News for 'Comptroller'

All corporate loan defaults not frauds: Vinod Rai

All corporate loan defaults not frauds: Vinod Rai

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

The cacophony of uninformed voices should not impact decision making process of bank executives.

Railways to change catering recipe

Railways to change catering recipe

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Food to be cooked in base kitchens instead of trains; private players to be involved

Centaur Hotel deal to be probed

Centaur Hotel deal to be probed

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday promised to take steps to address "some of the discomforting aspects" relating to the divestment of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai

Taxman's Rs 500 cr loss is Reliance's gain

Taxman's Rs 500 cr loss is Reliance's gain

Rediff.com15 Jul 2004

RIL, Videocon A/c mistakes cause over Rs 500 cr tax loss: CAG.

CAG pulls up IOC, HPCL, BPCL

CAG pulls up IOC, HPCL, BPCL

Rediff.com15 Jul 2004

Faulty laws helped oil majors – IOC, HPCL and BPCL -- to avoid excise payment of Rs 713 crore (Rs 7.13 billion) to the government during April-December 2002, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said.

184 gardeners, 28 cooks, 37 drivers, 57 cleaners... All the President's Men and Women

184 gardeners, 28 cooks, 37 drivers, 57 cleaners... All the President's Men and Women

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

An RTI plea reveals that Rashtrapati Bhavan employs 545 people, and incurs a monthly wage bill of Rs 1,34,68,927.

How to make the people use toilets

How to make the people use toilets

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

Lack of sanitation is leading to avoidable deaths of infants, and underweight and stunted children.

Indian-American wins Democratic Congressional primary for Illinois

Indian-American wins Democratic Congressional primary for Illinois

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi has registered a big win in the Democratic Congressional primary in the US state of Illinois by defeating the state senator.

Panel backs Joshi on IIM fee cut

Panel backs Joshi on IIM fee cut

Rediff.com4 May 2004

The Shunglu committee, which went into the financial needs of the Indian Institutes of Management, is understood to have backed the drastic fee reduction mooted by Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi.

RIL, Tatas caused Rs 184 cr loss: CAG

RIL, Tatas caused Rs 184 cr loss: CAG

Rediff.com11 May 2005

CAG said that Reliance Infocomm and Tata Tele Services Ltd have caused a loss of Rs 184 crore to 3 state-run insurance firms between 2002-05 on risk cover for mobile handsets and default payments.

BPCL shelves a few plans

BPCL shelves a few plans

Rediff.com18 Sep 2003

How Railways plans to serve healthy food to passengers

How Railways plans to serve healthy food to passengers

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

Indian Railways to bring on board ready-to-eat food companies

SC reserves verdict on plea seeking Rafale order review

SC reserves verdict on plea seeking Rafale order review

Rediff.com10 May 2019

Centre objected to the review petition and said that the basic grounds for seeking review of the verdict are the same as they were in the main petition.

Oil pool dues may hit selloff

Oil pool dues may hit selloff

Rediff.com28 Jul 2003

Rafale papers stolen, Centre tells SC; accuses The Hindu of contempt

Rafale papers stolen, Centre tells SC; accuses The Hindu of contempt

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The AG said the country needs the Rafale jet to defend itself 'from F-16 fighter planes that recently bombed us'.

CAG raps MSEB over irregularities

CAG raps MSEB over irregularities

Rediff.com23 Jul 2003

The electricity board lost Rs 1,111.35 crore owing to irregularities.

CAG departmental paper leaked, exam cancelled

CAG departmental paper leaked, exam cancelled

Rediff.com2 Jun 2003

The examination was scheduled to start at 1400 IST at 50 centres all over the country.

Advance tax may come under lens

Advance tax may come under lens

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

Govt accounting needs overhaul: CAG

Govt accounting needs overhaul: CAG

Rediff.com15 Dec 2003

Comptroller and Auditor General of India V N Kaul said on Monday that there was a need to review government accounting system for bringing in transparency

Acquittal proves presumptive loss theory was cooked up: Raja

Acquittal proves presumptive loss theory was cooked up: Raja

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

Raja said he had, in fact, brought a 'revolution' in the telecom sector.

Jio, 4 other telcos understated AGR by over Rs 14,800 cr

Jio, 4 other telcos understated AGR by over Rs 14,800 cr

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

The CAG report, tabled in Parliament, states the interest on the short payment stood at Rs 1,052.13 crore for the period up to March 2016.

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

Rediff.com19 Dec 2017

The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains.

'PM opened door for Ambani to steal': Rahul renews Rafale attack

'PM opened door for Ambani to steal': Rahul renews Rafale attack

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

'No sovereign guarantee, no bank guarantee, no escrow account, yet a huge amount was paid as advance'

Kargil scam: SC notice to govt

Kargil scam: SC notice to govt

Rediff.com25 Oct 2004

The court is hearing a PIL which charges that the country suffered a loss of Rs 2,000 crore because norms and procedures were not followed in procurement of arms and ammunitions.

Delhi-born Raja Krishnamorthi elected to US Congress

Delhi-born Raja Krishnamorthi elected to US Congress

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Krishnamoorthi, 43, won the Chicago-area US House of Representatives seat, the 8th Congressional District, vacated by Tammy Duckworth who won Illinois's US Senate seat.

Own a car? No subsidised LPG for you

Own a car? No subsidised LPG for you

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

The government had last year excluded those with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh from LPG subsidy

CVC report is a secret: Fernandes

CVC report is a secret: Fernandes

Rediff.com9 Aug 2003

The defence minister said it could not be given to the Public Accounts Committee.

News reports do not reflect spirit of my CAG meet speech: FM

News reports do not reflect spirit of my CAG meet speech: FM

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Under attack over his remarks that official auditor should not "sensationalise" its audit findings, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said media did not accurately reflect the spirit of his speech at the CAG conference.

CAG raps PSUs over accounting gaffes

CAG raps PSUs over accounting gaffes

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

The Comptroller and Auditor General has pulled up leading public sector undertakings for glaring lapses in balance sheets, saying assets were overstated by Rs 377.43 crore (Rs 3.77 billion) in four Navratna companies including SAIL.

Why one of India's lethal submarines lay in a yard for a decade

Why one of India's lethal submarines lay in a yard for a decade

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Government auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed the Navy, defence ministry and a state-run shipyard for the protracted delay in carrying out refit of submarine INS Sindhukirti because of which the force was unable to operate one of their lethal platforms since June 2004.

PAC meet sees slugfest between BJP, Cong over AgustaWestland deal

PAC meet sees slugfest between BJP, Cong over AgustaWestland deal

Rediff.com18 May 2016

PAC Chairman K V Thomas, however, remained non-committal over these demands.

'Jobs are not being created because we are not growing at 7+%'

'Jobs are not being created because we are not growing at 7+%'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Yashwant Sinha explains where the Modi government has gone wrong in its handling of the economy.

Inventory assets a weak area for divestment: CAG

Inventory assets a weak area for divestment: CAG

Rediff.com30 Jan 2003

The Comptroller and Auditor General said on Thursday that inventory assets of public sector undertakings had become a "vulnerable" area for divestment as these were not complete and not verified systematically.\n\n\n\n

Those linked to chopper deal got 'good positions': Parrikar

Those linked to chopper deal got 'good positions': Parrikar

Rediff.com8 May 2016

"Many people who had some links with Agusta, I am not saying illegitimate links, but some links with Agusta procurement and supply, were given good positions," Parrikar told PTI in an interview.

CAG audit of GST reveals systemic flaws, not just glitches

CAG audit of GST reveals systemic flaws, not just glitches

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

The CAG audit and other data suggests it could be far from the efficient new alternative that was once conceptualised. A conclusive review remains elusive till the government begins to release more granular and comparable data on the complex backend of GST to a deeper scrutiny, by researchers, auditors and the public.

Nirupam slaps legal notice on ex-CAG, demands apology

Nirupam slaps legal notice on ex-CAG, demands apology

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday slapped a legal notice on ex-Comptroller Auditor General Vinod Rai accusing him of defamation and threatened to launch criminal proceedings if he did not apologise for remarks that the MP had asked the former chief auditor to drop Manmohan Singh's name from 2G report.