent address.

The country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, will work from a five-star luxury hotel in Delhi, officials said on Monday.

All eight newly appointed members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal will take oath of office today, officials said Tuesday.

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose today took oath as the first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of India in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is the country's first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman. His appointment has been cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is set to be appointed as the country's first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman, sources said today.

The Supreme Court has asked the search committee on Lokpal to recommend a panel of names for appointment of the country's first anti-graft watchdog by February end. An eight-member search committee was constituted by the centre in September last year to recommend names to the selection panel, headed by the Prime Minister, for appointment of a Lokpa...

The selection committee for appointing Lokpal has decided to first fill the vacancy of eminent jurist in the panel before taking further action, the centre today told the Supreme Court about the outcome of the committee's March 1 meeting in which Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge declined to participate as a special invitee.

The selection of India's first Lokpal, or anti-corruption ombudsman, has been left to the next government. The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the government is not appointing a Lokpal now and assured that it would not take any immediate decision on it.

The Congress-led government has reportedly decided that the next government should select the members of India's first Lokpal, or anti-corruption ombudsman, after a series of controversies marked early steps in the process.

Senior lawyer Fali Nariman has refused to participate in the process of selecting India's first ever Lokpal, or national anti-corruption ombudsman, weeks after a controversy over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's nominee for the Lokpal selection committee.

In his first interaction with a visiting foreign dignitary, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tonight met German President Joachim Guack during which issues ranging from Jan Lokpal Bill and AAP's plan for coming Lok Sabha elections were believed to have figured.

The appointment of India's first ever Lokpal has set off a major political confrontation between the Centre and the BJP months ahead of the national election. The main opposition party has objected to the Prime Minister's choice of a jurist for the panel that will select the national anti-corruption ombudsman. The BJP reportedly wants to meet Presi...

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Manager Singh, the former director-general of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, for alleged irregularities in the company's contracts.

Nearly three months have passed since the country received its first Lokpal, but it continues to function from the second floor of the Hotel Ashok in New Delhi without an exclusive office to call its own.

The office of country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, will move out of a five-star luxury hotel in Delhi to its own permanent address.

The country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, will work from a five-star luxury hotel in Delhi, officials said on Monday.

All eight newly appointed members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal will take oath of office today, officials said Tuesday.

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose today took oath as the first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of India in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is the country's first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman. His appointment has been cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is set to be appointed as the country's first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman, sources said today.

The Supreme Court has asked the search committee on Lokpal to recommend a panel of names for appointment of the country's first anti-graft watchdog by February end. An eight-member search committee was constituted by the centre in September last year to recommend names to the selection panel, headed by the Prime Minister, for appointment of a Lokpa...

The selection committee for appointing Lokpal has decided to first fill the vacancy of eminent jurist in the panel before taking further action, the centre today told the Supreme Court about the outcome of the committee's March 1 meeting in which Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge declined to participate as a special invitee.

The selection of India's first Lokpal, or anti-corruption ombudsman, has been left to the next government. The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the government is not appointing a Lokpal now and assured that it would not take any immediate decision on it.

The Congress-led government has reportedly decided that the next government should select the members of India's first Lokpal, or anti-corruption ombudsman, after a series of controversies marked early steps in the process.

Senior lawyer Fali Nariman has refused to participate in the process of selecting India's first ever Lokpal, or national anti-corruption ombudsman, weeks after a controversy over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's nominee for the Lokpal selection committee.

In his first interaction with a visiting foreign dignitary, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tonight met German President Joachim Guack during which issues ranging from Jan Lokpal Bill and AAP's plan for coming Lok Sabha elections were believed to have figured.

The appointment of India's first ever Lokpal has set off a major political confrontation between the Centre and the BJP months ahead of the national election. The main opposition party has objected to the Prime Minister's choice of a jurist for the panel that will select the national anti-corruption ombudsman. The BJP reportedly wants to meet Presi...