Lokpal

Government To Soon Come Out With Format To Lodge Complaints With Lokpal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

The central government will soon come out with a format for lodging a complaint with anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, officials said Thursday.

Lokpal Office To Move Out Of Delhi's Five Star Hotel

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2019

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.

Lokpal's First Office Address Is A 5-Star Hotel In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 22, 2019

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

Lokpal Members Demand Pay And Perks At Par With High Court Judges

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 3, 2019

Even before the dew on the just set up Lokpal could dry up, its members are seeking status of serving High Court judges with pay and perks, including bungalow accommodation, in Lutyens Delhi.

All 8 Newly-Appointed Lokpal Members Take Oath Of Office

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 27, 2019

All eight newly-appointed members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Wednesday took oath of office.

Lokpal Members To Take Oath Of Office Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 27, 2019

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

Ex-Top Court Judge Justice PC Ghose Takes Oath As India's First Lokpal

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Saturday March 23, 2019

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.

What BS Yeddyurappa Said To Tax Officials About "Bribe Records"

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday March 22, 2019

BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP's Karnataka chief, rubbished the allegation in a news report today in the Caravan magazine claiming that he had paid Rs 1,800 crore as bribe to his party leadership. As he called the allegations "atrocious and malicious", the Congress said it could well be the first case to be investigated by India's first anti-corruption Lo...

PC Ghose Is India's First Lokpal: Know About Former Supreme Court Judge

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Wednesday March 20, 2019

For the lokpal or the anti-corruption ombudsman post, PC Ghose's name was finalised and recommended by the Selection Committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.

India's First Lokpal Is Former Supreme Court Judge PC Ghose

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday March 20, 2019

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.

Ex-Top Court Judge Justice PC Ghose Set To Be First Lokpal: Sources

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday March 17, 2019

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.

Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge Says No For 7th Time To Meet On Lokpal

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday March 15, 2019

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today wrote to the government for the seventh time, rejecting the offer to be a "Special Invitee" for the selection of the Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman.

Inform Within 10 Days On Meeting To Select Lokpal: Top Court To Centre

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday March 7, 2019

Rejecting advocate Prashant Bhushan's plea to make suggested names for Lokpal appointment public, the Supreme Court today, gave the centre 10 days time to inform the court about the selection committee's meeting dates on Lokpal appointment.

PM Would Be Main Accused In Rafale If Lokpal Was There: Veerappa Moily

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have been "number one accused" in the Rafale deal had Lokpal been implemented, the Congress on Monday said in Lok Sabha that his broad shoulders cannot stand the "bullet of corruption".

"Wishing Anna Hazare Luck For Fast-Unto-Death?" Shiv Sena Hits Out At PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 4, 2019

The 81-year-old anti-graft crusader has been on hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar, over 240 kilometres from here, since Wednesday.