News for 'comptroller-and-auditor-general'

Tendulkar, Sunny under tax scanner

Tendulkar, Sunny under tax scanner

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Comptroller and Auditor General found that they have been given wrong benefit of income deduction.

Tendulkar, Gavaskar under I-T scanner

Tendulkar, Gavaskar under I-T scanner

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar have come under the scanner of Comptroller and Auditor General who has found that they have been given wrong benefit of income deduction as sportsmen.

J&K hospitals ignore precautions against HIV

J&K hospitals ignore precautions against HIV

Rediff.com28 Mar 2005

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, in a report tabled before the state assembly in Jammu, pointed out serious lapses in the procedures adopted by state-run health centres.

IITs too make bad economic decisions: CAG

IITs too make bad economic decisions: CAG

Rediff.com27 Mar 2006

The faculty of the Indian Institutes of Technology may be the most sought by the industry for consultancy work, but instead of getting paid for the job, they sometimes end up spending from their own pockets.

Accounting system needs rehaul: CAG

Accounting system needs rehaul: CAG

Rediff.com22 Dec 2004

Why Nitish-Tejashwi Sacked 81 Doctors

Why Nitish-Tejashwi Sacked 81 Doctors

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

Some doctors were absent from duty for 20 years, others for 15, some for 12. About 64 doctors remained absent from duty for more than five years.

Oil pool dues may hit selloff

Oil pool dues may hit selloff

Rediff.com28 Jul 2003

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.

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.

CBI probe into Centaur Hotel sale

CBI probe into Centaur Hotel sale

Rediff.com21 Jul 2005

Virtually conceding the demands of the Left, the government has ordered a CBI probe into the privatisation of two Centaur Hotels in Mumbai in view of the anomalies pointed out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in the process.

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.

Restoring the CAG's glory

Restoring the CAG's glory

Rediff.com16 May 2005

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

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.

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.

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

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.

CVC awaits sanction to prosecute 100 govt officials

CVC awaits sanction to prosecute 100 govt officials

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

As per norms, sanction for prosecution of government employees accused of corruption has to be given within four months' stipulated time.

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.

Anti-doping bill introduced in Lok Sabha

Anti-doping bill introduced in Lok Sabha

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

Many federations and former athletes alike have been calling for an anti-doping legislation to implement the existing rules.

Droupadi Murmu: In Modi's Own Image

Droupadi Murmu: In Modi's Own Image

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Prime Minister Modi saw a reflection of himself -- she does not come from a political background, has no lineage, and had a lifetime of personal struggle and sacrifice.

CAG sceptical of fiscal deficit target of 2 pc

CAG sceptical of fiscal deficit target of 2 pc

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

A whopping 29 per cent growth in the Centre's fiscal deficit to Rs 1,55,833 crore (Rs 1558.33 billion) or 6.8 per cent of GDP in 2001-02 has made the Comptroller and Auditor General sceptical of the long term target of two per cent by 2006.

India's CAG wins election to UN Board of Auditors

India's CAG wins election to UN Board of Auditors

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

India on Friday won a crucial election to the UN Board of Auditors with its nominee Shashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General, garnering the largest number of votes.

Only 221 potholes? Court raps Bengaluru civic body

Only 221 potholes? Court raps Bengaluru civic body

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The BBMP advocate informed the court that the number of potholes being filled up is being updated every day and a total of 2,010 potholes had been filled and only 221 potholes remained till September 14, 2022.

GST technical glitches behind input tax credit frauds: CAG

GST technical glitches behind input tax credit frauds: CAG

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

CAG recommended fixing a definite time frame for rolling out simplified GST return forms.

New BCCI administrators meet for first time in Mumbai

New BCCI administrators meet for first time in Mumbai

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Vinod Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, former India women's captain Diana Edulji and banker Vikram Limaye were present at the meeting held at the IDFC Bank's premises in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex.

Now, a historian, a retired auditor and a financial executive will run BCCI

Now, a historian, a retired auditor and a financial executive will run BCCI

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

A historian, a retired auditor and a financial executive were among four people named by India's highest court on Monday to run the country's cricket board (BCCI).

Jagan May Be Party President For Life, But...

Jagan May Be Party President For Life, But...

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

]If Andhra Pradesh's middle class is denied salaries and pensions or, if these are delayed, it will rise against Jagan Mohan Reddy with the same fervour with which it voted him in.

Tax-GDP ratio down to 9.17%

Tax-GDP ratio down to 9.17%

Rediff.com9 May 2005

The fall in the ratio of customs and excise duty collection to GDP has resulted in an overall decline of tax-GDP ratio from an average of 9.32 per cent during the 8th Plan

YK Sinha appointed as chief info commissioner along with 3 ICs

YK Sinha appointed as chief info commissioner along with 3 ICs

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha was appointed as the chief information commissioner on Saturday, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement.