Lokayukta: Centre makes States' consent mandatory
Bowing to Opposition parties' pressure, the Centre has made the consent of State governments mandatory before any notification is issued for setting up Lokayuktas.
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President okays tabling of Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha
With the President Ms Pratibha Patil giving her assent for tabling of the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the much talked about anti-graft Bill is expected to be introduced in the upper House at 2... »
Lokpal Bill appears headed for joint Parliament session: Bedi
With numbers stacked against the Government in the Rajya Sabha for passage of Lokpal Bill, Team Anna member Ms Kiran Bedi today said the legislation appeared headed for a joint session of Parliame... »
Lokpal Bill: Govt scrambles for numbers in RS
With no majority on its own in the Rajya Sabha, the Government today scrambled for numbers to get the Lokpal Bill passed to avoid an embarrassment it faced in the Lok Sabha over the defeat of Cons... »
Lok Sabha passes Lokpal Bill but no Constitutional status
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday night passed a historic Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, paving the way for formation of anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal. However, Lokpal won’t have constitutional st... »
Opinion
Citizen and Parliament
One of the civil society activists, Mr Arvind Kejriwal, said the other day that Anna Hazare was “putting himself above Parliament” and that there was nothing wrong in the adoption of such a sta... »
Opinion
On corrupt corporates
The Central Vigilance Commission has done well in resurrecting an old debate on the culpability of bribe-givers and takers by suggesting that the corporate sector “should be brought under the p... »
Opinion
Ill-effects of corruption
Shirking by government employees is a form of corruption as well. »
