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  JK Government gave Rs 1.73 cr assistance to 3 pvt schools: CAG

  India | June 20, 2015 16:35 IST

   Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government diverted Rs 1.73 crore special plan assistance from Centre for state-run schools to three private educational institutions in Kashmir and Ladakh regions resulting in “misutilisation” of funds, the Comptroller amd

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  Land-Acquisition warnings from India's special zones

  India | May 20, 2015 14:39 IST

  “Not one inch of land acquired under the proposed new law will be used to favour any company… (The) land bill is purely aimed at ensuring that development reaches villages. Roads, railways and defence production

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  Haryana govt forms panel to probe grant of licenses to Vadra's firm

  Politics | May 14, 2015 23:16 IST

  Chandigarh: The Haryana government today formed a commission to probe grant of license(s) to some entities, including Robert Vadra's company, for developing commercial colonies in Sector 83 of Gurgaon.  Earlier, the CAG had alleged that

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  Congress hints at upping offensive against Govt over Gadkari issue

  Politics | May 11, 2015 22:48 IST

  New Delhi:  Turmoil in Rajya Sabha over corruption charges against Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is expected to continue, with the Congress today hinting that it will keep up its offensive against the government till he

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  No major investment in fertiliser plants during 2010-14: CAG

  May 11, 2015 8:37 IST

  New Delhi: No significant investment was made in the fertiliser sector during 2010-14 period even after the launch of Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme to promote the domestic industry, says a report by government auditor CAG."Audit

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  CAG slams Defence ministry for acute ammunition shortage

  India | May 09, 2015 7:28 IST

  New Delhi: In a major revelation on Friday, Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) came down heavily upon the defence sector on the issue of ammunition management in Army, saying acute shortage of ammunition was

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  CAG picks holes in LCA project, says it fails to meet IAF requirements

  India | May 08, 2015 17:52 IST

  New Delhi: India's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft project, in the works for over three decades, came under severe criticism from CAG today, which said the Mark-I version has several shortcomings and does not meet IAF

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  CAG flays IRDEA for loan to Purti; says Nitin Gadkari gave guarantee

  Politics | May 01, 2015 23:31 IST

  New Delhi: Government auditor CAG has flayed IREDA for "violation of financial guidelines" in connection with Rs 48.65-crore loan to Purti Sakhar Karkhana for which company's promoters and directors including Nitin Gadkari had given "personal

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  Congress demands Nitin Gadkari's resignation, probe into CAG findings

  Politics | May 01, 2015 21:23 IST

  New Delhi:  The Congress on Friday demanded that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari step down till a judicial probe goes into alleged financial wrongdoings highlighted by CAG in connection with Purti, saying the company was founded

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  Railways in existential crisis but no stock market route: Prabhu

  India | April 26, 2015 13:53 IST

  New Delhi: Railways is facing an “existential crisis” because it was systematically ignored for long by favouring the road sector, Railways minister Suresh Prabhu said but ruled out the stock market route by making it

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  CAG points out lacunae in toll system of Maharashtra

  India | April 11, 2015 7:48 IST

  Mumbai: Even as Maharashtra government announced closure of 12 toll nakas in the state from May 31, the CAG has slammed the state's toll policy and pointed out various lacunae in the system.A Comptroller and

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  CAG report slams Bihar State Pollution Control Board

  India | April 08, 2015 17:55 IST

  Patna: The CAG has slammed the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) for neither conducting any survey to identify the polluting industries in the state, nor maintaining any such inventory for planning purposes.  Branding the

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  Gujarat govt inflated revenue surplus figure in 2013-14: CAG

  India | April 03, 2015 19:03 IST

  Ahmedabad: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Gujarat government for violating norms of accounting standards by showing revenue expenditure of more than Rs 1,600 crore as capital expenditure and thus inflating the

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  CAG slams Gujarat's poor efforts to save female children

  India | April 01, 2015 7:51 IST

  Gandhinagar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has observed 'significant deficiencies' by the Gujarat government in implementing its schemes for protection and welfare of female children.The CAG report, for the year 2013-14 tabled in the

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  CAG report on Robert Vadra-DLF land deal vindicates me: Ashok Khemka

  India | March 26, 2015 23:52 IST

  Chandigarh: A senior IAS officer of Haryana Ashok Khemka today said that his action in Vadra-DLF land-license deal has been "vindicated in the CAG report but he continues to suffer the stigma of charge sheet."During

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  CAG was 'very kind' in assessing losses of coal blocks allocations, says Arun Jaitley

  India | March 20, 2015 8:40 IST

   NEW DELHI: CAG was "very kind" when it put losses incurred due to coal blocks allocation between 2006 and 2010 at Rs. 1.86 lakh crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said tonight while highlighting that auction

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  CAG allegations, AI controversy now 'dead and buried': Praful Patel

  Politics | February 21, 2015 21:43 IST

  Panaji: NCP leader and former Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said the controversy over his role in the downfall of national carrier Air India, as alleged by former CAG Vinod Rai, was now

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  Modi government asks SC not to interfere in executive decisions

  India | February 12, 2015 8:01 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government, on Wednesday, offhandedly told the Supreme Court that the latter should not interfere in the executive domain and suggested that the judiciary should better look into devising ways to

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  Supreme Court rejects plea over Shashi Kant Sharma's appointment as CAG

  India | February 11, 2015 19:07 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking to quash appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the grounds of conflict of interest.The plea

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  Supreme Court to hear plea on misuse of secret funds by Jharkhand cops

  India | January 11, 2015 10:51 IST

  New Delhi: Top policemen of Naxal-affected Jharkhand may come under the scanner as the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking CBI probe into alleged misuse and unaccounted withdrawal of huge sums from