Santosh Hegde

Lingayat issue: Santosh Hegde slams Karnataka govt, says it has no business in recognising any community as religion

Santosh Hegde slammed the Siddaramaiah government's decision to recommend the Centre of granting religious minority tag to Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayat community, saying the government has no business to recognise any community as a religion

Despite demonetisation, Karnataka's corruption nexus in irrigation sector thrives

Knowledge of how the food chain works perhaps gives SC Jayachandra, chief project officer with the Karnataka State Highways Improvement project, the confidence that the tax raid on his house is just a temporary blip

BS Yeddyurappa's acquittal ignites hope of BJP's revival in South India

Since 20111 around half-a-dozen cases of alleged corruption cases were filed against Yeddyurappa but he has subsequently been acquitted in all the cases.

'Shut down Karnataka Lokayukta': After fresh corruption charges, anti-graft body comes under cloud

At a time when the credibility of the Karnataka Lokayukta is waning in the state, fresh charges have rocked the independent anti-corruption body.

Hegde flays Karnataka parties for ignoring seat-for-cash issue

Former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde on Monday flayed political parties for not raising the seat-for-cash CD controversy involving JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy in the Assembly "for the fear of more exposures coming to light."

Accept whatever Parliament gives now: Hegde on Lokpal bill

The former Team Anna member said the Lokpal bill might not be the same as wanted by Hazare, who is on an indefinite fast demanding stronger anti-graft measure.

For Kejriwal, the Anna problem could be really dangerous

The fight therefore, is not just about whether or not Kejriwal kept the account books clean or whether he used some of the money collected in the name of movement to realise his political dream.

Full text: Anna's charges, Kejriwal's defence in Jan Lokpal row

Hazare and Kejriwal have written letters to each other over the use of funds for the Aam Aadmi Party.

Rahul's denunciation of ordinance has served the 'public purpose': Santosh Hegde

Retired Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde said today Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's denunciation of the ordinance on convicted lawmakers has served public purpose

Row over Hegde remark on illegal mining escalates, Goa CM calls it baseless

The row over former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's insinuation that illegal mining was akin to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's dealings escalated with Goa CM Manohar Parrikar calling it "baseless and unwarranted" and also far from reality.