Terming as 'an unpardonable crime' the phone-tapping of Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N. Santosh Hegde, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa today sought an inquiry into the issue by a Central team and deni

Unfazed by mounting pressure, a combative Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa today asserted he would continue in his post for the remainder of his term, ruling out his resignation in the wake o

Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj today said he would send a report to President Pratibha Patil once the Lokayukta's report on mining scam, that has indicted Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, 'comes on

Facing the worst crisis of the three years it has been in power in Karnataka, the ruling BJP is likely to witness a silent coup to unseat controversial CM B.S. Yeddyurappa once he returns from a holid

The BJP government in Karnataka came out firing on all cylinders in a desperate bid to discredit the second mining report, which reportedly indicts the state’s chief minister and four members of his c

A day after his report was leaked, an emotional Justice N. Santosh Hegde refused to accept the BJP’s charge that the leak had affected the sanctity of his reports.

Insisting that the findings of his

Karnataka stares at bitter political battles, instability and possible early assembly elections as the Lokayukta prepares to submit his 'explosive' report on illegal mining within 10 days.

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In more trouble for B.S. Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh N. Hegde today said he has given 'substantive' and 'voluminous' evidence against the Chief Minister and others in the illega

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, mining barons Reddy brothers, Janata Dal-Secular leader H.D. Kumaraswamy and Congress MP Anil Lad are involved in one way or another in illegal mining, Lokay

In the wake of Karnataka Lokayukta's indictment of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on the illegal mining issue, Congress today gunned for his removal, but a defensive BJP said the report had 'lost