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Manu Aiyappa | Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hegde is happy, but not overwhelmed, following the arrest of mining...

Lokayukta Justice Hegde said that the CM is responsible for what's happening in Bellary because minister in-charge G J Reddy has created a mafia-like situation.

Propelled by an all-round show by Shubhang Hegde, Cambridge Cricket Club stormed into the semifinals of the KSCA T20 tournament. In the quarterfinals at the Alur cricket stadium here, they defeated Social Cricketers by a commanding 72-run margin.

The BJP slipped into denial mode after Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hegde's revelation that higher education minister V S Acharya, government's special representative to Delhi V Dhananjay Kumar and former state Finance Commission chairman A G Kudagi approached him to lobby for the removal of chief minister B S Yeddyurappa's name from the second report on illegal mining.

Former Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde welcomed the Supreme Court verdict, which ordered cancellation of 122 licences of 2G spectrum issued to 11 companies in 2008. “I do not consider Supreme Court’s directive as a victory of our fight against corruption.

"Rapid expansion in the field of higher education has resulted in excessive teaching and attempts to keep abreast in research, which is essential," said Dr R G Hegde.

BANGALORE: Undeterred by Janata Dal(U) leader Ramakrishna Hegde's unequivocal reservations on the merger move, party's second-rung leaders on Thursday announced they would go ahead with the process.

City police commissioner N Achutha Rao suspended five of his officials who were raided by the Lok Ayukta 37 days ago.

N Santosh Hegde, who will complete his tenure on August 2, welcomed the move saying it was a "very good choice".

Even as the second report on mining by Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde is expected around July 25, the latter's disclosure that some influential BJP leaders tried to influence him on the report has put the state government in a bind.

BANGALORE: President A P J Abdul Kalam arrived here on Thursday evening on a two-day state visit.

The state Congress has warned that it will fight tooth and nail if the BJP government tries to close down the Lokayukta. Referring to statements by BJP leaders that the institution should be shut, KPCC president G Parameshwara on Friday said his party won't let that happen at any cost.

A few of former B S Yeddyurappa's followers slammed the Lokayukta report on illegal mining as flawed and biased.

The BJP government on Friday firmly denied its role in the raging controversy over the hacking of Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde’s telephones, that is suspected to have led to the leakage of the report on illegal mining.

Nitte University in association with Peoples Council of Education will organize the first All India Peoples Medical and Health Science Convention at Nitte University, Deralakatte from February 5 to 7.

The mining report has the power to change equations for CM Yeddyurappa and the Reddy brothers. But will it mean endgame for them?

The Zilla Panchayat, in association with industries department and RUDSET Training Institute, Brahmavar, organized a workshop on honey bee farming followed by an expo of honey products on Thursday.

Unlike other state governments, the Karnataka government has not come forward to take up the national health insurance schemes mooted by the Union government, which are a boon to the economically poor, observed Mallikarjun Kharge, Union minister for labour and employment.

Former Lokayukta N Santhosh Hegde on Thursday recounted the incidents, apart from the 2G, CWG, mining scams etc, to explain how corruption has taken deep roots in society.