Hegde Yeddyurappa

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty had written 20 times to authorities asking for more security, according to Justice Santosh Hegde who once headed the anti-corruption body in the state.

Union Minister and BJP lawmaker from Karnataka Anantkumar Hegde has been warned not to make communally incendiary remarks, said BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Karnataka elections.

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...

Karnataka is caught in a classic case of letter of law versus spirit of law over appointment of a new Lokayukta for four months and an early solution to the issue is not in sight.

The Lokayukta office in Karnataka has been vacant for over two months now and the BJP chief of the state suggests the Lokayukta itself is corrupt and biased.

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.

Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today said he does not believe the Government will implement his report on illegal mining as "many skeletons will fall off (its) cupboard".The former ombudsman urged for an independent panel to probe the Lokayukta report further and implement it."Do you think the Government will ever implement the report?"...

BS Yeddyurappa's afternoon was considerably brighter than his morning. He has successfully pushed his candidate through as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka. Sadananda Gowda was chosen at a five-star hotel in Bangalore by the BJP's MLAs in Karnataka.

Signed, sealed and delivered by tomorrow at 1 pm - BS Yeddyurappa's resignation is no longer a craving for the BJP.After 48 hours employed by the Chief Minister to demonstrate his grip on the BJP in Karnataka, Mr Yeddyurappa allowed cameras to film him signing off on his resignation letter. (Watch: Rise and fall of Yeddyurappa)T...

Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has confirmed that he will "resign on Sunday afternoon". The beleaguered chief minister made the announcement in a press release, thus confirming earlier reports that he would quit by 1 pm tomorrow.   In a message sent earlier to top leaders of the BJP, Mr Yeddyurappa, who has been indicted in Lokay...

The BJP is meant to be selecting the replacement for BS Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka. Instead, what it's confronting is a chorus in Bangalore for Mr Yeddyurappa to stay in office, despite his indictment in a report on illegal mining that indicts him for corruption.

After putting up a fight for over 24 hours, BS Yeddyurappa has finally agreed to resign as Chief Minister of Karnataka on July 31. A hunt is now on for his successor.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has agreed to resign. The state's Lokayukta, or Obudsman, Santosh Hegde had indicted Mr Yeddyurappa and his family of accepting kickbacks from a mining company.

Now that BS Yeddyurappa has said he will quit as Chief Minister of Karnataka, the Reddy brothers who are ministers in his government have indicated that they will follow suit.

Defiant till the end, BS Yeddyurappa has finally capitulated. The Karnataka Chief Minister has told BJP president Nitin Gadkari that he will abide by the party's decision and resign.

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty had written 20 times to authorities asking for more security, according to Justice Santosh Hegde who once headed the anti-corruption body in the state.

Union Minister and BJP lawmaker from Karnataka Anantkumar Hegde has been warned not to make communally incendiary remarks, said BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Karnataka elections.

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...

Karnataka is caught in a classic case of letter of law versus spirit of law over appointment of a new Lokayukta for four months and an early solution to the issue is not in sight.

The Lokayukta office in Karnataka has been vacant for over two months now and the BJP chief of the state suggests the Lokayukta itself is corrupt and biased.

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.

Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today said he does not believe the Government will implement his report on illegal mining as "many skeletons will fall off (its) cupboard".The former ombudsman urged for an independent panel to probe the Lokayukta report further and implement it."Do you think the Government will ever implement the report?"...

BS Yeddyurappa's afternoon was considerably brighter than his morning. He has successfully pushed his candidate through as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka. Sadananda Gowda was chosen at a five-star hotel in Bangalore by the BJP's MLAs in Karnataka.

Signed, sealed and delivered by tomorrow at 1 pm - BS Yeddyurappa's resignation is no longer a craving for the BJP.After 48 hours employed by the Chief Minister to demonstrate his grip on the BJP in Karnataka, Mr Yeddyurappa allowed cameras to film him signing off on his resignation letter. (Watch: Rise and fall of Yeddyurappa)T...

Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has confirmed that he will "resign on Sunday afternoon". The beleaguered chief minister made the announcement in a press release, thus confirming earlier reports that he would quit by 1 pm tomorrow.   In a message sent earlier to top leaders of the BJP, Mr Yeddyurappa, who has been indicted in Lokay...

The BJP is meant to be selecting the replacement for BS Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka. Instead, what it's confronting is a chorus in Bangalore for Mr Yeddyurappa to stay in office, despite his indictment in a report on illegal mining that indicts him for corruption.

After putting up a fight for over 24 hours, BS Yeddyurappa has finally agreed to resign as Chief Minister of Karnataka on July 31. A hunt is now on for his successor.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has agreed to resign. The state's Lokayukta, or Obudsman, Santosh Hegde had indicted Mr Yeddyurappa and his family of accepting kickbacks from a mining company.

Now that BS Yeddyurappa has said he will quit as Chief Minister of Karnataka, the Reddy brothers who are ministers in his government have indicated that they will follow suit.

Defiant till the end, BS Yeddyurappa has finally capitulated. The Karnataka Chief Minister has told BJP president Nitin Gadkari that he will abide by the party's decision and resign.