Former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde

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  Ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Backs Sedition Charge Against Amnesty

  Former Supreme Court Judge and Karnataka's ex-Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today backed charges of sedition against human rights watchdog Amnesty International. At an event organised by Amnesty International on Saturday, anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a discussion on Kashmir, prompting the authorities to charge the human rights watchd...

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  Why Many Are Anxious About Lokayukta's Future In Karnataka

  It is more than three months since Justice Bhaskar Rao -- Karnataka Lokayukta whose son had been arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket from Lokayukta offices -- had stepped down. Since then, the anti-corruption body, which in the past had taken on anyone -- from former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to the powerful mining barons of Bell...

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  Sedition Law 'Necessary' To Stop Talks Against Country: Santosh Hegde

  Retired Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde today said he is in "favour" of the sedition law as some "restrictions" are needed to stop people from abusing and talking against the country.

• Former Karnataka minister arrested in iron ore export scam

  BJP legislator and former minister Anand Singh was arrested by CBI at the international airport today for his alleged role in illegal export of iron ore from Belikeri port in Karnataka.

• India not yet ready for anti-graft political outfit: Hegde

  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, said cultural, linguistic a...

• Baba Ramdev could hit Congress in elections, says Justice Santosh Hegde

  Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, who was closely associated with now disbanded Team Anna, feels yoga guru Baba Ramdev's agitation on black money and graft issues may re-energise the anti-corruption movement. He also believed it could cause electoral damage to the Congress.

• Team Anna shouldn't get into politics: Santosh Hegde

  Former Karnataka Lokayukta and Team Anna member Santosh Hegde 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.

• Should Team Anna form a party? What politicians say

  On Team Anna's 9th day of fast, actor Anupam Kher was at Jantar Mantar with a letter signed by prominent citizens urging them to call off their fast and tackle the issue on a different leverl. The letter signed by people like Gen VK Singh who recently retired as Army Chief and Santosh Hegde, the former Karnataka Lokayukta urged Team Anna to enter ...

• Justice Hegde gives new definition for democracy

  "I do not know if it (India) can be called a democracy any more," said the former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde. Commenting on the state of affairs in the country while speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of S Cadambi Group of Institutions on Saturday, he said that the elected representatives do not understand the role of a public servant...

• Top Lokayukta cop shifted to 'sabotage probe against Yeddyurappa': Santosh Hegde

  Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde has hit out at the state government for transferring Lokayukta official Jeevan Kumar V Gaonkar, alleging that it was an attempt to "sabotage" the probe against former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and his family.

• Shivaraj V Patil appointed new Karnataka Lokayukta

  Former Supreme Court Judge, Shivaraj V Patil, on Wednesday took over as Karnataka Lokayukta.

• Justice Shivaraj Patil, Karnataka's next Lokayukta

  Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Shivaraj V Patil was today appointed the new Lokayukta of Karnataka. He will take over from N Santosh Hegde, who welcomed Mr Patil's appointment as a "very good choice".

• Hegde confirms his report on illegal mining names Yeddyurappa

  In what may be fresh trouble for the BJP in Karnataka, sources have told NDTV that Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and his ministerial colleagues have been named in the Karnataka Lokayukta's report on illegal mining. Also in the dock are some Congress leaders from the state, and former Chief Minister, and Janata Dal (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy.