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Digvijay says CAG Vinod Rai has a political agenda
National | Aug 31, 2012, 07:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 31: Congress leader Digvijay Singh today targeted CAG Vinod Rai suggesting he has a political agenda like one of his controversial predecessors T N Chaturvedi, who had given a report on Bofors
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PM describes Coalgate allegations as baseless, says CAG observations disputable
India | Aug 27, 2012, 12:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today told the Lok Sabha that allegations of impropriety in the allotment of coal blocks were baseless. Amidst a din created by BJP members demanding his
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PM dares BJP to have debate in Parliament
National | Sep 03, 2012, 08:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: As BJP disrupted Parliament on the coal block issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today attacked the party and dared it to have a debate in the House to let the country
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CAG Vinod Rai posts personal details on website
India | Aug 23, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 23: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today posted Vinod Rai's high school certificate showing his date of birth and the letter of his appointment as CAG on its official website.This comes
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CAG reports will precipitate policy paralysis in govt: Moily
National | Sep 23, 2012, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 22: Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily today said that CAG reports on power and coal have been done without proper study and that they will precipitate policy paralysis in the government.“As far
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Service records of CAG Vinod Rai missing
India | Aug 22, 2012, 07:36 PM ISTLucknow, Aug 21: A Lucknow-based RTI activist Arvind Shukla has found out that the service records of Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) Vinod Rai are missing.The service records “are not traceable”, the Department of Personnel and
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Attacking CAG breach of privilege: BJP
National | Sep 23, 2012, 03:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 19: Launching an attack on Union Ministers V Narayanasamy and Sriprakash Jaiswal for pointing fingers at the CAG in the wake of its new reports rapping the government, BJP on Saturday termed
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CAG says, Reliance Power got undue benefit of Rs 29,033 cr
Aug 17, 2012, 04:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Flaying post-bid concessions to Reliance Power, the CAG today said the Anil Ambani-led firm got undue benefit of Rs 29,033 crore when the government allowed use of surplus coal from blocks
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CAG says, Centre could have earned Rs 1.86 lakh cr from coal blocks competitive bidding
Aug 17, 2012, 03:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Rapping the government for its failure to timely implement the competitive bidding mechanism for allocation of coal blocks, CAG today said part of the Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss could have
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CAG says, Centre could have earned Rs 1.86 lakh cr from coal blocks competitive bidding
India | Aug 17, 2012, 03:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Rapping the government for its failure to timely implement the competitive bidding mechanism for allocation of coal blocks, CAG today said part of the Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss could have
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CAG Estimates On Coal Blocks 'Illogical', Says Coal Minister
India | Apr 02, 2012, 05:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 2: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today described CAG draft report on allocation of coal blocks without auction as "illogical", asking by that yardstick even water used in the hydro projects should be
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Taxpayer Has Right To Know How His Money Is Spent, Says CAG
India | Mar 29, 2012, 07:36 AM ISTMumbai, Mar 29: The Government auditor CAG on Wednesday sought more powers for the constitutional body and said the common man has all the right to know how his tax money is being spent.“The legislature
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Pranab Downplays CAG Initial Reports On Coal Mines
India | Mar 24, 2012, 02:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 24: The government today downplayed the draft CAG report on coal block allocations with Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee stating that 90 per cent of the issues raised by the auditor at initial
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CAG Admits To Draft Report On Coal Blocks
India | Mar 23, 2012, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 23: CAG Vinod Rai today admitted to the existence of a “draft report” which a newspaper published to claim that there was an estimated loss of over Rs 10.7 lakh crores in
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After Coal Scam Bomb, CAG Tells PMO, Media Reports On Coal Mines Exceedingly Misleading
India | Mar 22, 2012, 03:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 22: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said that the media reports quoting an audit report of a loss of Rs 10.76 lakh crore by not auctioning coal blocks did “not
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Democracy At Crossroads, Time To Speak Up : CAG Vinod Rai
India | Jan 13, 2012, 11:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 13: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, who has won many foes after a number of scams were unearthed by his watchdog, on Friday said the democracy was at the "crossroads"
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CAG Objects To JPC Members Charge On 'Batting For Corporates'
Dec 20, 2011, 11:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 20: Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai today strongly objected to the charge of a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G that the top auditor was “batting for selective corporate
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CAG Vinod Rai Deposes Before JPC On 2G Scam
India | Nov 15, 2011, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 15: Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai on Tuesday revealed that his former colleague R.P. Singh had given a presumptive loss of upto Rs. 4.19 lakh crore on account of 2G spectrum
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CAG To Audit Schemes Of Rural Development Ministry : Ramesh
India | Nov 10, 2011, 08:27 PM ISTRaipur, Nov 10: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said the schemes under his ministry would be audited through the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).Talking to reporters here late last night, he said the
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2G Scam : CAG To Appear Before JPC
India | Oct 31, 2011, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 31: With the figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss in 2G spectrum allocation being disputed, CAG Vinod Rai and other officials of the government auditor will be asked to appear before