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CAG frowns on defence land deal in Mumbai
India | Dec 01, 2012, 06:57 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 1: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in a report submitted to parliament, raised strong objections to the sale of prime defence land to a private builder at Kandivli in Mumbai.The CAG report
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Congress challenges CAG to public debate on 2G report
National | Nov 24, 2012, 05:27 PM ISTChandigarh, Nov 24: Challenging the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the 2G scam, union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari Saturday asked the CAG to come on a
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Govt demands Joshi, CAG clear air on 2G report
India | Nov 23, 2012, 07:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 23: The government on Friday demanded that PAC Chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi and CAG clear the air after a former CAG official R P Singh questioned the CAG's estimates of presumptive loss
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Law Minister Ashwani Kumar questions integrity of CAG
National | Nov 23, 2012, 02:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 23: With a former CAG official making fresh allegations about 2G allocation losses, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar today questioned the integrity of the government auditor and demanded that truth behind the CAG's
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2G report not mine, I was told to sign it, says CAG official
National | Nov 23, 2012, 04:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 23: R P Singh, former directr-general, Post and telecom at the CAG, has told The Indian Express in a "telephonic interview" that the 2G spectrum report submitted by the CAG was prepared
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Govt blames CAG for poor 2G show, to hold another round
India | Nov 16, 2012, 10:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 16: Smarting under the poor response to the 2G auction, the government Friday said it would try to sell spectrum in circles where there were no bidders by the end of this
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UPA government question CAG over 2G
National | Nov 16, 2012, 04:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 16: A day after the much-hyped 2G spectrum auction turned out to be a damp squib, both the UPA government and the Congress Thursday questioned the Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai's
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No urgent need to change appointment process of CAG, EC
National | Nov 13, 2012, 10:33 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that there is no ‘urgent need' to consider changes in the process of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), and the Chief Election
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Undermining CAG would boomerang on Congress: BJP
National | Nov 12, 2012, 03:06 PM ISTChennai, Nov 12: Attempts to undermine the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) would boomerang on the Congress and scams would not vanish if constitutional bodies like the CAG were painted black, a senior BJP leader
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CBI, CVC not independent, says CAG
India | Nov 11, 2012, 09:56 PM ISTGurgaon, Nov 8: Comptroller and Auditor-General Vinod Rai, whose reports on the alleged irregularities in allocations of coal blocks and 2G spectrum sparked a political storm, on Wednesday deprecated as “appalling” the “brazenness” with which
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CAG should plug leaks from his office: Digvijay
National | Nov 08, 2012, 05:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 8: Congress leader Digvijay Singh Thursday took a dig at the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for his "valuable advice" on providing constitutional backing for the CBI and the CVC but wondered
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CAG Vinod Rai wants constitutional status for CBI, CVC
India | Nov 07, 2012, 05:33 PM ISTGurgaon, Nov 7: The government needs to accord constitutional status to agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to make them effective instruments for fighting corruption, said CAG Vinod Rai
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Kejriwal's demand for Khurshid's Resignation rejected by Congress
National | Oct 13, 2012, 11:59 PM ISTBacking Law Minister Salman Khurshid, Congress today rejected demands for his resignation and dismissed as "untruth" the charges of irregularities levelled against the Minister's NGO by Arvind Kejriwal."Untruth cannot become the basis for crucifying anybody.
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Salman Khurshid's wife describes Kejriwal as an 'ambulance chaser'
National | Oct 13, 2012, 06:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 13: Terming as "baseless innuendos" the allegations of "money bungling" by her Trust, Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise launched a scathing attack on activist Arvind Kerjriwal accusing him of "doing politics
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Govt to work with CAG to erase impression of adversaries: FM
Oct 09, 2012, 11:58 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 9: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said he intends to work with CAG to erase the impression of adversaries in an attempt to restore trust and confidence in all institutions.Addressing a Comptroller
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Cong targets CAG again, using SC observations
National | Oct 01, 2012, 09:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 1: Agitated over its finding in coal mine allocation issue, Congress today targeted the CAG again by utilising the opinion of the Supreme Court on 2G spectrum matter.Noting certain observations of the
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CAG not exceeding mandate: Supreme Court
National | Oct 01, 2012, 09:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 1: The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition that contended that the CAG was not mandated to go into policy decisions of the government and arrive at presumptive losses.Pointing out that the
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SC dismisses plea challenging CAG's power
India | Oct 01, 2012, 02:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 1: Observing that the “CAG is not a munim (accountant)” the Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the Comptroller and Auditor General's power to conduct performance audit of controversial allocation of
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CAG comes under fresh attack from Congress
National | Sep 28, 2012, 11:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 28: The CAG has come under fresh attack from Congress with Law Minister Salman Khurshid and party spokesperson Manish Tewari questioning its functioning. Khurshid, writing in the latest issue of the party
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Digvijay blames CAG for 'leaks' of reports
National | Sep 28, 2012, 06:39 PM ISTIndore, Sep 2: Targeting Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai again, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today alleged that Rai had violated the oath of secrecy.“After Rai assumed the office of CAG, its reports