Supreme Court recalls earlier order, appoints new UP LokayuktaWhile taking back its decision, the apex court appointed Justice Sanjay Mishra, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court as new Lokayukt...
28 Jan, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav meets governor Ram Naik amid stalemate on various key issuesThey discussed issues like appointment of Lokayukta and nomination of MLCs which have been pending for a long time, a Raj Bhawan release sa...
09 Dec, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
UP government, Raj Bhawan feud crops up once againAlleging that the delay caused was because all mayors belonged to BJP, Azam said there was no provision in the existing law to make mayors ...
23 Sep, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Selection panel to meet on September 27 to discuss UP Lokayukta name"The meeting is slated for September 27," Leader of the Opposition and senior BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya, who is member of the committe...
22 Sep, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
Meeting to name a new UP Lokayukta fails to take offHe said that the Chief Justice could not attend as today was the working day. Now the meeting would be held on a non working day.
17 Sep, 2015, 11.03 PM IST
UP Governor Ram Naik, Akhilesh Yadav share dais; make no comment on Lokayukta BillThe state government and the Governor have been on different pages over the appointment of a Lokayukta, a bill regarding which was passed b...
09 Sep, 2015, 06.00 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav avoids direct showdown with Governor Ram Naik on Lokayukta issueCM Akhilesh Yadav today skirted the issue of Governor sending back twice in a week his recommendation for appointing new Lokayukta.
11 Aug, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik again returns Lokayukta file to state governmentThe Governor again returned it advising CM Akhilesh Yadav to follow the proper procedure for selection, a Raj Bhawan release said.
07 Aug, 2015, 09.26 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik sends back Lokayukta file to state governmentThe Governor today returned the file concerning the appointment of new Lokayukta seeking some information, a Raj Bhawan release issued here...
06 Aug, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
2 MLAs disqualified from UP Assembly after Lokayukta probeBajrang Bahadur Singh was elected from Pharenda in Maharajganj and Uma Shankar Singh from Rasra in Ballia district in the 2012 Assembly ele...
29 Jan, 2015, 04.16 PM IST
Lokayukta notices to Prajapati family return unreplyed: Gayatri Prasad PrajapatiNotices served by the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta to the family members of the state mining minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati while probing a c...
04 Jan, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta serves notice to Gayatri Prasad Prajapati's family in graft casesLokayukta NK Mehrotra also served notices to two other state mining department officials, an official of Lokayukta office said.
30 Dec, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
Supreme Court upholds amendment in UP Lokayukta ActThe Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of amendment in UP Lokayukta Act for fixing eight-year tenure for the anti-corruption ...
24 Apr, 2014, 08.50 PM IST
BJP demands appointment of Lokayukta in Jammu and KashmirHe accused certain Ministers of issuing misleading statements that legislation for Lokayukta could not be introduced in Jammu and Kashmir b...
17 Dec, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
- UP Governor gives nod to bill extending Lokayukta's term to 8 years
Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi has given his assent to a bill extending the term of Lokayukta from six years to eight years.
07 Jul, 2012, 01.31 PM IST
- Akhilesh Yadav not in favour of CM under Lokayukta
A day after Lokayukta suggested that Chief Minister be brought under the purview of the institution, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav said t...
26 Apr, 2012, 01.21 PM IST
- Lokpal alone cannot check graft: UP Lokayukta
Stating that 22 ministers and 28 MLAs in UP are facing charges, state Lokayukta said that the institution of Lokpal alone cannot check graf...
17 Dec, 2011, 09.13 PM IST