Yeddyurappa Lokayukta Report

• Supreme Court to hear appeal against quashing of FIR against Yeddyurappa

  The Supreme Court will hear an appeal against the Karnataka High Court order which quashed a First Information Report (FIR) against the former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa in the illegal mining case, based on the Lokayukta report.

• BJP leadership promised my reinstatement in six months: Yeddyurappa

  BJP leader, and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today claimed that the party's central leadership had promised to reinstate him as chief minister in six months when he was asked to step down last year after the Lokayukta report on illegal mining indicted him. "I did not aspire for the chief minister's post. Since the central leader...

• Final report against Yeddyurappa on Nov 26

  In more trouble for jailed former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, a local court today granted one month time to Lokayukta police to submit its final report in a corruption case filed against him.   Lokayukta Special Court Judge NK Sudhindra Rao accepted the Lokayukta police's request for time till November 26 to file the fi...

• BJP likely to submit 'Action Taken' report on Yeddyurappa today

  Sources say that the report will not indicate the action taken or proposed to be taken against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa.

• Govt will not implement Lokayukta mining report: Hegde

  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?"...

• Yeddyurappa takes a brief break with Hrithik

  After his first date with the courts following his indictment in the illegal mining report, former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa even managed to watch Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara yesterday evening. He, however, left the movie theatre halfway through the movie, apparently unsettled by the growing media presence. He appeared before the Lokayukta specia...

• Karnataka: Lokayukta court summons Yeddyurappa, Kumaraswamy

  Former Karnataka Chief Ministers B S Yeddyurappa and HD Kumaraswamy have been asked to appear before the Lokayukta court on August 27.

• Governor's statement sanctioning action against Yeddyurappa

  His Excellency the Governor of Karnataka and Competent Authority under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, having carefully examined the Report of Hon'ble Lokayukta along with relevant annexures, with reference to the provisions of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1994 and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, accepted the findings and recommendation of Hon'ble...

• I will be back in six months, says Yeddyurappa

  Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who lost his job in the wake of his indictment by the Lokayukta in the illegal mining scam, today publicly said he would return to his post in six months.68-year-old Yeddyurappa, who is the first BJP chief minister of a southern state, made this remark at an informal meet with state government offi...

• Yeddyurappa challenges Lokayukta report in Karnataka High Court

  Outgoing Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today moved the Karnataka High Court for quashing the Lokayukta's report which indicted him in the illegal mining case that eventually cost him his job.In his petition, Yeddyurappa, who resigned following a directive by the party's central leadership in the wake of the submission of the report, questioned the...

• I will resign on Sunday afternoon: Yeddyurappa

  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...

• BJP gets tough with Yeddyurappa, says ready to sacrifice govt if necessary

  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...

• Yeddyurappa bargains for more time, BJP refuses to relent: Sources

  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.

• Reddy brothers want apology for mining report mention

  Amid speculation about whether they will be asked to quit office, Janardhana and Karunakara Reddy have demanded an apology for a report on illegal mining that indicts them.

• Karnataka: Emboldened by support, Yeddyurappa makes exit conditional

  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.